God's Eternal Plan to Redeem Man

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God's Eternal Planto Redeem Man

• A Bible Study
• Outline by Bob Myhan

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Introduction

• Many people are at sea without a compass when
  it comes to the study of Gods word simply
  because they do not have a firm grasp of what it
  is all about.

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Introduction

• To understand any part of Gods word, you must
  have an understanding of the whole, but to
  comprehend the whole you must mentally grasp the
  parts.

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Introduction

• It is somewhat of a paradox, but so are many of
  the principles of the kingdom. For example
• He who finds his life will lose it, and he who
  loses his life for My sake will find it (Matt.
  1039).

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Introduction

• In this study of Gods eternal plan to redeem
  man, we hope to give you a spiritual compass to
  guide you through your personal study of the
  various portions of Gods word.

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Part I. Before the Beginning

• A. God existed.
• I am that I am (Ex. 313-14), indicates
  self-existence. One who is self-existent is
  necessarily eternal.
• Isaiah tells us that God inhabits eternity
  (Isa. 5715).
• He has always existed.
• He had no beginning.

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Part I. Before the Beginning

• A. God existed.
• I am that I am (Ex. 313-14), indicates
  self-existence. One who is self-existent is
  necessarily eternal.
• Isaiah tells us that God inhabits eternity
  (Isa. 5715).
• God is spirit (John 424).
• Something or someone must have always existed
  (ex nihilo, nihil fit).

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Part I. Before the Beginning

• A. God existed.
• I am that I am (Ex. 313-14), indicates
  self-existence. One who is self-existent is
  necessarily eternal.
• Isaiah tells us that God inhabits eternity
  (Isa. 5715).
• God is spirit (John 424).
• Scientists tell us that matter has not always
  existed.

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Part I. Before the Beginning

• A. God existed.
• I am that I am (Ex. 313-14), indicates
  self-existence. One who is self-existent is
  necessarily eternal.
• Isaiah tells us that God inhabits eternity
  (Isa. 5715).
• God is spirit (John 424).
• Therefore, God must have always existed.

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Part I. Before the Beginning

• A. God existed.
• B. God existed in three persons.
• 1. The Hebrew word for God in Gen. 11 is plural
  but it takes a singular verb.
• But Moses said, The Lord our God is one Lord
  (Deut. 64).
• One can denote unity (Gen. 224).
• Thus, the Godhead is a unity - plural persons in
  a single state.

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Part I. Before the Beginning

• A. God existed.
• B. God existed in three persons.
• 1. The Hebrew word for God in Gen. 11 is plural
  but it takes a singular verb.
• 2. The Word of God existed in the beginning and
  is God (John 11-2, 14-17 171-5).
• 3. The Spirit of God existed in the beginning and
  is God (Gen. 12 1426 1526 Acts 53-4).

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Part I. Before the Beginning

• A. God existed.
• B. God existed in three persons.
• C. God had an eternal purpose (Eph. 311).
• His very nature is purposeful (Isa. 468-11 Jer.
  428 Eph. 111).
• His eternal purpose is to give eternal life (John
  1010, 27-28 Titus 11-2).
• This is not mere eternal existence, but eternal
  fellowship with Him (Mt. 2531-46).

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Part II. In the Beginning

• A. God had unlimited power.
• 1. Power ability to do or act capability of
  doing or accomplishing something
• 2. Various kinds of power physical, mental,
  political, legal, moral. Type of power used
  depends on result desired.
• 3. Unlimited power all the power necessary to
  accomplish His eternal purpose.

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Part II. In the Beginning

• A. God had unlimited power.
• B. Creative power was exerted.
• 1. God brought something out of nothing (Heb.
  34 113).
• 2. He brought order out of chaosHe formed and
  filled what was initially without form and void
  (Gen. 12-25).

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Part II. In the Beginning

• A. God had unlimited power.
• B. Creative power was exerted.
• 1. God brought something out of nothing (Heb.
  34 113).
• 2. He brought order out of chaosHe formed and
  filled what was initially without form and void
  (Gen. 12-25).
• God could have created it complete, but chose
  not to do so, probably to demonstrate the range
  of His controlling power (see Mark 822-25).

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Part II. In the Beginning

• A. God had unlimited power.
• B. Creative power was exerted.
• 1. God brought something out of nothing (Heb.
  34 113).
• 2. He brought order out of chaosHe formed and
  filled what was initially without form and void
  (Gen. 12-25).
• 3. He breathed life into a non-living form (Gen.
  120, 24 27).

