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Bible Books Timeline (OT)

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The following list arranges the books of the Bible (Old Testament) according to their most probable dates.

⬤                                    ⇛     Job–Unknown (Before Abraham)
⬤ 1445-1405 B.C.      ⇛     Genesis
⬤ 1445-1405 B.C.      ⇛      Exodus
⬤ 1445-1405 B.C.      ⇛      Leviticus
⬤ 1445-1405 B.C.      ⇛      Numbers
⬤ 1445-1405 B.C.      ⇛      Deuteronomy
⬤ 1410-450   B.C.      ⇛      Psalms
⬤ 1405-1385 B.C.      ⇛      Joshua
⬤ 1043 B.C.      ⇛      Judges
⬤ 1030-1010 B.C.      ⇛      Ruth
⬤ 971-965 B.C.      ⇛      Song of Solomon   
⬤ 971-686 B.C.      ⇛      Proverbs
⬤ 940-931 B.C.      ⇛      Ecclesiastes
⬤ 931-722 B.C.      ⇛      1 Samuel
⬤ 931-722 B.C.      ⇛      2 Samuel
⬤ 850-840 B.C.      ⇛      Obadiah
⬤ 835-796 B.C.      ⇛      Joel
⬤ 775 B.C.      ⇛      Jonah
⬤ 750 B.C.      ⇛      Amos
⬤ 750-710 B.C.      ⇛      Hosea
⬤ 735-710 B.C.      ⇛      Micah
⬤ 700-681 B.C.      ⇛      Isaiah
⬤ 650 B.C.      ⇛      Nahum
⬤ 635-625 B.C.      ⇛      Zephaniah
⬤ 615-605 B.C.      ⇛      Habakkuk
⬤ 590-570 B.C.      ⇛      Ezekiel
⬤ 586 B.C.      ⇛      Lamentations
⬤ 586-570 B.C.      ⇛      Jeremiah
⬤ 561-538 B.C.      ⇛      1 Kings
⬤ 561-538 B.C.      ⇛      2 Kings
⬤ 536-530 B.C.      ⇛      Daniel
⬤ 520 B.C.      ⇛      Haggai
⬤ 480-470 B.C.      ⇛      Zechariah
⬤ 457-444 B.C.      ⇛      Ezra
⬤ 450-430 B.C.      ⇛      1 Chronicles
⬤ 450-430 B.C.      ⇛      2 Chronicles
⬤ 450-331 B.C.      ⇛      Esther
⬤ 433-424 B.C.      ⇛      Malachi
⬤ 424-400 B.C.      ⇛      Nehemiah

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Bible Books Timeline (NT)

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The following list arranges the books of the Bible (New Testament) according to their most probable dates.

⬤ A.D. 44-49     ⇛     James
⬤ A.D. 49-50     ⇛     Galatians
⬤ A.D. 50-60     ⇛     Matthew
⬤ A.D. 50-60     ⇛     Mark
⬤ A.D. 51     ⇛     1 Thessalonians
⬤ A.D. 51-52     ⇛     2 Thessalonians
⬤ A.D. 55     ⇛     1 Corinthians
⬤ A.D. 55-56     ⇛     2 Corinthians
⬤ A.D. 56     ⇛     Romans
⬤ A.D. 60-61     ⇛     Luke
⬤ A.D. 60-62     ⇛     Ephesians
⬤ A.D. 60-62     ⇛     Philippians
⬤ A.D. 60-62     ⇛     Philemon
⬤ A.D. 60-62     ⇛     Colossians
⬤ A.D. 62     ⇛     Acts
⬤ A.D. 62-64     ⇛     1 Timothy
⬤ A.D. 62-64     ⇛     Titus
⬤ A.D. 64-65     ⇛     1 Peter
⬤ A.D. 66-67     ⇛     2 Timothy
⬤ A.D. 67-68     ⇛     2 Peter
⬤ A.D. 67-69     ⇛     Hebrews
⬤ A.D. 68-69     ⇛     Jude
⬤ A.D. 80-90*     ⇛     John
⬤ A.D. 90-95*     ⇛     1 John
⬤ A.D. 90-95*     ⇛     2 John
⬤ A.D. 90-95*     ⇛     3 John
⬤ A.D. 94-96*     ⇛     Revelation

*Many believe that these dates are incorrect and should be 20-30 years earlier. The Jewish Temple was destroyed in 70 AD and Jews were scatter, yet no mention of this event is recorded in these books.

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Gospel, Saved, Life

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1 Corinthians 15:1-4, Romans 10:9-13,
1 Corinthians 3:11-15

GOSPEL ⇛ 1 Corinthians 15:1-4

1 ⟹ Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
⬫ Ephesians 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed...
⬫ Ephesians 6:19 And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
2 ⟹ By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 ⟹ For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 ⟹ And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

SAVED ⇛ Romans 10:9-13

9 ⟹ That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 ⟹ For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
11 ⟹ For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
⬫ Psalm 119:6 Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.
⬫ Psalm 119:46 I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.
⬫ Psalm 119:80 Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.
12 ⟹ For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
13 ⟹ For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
⬫ Psalm 18:3 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
⬫ Psalm 116:13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.
⬫ Psalm 116:17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.
⬫ Zephaniah 3:9 For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD,
⬫ Joel 2:32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: …

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Resurrection – According to the Apostle Paul

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How important is it that we believe the Lord Jesus was raised from the dead, resurrected back to life and that he rose from the grave after 3 days and 3 nights?

