The Scheme of Redemption

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this in any manner you wish for sharing the
gospel. I only ask that you not give this away to
anyone else. I prefer to give this only to people
that have been through the lectures themselves
and want this for their own personal use. Thanks
and to God be the glory, Ken Craig

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Tidewater church of Christ April 22, 2007
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The Incredible Book
66 Books 39 OT 27 NT Written over 1500 years
(1450 BC AD 100) 40 different authors From 3
different continents, different nations, and
varying cultures Contains 3 different languages
(Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek)
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40 Authors6 Major Empires
1500 Years 66 Books
3 Continents3 Languages
amazing
Gods Plan of Redemption
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The Plan of Redemption
SIN
MERCY
PROPITIATION
RIGHTEOUSNESS
BLOOD
ATONEMENT
SANCTIFICATION
SACRIFICE
FORGIVENESS
OBEDIENCE
REDEMPTION
REGENERATION
FAITH
GRACE
JUSTIFICATION
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An Urgent and Important Command
THE GREAT COMMISSION
Go into all the world and preach the gospel to
all creation.
Mark 1615
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The Gospel A Message

• The gospel is a spoken MESSAGE that is to be
  PREACHED to every person.

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The Gospel The Power of God

• I am not ashamed of the gospel
• for it is the
• power of God
• for salvation...
• Roman 116

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THE GOSPEL A Message of Salvation

• The gospel is a MESSAGE that is to be PREACHED to
  every person - a message of SALVATION.

The Gospel is Objective Truth!
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A Serious WarningTo Christians

• I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting
  Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a
  different gospel which is really not another
  only there are some who are disturbing you and
  want to distort the gospel of Christ.
• But even if we or an angel from heaven should
  preach a gospel other than
• the one we preached to you,
• let him be eternally condemned!

Galatians 16-12 (see also Acts 2028)
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A Serious WarningTo Christians

• I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting
  Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a
  different gospel which is really not another
  only there are some who are disturbing you and
  want to distort the gospel of Christ.
• But even if we or an angel from heaven should
  preach a gospel other than
• the one we preached to you,
• let him be eternally condemned!

POLITICALLY INCORRECT RELIGIOUSLY INCORRECT
Galatians 16-12 (see also Acts 2028)
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Some Critical Observations

• Any deviation from the one gospel is a different
  gospel
• Different gospels exist today, just as then
• Good sincere people, believers, or churches can
  teach or follow a different gospel
• Different gospels may be taught by those with
  considerable knowledge, education, influence, or
  authority, e.g. apostles or angels
• It is the responsibility of each individual
  Christian to discern between the one gospel and
  false gospels.
• The gospel belongs to God, dont mess with it!

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Some Critical Observations

• Any deviation from the one gospel is a different
  gospel
• Different gospels exist today, just as then
• Good sincere people, believers, or churches can
  teach or follow a different gospel
• Different gospels may be taught by those with
  considerable knowledge, education, influence, or
  authority, e.g. apostles or angels
• It is the responsibility of each individual
  Christian to discern between the one gospel and
  false gospels.
• The gospel belongs to God, dont mess with it!

What the Holy Spirit was warning us about has
happened!
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POLITICALLY INCORRECT NON-ECUMENICAL

• "Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord,
  did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your
  name cast out demons, and in Your name perform
  many miracles?
• And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew
  you DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE
  LAWLESSNESS.'

Matthew 722
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GOSPEL
Plan of Redemption
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The ONE Gospel
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• I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting
  Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a
  different gospel which is really not another
  only there are some who are disturbing you and
  want to distort the gospel of Christ.
• But even if we or an angel from heaven should
  preach a gospel other than the one we preached to
  you, let him be eternally condemned!
• Galatians 16-12

How can I be certain? Where would we start?
GOSPEL
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Galatians 324
Also Rom. 154 For whatever things were
written before were written for our learning,
that we through the patience and comfort of the
Scriptures might have hope. 1 Cor. 1011 Now
these things happened to them as an example, and
they were written for our instruction (see also 2
Tim 314-15)
OLD LAW
TEACHER
SCHOOLMASTER
TUTOR
TO BRING US TO CHRIST
JUSTIFIED BY FAITH
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The Eternal Plan
Ephesians 13-6

• Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
  Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual
  blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just
  as He chose us in Him
• before the foundation of the world,
• that we would be holy and blameless before Him.
  In love He predestined us to adoption as sons
  through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the
  kind intention of His will, to the praise of the
  glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on
  us in the Beloved.

before the foundation of the world,
FREE WILL
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Which God?
OT
NT
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GOD IS HOLY
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GOD IS HOLY
GODS ATTRIBUTES
OMNISCIENT (ALL KNOWING)
OMNIPOTENT (ALL POWERFUL)
OMNIPRESENT (EVERYWHERE PRESENT)
ARE GOVERNED BY HIS CHARACTER
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• Inhabits eternity with a dominion of purity
  defined by His nature
• Far be it from God to do wickedness, And from
  the Almighty to do wrong. .. Surely, God will not
  act wickedly, And the Almighty will not pervert
  justice.
• Job 3410-12

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• There is no hint of moral evil in His nature
• For You are not a God who takes pleasure in
  wickedness No evil dwells with You.
• Psalms 55

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Ps 334-5 For the word of the LORD is
upright, And all His work is done in
faithfulness. He loves righteousness and justice
The earth is full of the lovingkindness of the
LORD.
LOVE
JUSTICE

• Gods holiness is demonstrated in His justice and
  love toward His creation.

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• Thus you are to be holy to Me, for I the LORD am
  holy and I have set you apart from the peoples
  to be Mine. Lev. 2026

• God demands moral uprightness in His creatures
  because He is Holy!

