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How do we know the doctrine of salvation is true?

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The truth of salvation is affirmed through Scripture, particularly in Romans 1:16, which declares the Gospel as 'the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth.'

The doctrine of salvation is rooted in the authority of Scripture, which presents a cohesive narrative of God’s redemptive work through Jesus Christ. Romans 1:16 asserts that the Gospel is 'the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth.' This signifies that salvation is not based on human effort but on faith in Christ’s finished work. The New Testament consistently testifies to the necessity of faith, grace, and the atoning sacrifice of Jesus, who fulfilled the law and took on the sins of His people, as noted in 2 Corinthians 5:21, which states that 'He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.' This guarantees the believer's standing before God is secured through Christ's righteousness.
Scripture References: Romans 1:16, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Ephesians 2, Job 33:24, Romans 8:32, Ephesians 2:4-5, II Timothy 1:9, Hebrews 10:7-10, Ephesians 1:4-5, 2 Timothy 3:15-16, Romans 8:29-30, Revelation 7:10, John 3:16, Isaiah 53:5, Isaiah 49:6, John 8:12, Colossians 1:13, 1 Thessalonians 2:13, Exodus 14, Romans 5:6, Zechariah 3:2, Romans 5:1-2, John 10:16, Revelation 7:9, Galatians 1:20, Ephesians 4:4-6, Genesis 4:3-5, Titus 3:5, Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 4:3, Romans 10:13, Mark 5:21-43, John 3:3, Luke 4:14-21, Hebrews 2:3, Galatians 4, 1 Corinthians 2:1-5, Philippians 2:6, Colossians 1:26, Romans 5:8, Romans 8:28-30, Luke 1:68-69, 2 Samuel 7:18, Romans 10:9-10, Ephesians 1:4, Revelation 14:13, Hebrews 2:3-4, 2 Corinthians 1:20, John 14:6, Romans 10:17, John 12:48, 2 Peter 1:1, 1 Corinthians 15:1-4, Hebrews 2:4, Romans 1:16-17, Ephesians 2:8-10, John 1:35-42, Romans 3:23-26, Romans 8:1, Hebrews 4:2, John 19:30, 2 Corinthians 11, Job 23:3, Romans 10:1-5, Galatians 3:13, Romans 8:16, Acts 16:30-31, 2 Timothy 1:9, John 10:25, Romans 8:30, Romans 4:25, Ephesians 4:20, John 1:14, 2 Timothy 1:12, Romans 10:4, Ephesians 2:8, Galatians 1:11-12, Galatians 1:1, Romans 10:9, Acts 4:12, Romans 3:23-24, Matthew 1:21, Luke 23:43, Romans 5:1, Mark 8:31-38, Romans 3:23-25, 1 Corinthians 1:30, 1 Timothy 1:15, Romans 8:34, John 18:37, John 17:3, John 6:45, Mark 10:45, Acts 2:39, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, John 14:26, Exodus 15:13, 1 Peter 1:10-12, Acts 13:48, Hebrews 10:5, 1 Corinthians 15:3, Colossians 1, Jude 5, 1 Timothy 1:15-16, Romans 3:24, Isaiah 53, Romans 9:6-8, Romans 3:23, Mark 1:14-15, 1 Corinthians 15:4-6, John 3:16-17, Psalm 19:7-11, James 1:18, Deuteronomy 4:2, Luke 2:20, Hebrews 2:14-18, Acts 4:10-12, John 5:19, John 6:44, 2 Thessalonians 2:13, Hebrews 4:14-16, Ephesians 5:1-2, Hebrews 9:14, Romans 10:14-15, 2 Corinthians 5:5, Romans 5:10, Luke 15:7, Acts 3:25-26, Galatians 3:16-17, Ephesians 1:7, John 17:17, Hebrews 7:25, 1 Corinthians 2, Acts 16:14, Mark 16:16, Galatians 3:11, Habakkuk 2:4, John 8:1-11, John 8:32, 1 John 1:7, Romans 8:29, Galatians 2:21, Luke 19:10, Acts 4:27-28, Ephesians 3:18-19, Titus 2:11-14, Romans 3:4, 1 John 5:9, Romans 16, Hebrews 10:14, 1 Corinthians 6:11, Ephesians 5:25-27, 1 Corinthians 15:20-22, Luke 1:31-33, John 6:37-40, Revelation 21:6, John 17:4, Matthew 16:17

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