Salvation teaching Pauline epistles

Here are some salvation related passages from 1 Corinthians on through the other Pauline epistles which speak of varying aspects of salvation. I am then following this up with a salvation tract so people might be saved and or help get other saved, which is a passion of mine. This teaching also includes the whole chapter of 1 Corinthians 15 which is the resurrection chapter

In 1 Corinthians 3 speaks of the role of planting the seed and watering but it is God that gives the increase that leads to salvation

(1 Corinthians 3:5)  Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

(1 Corinthians 3:6)  I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

(1 Corinthians 3:7)  So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

(1 Corinthians 3:8)  Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

(1 Corinthians 3:9)  For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.

This passage in 2 Corinthians also speaks of giving and speaks lastly of God’s unspeakable gift which is Jesus death on the cross

(2 Corinthians 9:10)  Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)

(2 Corinthians 9:11)  Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.

(2 Corinthians 9:12)  For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;

(2 Corinthians 9:13)  Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men;

(2 Corinthians 9:14)  And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you.

(2 Corinthians 9:15)  Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.

The next scripture in Ephesians 2 reminds us how the gift of salvation is indeed a gift and is not to be earned or people will boast and that we are saved for good works

(Ephesians 2:4)  But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

(Ephesians 2:5)  Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

(Ephesians 2:6)  And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

(Ephesians 2:7)  That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

(Ephesians 2:8)  For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

(Ephesians 2:9)  Not of works, lest any man should boast.

(Eph 2:10)  For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

Here in Ephesians chapter 4 we are encouraged to walk worthy of the gift that we are called to do so and in unity as we all are one

(Ephesians 4:1)  I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,

(Ephesians 4:2)  With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

(Ephesians 4:3)  Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

(Ephesians 4:4)  There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;

(Ephesians 4:5)  One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

(Ephesians 4:6)  One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

(Ephesians 4:7)  But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

This passage in Philippians 2 reminds us how all will bow the knee to Jesus and confess Him as Lord to the glory of God and reminds us to do all without complaining to appear spotless before God.

(Philippians 2:5)  Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

(Philippians 2:6)  Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

(Philippians 2:7)  But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

(Philippians 2:8)  And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

(Philippians 2:9)  Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:

(Philippians 2:10)  That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

(Philippians 2:11)  And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

(Philippians 2:12)  Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

(Philippians 2:13)  For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

(Philippians 2:14)  Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

(Philippians 2:15)  That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

Note how Paul here in Philippians chapter 3 counts all as loss to the knowledge of Christ on the cross and the resurrection of the dead.

(Philippians 3:7)  But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.

(Philippians 3:8)  Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,

(Philippians 3:9)  And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

(Philippians 3:10)  That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

(Philippians 3:11)  If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.

(Philippians 3:12)  Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.

Here in 1 Timothy 2 Paul encourages all prayers and supplications for it is God’s desire for everyone to be saved.

(1 Timothy 2:1)  I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;

(1 Timothy 2:2)  For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

(1 Timothy 2:3)  For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;

(1 Timothy 2:4)  Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

(1 Timothy 2:5)  For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

(1 Timothy 2:6)  Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.

This message is also given in Titus 2 about God wanting all saved and to live holy lives for Jesus.

(Titus 2:11)  For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

(Titus 2:12)  Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

(Titus 2:13)  Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

(Titus 2:14)  Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

(Titus 2:15)  These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

This passage in Titus chapter 3 reinforces the messages of salvation of grace by faith and yet also the importance of works too after salvation.  

(Titus 3:4)  But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

(Titus 3:5)  Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

(Titus 3:6)  Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

(Titus 3:7)  That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

(Titus 3:8)  This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.

Here is 1 Corinthians chapter 15, which is the epistle of the resurrection of Christ, talking about His death and resurrection even pointing to the rapture

(1 Corinthians 15:1)  Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;

(1 Corinthians 15:2)  By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.

(1 Corinthians 15:3)  For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

(1 Corinthians 15:4)  And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

(1 Corinthians 15:5)  And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:

(1 Corinthians 15:6)  After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.

(1 Corinthians 15:7)  After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.

(1 Corinthians 15:8)  And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.