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A DESIRED RELATIONSHIPSPIRITUAL FELLOWSHIPWITH
A HOLY GOD
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God exhibits an attitude of abhorrence and hatred
to all that is wrong You are of purer eyes than
to behold evil, and cannot look upon wickedness.
Hab 113
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Sin Separates us from God Your iniquities have
separated you from your God and your sins have
hidden his face from you. Is 592
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SPIRITUAL DEATH
you were dead in your trespasses and sins Eph
21
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Romans 623 ...for the wages of sin is death

• DEATH

SIN
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Romans 323 ...for all have sinned and fall
short of the glory of God
Romans 623 ...for the wages of sin is death
DEATH
SIN
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The CONSEQUENCES of Sin
SPIRITUAL

• DEATH

MORTAL
For out of the dust you were taken for dust you
are, and to the dust you shall return. Genesis
319
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The PRICE for SIN
LIFE

• DEATH

without the shedding of blood there can be no
remission of sins. Heb. 922
no remission of sins
Romans 323 ...for all have sinned and fall
short of the glory of God
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The Price for Sin

• The LORD God commanded the man, saying, From
  any tree of the garden you may eat freely but
  from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil
  you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat
  from it
• you will surely die.
• Gen 216-17
• but from the fruit of the tree which is in the
  middle of the garden, God has said, 'You shall
  not eat from it or touch it, or you will die".
• Gen 33

A Judicial Penalty
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A Just God

• 2 Peter 24-9
• 5 and did not spare the ancient world, but
  preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with
  seven others, when He brought a flood upon the
  world of the ungodly

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A Just God

• 2 Peter 24-9
• 6 and if He condemned the cities of Sodom and
  Gomorrah to destruction by reducing them to
  ashes, having made them an example to those who
  would live ungodly lives thereafter...

The person who sins will die. Ezekiel 1820
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Three Deaths
JUDICIAL

• SPIRITUAL

MORTAL
PAYMENT
CONSEQUENCES
Life payment for sin
Death of our bodies
Separation From God
Required of every sinner
Result of Adam and Eves first sin
Result of individual sin
The wages of sin is death Romans 323
for dust you are, and to the dust you shall
return. Genesis 319
without the shedding of blood there can be no
forgiveness of sin Hebrews 922
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Gods Justice Demands Death as Payment for Sin

• We find ourselves in a very desperate situation
• We have broken the laws of the God of the
  universe, this has separated us from a Holy God,
  and the price of death hangs over our head
• (which we cannot pay!)
• by a just God!

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Gods Love Provides a Way to Pay the Price
LIFE!
GRACE

• God gives
• what is not deserved
• (Romans 323-26 56-11)
• God does not give
• what is deserved
• (Romans 118)

DEATH!
MERCY
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MERCY
BLOOD
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Atonement

• Kaphar to cover, purge, make an atonement, make
  reconciliation, cover over with pitch

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Atonement ...for it is on this day that
atonement shall be made for you to cleanse you
you will be clean from all your sins before the
LORD Lev 1630
SANCTIFICATION
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Atonement

• Leviticus 1711
• 'For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I
  have given it to you on the altar to make
  atonement for your souls for it is the blood by
  reason of the life that makes atonement.'

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Atonement

• Leviticus 1711
• 'For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I
  have given it to you on the altar to make
  atonement for your souls for it is the blood by
  reason of the life that makes atonement.'

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Payment
REPRESENTS
BLOOD
LIFE
ATONES FOR
Innocent LIFE
SINNER
REPRESENTS or SUBSTITUTES for
Guilty LIFE
Innocent LIFE
Heb 922 without the shedding of blood there can
be no forgiveness
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RECONCILIATION
...that He might sanctify her the church,
having cleansed her Eph. 525-26
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BLOOD (Life) ATONEMENT
PRODUCES
SANCTIFICATION
RESULTS IN
RECONCILIATION
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Animal Sacrifice
SINS (FIGURATIVE)
REPRESENTATIVE DEATH
JUSTICE
MERCY
INNOCENT
GUILTY
SANCTIFIED
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The Price Paid

• Gen 321
• The LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and
  his wife, and clothed them.

Adam Eve died through the animal deaths
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Gods Justice and Mercy
SINS (FIGURATIVE)
REPRESENTATIVE DEATH
JUSTICE
MERCY
We will never appreciate Gods mercy if dont
understand His justice
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What Made it Work?

• FAITH

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By Faith

• Abel
• Noah
• Abraham
• Abraham
• Sarah
• Abraham
• Isaac
• Israelites
• Walls of Jericho

• OFFERED
• PREPARED
• OBEYED
• LIVED
• CONCEIVED
• OFFERED
• BLESSED
• PASSED THROUGH
• ENCIRCLED

ROM. 1017
Belief-based ACTION
Genuine FAITH requires
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Genuine Faith Hebrews 116

• But without faith it is impossible to please Him,
  for he who comes to God
• must believe that He is, and that He is a
  rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

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Genuine Faith Hebrews 116

• But without faith it is impossible to please Him,
  for he who comes to God
• must believe that He is, and that He is a
  rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

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Genuine Faith Hebrews 116

• But without faith it is impossible to please Him,
  for he who comes to God
• must believe that He is, and that He is a
  rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

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Contradiction?
(John 316) For God so loved the world, that He
gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes
in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
(James 219) You believe that God is one. You do
well the demons also believe, and shudder.
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SYNECDOCHE (sin-eck-doe-key)
A part is put for the whole Head for cattle
Sail for sailboats
The whole is used for a part Law for policeman
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What is Saving Faith?
WORKS ALONE (Obedience)
BELIEF ALONE (Heart)
HEBREWS 11
Action, Based upon Belief (Obedience, From the
Heart)
What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to
have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save
him? James 214
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BELIEF ALONE? (James 214-26)
(v14) Can that type of faith save a man? (v17)
Faith without action is dead (v18) Faith is shown
by action (v20) Faith without action is useless
(v21-23) Abrahams faith was perfected by belief
working with his actions (v24) Justified by
action, not faith alone (v26) Faith without
action is dead (v19) Devils are believers!
THERE ARE BELIEVERS IN HELL!
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The Birthday Gift

• Receive the envelope
• Open the envelope
• Open the card
• Shake out the check
• Endorse the check
• Take it to the bank
• Receive your cash
• Still a gift?