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Part II. In the Beginning

• A. God had unlimited power.
• B. Creative power was exerted.
• C. Procreative power was bestowed.
• Physical procreation prefigures spiritual
  procreation (Luke 811 Rom. 116).

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Part II. In the Beginning

• A. God had unlimited power.
• B. Creative power was exerted.
• C. Procreative power was bestowed.
• 1. The procreative power of unconscious life
  (Gen. 111-12)
• 2. The procreative power of conscious life (Gen.
  121-22)
• 3. The procreative power of self-conscious,
  personal life (Gen. 128)

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Part III. The Fall of Man

• A. The tri-directional responsibility of man
  (Mark 1228-31 Titus 211-12)
• 1. Inwardlive soberly
• 2. Outwardlive righteously
• 3. Upwardlive godly

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Part III. The Fall of Man

• A. The tri-directional responsibility of man
• B. The fall of man (Gen. 31-13)
• 1. A change in affectionfrom love of God to love
  of knowledge (Gen. 31-5)
• 2. A change in volitionfrom obedience to
  disobedience (Gen. 36)
• 3. A change in relationfrom friend of God to
  enemy of God (Gen. 37-13)

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Part III. The Fall of Man

• A. The tri-directional responsibility of man
• B. The fall of man
• C. Gods plan to reconcile man (Gen. 314-15)
• 1. The seed of the serpent (John 844)
• 2. The seed of the woman (Gal. 44)
• 3. The bruising of the heel and the head
• Heel Jesus' death (Luke 223-6 Acts 222-28)
• Head Satan's defeat (1 John 38)

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Part IV. The Wickedness of Man

• A. Cain and his descendants
• 1. Cain and Abel (Gen. 41-8 Heb. 114 1 John
  311-12)
• 2. Cains punishment (Gen. 49-15)
• 3. The wickedness of Cains descendants (Gen.
  416-24)

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Part IV. The Wickedness of Man

• A. Cain and his descendants
• B. The worldwide flood
• The exceeding wickedness of man (Gen. 61-5)
• Gods decision to destroy man (Gen. 66-8)
• The salvation of Noah and family (Gen. 69-22
  Heb. 117 1 Peter 318-20 2 Peter 24-11)

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Part IV. The Wickedness of Man

• A. Cain and his descendants
• B. The worldwide flood
• C. The descendants of Noah
• 1. The dispersion (Gen. 101-32)
• 2. The confusion of tongues (Gen. 111-9)
• 3. Mans further degradation (Rom. 118-32)
• Although mentioned later, this event probably
  preceded the dispersion.

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Part V. Gods Promises to Abram

• A. To make of him a great nation (Gen. 121-2)
• A nation with a large population (Gen. 171-7)
• A nation with a sizeable territory (Gen.
  1512-21 178 Josh. 2143-45)
• A righteous nation (Gen. 1817-19 Ex. 194-6
  Prov. 1434)

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Part V. Gods Promises to Abram

• A. To make of him a great nation
• B. To bless him and make his name great (Gen.
  122)
• To bless him physically (Gen. 257)
• To bless him materially (Gen. 131-2)
• To bless him spiritually, thus making his name
  great (Gen. 156 1816-19 Rom. 41-8)

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Part V. Gods Promises to Abram

• A. To make of him a great nation
• B. To bless him and make his name great
• C. To bless all families of the earth in himthat
  is, in his Seed (Gen.123 Gal. 37-9, 23-29)
• To bless them individually
• To bless them spiritually
• To bless them conditionally

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Part VI. The Faith of Abraham

• He believed had faith in God (Gen. 156).
• Knowledge What is learned through experience
  reason - Experience reason told him Sarah would
  never have a son.
• Faith What is learned from reliable testimony -
  God eventually told him Sarah would have a son.
• Opinion Position held in the absence of hard
  evidence - Reliable testimony is hard evidence
  thus, faith is not opinion.

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Part VI. The Faith of Abraham

• He believed had faith in God.
• B. Faith wrought with his works (James 222a).
• He left home, family religion because of his
  faith (Acts 72,3 Heb. 118 Josh. 241,2).
• He sojourned in the land of promise because of
  his faith (Heb. 119-10).
• He offered up the son of promise because of his
  faith (Heb. 1117-19).

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Part VI. The Faith of Abraham

• He believed had faith in God.
• B. Faith wrought with his works.
• By works was faith made perfect (James 222b).
• There is dead faith (James 214-20, 26).
• There is little or weak faith (Matt. 1425-31
  Rom. 419).
• And there is great or perfect faith - to the
  saving of the soul (Matt. 85-10 1528 Heb.
  1026-39 James 221-23).

