What does the Bible say about saving souls?
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The Bible teaches that salvation belongs to God, who graciously saves sinners through faith in Jesus Christ and calls His people to proclaim this good news with prayerful love. Ephesians 2:8 declares that we are saved by grace through faith, not by our works, while John 3:16 and Romans 10:9 point to Christ as the only Savior received by believing confession. Because Christ alone is the way to the Father, as John 14:6 teaches, Christians should pray for all people, as 1 Timothy 2:1-5 urges, and speak the gospel faithfully. God uses such witness to bear fruit, yet conversion is His sovereign work, producing new life and repentance in those He saves.
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- Ephesians 2:8
for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
- 2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.
- Romans 10:9
that if you will confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
- John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
- 1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
- 1 Timothy 2:1-5
[1] I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks, be made for all men: [2] for kings and all who are in high places; that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and reverence. [3] For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior; [4] who desires all people to be saved and come to full knowledge of the truth. [5] For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
- Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.
- Galatians 5:14
For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."
- John 14:6
Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.
- John 3:15
that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
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