You did nothing to EARN the gift you just
accepted the gift!
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The OT Teacher
SACRIFICE
SIN
HOLINESS
GRACE
SINS (FIGURATIVE)
FAITH
REPRESENTATIVE DEATH
ATONEMENT
TEACHER Gal 324
JUSTICE
MERCY
REDEMPTION
RECONCILIATION
BLOOD
REPRESENTATIVEDEATH
SANCTIFICATION
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The Chinese Language
Well known history and common everyday things
were used to make a word so people could
remember it

• Is the oldest, continuous written language in the
  World
• First written over 4,500 years ago
• The inventors of the written language drew
  pictures to express words or ideas
• Simple pictures were combined to make more
  complex thoughts

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Simple pictures using well known history and
common everyday things were combined to make more
complex thoughts
For Example..


Mouth
Man (legs)
Older Brother
The mouth man or spokes person for the family
was usually the oldest son or brother
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Long before Buddha, the Chinese people worshipped
the same God described in the Bible!!!!
The Proof is in the Ancient Chinese Characters
2000 AD
30 AD
600 BC
2500 BC
1400 BC
Death of Jesus
Buddha
Chinese language first written
Today
First five books of Bible written
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The Ancient Chinese Language reflects the actual
events recorded in Genesis!!
C.H Kang and Ethel Nelson
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GEN.65-8 77
The Great World Flood



Large Ship
Boat
Eight
Person
Noah, his wife, three sons, and their wives
Eight people on the boat (ark) large ship
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Righteousness or not Guilty
HAND
KNIFE
ME
?
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Behold the
LAMB OF GOD
that takes away the sin of the world
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NextExamining The Blood of Christ
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Tidewater church of Christ April 22, 2007
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Lesson 2 Review Slides - Start
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An Urgent and Important Command
THE GREAT COMMISSION
Go into all the world and preach the gospel to
all creation.
Mark 1615
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The Gospel Salvation

• POWER OF GOD
• I am not ashamed of the gospel
• for it is the
• power of God
• for salvation...
• Roman 116

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A Serious WarningTo Christians

• I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting
  Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a
  different gospel which is really not another
  only there are some who are disturbing you and
  want to distort the gospel of Christ.
• But even if we or an angel from heaven should
  preach a gospel other than
• the one we preached to you,
• let him be eternally condemned!

Galatians 16-12
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The ONE Gospel
1

• I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting
  Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a
  different gospel which is really not another
  only there are some who are disturbing you and
  want to distort the gospel of Christ.
• But even if we or an angel from heaven should
  preach a gospel other than the one we preached to
  you, let him be eternally condemned!
• Galatians 16-12

How can I be certain? Where would we start?
GOSPEL
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Galatians 324
Also Rom. 154 For whatever things were
written before were written for our learning,
that we through the patience and comfort of the
Scriptures might have hope. 1 Cor. 1011 Now
these things happened to them as an example, and
they were written for our instruction (see also 2
Tim 314-15)
OLD LAW
TEACHER
TO BRING US TO CHRIST
JUSTIFIED BY FAITH
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GOD IS HOLY
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• Thus you are to be holy to Me, for I the LORD am
  holy and I have set you apart from the peoples
  to be Mine. Leviticus 2026

• God demands moral uprightness in His creatures
  because He is Holy!

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A DESIRED RELATIONSHIPSPIRITUAL FELLOWSHIPWITH
A HOLY GOD
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Sin Separates us from God Your iniquities have
separated you from your God and your sins have
hidden his face from you. Is 592
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Three Deaths
JUDICIAL

• SPIRITUAL

MORTAL
PAYMENT
CONSEQUENCES
Life atonement for sin
Death of our bodies
Separation From God
Required of every sinner
Result of Adam and Eves first sin
Result of individual sin
The wages of sin is death Romans 323
for dust you are, and to the dust you shall
return. Genesis 319
without the shedding of blood there can be no
forgiveness of sin Hebrews 922
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MERCY
BLOOD
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Animal Sacrifice
SINS (FIGURATIVE)
REPRESENTATIVE DEATH
JUSTICE
MERCY
INNOCENT
GUILTY
SANCTIFIED
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What Made it Work?

• FAITH

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Genuine Faith Hebrews 116

• But without faith it is impossible to please Him,
  for he who comes to God
• must believe that He is, and that He is a
  rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

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The OT Teacher
SACRIFICE
SIN
HOLINESS
GRACE
SINS (FIGURATIVE)
REPRESENTATIVE DEATH
FAITH
ATONEMENT
TEACHER Gal 324
JUSTICE
MERCY
REDEMPTION
RECONCILIATION
BLOOD
REPRESENTATIVEDEATH
SANCTIFICATION
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Behold the
LAMB OF GOD
that takes away the sin of the world
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Lesson 2 Review Slides - End
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Christs Blood in Prophecy

• Isaiah 53

1400 BC
30 AD
0 AD
750 BC
Jesus Death
Jesus Birth
First five books of Bible written
Isaiahs Prophecy written
750 years before Christ!
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Christs Blood in Prophecy
Isaiah 53 750 years before Christ!

