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How do we know that God saves only the poor and needy?

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The Bible consistently teaches that all humans are spiritually poor and needy, relying entirely on God's grace for salvation.

Scripture emphasizes the spiritually poor and needy as the recipients of God's grace. In Psalm 41:17, it states that the Lord hears the cries of the poor and needy. All humans, by nature of their sinfulness, find themselves in a state of spiritual bankruptcy, unable to contribute anything towards their salvation. As Jesus asserts in Mark 10, it is those who recognize their spiritual poverty—like the little children who cannot save themselves—who find access to the kingdom of God. The consistent message of the Bible emphasizes that salvation is by grace alone and not by human effort or merit.
Scripture References: Psalm 41:17, Mark 10:15, Romans 3:23, Ephesians 2:8-9

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