Questions tagged [soteriology]
Questions on Biblical texts relating to the Christian teaching of Soteriology, AKA "Christian Salvation": This tag is for questions on passages used to support, could likely, or prove to impact one's view of Soteriology, while questions on Soteriology itself remain off-topic.
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Can a person make it to Heaven just by reading the Old Testament (Tanakh), without ever reading the New Testament?
...from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, ...
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If Jesus shed his blood once for all time in the fullness of time does this mean old testament Jews were saved by Grace and not by Law
Hebrews 9:25-26 NET
And he did not enter to offer himself again and again, the way the high priest enters the sanctuary year after year with blood that is not his own, [26] for then he would have had ...
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How should we understand "your Father who sees in secret will reward you" in relation to works and salvation?
In Matthew 6:1–6, Jesus instructs believers not to practice their righteousness publicly, but to give, pray, and fast in secret, “for your Father who sees in secret will reward you” (v. 4, 6).
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Ephesians 2:1-10 Does "quickened" here (and, "even when we were dead in sins") implicate God as the primary cause of our salvation?
Does "quickened" here (and, "even when we were dead in sins") implicate God as the primary cause of our faith and salvation?
(Normally, Ephesians 2:8 is plucked out, and great ...
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1 Peter 1: 19-20: In what way is Jesus the Chosen One?
1 Peter 1:19-20 reads:
but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake.
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Why does the attribute of ' both Jews and proselytes ' appear only against Romans in Acts 2:10?
Acts 2: 5-11( NKJV) reads:
And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven......
7 Then they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Look, are not ...
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Romans 10:9... How to translate the aorist active subjunctive for "confess" and "believe"? [duplicate]
Rom 10:9 (ESV)
"because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
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Is eternal life (i.e., salvation) about knowing Jesus (John 17:3) or being known by Jesus (Matthew 7:23)? What does this knowledge mean in practice?
[John 17:3 NASB] And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.
[Matthew 7:23 NASB] And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; leave ...
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Apostasy or not in Revelation 3:5? [closed]
I have been debating apostasy with some Calvinist friends recently and was wondering if Revelation 3:5
“He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I
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How does Jesus cause the “falling and rising of many” in Luke 2:34?
In Luke 2:34, Simeon prophesies about Jesus, saying:
“This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against.” (Luke 2:34, NIV)
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Does "no one" in John 10:27-29 include the sheep itself (the individual himself)?
[John 10:27-29 NASB] 27 My sheep listen to My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; 28 and I give them eternal life, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand. 29 My ...
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Was Jesus' betrayal an integral part of his Salvific Mission?
We hear Jesus saying in Matthew 26:24 (NKJV)
The Son of Man indeed goes just as it is written of Him, but woe to
that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good
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What does the shift from lytron to antilutron reveal about Christ’s redemptive work? [duplicate]
Mark 10:45 (ESV)
“For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom (lytron) for many.”
1 Timothy 2:6 (ESV)
“Who gave himself as a ransom (antilutron) for ...
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What is the meaning of "Confession unto salvation" in Romans 10:10?
It seems like the NKJV, ESV, and NASB all have slightly different translations of this passage. Is the salvation applied to the person that confesses or does it result in salvation to the others who
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Who is doing the work in John 6:29: Is it God or man?
John 6:28-29
Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? 29) Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
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