"...Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved..." Acts 16:31

These words spoken to the Philippian jailer are the most gracious and loving
words that any person can ever hear. For they tell of the only way to God's
gift to eternal life.
Read the whole scenario concerning Paul, Silas and the jailer's conversion.
Acts 16:16-34. Like each one of us, God had arranged the circumstances
where the jailer's heart was made ready to receive Christ -- the earthquake,
the loosen bonds, the opened gates, the fear of the prisoners' escape and
the miracle that all remained. Thank you Lord for arranging every detail
that brings a soften and yielded heart ready to believe in and receive
Christ Jesus!

Though you may know all the verses speaking of salvation, it is good to
remind ourselves so that we are ready when someone asks 'what must I do to
be saved?'

The source of our salvation is--
In God's grace:
"For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves;
it is the gift of God." Ephesians 2:8

In God's love:
"But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still
sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8

In God's mercy:
"Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His
mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the
Holy Spirit." Titus 3:5

In Christ alone:
Peter speaking to the Sanhedrin,
"Let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the
name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised
from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole.
Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven
given among men by which we must be saved." Acts 4:10 & 12

In the cross:
"For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but
to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18

The Believer is blessed by being saved from--
Sin:
"And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He
will save His people from their sins." Matthew 1:21

Satan's power:
The writer to the Hebrews, speaking of Christ Jesus, tells us,
"Inasmuch, then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself
likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had
the power of death, that is, the devil, and release those who through fear
of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage."
Hebrews 2:14-15

Wrath:
"Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be save
from wrath through Him." Romans 5:9

Eternal death:
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever
believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn world, but that the
world through Him might be saved." John 3:16-17

Another way of stating the Believer's blessings to salvation--
Chosen for:
"But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by
the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through
sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth."
2 Thessalonians 1:13

Appointed to:
"For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our
Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Thessalonians 5:9

Kept for:
"Who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be
revealed in the last time." 1 Peter 1:5

In these verses we see the temporal aspect of salvation:
The past in Ephesians 2:8 above:
"For by grace you have been saved..."

The present in 1 Corinthians 1:18,
"...but to us who are being saved..."

Then there is a future salvation:
"Even so it is that Christ, having been offered to take upon Himself and
bear as a burden the sins of many once and once for all, will appear a
second time, not to carry any burden of sin nor to deal with sin, but to
bring to full salvation those who are [eagerly, constantly, and patiently]
waiting for and expecting Him." Hebrews 9:28 The Amplified Bible

Salvation is offered to all mankind, help us Lord to so express You in such
a way that those who are perishing will desire to know You and Your
salvation. We love You, adore You most holy Lord and give You all praise,
honor and glory. Amen