Who can SAVE us?

 

Ephesians 2:8-9

King James Version

8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; 

and that not of yourselves: 

it is the gift of God:

9 Not of works, 

lest any man should boast.

We are all in DIRE need of correction.

Of being saved from our sinful selves.

But how shall we be saved?

Why must we be saved?

Who can save us from our sins?

Who can deliver us from our wretchedness?

Who can show us where we've gone wrong?

Only JESUS could.

He is the only begotten SON of GOD.

He is our SAVIOR.

Scripture testifies of this power given the LORD JESUS:

Matthew 28:18

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18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, 

saying, 

All power is given unto me 

in heaven and in earth.

Acts 4:12

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12 Neither is there salvation in any other: 

for there is none other name under heaven 

given among men, 

whereby we must be saved.

JESUS was sent to save us.

Luke 19:10

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10 For the Son of man is come 

to seek and to save that which was lost.

He came for us sinners.

Luke 5:32

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32 I came not to call the righteous, 

but sinners to repentance.

In place of sin, and death, JESUS gives believers eternal life.

John 3:16

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16 For God so loved the world, 

that he gave his only begotten Son, 

that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, 

but have everlasting life.

All we need to do, is confess our sins to the LORD.

Psalm 32:5

King James Version

5 I acknowledge my sin unto thee, 

and mine iniquity have I not hid. 

I said, 

I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; 

and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. 

Selah.

Proverbs 28:13

King James Version

13 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: 

but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them 

shall have mercy.

1 John 1:9

King James Version

9 If we confess our sins, 

he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, 

and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Sin is death.

Romans 6:23

King James Version

23 For the wages of sin is death; 

but the gift of God is eternal life 

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

JESUS saved us from death.

Hebrews 2:14

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14 Forasmuch then as the children 

are partakers of flesh and blood, 

he also himself likewise took part of the same;

 that through death he might destroy him 

that had the power of death, 

that is, the devil;

He died for our sins.

Romans 5:6

King James Version

6 For when we were yet without strength, 

in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

GOD is so merciful, He gives us a way to escape temptation.

1 Corinthians 10:13

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13 There hath no temptation taken you 

but such as is common to man: 

but God is faithful, 

who will not suffer you to be tempted 

above that ye are able; 

but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, 

that ye may be able to bear it.

By His SON's blood, are believers saved.

Romans 5:8-9

King James Version

8 But God commendeth his love toward us, 

in that, while we were yet sinners, 

Christ died for us.

9 Much more then, 

being now justified by his blood, 

we shall be saved from wrath through him.

By the blood of JESUS, we are cleansed from all sin.

1 John 1:7

King James Version

7 But if we walk in the light, 

as he is in the light, 

we have fellowship one with another, 

and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son 

cleanseth us from all sin.

The beloved SON of GOD, who knew no sin, bore our sins for us.

2 Corinthians 5:21

King James Version

21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, 

who knew no sin; 

that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

Through the LORD's sacrifice, we are healed.

1 Peter 2:24

King James Version

24 Who his own self 

bare our sins in his own body on the tree, 

that we, being dead to sins, 

should live unto righteousness: 

by whose stripes ye were healed.

Those obedient to GOD's laws, reap the fruits of it.

Isaiah 1:18-20

King James Version

18 Come now, 

and let us reason together, 

saith the Lord: 

though your sins be as scarlet, 

they shall be as white as snow; 

though they be red like crimson, 

they shall be as wool.

19 If ye be willing and obedient, 

ye shall eat the good of the land:

20 But if ye refuse and rebel, 

ye shall be devoured with the sword:

 for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

The SPIRIT of LIFE in CHRIST, have made us free of sin, and death.

Romans 8:1-4

King James Version

8 There is therefore now no condemnation 

to them which are in Christ Jesus, 

who walk not after the flesh, 

but after the Spirit.

2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus 

hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

3 For what the law could not do, 

in that it was weak through the flesh, 

God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, 

and for sin, 

condemned sin in the flesh:

4 That the righteousness of the law 

might be fulfilled in us, 

who walk not after the flesh, 

but after the Spirit.

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ALL have sinned

 

Romans 3:23

King James Version

23 For all have sinned, 

and come short of the glory of God;

A true born again, is first to acknowledge his sins.

That's a much-needed humility in humanity.

The magnificence of JESUS humbles us all.

Neither to we think we're better than the next fellow.

For JESUS corrects us all:

Matthew 7:1-5

King James Version

7 Judge not, 

that ye be not judged.

2 For with what judgment ye judge, 

ye shall be judged: 

and with what measure ye mete, 

it shall be measured to you again.

3 And why beholdest thou the mote 

that is in thy brother's eye, 

but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, 

Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; 

and, behold, 

a beam is in thine own eye?

5 Thou hypocrite, 

first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; 

and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote 

out of thy brother's eye.

John 8:1-11

King James Version

8 Jesus went unto the mount of Olives.

2 And early in the morning he came again into the temple, 

and all the people came unto him; 

and he sat down, and taught them.

