What saves?

 by David Long

What's the one thing that saves? There is no one thing that saves. God saves (Titus 3:4). Christ saves (Luke 19:10). The Holy Spirit saves (1 Cor. 6:11). The blood of Christ saves (Rom. 5:8-9). The word of God saves (James 1:21). The gospel saves (Rom. 1:16). Grace saves (Eph. 2:8). Mercy saves (Titus 3:5). Faith saves (Eph. 2:8). Repentance saves (Acts 11:18). Confession saves (Rom. 10:9-10). Baptism saves (1 Pet. 3:21). This is just a short list of things involved in salvation. There is no one thing that saves. Don't add to or take away from God's "recipe" of salvation (Dt. 4:2; Prov. 30:6; Rev. 22:18-19).