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Part VI. The Faith of Abraham

• He believed had faith in God.
• B. Faith wrought with his works.
• By works was faith made perfect.
• We, too, must have the faith of Abraham (Rom.
  41-12).

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Part VII. Isaac Jacob

• A. Gods promise to Isaac
• 1. The seed of promise (Gen. 1715-21 211-12)
• 2. Death burial of Abraham (Gen. 251-10)
• 3. Isaac given the blessing (Gen. 2511 261-5)

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Part VII. Isaac Jacob

• A. Gods promise to Isaac
• B. The birthright the blessing
• 1. The birth of Jacob Esau (Gen. 2519-26)
• 2. Esau despises his birthright (Gen. 2527-34)
• 3. Jacob given the greater blessing (Gen. 271-29)

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Part VII. Isaac Jacob

• A. Gods promise to Isaac
• B. The birthright the blessing
• C. Gods promise to Jacob
• 1. Jacobs dream (Gen. 2810-22)
• 2. Jacobs name changed to Israel (Gen. 3224-28)
• 3. Jacobs blessing at Bethel (Gen. 351-15)

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Part VIII. Formation of A Nation

• A. The people were providentially preserved
  through Joseph.
• 1. He was sold into slavery (Gen. 373-36 Acts
  79).
• 2. He rose to power (Gen. 39-41 Acts 79-10).
• 3. He brought his family to Egypt (Gen. 42-46
  Acts 711-15).

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Part VIII. Formation of A Nation

• A. The people were providentially preserved
  through Joseph.
• B. The law was given through Moses.
• 1. The forty-years of Moses preservation (Ex.
  21-15 Acts 717-29 Heb. 1123-27)
• 2. The forty-years of Moses preparation (Acts
  730-35 Ex. 216-25 31-22 41-31)
• 3. The forty-years of Moses participation (Acts
  736-44 Ex. 5-40 Num. Deut.)

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Part VIII. Formation of A Nation

• A. The people were providentially preserved
  through Joseph.
• B. The law was given through Moses.
• C. The land was entered, conquered and divided
  under Joshua.
• 1. The land entered (Josh. 31-17 419-24).
• 2. The land conquered (Josh. 5-12).
• 3. The land divided (Josh.13-22 Acts 1317-19).

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Part IX. The Old Testament

• A. Its exclusivity
• 1. The Old Testament - God's covenant with Israel
  - was His promise, or undertaking, to make them
  a special treasure (Ex. 191-6).
• This was a conditional covenantthey were to keep
  it by meeting its conditions.

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Part IX. The Old Testament

• A. Its exclusivity
• 1. The Old Testament - God's covenant with Israel
  - was His promise, or undertaking, to make them
  a special treasure (Ex. 191-6).
• 2. This covenant had not been made with their
  ancestors or any other nation (Deut. 51-3).
• 3. The Ten Commandments formed the basis of this
  covenant (Deut. 54-21).

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Part IX. The Old Testament

• A. Its exclusivity
• B. Its purposes
• 1. To reveal and magnify sin (Rom. 77-13)
• 2. To separate Jews from Gentiles (Eph. 211-12)
• 3. To bring the Jews to Christ (Gal. 319-24)

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Part IX. The Old Testament

• A. Its exclusivity
• B. Its purposes
• C. Its weaknesses
• 1. Those who failed to keep it were cursed (Gal.
  310-12).
• 2. It could not free from the law of sin and
  death (Rom. 81-3 Gal. 321).
• 3. It could not make worshippers perfect (Heb.
  101-4).

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Part X. The Aaronic Priesthood

• A. The tabernacle its furnishings (Ex. 26)
• 1. The outer court brazen altar, laver (Ex. 27
  3017-21)
• 2. The holy place table of showbread, lamp
  stand, and altar of incense (Ex. 2523-40
  301-6 4022-27)
• 3. The most holy place - Holy of holies ark of
  the covenant (Ex. 2510-22)
• These were figures of the true tabernacle and
  its furnishings (Heb. 81-5 91-10).

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Part X. The Aaronic Priesthood

• A. The tabernacle its furnishings
• B. The priests the sacrificial system (Lev.)
• 1. Priestly regulations (Lev. 211-24 221-16)
• 2. Priestly duties (Lev. 8 9)
• 3. Sacrifices (Lev. 2217-33)
• These were figures of the New Testament
  priesthood of believers and their spiritual
  sacrifices (1 Peter 25,9 Heb. 1315,16 Rom.
  121 2 Cor. 85).