3 And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him 

a woman taken in adultery; 

and when they had set her in the midst,

4 They say unto him, 

Master, this woman was taken in adultery, 

in the very act.

5 Now Moses in the law commanded us, 

that such should be stoned: 

but what sayest thou?

6 This they said, tempting him, 

that they might have to accuse him. 

But Jesus stooped down, 

and with his finger wrote on the ground, 

as though he heard them not.

7 So when they continued asking him, 

he lifted up himself, and said unto them, 

He that is without sin among you, 

let him first cast a stone at her.

8 And again he stooped down, 

and wrote on the ground.

9 And they which heard it, 

being convicted by their own conscience, 

went out one by one, 

beginning at the eldest, 

even unto the last: 

and Jesus was left alone, 

and the woman standing in the midst.

10 When Jesus had lifted up himself, 

and saw none but the woman, 

he said unto her, 

Woman, where are those thine accusers? 

hath no man condemned thee?

11 She said, 

No man, Lord. 

And Jesus said unto her, 

Neither do I condemn thee: 

go, and sin no more.

Through original sin, all have sinned.

Romans 5:12

King James Version

12 Wherefore, 

as by one man sin entered into the world, 

and death by sin; 

and so death passed upon all men, 

for that all have sinned:

Scripture also puts sin, in perspective, creating humility in us all:

Psalm 69:5

King James Version

5 O God, thou knowest my foolishness; 

and my sins are not hid from thee.

Isaiah 59:2-4

King James Version

2 But your iniquities have separated 

between you and your God, 

and your sins have hid his face from you, 

that he will not hear.

3 For your hands are defiled with blood, 

and your fingers with iniquity; 

your lips have spoken lies, 

your tongue hath muttered perverseness.

4 None calleth for justice, 

nor any pleadeth for truth: 

they trust in vanity, 

and speak lies; 

they conceive mischief, 

and bring forth iniquity.

Isaiah 64:6

King James Version

6 But we are all as an unclean thing, 

and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; 

and we all do fade as a leaf; 

and our iniquities, 

like the wind, 

have taken us away.

Jeremiah 17:9

King James Version

9 The heart is deceitful above all things, 

and desperately wicked: 

who can know it?

Romans 1:28-32

King James Version

28 And even as they did not like to retain God 

in their knowledge, 

God gave them over to a reprobate mind, 

to do those things which are not convenient;

29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, 

fornication, wickedness, 

covetousness, maliciousness; 

full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, 

malignity; whisperers,

30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, 

boasters, inventors of evil things, 

disobedient to parents,

31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, 

without natural affection, 

implacable, unmerciful:

32 Who knowing the judgment of God, 

that they which commit such things 

are worthy of death, 

not only do the same, 

but have pleasure in them that do them.

Romans 3:9-10

King James Version

9 What then? 

are we better than they? 

No, in no wise: 

for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, 

that they are all under sin;

10 As it is written, 

There is none righteous, 

no, not one:

Romans 3:20

King James Version

20 Therefore by the deeds of the law 

there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: 

for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

Romans 5:8

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8 But God commendeth his love toward us, 

in that, while we were yet sinners, 

Christ died for us.

1 John 1:8-10

King James Version

8 If we say that we have no sin, 

we deceive ourselves, 

and the truth is not in us.

9 If we confess our sins, 

he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, 

and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

10 If we say that we have not sinned, 

we make him a liar, 

and his word is not in us.

Who can save us from our sins?

That's for the next post.

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GUIDE against sin

 

Exodus 31:18

King James Version

18 And he gave unto Moses, 

when he had made an end of communing with him 

upon mount Sinai, 

two tables of testimony, 

tables of stone, 

written with the finger of God.

Most everyone have heard of the 10 Commandments.

It speaks of GOD's sacred laws, teaching us how to worship Him, and not sin against each other.

Here's what the Bible says:

Exodus 20:1-17

King James Version

20 And God spake all these words, saying,

2 I am the Lord thy God, 

which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, 

out of the house of bondage.

3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, 

or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, 

or that is in the earth beneath, 

or that is in the water under the earth.

5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, 

nor serve them: 

for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, 

visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children 

unto the third and fourth generation of them 

that hate me;

6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them 

that love me, 

and keep my commandments.

7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; 

for the Lord will not hold him guiltless 

that taketh his name in vain.

8 Remember the sabbath day, 

to keep it holy.

9 Six days shalt thou labour, 

and do all thy work:

10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: 

in it thou shalt not do any work, 

thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, 

thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, 

nor thy cattle, 

nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, 

the sea, 

and all that in them is, 

and rested the seventh day: 

wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, 

and hallowed it.

12 Honour thy father and thy mother: 

that thy days may be long upon the land 

which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

13 Thou shalt not kill.

14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.

15 Thou shalt not steal.

16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, 

thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, 

nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, 

nor his ox, nor his ass, 

nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.

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LIST of sins

 

John 8:34

King James Version

34 Jesus answered them, 

Verily, verily, I say unto you, 

Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.

How man denies it so.

This acknowledgment of sin.

Wherein he thinks he is worldly and wise.

