What Does the Bible Teach About Salvation?
1) Direct Answer
Salvation is the new birth. The Bible teaches that we are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, and that faith answers God’s call by repentance, water baptism in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit. There is only one way to be saved, and that is through Jesus Christ and His finished work.
2) Scriptural Explanation
- Our need: All have sinned (Romans 3:23). The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life (Romans 6:23). Without shedding of blood there is no remission (Hebrews 9:22).
- God’s provision: God was manifested in the flesh (1 Timothy 3:16). Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again (1 Corinthians 15:3–4). He purchased the church with His own blood (Acts 20:28). He who knew no sin was made sin for us (2 Corinthians 5:21).
- The call: Repent and believe the Gospel (Mark 1:15). “Whosoever believeth in him should not perish” (John 3:16). Confess and believe unto salvation (Romans 10:9–10).
- The Bible pattern: “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the Name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost” (Acts 2:38). “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved” (Mark 16:16). In Acts, believers were baptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus (Acts 8:16; 10:48; 19:5).
- Identification with Christ: We are baptized into Jesus Christ, into His death; buried with Him by baptism; raised to walk in newness of life (Romans 6:3–4; Colossians 2:12).
- The new birth: “Ye must be born again” (John 3:3–7). “Born of water and of the Spirit” (John 3:5). “Not by works… but by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Ghost” (Titus 3:5). If any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His (Romans 8:9).
- Assurance and fruit: By grace are ye saved through faith, not of works (Ephesians 2:8–9). He that hears, believes, and has passed from death unto life (John 5:24). Those who receive His Spirit are led by the Spirit (Romans 8:14) and become new creatures (2 Corinthians 5:17), walking in holiness (Hebrews 12:14) and love, keeping His Word (John 14:23; 1 John 2:3–5).
3) Simple Clarifying Logic
- You see, the Gospel is Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection. Salvation follows that pattern in the believer:
- Repentance is your death to sin.
- Water baptism in the Name of Jesus Christ is your burial with Him.
- Receiving the Holy Spirit is His resurrection life in you.
- It’s not earned by works, church membership, or creeds. It is God’s grace received by faith, proven by a changed life—the life of Christ expressed in you.
4) Reinforcing Statement
Now notice, the Scripture gives one Name for salvation: “There is none other name under heaven… whereby we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). Turn to Him, obey His Word, and He will fill you with His Spirit. That’s the Bible way.
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Ranked passages from the local William Branham sermon and Church Age Book database. Relevance is relative, not a statement of doctrinal certainty.
The resurrection of Lazarus
53-1122 §37
...s as ministering spirits sent from the presence of God." He said, "Well, our church don't believe in that." I said, "I don't know what your church believes, I know what the Bible teaches." He said, "Well, Brother Branham, angels might have been back in Daniel's time and back there, but not since the Holy Ghost is come, no angels." I said, "Do you believe that Philip had the Holy Ghost?" "Certainly."
Questions and Answers on Genesis
53-0729 §81
...in tongues is a divine gift of God which belongs in the church just the same today as it was back there in the beginning. That's exactly the truth. Yes, indeedy! That's the Bible teaching. It's a divine gift, and you deny that just the same as you deny the new birth, you deny everything that Jesus taught when you try to cut that out. Now, you can go wild on that; many of them have. But I'm saying, "That has its place." It's just like a pair of shoes; when you buy a pair of shoes, the tongues are in them. That's rig...
Sirs, be of a good cheer
54-0721 §23
...try to bring faith up, so that you could be healed. Don't you believe that? Now, what is gifts and callings? They are without repentance; is that right? Does the Scripture teach that gifts and callings are without repentance? That's right. You can't make yourself something you're not. I wanted to be six foot tall and weigh a hundred and ninety pounds, or... It didn't do me any good. He said, "Who taking thought can add one cubit to his stature?" You are what you are by the grace of God. You can't add nothing; you...
Exploits of faith
53-1213E §71
...ple come in our church that speaks with tongues." I said, "Then Jesus couldn't come, because He died speaking in tongues." It's true. And He taught speaking in tongues. The Bible teaches speaking in tongues. All the apostles, all the saints and everything believed it, taught and received it. Well, now Paul said, "If you all speak with tongues and there be no interpretation for edification of the church." Some unlearned person say, "Now aren't you all mad?" But if one is a prophet and would reveal the things that's...
The resurrection of Jairus' daughter
54-0331 §42
...et's take... How many in here believes that there was a resurrection of the dead, and Jesus Christ is the firstfruits of those who slept? Thank you for your faith. Now, the Bible teaches in Hebrews 13:8 that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Is that true? Jesus said, "The things that I do shall you also." Is that right? And when He was here on earth, He didn't claim to be a healer. He didn't claim to be nothing but just the Son of God. He said, "I can do nothing till the Father shows me." But...