Bill Phillips from Fisher of Men has this great post on his blog regarding faith vs works. He also included the following helpful chart for those who think salvation comes by anything they can do.
| Verse | Means of Salvation | Verse | Means of Salvation | Verse | Means of Salvation |
| Matthew 26:28 |
Jesus’ blood |
Acts 10:43 |
Belief |
Galatians 2:20–21 |
Faith |
| Luke 7:50 |
Faith |
Acts 13:38–39 |
Belief |
Galatians 3:26 |
Belief |
| John 3:14–18 |
Belief |
Acts 16:31 |
Belief |
Ephesians 1:7 |
Jesus’ blood |
| John 3:36 |
Belief |
Romans 3:20–28 |
Faith, Grace |
Ephesians 2:8–9 |
Faith |
| John 5:24 |
Belief |
Romans 5:1 |
Faith |
Philippians 1:6 |
God |
| John 6:40 |
Belief |
Romans 5:9 |
Jesus’ blood |
Philippians 3:9 |
Faith |
| John 6:47 |
Belief |
Romans 10:4 |
Belief |
1 Thessalonians 5:9 |
Jesus |
| John 6:63 |
Holy Spirit |
Romans 10:9 |
Belief |
2 Timothy 1:9 |
Grace |
| John 8:24 |
Belief |
Romans 11:6 |
Grace |
Titus 3:5 |
God’s mercy |
| John 11:25–26 |
Belief |
1 Corinthians 6:11 |
The Holy Spirit |
Hebrews 7:25 |
Jesus |
| John 20:31 |
Belief |
Galatians 2:15–16 |
Faith |
1 John 1:7 |
Jesus’ blood |
(sarcasm alert)
This list is incomplete! I mean, these verses may be OK for us nominal Christians, but the Charismatics need a bit more than that! Where’s “being baptized in the Holy Spirit”? What about “salvation is evidenced by speaking in tongues”? (sarcasm off)
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It’s funny, but so true about the Charismatics view of evidence of salvation. I cam through that myself in the 90’s and still hear that today.
And BTW, my sarcasm device has a toggle switch for easy on, easy off.
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