Salvation in the Church Age

SALVATION IN THE CHURCH AGE

Although the process of salvation is not the same in other times, the following should make it clear that salvation, in the church age, is strictly by faith and not of works.

1. ROMANS 3:21-24
The righteousness of God is by faith, and verse 22 says unto all that believe, without adding anything to the belief for righteousness (verse 22).
Notice that verse 24 says, ” justified FREELY “

2. ROMANS 4:1-5
Verse 5: His belief on Jesus justified him, and his faith is counted for righteousness, without works.

3. ROMANS 5:9-11

A. JUSTIFIED BY HIS BLOOD, the blood of Jesus Christ. (Verse 9)

B. SAVED THROUGH HIM, Jesus Christ. (Verse 9)

C. RECONCILED TO GOD BY THE DEATH OF HIS SON. (Verse 10)

D. SAVED BY HIS LIFE. We are saved by the life of the Lord Jesus Christ, not our life, HIS LIFE. (Verse 10). Since I am saved by his life, not my life, then, I didn’t get saved by how I live, I can’t stay saved by how I live, and I can’t lose my salvation by how I live.

E. WE RECEIVED ATONEMENT WITH GOD BY JESUS CHRIST. (Verse 11)

4. GALATIANS 3:21-26

The promise of righteousness is given to them that believe with nothing added to it. (Verses 21 & 22)

Notice, “justified by faith” in verse 24.

Verse 26: Ye are the child of God by faith in Christ Jesus. Faith with nothing added.

5. EPHESIANS 2:8-9

Notice “saved through faith” in verse 8.

Notice “not of works” in verse 9.


6. EPHESIANS 1:13-14; 4:30;ROMANS 8:23;I CORINTHIANS 6:19-20

“ In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory. ” Eph 1:13-14

“ And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. ”
Eph 4:30

“ What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s. ” 1 Cor. 6:19-20

“ And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. ” Romans 8:23

AFTER THAT YE BELIEVED, YE WERE SEALED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT OF PROMISE UNTO THE DAY OF REDEMPTION OF YOUR BODY (THE RAPTURE).


This is the list of verses that I noted, as I read the books that Paul wrote, that say that salvation, righteousness, and justification is obtained by faith without works:

Romans 3:20-28; 4:1-5,22-25; 5:1-2,9-21; 9:30; 10:3-10

I Corinthians 1:21; 3:15 Galatians 2:16-3:29; 5:4-6

Ephesians 1:7,13-14; 2:8-10; 4:30 Philippians 3:9

Colossians 1:14 II Timothy 2:11-13; 3:15 Titus 3:4-7

(There is also I Peter 1:3-9; Hebrews 6:4-8; and some verses in I John)

Romans 3:25-28

Definition: Propitiation - peace offering / God gave himself for a peace offering to himself (Genesis 22:8 / Hebrews 9:26) to make atonement for our sins (I John 2:2;4:10)

His righteousness instead of our own righteousness or the righteousness by the law.

The righteousness of God is the substitution of himself taking the penalty of sin for us, the innocent taking the punishment for the guilty, so that, we can have eternal life with him, instead of the eternal death in the lake of fire that we deserve.

“the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus” matches 4:5 “believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly”.

“Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.” (Verse 28)

Romans 5:1-2

Justified by faith / Peace with God through Jesus Christ

By Jesus Christ, we have access into the grace of God by faith wherein we stand. We stand in the grace of God by faith.

I Corinthians 3:15

“yet so as by fire” / if all of your works are burned, you shall suffer loss, but you yourself shall be saved.


Galatians 2:16 - 3:5

16: A man is justified by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ.

17: Is Christ the minister of sin because he justifies sinners?

18: “I make myself a transgressor.”

19: “And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.” (Romans 8:10)

20: “Crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live” - Romans 6:6-13

21: If we could earn the righteousness of God, then Christ’s death served no purpose, accomplished nothing, and is a vain thing. It frustrates the grace of God to believe that you must work to get saved or work to stay saved. The reason that Jesus died for us is because we don’t deserve God’s righteousness, and can’t do anything to deserve God’s righteousness.

1-5: The Spirit of God was received by faith.

Ephesians 2:8-10

Saved through faith, the gift of God, not of works.

Although we are not saved by good works, we are saved for good works, for we are his workmanship.

II Timothy 2:10-13

The “eternal glory” of verse 10 includes reigning with Christ for a thousand years when we return to the earth with him after the tribulation, if we suffer for him. But if we deny him, he also will deny us our reward of reigning with him. Notice in verses 11 and 13 that while a reward can be lost, salvation cannot.

Titus 3:4-7

“But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.”

In verse 8 is an admonition to “they which have believed” (saved people) to “maintain good works”, like Ephesians 2:10.

Paul said, “If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord. But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.” (I Corinthians 14:37-38) So, if a man reads the verses that I listed, he must believe in salvation by faith without works, unless he changes the verses to make them say what he wants them to say. And when a man does that, he is willingly ignorant.

And I say if any man will have a zeal of God, let him do so according to knowledge, not being ignorant of God’s righteousness, “that is, the word of faith, which we preach; That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” (Romans 1:1-10)