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Part X. The Aaronic Priesthood

• A. The tabernacle its furnishings
• B. The priests the sacrificial system
• C. The high priest the Day of Atonement
• 1. Identification (Num. 17 2023-28)
• 2. Special garments (Ex. 281-39)
• 3. Special functions (Ex. 307-10 Lev. 16
  2326-32 Heb. 91-7)
• These were figures of the high priesthood of
  Jesus Christ and His perfect sacrifice for sin
  (Heb. 86 911-28 101-18).

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Part XI. The United Kingdom

• A. King Saul A mans man (1 Sam. 91,2)
• 1. Humble beginning (1 Sam. 915-27 101, 17-24)
• 2. Pride raises its ugly head (1 Sam. 136-14)
• 3. The end of a dynasty (1 Sam. 151-23)

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Part XI. The United Kingdom

• A. King Saul A mans man
• B. King David A man after Gods own heart (Acts
  1321-22)
• 1. Sin (2 Sam. 111-27)
• 2. Remorse (2 Sam. 121-14 Psalm 51)
• 3. Blessings promises (1 Sam. 1731-51 186-7
  2 Sam. 71-13)

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Part XI. The United Kingdom

• A. King Saul A mans man
• B. King David A man after Gods own heart
• C. King Solomon A wise and foolish man
• 1. His wisdom (1 Kings 35-9,16-28 429-34)
• 2. His foolishness (1 Kings 31-4 111-8)
• 3. His Accomplishments - 3 books of wisdom, 3,000
  proverbs 1,005 songs (1 Kings 432), his
  splendor was legendary (Matt. 628-29).

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Part XII. The Divided Kingdom

• A. Rehoboam Jeroboam - ca. 931 BC
• 1. Solomons idolatry death (1 Kings 119-13,
  41-43)
• 2. Gods promise to Jeroboam (1 Kings 1128-38)
• 3. Rehoboams error (1 Kings 121-24)

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Part XII. The Divided Kingdom

• A. Rehoboam Jeroboam - ca. 931 BC
• B. The decline fall of Israel - ca. 722 BC
• 1. Jeroboams preventive measures (1 Kings
  1225-33)
• 2. Israels kings (1 Kings 1629-33 2251-53
  2 Kings 31-3)
• 3. The end of Gods longsuffering (2 Kings 171-8)

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Part XII. The Divided Kingdom

• A. Rehoboam Jeroboam - ca. 931 BC
• B. The decline fall of Israel - ca. 722 BC
• C. The decline fall of Judah - ca. 586 BC
• 1. Judahs kings - Some good, some bad
• 2. Judahs treatment of prophets (Matt. 2133-41)
• 3. The end of Gods longsuffering (2 Chron.
  361-21)
• See Isa. 45 46 Jer. 2910 2 Chron. 3622 for
  their return to the promised land.

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Part XIII. The Messianic Kingdom

• A. In prediction
• 1. It was to come in the days of the Roman Empire
  (Dan. 224-45).
• 2. It was to come in Jerusalem (Isa. 21-4).
• 3. It was to come with power (Joel 228-32).

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Part XIII. The Messianic Kingdom

• A. In prediction
• B. In preparation (Luke 1616)
• 1. John Jesus (Matt. 31-2 412-17 Mark 91)
• 2. The limited commission (Matt. 101-7 Luke
  101-11)
• 3. The facts of the gospel (1 Cor. 151-8)

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Part XIII. The Messianic Kingdom

• A. In prediction
• B. In preparation (Luke 1616)
• C. In perfection
• 1. It came in the days of the Roman Empire (Luke
  21 31 Acts 1127-28)
• 2. It came in Jerusalem (Acts 112-26)
• 3. It came with power (Acts 16-8 21-4)

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Part XIV. The Fullness of Times

• A. God sent forth His Son (Gal. 44)
• 1. Declared at His baptism (Matt. 313-17).
• 2. Declared at His transfiguration (Luke
  928-36).
• 3. Demonstrated by the resurrection (Rom. 14).

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Part XIV. The Fullness of Times

• A. God sent forth His Son
• B. Made of a woman (Gal. 44)
• 1. Her seed (Gen. 314-15)
• 2. Son of God (Isa. 714-17 96,7)
• 3. Son of Man (Matt. 118-25 820)

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Part XIV. The Fullness of Times

• A. God sent forth His Son
• B. Made of a woman
• C. Made under the law (Gal. 44)
• 1. The seed of Abraham (Gen. 123 Gal. 316)
• 2. From the tribe of Judah (Gen. 498-10 Heb.
  714)
• 3. The Son of David (Jer. 235,6 Luke 323-33)

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Part XV. The New Testament (1)

• A. Was foretold in the Old Testament (Jer.
  3131-34).
• 1. Law to be written on minds hearts (Ps. 1).
• 2. None shall teach neighbor brother to know
  God. The knowledge of God precedes one's entrance
  into the Messianic kingdom.
• 3. No more remembrance of sins. - The Jews, by
  contrast, were reminded of their sins every year
  (Heb. 101-4).

