The Gospel Changes Men 2 Timothy 3:1617

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The Gospel Changes Men2 Timothy 316-17
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God Created Man

• Gen 127 And God created man in his own image,
  in the image of God created he him male and
  female created he them.

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God Gave The Plan

• Rom 116-17 For I am not ashamed of the gospel
  for it is the power of God unto salvation to
  every one that believeth to the Jew first, and
  also to the Greek. For therein is revealed a
  righteousness of God from faith unto faith as it
  is written, But the righteous shall live by
  faith.

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Questions

• Is the gospel, as God gave it adapted to man, as
  God made him?
• If not, then why not?
• To say that He COULD NOT limits the power of God.
• To say that He WOULD NOT reflects upon the
  goodness of God, and transfers the responsibility
  of man to God. (cf. Acts 1034)

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What About Man Must Change?

• Jer 179 The heart is deceitful above all
  things, and it is exceedingly corrupt who can
  know it?

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What About Man Must Change?

• Mt 1518-20 But the things which proceed out of
  the mouth come forth out of the heart and they
  defile the man. For out of the heart come forth
  evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications,
  thefts, false witness, railings these are the
  things which defile the man

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What About Man Must Change?

• Acts 158-9 And God, who knoweth the heart, bare
  them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit, even
  as he did unto us and he made no distinction
  between us and them, cleansing their hearts by
  faith.

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What Is Man?

• Thinks Gen. 65 Prov. 237
• Reasons Mk. 28
• Understands Mt. 1315
• Believes Acts 837 Rom. 1010

Intellect
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What Is Man?

• Plans and Intends Heb. 412
• Purposes 2 Cor. 97
• Executes obedience Rom.
  617

Will
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What Is Man?

• Desires Rom. 101
• Loves Mt. 2237
• Trusts Prov. 35

Emotions
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God Wants To Change Mans Heart
Thinking. 2 Cor. 105 Isa. 558-9 Reasoning.
Isa. 118 Faith. Jno. 824
Intellect
Intentions. Rom. 616ff Purpose. Execute His
Will.
Will
Desire. Love. 1 Jno. 47-10 Trust. Phil. 413
Emotions
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What Is The Gospel?

• FACTS to be believed. Cf. Mk. 114-15 Rom.
  116-17 Jno. 2030-31 Rom. 323ff Tit. 12-3
  Acts 2

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What Is The Gospel?

• COMMANDMENTS to be obeyed. 2 Thess.
  17-9 cf. Rom. 28-9
• Faith- Jno. 824 Jno. 627-29 Mk. 114-15
• Repentance- Acts 1730-31 Lk. 133 Rom. 612
• Confession- Mt. 1032-33 Rom. 109-10 cf. Acts
  837
• Baptism- Mk. 1615-16 Acts 238 Gal. 326-27
• Faithfulness- Rev. 210 1 Cor. 1558
  cf. 1 Cor. 151-4

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What Is The Gospel?

• PROMISES in which to trust. Rom.
  824-25 Heb. 615-16, 19

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Gospel Changed The Jews Acts 2

• FACTS presented. Vs. 22-36
• COMMANDS given. Vs. 36,38
• PROMISES offered. Vs. 38-39

Hearts changed They then that received his
word were baptized and there were added (unto
them) in that day about three thousand souls.
Vs. 41
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Gospel Changed Saul of Tarsus

• FACTS presented.
• Acts 95 I am Jesus whom thou persecutest
• Cf. 2 Tim. 112 I know whom I have believed
• Cf. Acts 2628-29 Paul was persuaded.
• COMMANDS given.
• Acts 2216 Arise and be baptized
• Acts 918 Paul arose and was baptized.
• PROMISES trusted.
• Acts 1323-32 266-7
• 2 Cor. 47,16 Rom. 818 2 Tim. 46-8

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The Gospel Will Change You Too!!!

• Romans 116 For I am not ashamed of the gospel
  for it is the power of God unto salvation