(1 Corinthians 15:9)  For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

(1 Corinthians 15:10)  But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

(1 Corinthians 15:11)  Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.

(1 Corinthians 15:12)  Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?

(1 Corinthians 15:13)  But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:

(1 Corinthians 15:14)  And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.

(1 Corinthians 15:15)  Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.

(1 Corinthians 15:16)  For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:

(1 Corinthians 15:17)  And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.

(1 Corinthians 15:18)  Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.

(1 Corinthians 15:19)  If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.

(1Co 15:20)  But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

(1 Corinthians 15:21)  For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.

(1 Corinthians 15:22)  For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

(1 Corinthians 15:23)  But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.

(1 Corinthians 15:24)  Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.

(1 Corinthians 15:25)  For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.

(1 Corinthians 15:26)  The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

(1 Corinthians 15:27)  For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.

(1 Corinthians 15:28)  And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.

(1 Corinthians 15:29)  Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?

(1 Corinthians 15:30)  And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?

(1 Corinthians 15:31)  I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

(1 Corinthians 15:32)  If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.

(1 Corinthians 15:33)  Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

(1 Corinthians 15:34)  Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.

(1 Corinthians 15:35)  But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?

(1 Corinthians 15:36)  Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:

(1 Corinthians 15:37)  And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:

(1 Corinthians 15:38)  But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.

(1 Corinthians 15:39)  All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.

(1 Corinthians 15:40)  There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.

(1 Corinthians 15:41)  There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.

(1 Corinthians 15:42)  So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:

(1 Corinthians 15:43)  It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:

(1 Corinthians 15:44)  It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.

(1 Corinthians 15:45)  And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

(1 Corinthians 15:46)  Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.

(1 Corinthians 15:47)  The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.

(1 Corinthians 15:48)  As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.

(1 Corinthians 15:49)  And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

(1 Corinthians 15:50)  Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.

(1 Corinthians 15:51)  Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

(1 Corinthians 15:52)  In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

(1 Corinthians 15:53)  For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

(1 Corinthians 15:54)  So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

(1 Corinthians 15:55)  O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

(1 Corinthians 15:56)  The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

(1 Corinthians 15:57)  But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

(1 Corinthians 15:58)  Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Now I intend to conclude this message with a salvation tract so all can get the Son of God as their own personal Lord and Savior

Here is a good and simple salvation tract which will present the message of salvation by twelve bible verses

Here is the message that all have fallen short of God’s glory but Jesus did die for us to redeem us from our sins

(Romans 3:23)  For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

(Romans 3:24)  Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

(Romans 3:25)  Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

The good news is that while we were not righteous Jesus did die for us

(Romans 5:8)  But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

This verse states the consequences of our sin and also the gift of God, too

(Romans 6:23)  For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

These two verses in John 3 state that God loved the world so much to give us His son in order to have those who believe to have eternal life, and also that the world might be saved, not condemned.

(John 3:16)  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.

(John 3:17)  For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

Jesus also says He is the ONLY way to the Father and Heaven

(John 14:6)  Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Jesus does indeed seek the relationship and does stand knocking at the door of everyone’s heart wanting in.

(Revelation 3:20)  Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

Here is how to be saved, as stated in Romans chapter ten, confess Jesus as Lord with your mouth, believe God raised Him from the dead.

(Romans 10:9)  That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

(Romans 10:10)  For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

(Romans 10:13)  For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

You can now call on the name of the Lord and begin this wonderful relationship with God which sin separated and Jesus atoned for, paying the price. There is nothing like a relationship with God. Nothing can compare or come remotely close to it. Please pray this prayer with me

Heavenly Father I come to You in the Name of Jesus. I confess to You that I am a sinner and cannot save myself. I confess and repent of all of my sins and unrighteousness. Right now I confess with my mouth Jesus as the Lord of my life and believe in my heart that You, God did indeed raise Him from the dead. I thank You for cleansing and forgiving me of all of my sins and unrighteousness and for saving me. I thank You for sending Your Son to die in my place for my sins, and for the inexpressible gift of eternal life that I now claim through the death of Jesus on the cross. Thank You, Lord, again for saving me. In the Name of Jesus I pray Amen

God bless you and yours