• Surely our griefs He Himself bore, And our
  sorrows He carried
• He was pierced through for our transgressions, He
  was crushed for our iniquities
• The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him,
  And by His scourging we are healed.
• 6 All of us like sheep have gone astray, Each of
  us has turned to his own way
• But the LORD has caused the iniquity of us all
  To fall on Him.

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Christs Blood in Prophecy
Isaiah 53 750 years before Christ!

• 8 He was cut off out of the land of the living
  For the transgression of my people, to whom the
  stroke was due
• 10 But the LORD was pleased To crush Him, putting
  Him to grief the Righteous One, My Servant, will
  justify the many, As He will bear their
  iniquities.
• 12 He poured out Himself to death, And was
  numbered with the transgressors Yet He Himself
  bore the sin of many, And interceded for the
  transgressors.

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The Lamb of God - Redeemed
1 Peter 118-19
knowing that you were not redeemed with
perishable things like silver or gold from your
futile way of life inherited from your
forefathers, but with precious blood, as of a
lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of
Christ.
1 Corinthians 620
For you have been bought with a price
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The Lamb of God - Ransomed
Mt. 2028
the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to
serve, and to give His life a ransom for many
Mt. 2628
for this is My blood of the covenant, which is
poured out for many for forgiveness of sins.
1 John 35
But you know that he appeared so that he might
take away our sins. And in him is no sin.
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Christs Sacrifice OT Fulfillment
1 Peter 118-19
you were redeemed with precious blood, as of a
lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of
Christ.
Matthew 517
"Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or
the Prophets I did not come to abolish but to
fulfill.
Heb 922 without the shedding of blood there is
no remission.
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Christs Sacrifice Representative Death
1 Peter 224 He Himself bore our sins in His
body on the cross, that we might die to sin.
JUDICIAL DEATH
REPRESENTATIVE DEATH
Heb 922 without the shedding of blood there can
be no forgiveness
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who Christ, was declared the Son of God
with power by the resurrection from the dead
Romans 14
DEATH BURIAL
RESURRECTION!
If Christ has not been raised, your faith is
worthless you are still in your sins. 1 Cor
1517
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Christs Sacrifice Sin Bearer
My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?
2 Cor 521
SINS
He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our
behalf, so that we might become the righteousness
of God in Him
JUDICIAL DEATH
REPRESENTATIVE DEATH
Your iniquities have separated you from your
God and your sins have hidden his face from
you. Is 592 You are of purer eyes than to
behold evil, and cannot look upon wickedness.
Hab 113
DEATH
Heb 922 without the shedding of blood there can
be no forgiveness
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Christs Sacrifice - Reconciliation
Colossians 122
But now he has reconciled you by Christ's
physical body through death to present you holy
in his sight, without blemish and free from
accusation
Also Hebrews 1312 Hebrews 1010
Heb 922 without the shedding of blood there can
be no forgiveness
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An Undeserved Sacrifice
Romans 58-10
But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in
that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for
us. Much more then, having now been justified
by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath
of God through Him. For if while we were enemies
we were reconciled to God through the death of
His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we
shall be saved by His life.
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Christs Sacrifice Removes Sin
Romans 66 Our old self was crucified with
Him, That our body of sin might be done away
with.
Heb 922 without the shedding of blood there can
be no forgiveness
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Propitiation By Faith
Romans 323-25
for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory
of God being justified freely by his grace
through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus
whom God set forth to be a propitiation, through
faith, in his blood...
Heb 922 without the shedding of blood there can
be no forgiveness
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Christs Sacrifice Who Died?
1 Peter 224 He Himself bore our sins in His
body on the cross, that we might die to sin.
1 Peter 118-19 you were redeemed with precious
blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the
blood of Christ.
Romans 68 Our old self was crucified with
Him, That our body of sin might be done away
with.
Heb 922 without the shedding of blood there can
be no forgiveness
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The Death of the Believer

• It is a trustworthy statement
• For if we died with Him,
• we will also live with Him

2 Tim 211
died with Him
Christs death results in the death of the
believer!
105
The Death of the Believer

• I have been crucified with Christ and it is no
  longer I who live,
• but Christ lives in me

Gal. 220
crucified with Christ
Christs death results in the death of the
believer!
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The Death of the Believer

• For the love of Christ controls us, having
  concluded this, that one died for all, therefore
  all died

2 Corinthians 514
all died
Christs death results in the death of the
believer!
107
Our sins can not and will not be forgiven
UNLESS
We have died with Christ We have been united with
Christ in His death We have been crucified with
Christ We have died to sin

• This is according to the scheme of redemption for
  without the shedding of blood
• there is no forgiveness of sins.

