http://www.secweb.org/asset.asp?AssetID=192Depending on which denomination of Christianity one subscribes to, any combination of the following bible verses can be used to justify how one is saved:By Hearing the Gospel & Belief in God:John 5:24: "He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life."By Baptism:John 3:5: "Jesus answered, 'I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.'"By Grace & Faith, not Works:Ephesians 2:8,9: "For by grace are ye saved through faith ... not of works."By Faith & Works:James 2:17: "Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone."By Keeping the Law:Matthew 19:17: "... if thou wilt enter unto life, keep the commandments."By Belief in Christ:John 3:16: "... whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."By Belief and Baptism:Mark 16:16: "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned."By Words:Matthew 12:37: "For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned."By Calling on the Lord:Acts 2:21: "whoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."Not Works but by Grace & Baptism:Titus 3:5: "Not by works ... but according to his mercy ... by the washing of regeneration." (Note: some denominations will say the washing refers to Christ's blood and sacrifice.)According to Proverbs 16:4:God made the "wicked" for "the day of evil" (i.e. judgment & damnation). Of course, this makes no sense in light of passages that confirm or suggest that Jesus died for a small number of the elect; or that suggest all will be saved: John 1:29, 4:42, 1 Corinthians 15:29, Hebrews 2:9, 1 John 4:14.Salvation Available to the Chosen Few:Matthew 7:14, 22:14, Luke 12:32, 13:24, John 6:37,65,15:16,19, Romans 8:29, 9:11-23, Ephesians 1:4.Salvation Available to Those Who Desire it:Matthew 7:7-8, 11:28, John 3:16, 5:40, 7:37, Acts 2:21, Revelations 3:20.Now I'm sure some critics will say I'm taking those verses "out of context." Well, to those critics I ask that a "context" be clearly defined and followed among Christians before you criticize my observations. If these rules were clearly defined among Christians, one would not see various Christian denominations debating the ritual of baptism, women as preachers, interpretation of scripture, and the Trinitarian concept. Putting those critics aside for the moment, this leads us to the present day state of affairs among the various denominations of Christianity. Granted, I'm no theologian, but one would think a perfect God who knows "everything" would have foreseen what these contradictions would do to his followers' faith. One would think that a perfect God would have directed His followers to writeonesacred book. One would think that this one book would detail just exactly how one is to be "saved" and that this plan would be uniformly followed--at least among Christians. More importantly, one would think that Christianity would agree on just exactly how one is "saved." Of course, once again confusion reigns!