What saves you eternally?

If we are to follow all Scripture without Scripture weighting, we understand that our salvation is not simply one thing. It’s not grace³ (alone). It’s not faith^1,2 (alone). It’s not baptism⁵ (alone). It’s all of these and more^{4,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19}!! All of these have a part in what saves you; without any one you are not saved.

Yes, what saves you is all made possible and starts with God’s grace³. Specifically, the gift of His Son^1,17,18,19. However, that gift can be accepted (or rejected) by belief^2,4,12,18,19 in Him. We also see the necessity for obedience to His word^{1,2,3,6,8,9,11,12,13,14,15,16,17}. We see the working/setting apart by the Holy Spirit^7,8,13,14. We also repeatedly see the critical role that baptism plays^5,15. By the way, it’s never presented as anything optional or ceremonial. Along with belief and confession² with an open heart¹⁰, it is one of the very first acts of obedience^4,7,8,15. Just as Paul emphasizes grace in one passage³, Peter (and Jesus¹⁵) emphasizes baptism in another⁵.

God has made provision for our salvation^{1,2,3,6,7,8,10,14,16,17,18} to all the world; things we can only understand from His word^{2,9,10,11,13,16}. It’s up to each of us to respond^{1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9,10,11,13,14,15,16,18,19}.