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- What Does the Bible Say About Salvation? - JW. ORG
To gain salvation, you must exercise faith in Jesus and demonstrate that faith by obeying his commands —Acts 4: 10, 12; Romans 10: 9, 10; Hebrews 5:9 The Bible shows that you must have works, or acts of obedience, to prove that your faith is alive (James 2: 24, 26) However, this does not mean that you can earn salvation It is “God’s
- Will Only Jehovah’s Witnesses Be Saved? | FAQ - JW. ORG
The Bible explains that in God’s promised new world, “there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous ” Additionally, many now living may yet begin to serve God, and they too will gain salvation In any case, it’s not our job to judge who will or won’t be saved
- Salvation - JW. ORG
Salvation is a gift from God given to those who put faith in the sin-atoning value of the sacrifice of his Son ) Heb 5:9, RS: “He [Jesus] became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him ” (Italics added ) (Does this conflict with the statement that Christians are “saved through faith”? Not at all
- Jehovah’s Name—What It Should Mean to Us - JW. ORG
(Gen 3:6, 24) However, something even more important than the salvation of sinful mankind was involved Jehovah’s name was slandered (Gen 3:4, 5) So the salvation of Adam and Eve’s descendants was connected to a greater issue —the sanctification of Jehovah’s name Because Jesus represented Jehovah and bore His name, he played a key
- Are Jehovah’s Witnesses Christians? - JW. ORG
We believe that Jesus is the key to salvation, that “there is not another name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must get saved ”—Acts 4:12 When people become Jehovah’s Witnesses, they are baptized in the name of Jesus —Matthew 28:18, 19 We offer our prayers in Jesus’ name —John 15:16
- “Believe in Jesus” “Sinner’s Prayer”—Enough for Salvation?
But no prayer in itself guarantees salvation As imperfect humans, we continue to make mistakes (1 John 1:8) That is why Jesus taught his followers to pray regularly for forgiveness of sins (Luke 11:2, 4) Furthermore, some Christians who were in line for eternal salvation lost that prospect because they fell away or turned away from God —
- What Does the Bible Say About ‘Once Saved, Always Saved’? - JW. ORG
A person who has gained salvation by faith in Jesus Christ can lose that faith and the salvation that comes with it The Bible says that maintaining faith requires great effort, a “hard fight ” ( Jude 3, 5 ) Early Christians who had already accepted Christ were told: “Keep working out your own salvation with fear and trembling ”
- What Do Jehovah’s Witnesses Believe? - JW. ORG
Salvation Deliverance from sin and death is possible through the ransom sacrifice of Jesus (Matthew 20:28; Acts 4: 12) To benefit from that sacrifice, people must not only exercise faith in Jesus but also change their course of life and get baptized
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