We are saved by grace
" for by
grace are ye saved through Faith; and not of yourselves: it is the
Gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast." Ephesians 2:8-9
We
are sinners
" as it is written, there is none righteous, no not one:"Romans 3:10
" for all have sinned, and come short of the Glory of God;" Romans 3:23
The punishment for our sin
"for the wages of sin is death..."Romans 6:23
We have a mericful God
"but God commendeth His Love toward
us,in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." Romans
5:8
".......but the Gift of God is Eternal Life through Jesus Christ
our Lord."
Romans 6:23
" not by works of righteousness which we have
done, but according to His Mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration,
and renewing of the Holy Ghost; which He shed on us abundantly through
Jesus Christ our Savior;"
Titus 3:5-6