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Christs Sacrifice
1 Peter 224 He Himself bore our sins in His
body on the cross, that we might die to sin.
1 Peter 118-19 you were redeemed with
precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and
spotless, the blood of Christ.
Romans 66 Our old self was crucified with
Him, That our body of sin might be done away
with.
Heb 922 without the shedding of blood there can
be no forgiveness
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When?
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The fundamental question of the gospel is When?
Or How?
At what point in my faith . . . do I die to
sin? do I die with Christ? When does God view me
as . . . uniting with Christ in his death?
crucified with Christ?
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The fundamental question of the gospel is When?
Or How?
ROMANS 6
1 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in
sin that grace might increase? 2 May it never
be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it?
died to sin
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3 Or dont you know that all of us who have been
baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized
into His death?
INTO DEATH
Baptized into Jesus Christ Baptized into His
Death!
113
4 Therefore we have been buried with Him
through baptism into death,
INTO DEATH
Buried with Christ through baptism into death!
114
4 in order that as Christ was raised from the
dead through the glory of the Father, so we too
might walk in newness of life.
INTO DEATH
NEW LIFE
NEW BIRTH
NEW CREATION
Jn. 35 2 Cor. 517
115
5 For if we have become united with Him in the
likeness of His death, certainly we shall be also
in the likeness of His resurrection,
INTO DEATH
NEW LIFE
United with Christs Death
116
6 knowing this, that our old self was crucified
with Him, that our body of sin might be done
away with, that we should no longer be slaves to
sin
INTO DEATH
NEW LIFE
United with Christs Death
117
7 for he who has died is freed from sin
JUDICIAL DEATH
INTO DEATH
NEW LIFE
United with Christs Death
118
8 Now if we have died with Christ, we believe
that we shall also live with Him
INTO DEATH
NEW LIFE
United with Christs Death
119
10 For the death that He died, He died to sin,
once for all but the life that He lives, He
lives to God.
INTO DEATH
NEW LIFE
United with Christs Death
120
10 For the death that He died, He died to sin,
once for all but the life that He lives, He
lives to God. 11 In the same way count
yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God
in Christ Jesus
INTO DEATH
NEW LIFE
JUDICIAL DEATH
United with Christs Death
121
Christs Sacrifice Dead to sin
He Himself bore our sins in His body on the
cross, that we might die to sin. 1 Peter 224
in the same way Rom 611
Heb 922 without the shedding of blood there is
no remission.
122
Christs Sacrifice Dead to sin
Dying to sin involves removing us from the
effects or consequences of sin. The only way to
be removed from the effects of sin is to have our
sins removed. The only way to have our sins
removed is by blood atonement (juducial price for
sin). The only way for the price to paid for the
sinner is by - dying with Christ - uniting
with Christ in His death - being crucified with
Christ
Heb 922 without the shedding of blood there is
no forgiveness.
123
12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal
body that you should obey its lusts,.
INTO DEATH
NEW LIFE
REPENTANCE
United with Christs Death
124
17 But thanks be to God that though you were
slaves of sin, you became obedient from the
heart to that form of teaching to which you
were committed,
INTO DEATH
NEW LIFE
FAITH
United with Christs Death
125
22 But now having been freed from sin and
enslaved to God, you derive your benefit,
resulting in sanctification, and the outcome,
eternal life.
INTO DEATH
NEW LIFE
HOLY
United with Christs Death
126
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free
gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our
Lord..
GIFT
INTO DEATH
NEW LIFE
United with Christs Death
127
1 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in
sin that grace might increase? 2  May it never
be! How shall we who died to sin still live in
it? 3 Or dont you know that all of us who have
been baptized into Christ Jesus have been
baptized into His death? 4 Therefore we have been
buried with Him through baptism into death, in
order that as Christ was raised from the dead
through the glory of the Father, so we too might
walk in newness of life. 5  For if we have become
united with Him in the likeness of His death,
certainly we shall be also in the likeness of
His resurrection, 6 knowing this, that our old
self was crucified with Him, that our body of
sin might be done away with, that we should no
longer be slaves to sin 7 for he who has died is
freed from sin. 8 Now if we have died with
Christ, we believe that we shall also live with
Him, 9 knowing that Christ, having been raised
from the dead, is never to die again death no
longer is master over Him. 10 For the death that
He died, He died to sin, once for all but the
life that He lives, He lives to God. 11 In the
same way count yourselves to be dead to sin, but
alive to God in Christ Jesus. 12 Therefore do not
let sin reign in your mortal body that you should
obey its lusts, . 17 But thanks be to God that
though you were slaves of sin, you became
obedient from the heart to that form of teaching
to which you were committed, 18 and having been
freed from sin, you became slaves of
righteousness. so now present your members as
slaves to righteousness, resulting in
sanctification. 22 But now having been freed
from sin and enslaved to God, you derive your
benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the
outcome, eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is
death, but the free gift of God is eternal life
in Christ Jesus our Lord.
we died to sin
baptized into Christ Jesus
ROMANS 6
baptized into His death
buried with Him through baptism
buried into death
newness of life
united with Him in death
old self crucified with Him
body of sin done away with
he who has died is freed from sin
died with Christ
He died to sin once for ALL
count yourselves dead to sin
you became obedient from the heart
freed from sin
slaves to righteousness
resulting in sanctification
freed from sin
enslaved to God
wages of sin is death
free gift of God
eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord
128

• Have you died with Christ?

129
1 Jn. 314 We know that we have passed out of
death into life
INTO DEATH
NEW LIFE
United with Christ in the likeness of His death
130
Tidewater church of Christ April 22, 2007
131
Lesson 3 Review Slides - Start
132
An Urgent and Important Command
THE GREAT COMMISSION
Go into all the world and preach the gospel to
all creation.
Mark 1615
133
The Gospel Salvation

• POWER OF GOD
• I am not ashamed of the gospel
• for it is the
• power of God
• for salvation...
• Roman 116

134
A Serious WarningTo Christians

• I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting
  Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a
  different gospel which is really not another
  only there are some who are disturbing you and
  want to distort the gospel of Christ.
• But even if we or an angel from heaven should
  preach a gospel other than
• the one we preached to you,
• let him be eternally condemned!