Precisely the cause of his personal downfall.

There is the original sin, and the unforgivable sin,

And yet the Bible has much more to say about sin.

As in these verses:

Genesis 4:4-7

King James Version

4 And Abel, 

he also brought of the firstlings of his flock 

and of the fat thereof. 

And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering:

5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. 

And Cain was very wroth, 

and his countenance fell.

6 And the Lord said unto Cain, 

Why art thou wroth? 

and why is thy countenance fallen?

7 If thou doest well, 

shalt thou not be accepted? 

and if thou doest not well, 

sin lieth at the door. 

And unto thee shall be his desire, 

and thou shalt rule over him.

Exodus 20:2-5

King James Version

2 I am the Lord thy God, 

which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, 

out of the house of bondage.

3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, 

or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, 

or that is in the earth beneath, 

or that is in the water under the earth.

5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, 

nor serve them: 

for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, 

visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children 

unto the third and fourth generation of them 

that hate me;

1 Samuel 8:7-8

King James Version

7 And the Lord said unto Samuel, 

Hearken unto the voice of the people 

in all that they say unto thee: 

for they have not rejected thee, 

but they have rejected me, 

that I should not reign over them.

8 According to all the works which they have done 

since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt 

even unto this day, 

wherewith they have forsaken me, 

and served other gods, 

so do they also unto thee.

Proverbs 6:16-19

King James Version

16 These six things doth the Lord hate: 

yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

17 A proud look, 

a lying tongue, 

and hands that shed innocent blood,

18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, 

feet that be swift in running to mischief,

19 A false witness that speaketh lies, 

and he that soweth discord among brethren.

Matthew 5:28

King James Version

28 But I say unto you, 

That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her 

hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

Mark 7:20-23

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20 And he said, 

That which cometh out of the man, 

that defileth the man.

21 For from within, 

out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, 

adulteries, fornications, murders,

22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, 

lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, 

pride, foolishness:

23 All these evil things come from within, 

and defile the man.

John 8:44-45

King James Version

44 Ye are of your father the devil, 

and the lusts of your father ye will do. 

He was a murderer from the beginning, 

and abode not in the truth, 

because there is no truth in him. 

When he speaketh a lie, 

he speaketh of his own: 

for he is a liar, 

and the father of it.

45 And because I tell you the truth, 

ye believe me not.

Romans 7:23

King James Version

23 But I see another law in my members, 

warring against the law of my mind, 

and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin 

which is in my members.

Romans 14:23

King James Version

23 And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, 

because he eateth not of faith: 

for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.

1 Corinthians 6:9-10

King James Version

9 Know ye not that the unrighteous 

shall not inherit the kingdom of God? 

Be not deceived: 

neither fornicators, nor idolaters, 

nor adulterers, nor effeminate, 

nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, 

nor revilers, nor extortioners, 

shall inherit the kingdom of God.

1 Corinthians 6:18

King James Version

18 Flee fornication. 

Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; 

but he that committeth fornication 

sinneth against his own body.

Ephesians 2:1-3

King James Version

2 And you hath he quickened, 

who were dead in trespasses and sins;

2 Wherein in time past ye walked 

according to the course of this world, 

according to the prince of the power of the air, 

the spirit that now worketh 

in the children of disobedience:

3 Among whom also we all had our conversation 

in times past in the lusts of our flesh, 

fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; 

and were by nature the children of wrath, 

even as others.

Colossians 3:5-6

King James Version

5 Mortify therefore your members 

which are upon the earth; 

fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, 

evil concupiscence, and covetousness, 

which is idolatry:

6 For which things' sake the wrath of God 

cometh on the children of disobedience:

2 Timothy 3:1-7

King James Version

3 This know also, 

that in the last days perilous times shall come.

2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, 

covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, 

disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, 

false accusers, incontinent, fierce, 

despisers of those that are good,

4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures 

more than lovers of God;

5 Having a form of godliness, 

but denying the power thereof: 

from such turn away.

6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, 

and lead captive silly women laden with sins, 

led away with divers lusts,

7 Ever learning, 

and never able to come 

to the knowledge of the truth.

Hebrews 10:26-27

King James Version

26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received 

the knowledge of the truth, 

there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

27 But a certain fearful looking for 

of judgment and fiery indignation, 

which shall devour the adversaries.

James 1:14-15

King James Version

14 But every man is tempted, 

when he is drawn away of his own lust, 

and enticed.

15 Then when lust hath conceived, 

it bringeth forth sin: 

and sin, when it is finished, 

bringeth forth death.

James 4:4

King James Version

4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, 

know ye not that the friendship of the world 

is enmity with God? 

whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world 

is the enemy of God.

James 4:17

King James Version

17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, 

and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

1 John 5:17

King James Version

17 All unrighteousness is sin: 

and there is a sin not unto death.

Revelation 21:8

King James Version

8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, 

and the abominable, and murderers, 

and whoremongers, and sorcerers,

and idolaters, and all liars, 

shall have their part in the lake 

which burneth with fire and brimstone: 

which is the second death.

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