• Things That Will ...

  Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008 (message contributor)

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  Scripture:  Ephesians 2:8-9

  Tags:  Salvation

  Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Things That Will NOT

Save Your Soul

1. Church Membership

2. Baptism

3. The Lord’s Supper / Communion

4. Confirmation

5. Giving money to the poor

6. Giving money to the church

7. Saying prayers

8. Keeping the Ten Commandments

9. Obeying the “Golden Rule”

10. Doing “the best you can”

11. Dying for your country

12. Being born in a Christian family

13. Lodge membership

14. Doing all of the above

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith -- and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God -- not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2: 8, 9

Jesus declared, “I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.” John 3: 3