Galatians 16-12
135
The ONE Gospel
1

• I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting
  Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a
  different gospel which is really not another
  only there are some who are disturbing you and
  want to distort the gospel of Christ.
• But even if we or an angel from heaven should
  preach a gospel other than the one we preached to
  you, let him be eternally condemned!
• Galatians 16-12

How can I be certain? Where would we start?
GOSPEL
136
Galatians 324
Also Rom. 154 For whatever things were
written before were written for our learning,
that we through the patience and comfort of the
Scriptures might have hope. 1 Cor. 1011 Now
these things happened to them as an example, and
they were written for our instruction (see also 2
Tim 314-15)
OLD LAW
TEACHER
TO BRING US TO CHRIST
JUSTIFIED BY FAITH
137
GOD IS HOLY
138
A DESIRED RELATIONSHIPSPIRITUAL FELLOWSHIPWITH
A HOLY GOD
139
Sin Separates us from God Your iniquities have
separated you from your God and your sins have
hidden his face from you. Is 592
140
Three Deaths
JUDICIAL

• SPIRITUAL

MORTAL
PAYMENT
CONSEQUENCES
Life atonement for sin
Death of our bodies
Separation From God
Required of every sinner
Result of Adam and Eves first sin
Result of individual sin
The wages of sin is death Romans 323
for dust you are, and to the dust you shall
return. Genesis 319
without the shedding of blood there can be no
forgiveness of sin Hebrews 922
141
MERCY
BLOOD
142
Animal Sacrifice
SINS (FIGURATIVE)
REPRESENTATIVE DEATH
JUSTICE
MERCY
INNOCENT
GUILTY
SANCTIFIED
143
What Made it Work?

• FAITH

144
Genuine Faith Hebrews 116

• But without faith it is impossible to please Him,
  for he who comes to God
• must believe that He is, and that He is a
  rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

145
The OT Teacher
SACRIFICE
SIN
HOLINESS
GRACE
SINS (FIGURATIVE)
REPRESENTATIVE DEATH
FAITH
ATONEMENT
TEACHER Gal 324
JUSTICE
MERCY
REDEMPTION
RECONCILIATION
BLOOD
REPRESENTATIVEDEATH
SANCTIFICATION
146
Behold the
LAMB OF GOD
that takes away the sin of the world
147
Christs Sacrifice A Judicial Death
1 Peter 224 He Himself bore our sins in His
body on the cross, that we might die to sin.
REPRESENTATIVE DEATH
Heb 922 without the shedding of blood there is
no remission.
148
The Death of the Believer

• It is a trustworthy statement
• For if we died with Him,
• we will also live with Him

2 Tim 211
Christs death results in the death of the
believer!
149
The fundamental question of the gospel is When?
Or How?
At what point in my faith . . . do I die to
sin? do I die with Christ? When does God view me
as . . . uniting with Christ in his death?
crucified with Christ?
150
The fundamental question of the gospel is When?
Or How?
ROMANS 6
1 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in
sin that grace might increase? 2 May it never
be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it?
died to sin
151
3 Or dont you know that all of us who have been
baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized
into His death?
INTO DEATH
Baptized into Jesus Christ Baptized into His
Death!
152
4 Therefore we have been buried with Him
through baptism into death,
INTO DEATH
Buried with Christ through baptisminto death!
153
4 in order that as Christ was raised from the
dead through the glory of the Father, so we too
might walk in newness of life.
INTO DEATH
NEW LIFE
NEW BIRTH
NEW CREATION
Jn. 35 2 Cor. 517
154
5 For if we have become united with Him in the
likeness of His death, certainly we shall be also
in the likeness of His resurrection,
INTO DEATH
NEW LIFE
United with Christs Death
155
6 knowing this, that our old self was crucified
with Him, that our body of sin might be done
away with, that we should no longer be slaves to
sin
INTO DEATH
NEW LIFE
United with Christs Death
156
7 for he who has died is freed from sin
JUDICIAL DEATH
INTO DEATH
NEW LIFE
United with Christs Death
157
8 Now if we have died with Christ, we believe
that we shall also live with Him
INTO DEATH
NEW LIFE
United with Christs Death
158
12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal
body that you should obey its lusts,.
INTO DEATH
REPENTANCE
NEW LIFE
United with Christs Death
159
17 But thanks be to God that though you were
slaves of sin, you became obedient from the
heart to that form of teaching to which you
were committed,
INTO DEATH
NEW LIFE
FAITH
United with Christs Death
160
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free
gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our
Lord..
GIFT
INTO DEATH
NEW LIFE
United with Christs Death
161
Lesson 3 Review Slides - End
162
FourTestimonies
TO THE ONE GOSPEL
?
?
?
?
163
What theApostles Taught
?

• The Power of Inspired Teachings

164
Galatians 324
OLD LAW
TEACHER
TO BRING US TO CHRIST
JUSTIFIED BY FAITH
165
Justified by Faith
Galatians 322-27

• 22 But the Scripture has shut up everyone under
  sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ
  might be given to those who believe
• 24 Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead
  us to Christ, so that we may be justified by
  faith.
• 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer
  under a tutor.
• 26 For you are all sons of God through faith in
  Christ Jesus.

justified by faith
For you are all sons of God through faith
166
The fundamental question of justification
is When?
Or How?
At what point does God view me as justified by
faith? a son of God by faith?
167
Justified by Faith
Galatians 322-27

• 22 But the Scripture has shut up everyone under
  sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ
  might be given to those who believe
• 24 Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead
  us to Christ, so that we may be justified by
  faith.
• 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer
  under a tutor.
• For you are all sons of God through faith in
  Christ Jesus.
• For all of you who were baptized into Christ have
  clothed yourselves with Christ.