If an individual can not or will not believe this, then Christianity is no different than any other belief in a god. Let’s see what the apostle wrote to the churches in his day.
To the Churches he wrote:
Romans 1:4 And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
Romans 4:24-25 But… if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
Romans 6:4-5 Therefore, we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. …
Romans 6:9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more;
Romans 7:4 Wherefore, …, even to him who is raised from the dead, …
Romans 8:11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead …
Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, …
Romans 14:9 For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he …
1 Corinthians 6:14 And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise …
1 Corinthians 15:4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third …
1 Corinthians 15:12-13 Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:
1 Corinthians 15:15-17 Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.
1 Corinthians 15:21 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
1 Corinthians 15:35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? …
1 Corinthians 15:42-44 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
1 Corinthians 15:52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, …
2 Corinthians 4:14 Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you.
2 Corinthians 5:15 And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.

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The Shepherd

Genesis 49:24 But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)

1 Kings 22:17 And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master: let them return …
2 Chronicles 18:16 Then he said, I did see all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master; …
Psalm 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Psalm 80:1 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock;…
Jesus in his earthly ministry to the Jew continues with the Shepherd and Sheep references:
Mark 6:34, Matthew 9:36 And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.
Mark 14:27, Matthew 26:31 And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.
John 10:2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
John 10:11-12 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
John 10:14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
John 10:16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
Peter writing to Jews continues with the shepherd, sheep reference:

1 Peter 2:25 For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
1 Peter 5:4 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown …
NEVER does Paul refer to believer’s as Sheep. ONLY when writing to Jews (Hebrews) does he mention the Shepherd and Sheep:
Hebrews 13:20 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood …

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RESURRECTION – Importance of

How important is the resurrection of Christ? And what was his body like after the resurrection?

Read John chapter 20. He looked like a man, Mary talked with him in the garden (John 20:14-17). He appeared to his Disciples (John 20:19-20) and proved it was him, in flesh (John 20:25). Later he appeared to Thomas (John 20:27) again proving he was alive, in a body (John 20:39). He had a body of flesh and bones (Luke 24:39) yet he could pass thru locked doors (John 20:26) and he could eat as he dined with them (John 21:12-15, Luke 24:29-30).
How important is the resurrection? The answer is found in 1 Corinthians 15:12-18 Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.
How important is the resurrection? Because he arose, we too shall rise (if we are dead at His coming) and have new bodies.
1 Corinthians 15:35-36 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come? Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
1 Corinthians 15:51-53 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

Just as Christ rose with a body of Flesh and Bone (his blood was shed on the alter of God to pay for all sin), we too shall have bodies of flesh and bone. But no BLOOD. The reason: Life is in the blood and thru it is our old nature. It has to be removed.

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TRIBULATION – Questions about

24 Bible verses that warn us about God's wrath to come ...

The dictionary describes tribulation as:

tribulation [ˌtribyəˈlāSH(ə)n]
NOUN (tribulations) a cause of great trouble or suffering.
“the tribulations of being a megastar”, “his time of tribulation was just beginning“
synonyms: problems · troubles · difficulties · misfortunes · strains · trials · tribulations · worries · anxieties · concerns · pain · suffering · hardship · misery · woe · affliction · distress · disquiet · malaise
a state of great trouble or suffering.

But what does the Bible say about tribulation?

What is the tribulation? A period of time when the earth will be under the rule of the antichrist. Daniel 9:27,11:21-37 see study “Antichrist – 666”.
How long does it last? One week! A week is 7 years. See Daniel 9:27; 12:7,11
Will the Temple be rebuilt and when? Has to be for animal sacrifice to be performed. see Daniel 12:11 It will be built just before the tribulation begins as a treaty needs to be signed Daniel 9:27
Is animal sacrifice being performed? Yes, these can only be performed in the temple. see Daniel 12:11
Is the Jewish Law in effect? Yes, as the temple will have been rebuilt for Daniel 9:27 to be fulfilled.
Who are the two witnesses? Revelation 11:3 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. As stated in Hebrews 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: it is thought these men could be Enoch, Genesis 5:24 and Elijah, 2 Kings 2:1,11 since neither man died.
Who are the 144,000? Virgin, Jewish Men♱
When are they saved? At the beginning of the tribulation♱
What is their Message? The King of Heaven (on Earth) with Messiah as King♱
To whom do they preach it to? Revelation 14:6 having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,♱
What is the new song? Revelation 14:3 no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand♱
Why can’t they be harmed? They are sealed (protected) by God. Revelation 14:1 having his Father’s name written in their foreheads♱
Who gets saved during Tribulation? Those who believe the message of the 144,000 Revelation 7:14 These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
What happens when someone gets saved? Many will be beheaded. Revelation 6:9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: Revelation 20:4 … and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God …
Who are the people under the throne in heaven? Those who are saved during tribulation. Revelation 6:10-11 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellow servants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
What happens at the end of the tribulation? The second coming of Christ Revelation 19:11-16, Matthew 24:29-30, Revelation 16:16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
Does anyone survive the Tribulation? Yes. They will repopulate the earth during the 1000 years. Revelation 20:4 … and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
What happens to those who are currently saved? They are removed from the earth before the wrath begins! 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4

♱Some of these questions are answered in the study “144,000 Called by God” .

