New Life Tabernacle holds that salvation is by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, not by works. Faith in Jesus is the means by which a person is justified.

At the same time, a sinner must believe the gospel; he is commanded to repent of his sinful life, to be baptized in water in the name of Jesus Christ, and to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38; 4:12; 8:12-17; 10:43-48; 19:1-6).

Thus the various aspects of faith and obedience work together in God's grace to reconcile us to God