justified by faith
For you are all sons of God through faith
For all of you who were baptized into Christ
have clothed yourselves with Christ.
168
SIN
Justification
For all of you who were baptized into Christ
have clothed yourselves with Christ.
169
Reconciliation
NOT GUILTY!! (RIGHTEOUS)
Justification
170
Through Faith
Colossians 28-12

• For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in
  bodily form, and in Him you have been made
  complete,
• and He is the head over all rule and authority
  and in Him you were also circumcised with a
  circumcision made without hands, in the removal
  of the body of the flesh by the circumcision of
  Christ
• having been buried with Him in baptism, in which
  you were also raised up with Him
• through faith in the working of God, who raised
  Him from the dead.

having been buried with Him in baptism
faith in the working of God
171
Through Faith in Gods Work
Colossians 28-12

• For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in
  bodily form, and in Him you have been made
  complete,
• and He is the head over all rule and authority
  and in Him you were also circumcised with a
  circumcision made without hands, in the removal
  of the body of the flesh by the circumcision of
  Christ
• having been buried with Him in baptism, in which
  you were also raised up with Him
• through faith in the working of God, who raised
  Him from the dead.

But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who
became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness
and sanctification, and redemption. 1 Cor 130
having been buried with Him in baptism
faith in the working of God
172
Baptism Saves You
1 Peter 321

• Corresponding to that,
• baptism now saves you - - not the removal of dirt
  from the flesh, but
• an appeal to God for a good conscience,
• through the resurrection of Christ,

baptism now saves you
having been buried with Him in baptism, in which
you were also raised up with Him through faith
in the working of God, who raised Him from the
dead. Col. 212
through faith
in the working of God Col 212
173
Washing - The Figure of Baptism
(Acts 2216) 'Now why do you delay? Get up and
be baptized, and wash away your sins,
calling on His name. (Rev 15) To Him
who loved us and washed us from our sins
in His own blood, (1 Corinthians 611)
Such were some of you but you were washed,
but you were sanctified, but you were
justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ
and in the Spirit of our God.
be baptized,
wash away your sins,
washed us from our sins,
you were washed
sanctified
justified
174
Creating a Holy People, His Church
Ephesians 525-27 Husbands, love your wives,
just as Christ also loved the church and gave
Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify
her, having cleansed her by the washing of
water with the word, that He might present to
Himself the church in all her glory, having no
spot or wrinkle or any such thing but that she
would be holy and blameless.
HOW?
175
Regeneration and Renewal
Titus 33-7

• 3 For we also once were foolish ourselves,
  disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts
  and pleasures, spending our life in malice and
  envy, hateful, hating one another.
• 4 But when the kindness of God our Savior and His
  love for mankind appeared,
• 5 He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we
  have done in righteousness, but according to His
  mercy,
• by the washing of regeneration and renewing
• by the Holy Spirit,
• 6 whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus
  Christ our Savior,
• 7 so that being justified by His grace we would
  be made heirs according to the hope of eternal
  life.

He saved us,
by the washing of regeneration and renewing
by the Holy Spirit,
176
but you were washed, but you were sanctified,
but you were justified in the name of the Lord
Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God. 1 Cor.
611
INTO DEATH
NEW LIFE
DEAD MAN
RECONCILIATION (Relationship with a Holy God
restored)
United with Christs Death
CRUCIFIED WITH CHRIST (Buried with Christ INTO
death)
JUSTIFICATION (Penalty removed)
SANCTIFICATION (Sins removed made Holy and
righteous)
177
5 He saved us by the washing of regeneration
and renewing by the Holy Spirit, Titus 35
INTO DEATH
NEW LIFE
DEAD MAN
RECONCILIATION (Relationship with a Holy God
restored)
United with Christs Death
CRUCIFIED WITH CHRIST (Buried with Christ INTO
death)
JUSTIFICATION (Penalty removed)
SANCTIFICATION (Sins removed made Holy and
righteous)
178
God has chosen you from the beginning for
salvation through sanctification by the Spirit
and faith in the truth. 2 Thes. 213 ( see also
1 Pet. 12)
INTO DEATH
NEW LIFE
DEAD MAN
RECONCILIATION (Relationship with a Holy God
restored)
United with Christs Death
CRUCIFIED WITH CHRIST (Buried with Christ INTO
death)
JUSTIFICATION (Penalty removed)
SANCTIFICATION (Sins removed made Holy and
righteous)
179
Gods Roles in Redemption
Titus 33-7

• 3 For we also once were foolish ourselves,
  disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts
  and pleasures, spending our life in malice and
  envy, hateful, hating one another.
• 4 But when the kindness of God our Savior and His
  love for mankind appeared,
• 5 He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we
  have done in righteousness, but according to His
  mercy,
• by the washing of regeneration and renewing
• by the Holy Spirit,
• 6 whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus
  Christ our Savior,
• 7 so that being justified by His grace we would
  be made heirs according to the hope of eternal
  life.

God
Holy Spirit
Jesus Christ
180
By His Grace A Gift, Undeserved
Titus 33-7

• 3 For we also once were foolish ourselves,
  disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts
  and pleasures, spending our life in malice and
  envy, hateful, hating one another.
• 4 But when the kindness of God our Savior and His
  love for mankind appeared,
• 5 He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we
  have done in righteousness, but according to His
  mercy,
• by the washing of regeneration and renewing
• by the Holy Spirit,
• 6 whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus
  Christ our Savior,
• 7 so that being justified by His grace we would
  be made heirs according to the hope of eternal
  life.

not on the basis of deeds which we have done in
righteousness, but according to His mercy
justified by His grace
181
Eph 43-6 Make every effort to keep the unity of
the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is
one body and one Spirit -just as you were
called to one hope when you were called
one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God
and Father of all who is over all and through all
and in all.
!!?
one baptism,
182
What theApostles Practiced
?