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Living God

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Only Believing Jews and Gentiles serve a LIVING GOD.

Throughout the Old Testament, Jews were reminded that God was a Living God, not a dead, dumb idol:
Deuteronomy 5:26 For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?
Joshua 3:10 … Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you…
1 Samuel 17:26 And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, … that he should defy the armies of the living God?
1 Samuel 17:36 Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.
2 Kings 19:4 It may be the LORD thy God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and …
2 Kings 19:16 LORD, bow down thine ear, and hear: open, LORD, thine eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the living God.
Psalm 42:2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?
Psalm 84:2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
Isaiah 37:4 It may be the LORD thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and …
Isaiah 37:17 Incline thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open thine eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the living God.
Jeremiah 10:10 But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and …
Jeremiah 23:36 And the burden of the LORD shall ye mention no more: for every man’s word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, …
Daniel 6:20 And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, …
Daniel 6:26 I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and …
Hosea 1:10 Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, … Ye are the sons of the living God.
The disciples and Jewish leaders understood that they served a living God:
Matthew 16:16 Simon Peter … said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Matthew 26:63 But Jesus held his peace, And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, …
John 6:69 And we believe … thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.
Acts 14:15 And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:
Revelation 7:2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, …
Paul reminded Jews (Hebrews) of the living God:
Hebrews 3:12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
Hebrews 9:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, … purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
Hebrews 10:31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
Hebrews 12:22 But ye are come unto mount Sion,… the city of the living God, …
Paul reminded Gentiles that they were children of the living God.
Romans 9:26 And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.
2 Corinthians 3:3 Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God;…
2 Corinthians 6:16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, …
1 Timothy 3:15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, …
1 Timothy 4:10 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.
1 Timothy 6:17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us …

Only Believing Jews and Gentiles serve a LIVING GOD. All others serve false, dead gods.

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Only One Way

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The Lord Jesus speaking to His disciples shortly before His crucifixion said “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” (John 14:6)

Only one way to Eternal Life – through the Lord Jesus Christ. Paul is the Apostle to the Gentiles (Romans 11:13). What did he teach about going to Heaven, Being Saved, SALVATION?
(Note: as you read and study about salvation remember it is a NOW and FUTURE event; NOW when you believe the gospel and a FUTURE event at the time of death or Rapture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 and Romans 10:9)
Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; …
Romans 5:9-10 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
There are 8 more verses in Romans concerning one salvation:
8:24, 9:27, 10:1, 10:9-13, 11:11, 11:14, 11:26 and 13:22
1 Corinthians 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
There are 7 more verses in 1 Corinthians concerning one salvation:
1:21, 3:15, 5:5, 7:16, 9:22, 10:33 and 15:2.
And is mentioned 4 times in 2 Corinthians 1:16, 2:15 and 7:10 with the key verse being 2 Corinthians 6:2 For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
There are 4 verses in Ephesians the key being it’s by the GRACE of GOD:
Ephesians 1:13, 2:5, 2:8 and 6:17.
Paul mentions salvation 3 times in Philippians 1:19, 1:28, 2:12
Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. (note: you cannot EARN salvation, but you should live holy)
Paul reminded worried Thessalonian believers of their salvation:
1 Thessalonians 2:16, 5:8-9, 2 Thessalonians 2:10 and in 13.
And he reminds Timothy of his salvation and calling:
1 Timothy 1:15, 2:4, 4:16 and 2 Timothy 1:9, 10 and 3:15.
And to Titus, Paul sums up the Grace of God and salvation:
Titus 2:11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
Titus 3:5 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;

Salvation is NOW, in this life, when you believe the gospel and a FUTURE event at the time of death or Rapture.
1 Corinthians 15:1-4 and Romans 10:9

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What Religion?

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The Apostle Paul mentions Religion three times, and all three refer to what he was/belonged to, the Jewish Religion.

Acts 26:5 Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee. 
Galatians 1:13-14 For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it: And profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.

James, the half brother of the Lord Jesus, writing to his Jewish brethren gives a definition of Religion, and being Religious:

James 1:26-27 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain. Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

So it remains, WHAT RELIGION?

If your goal is to live a better life and to go to heaven when you die, then to insure this please consider the following verses:

1 Corinthians 15:1-4 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

Romans 10:9-13 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. 12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. 13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

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