Titus 3:5

God saved us not because of our righteous works but according to His mercy, through the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit. It matters because salvation is God's merciful, Spirit-wrought work, not our achievement.

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• Eph 2:8–9For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
• 2 Tim 1:9Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
• 1 Cor 6:11And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
• 1 Pet 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
• 1 Pet 3:21The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
• Rom 12:2And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
• Eph 2:4But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
• Rom 11:6And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
• Eph 5:26That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
• Ps 51:10Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
• Heb 4:16Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
• John 3:3–5Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
• Col 3:10And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
• Ps 86:15But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
• Gal 2:16Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
• Rom 3:28Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
• Rom 3:20Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
• Ps 130:7Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.
• Rom 9:16So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
• 1 Pet 2:10Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
• Eph 4:23And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
• Rom 4:5But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
• Luke 1:50And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
• Rom 9:30What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.
• Job 25:4How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?
• Gal 3:16–21Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
• Ps 143:2And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
• Eph 1:6–7To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
• Mic 7:18Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
• Luke 1:54He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;
• Luke 1:78Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
• Isa 57:12I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.
• Titus 3:4But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
• Rom 9:11(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)
• Luke 10:27–29And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
• Luke 1:72To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
• Heb 6:6If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
• Ps 86:5For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
• Job 15:14What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
• Ps 62:12Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.

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