• The Power of Actual Examples

183
What Shall We Do?

• Now when they heard this,
• they were pierced to the heart,
• and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles,
• "Brethren, what shall we do?"

First gospel sermon Pentecost
They believed the gospel
DIFFERENT GOSPELS
Do? There is nothing you can do! Christ did it
all!
Accept Jesus into your heart.
Pray through.
Just believe.
Pray the sinners prayer.
Call out Jesus name.
184
What Shall We Do?

• Now when they heard this,
• they were pierced to the heart,
• and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles,
• "Brethren, what shall we do?"

The GOSPEL RESPONSE
Peter said to them, "Repent, and each of you be
baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the
forgiveness of your sins and you will receive
the gift of the Holy Spirit.
185
The Gospel Result Added to Church

• And with many other words he solemnly testified
  and kept on exhorting them, saying,
• So then, those who had received his word were
  baptized and that day there were added about
  three thousand souls
• And the Lord was adding to their number day by
  day those who were being saved.

"Be saved from this perverse generation!"
186
Preaching Jesus
Acts 835-39

• Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from
  this Scripture he preached Jesus to him.
• As they went along the road they came to some
  water and the eunuch said, "Look! Water! What
  prevents me from being baptized?"
• And Philip said, "If you believe with all your
  heart, you may." And he answered and said, "I
  believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."
• And he ordered the chariot to stop and they both
  went down into the water, Philip as well as the
  eunuch, and he baptized him.
• When they came up out of the water, the Spirit
  of the Lord snatched Philip away and the eunuch
  no longer saw him, but went on his way rejoicing.

preached Jesus
baptized
rejoicing
187
The ONE BAPTISM of Eph. 4 is clearly
demonstrated in the book of Acts, from just two
examples (Acts 2 8) we learn Baptism was for
BELIEVERS Baptism was FOR REMISSION OF
SINS Baptism was IMMERSION in water Baptism ADDED
one to the KINGDOM Therefore we see Baptism
was COMMANDED not a promise
One Subject
One Purpose
One Mode
One Result
COMMANDED
188
Saving Paul Already a God fearing man

• Believed -
• What shall I do,...
• Confessed -
• What shall I do, Lord?
• Obeyed
• Get up and go into Damascus
• Fasted
• three days and neither ate nor drank
• Prayed
• for he is praying

189
Saving Paul Repented for 3 Days

• After all of these acts of repentance
• Paul was commanded
• Now why do you delay? Get up and
• be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on
  His name.'

be baptized, and wash away your sins,
190
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191
How Far to Birmingham?
Seattle - 2540 miles
Denver - 1330 miles
Memphis - 260 miles
How Far to Birmingham?
How Far to Birmingham?
The answer to the question depends on where the
person is when they ask the question!
192
What Must I Do to be Saved?

• Macedonian Jailor (unbeliever)
• Believe (Acts 16)
• Pentecost (believed and confessed)
• Repent and be baptized (Acts 2)
• Paul (believed, confessed,and repented)
• be baptized and wash away your sins
• (Acts 22)

193
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194
What The Early Church Taught and Practiced
?

• The Testimony of History in the Early Church

195
1st Century Teaching and Practice
Barnabas (70 ad) Blessed are they who, placing
their trust in the cross, have gone down in the
waterWe indeed descend into the water full of
sins and defilement. However, we come up, bearing
fruit in our heart, having the fear of God and
the trust of Jesus in our spirit. The Epistle of
Barnabas, Chapter 11, Roberts-Donaldson
196
What Jesus Taught
?

• The Power of Jesus Commands

197
An Urgent and Important Command

• The great commission
• Go into all the world and
• preach the gospel to all creation.
• He who believes and is baptized shall be saved
• but he who has not believed
• shall be condemned.
• Mark 1615-16

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199
Born Again

• John 35
• Jesus answered, Truly, truly, I say to you,
  unless one is born of water and the Spirit he
  cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

Used by the early church writers as baptismal
proof text!
200
Born of Water and the Spirit

• (Titus 35)
• 5 He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which
  we have done in righteousness, but according to
  His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and
  renewing by the Holy Spirit,
• (John 35)
• 5 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you,
  unless one is born of water and the Spirit he
  cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

He saved us,
by the washing of regeneration and renewing
by the Holy Spirit,
born of water and the Spirit
201
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202
Great Commission

• Matthew 2819-20
• "Go therefore and make disciples of all the
  nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father
  and the Son and the Holy Spirit,

203
Great Commission

• Matthew 2819-20
• "Go therefore and make disciples of all the
  nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father
  and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
• teaching them to observe all that I commanded
  you and lo, I am with you always, even to the
  end of the age."

204
The Propagation of the Great Commission
Early Church
Plan of Redemption
Great Commission
Acts
Epistles
Following the death, burial, and resurrection of
Christ in the plan of redemption we see
What Christ commanded in the Great Commission
We see the apostles carrying out in the book of
Acts
Followed by what the apostles taught in the
epistles
Which we see taught and practiced by the early
Christians
205
NEW TESTAMENT PERIOD
OLD TESTAMENT PERIOD
PATRIARCHAL
CHRISTIAN
MOSAIC
CREATION
DAY OF JUDGEMENT
206
Everyone Deserves the Opportunity
To ACCEPT
Or REJECT

• The GOSPEL

207

• What can wash away my sins?

Nothing - but the blood of Jesus!
208
Have you died with Christ?
209
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