Nope, we don't, nor can we do anything to become saved. We wholly are at God's mercy for salvation - it only comes by/through God's grace - a free gift unto those whom He had elected to salvation from before the foundation of the world. That is what makes Christ the Savior and not man - that salvation is given, freely and completely, as a gift through God's grace, from/by/through Christ unto those chosen for it. Should we trust in anything besides Christ alone as the Savior, that demonstrates God's wrath upon us.
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Heb 1:3 KJV] 3 Who being the brightness of [his] glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power,
when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
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Rom 5:15-17 KJV]
15 But not as the offence, so also [is]
the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the
gift by grace, [which is]
by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
16 And not as [it was] by one that sinned, [so is] the gift: for the judgment [was] by one to condemnation,
but the free gift [is] of many offences unto justification.
17 For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they
which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)
Obedience is the key that opens the door to salvation. "And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that
obey him;"
Heb. 5:9
Jude explains there is a common salvation and it can be found in what was first preached by the saints/apostles. (
Jude 3)
"Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made the same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren,
what shall we do?
Then Peter said unto them,
Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying,
Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine...(Acts 2:36-42)
Jesus said:
"Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned." Mark 16:15-16
"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them
in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:" Matt. 28:19
"Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him,
If ye continue in my word, then are ye my
disciples indeed;" John 8:31
"Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven;
but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine,
and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
And every one that heareth these sayings of mine,
and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it." Matt. 7:21-27
