He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit

Titus 3:5 (ESV)

Salvation Not By Works - Ephesians 2:8-9

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast

Ephesians 2:8-9 (ESV)

Christ Paid the Penalty - 1 Peter 3:18

For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit.

1 Peter 3:18 (ESV)

Sin's Penalty - Hebrews 9:27

And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgement.

Hebrews 9:27 (ESV)
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For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

Romans 1:16 (ESV)