"For by grace are ye saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God, not of works, lest any man should boast." Eph. 2:8,9.
"Moreover brethren, I declare unto you THE GOSPEL which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye STAND; by which also YE ARE SAVED, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that CHRIST DIED FOR OUR SINS according to the Scriptures; and that HE WAS BURIED, and that HE ROSE AGAIN the third day according to the Scriptures." 1 Cor. 15:1-4.