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Part XV. The New Testament (1)

• A. Was foretold in the Old Testament.
• B. Was necessary to fulfill Gods eternal
  purpose.
• 1. To free man from the curse of the law (Gal.
  31-14)
• 2. To free man from the law of sin and death
  (Rom. 81-3)
• 3. To make worshippers perfect (Heb. 105-10)

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Part XV. The New Testament (1)

• A. Was foretold in the Old Testament.
• B. Was necessary to fulfill Gods eternal
  purpose.
• C. Was dedicated by the blood of Jesus Christ.
• 1. Jesus is High Priest Mediator (Heb. 86-13).
• 2. A better covenant requires better sacrifices
  (Heb. 911-28).
• 3. Jesus offered Himself once for all (Heb.
  1011-22).

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Part XVI. The New Testament (2)

• A. The Great Commission (Acts 11-3)
• 1. Matthews Account (2816-20)
• 2. Marks Account (1614-16)
• 3. Lukes Account (2444-48)

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Part XVI. The New Testament (2)

• A. The Great Commission
• B. The first gospel sermon
• 1. Facts of the gospel (Acts 222-24)
• 2. OT Prophecy (Ps. 168-11 13211 2 Sam.
  712-16 Ps. 1101 Matt. 2241-46)
• 3. Implication of the facts prophecies (Acts
  236)

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Part XVI. The New Testament (2)

• A. The Great Commission
• B. The first gospel sermon
• C. The conditions of salvation
• 1. To the Jew first (Acts 237-38)
• 2. To the Samaritans (Acts 84-13)
• 3. To the Gentiles (Acts 101-48 111-18)

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Part XVII. The New Testament (3)

• A. Religious authority (Heb. 11-2 22-4 Matt.
  1040 John 1248 Col. 317)
• 1. Commands (Matt. 85-13 2818)
• 2. Approved examples (1 Cor. 416 111 Phil.
  317 49)
• 3. Divine implications (Matt. 2223-34 Acts
  151-31)

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Part XVII. The New Testament (3)

• A. Religious authority
• B. The New Testament church - universal
• 1. Foundation (1 Cor. 35-11 Matt. 1618)
• 2. Composition (1 Cor. 312 1 Peter 24-5)
• 3. Destination (1 Peter 13-5)

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Part XVII. The New Testament (3)

• A. Religious authority
• B. The New Testament church - universal
• C. The New Testament church - local
• 1. Organization (Acts 1423 Phil. 11 Titus
  15-9 1 Tim. 31-13)
• 2. Work (2 Cor.118,9 Eph. 411,12 Acts 61-2)
• 3. Worship (Acts 242 Eph. 519 1 Cor. 162)

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Part XVIII. Salvation (1)

• A. Salvation is by Gods grace. - Not merely
  undeserved favor, but the opposite of what is
  deserved (Rom. 623).
• 1. The need for Gods grace is universal (Rom.
  56-14)
• 2. The extension of Gods grace is universal
  (Rom. 515-21 1 Tim. 21-4 Titus 211)
• 3. The condition of Gods grace is obedient faith
  (Rom. 15 51-2 Eph. 21-9)

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Part XVIII. Salvation (1)

• A. Salvation is by Gods grace.
• B. Salvation is through - on the condition of -
  faith.
• 1. Believing that God exists that He rewards
  those who diligently seek Him (Heb. 116)
• 2. Believing that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of
  the living God (John 2030-31)
• 3. Trusting in Jesus enough to obey Him (John
  316 Prov. 35 Heb.58-9)

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Part XVIII. Salvation (1)

• A. Salvation is by Gods grace.
• B. Salvation is through - on the condition of -
  faith.
• C. Repentance - determination to forsake the
  sins of the past and to avoid sin in the future
• 1. The universal need for repentance (Acts
  1730,31)
• 2. The basis of repentance (2 Cor. 78-10)
• 3. The results of repentance (2 Cor. 711 1
  Thess. 12-10 1 Cor. 69-11)

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Part XIX. Salvation (2)

• A. Confession
• 1. Confession of Christ by an alien sinner (Matt.
  1616 Rom. 109-10 1 Tim. 612)
• 2. Confession of Christ by a child of God (Matt.
  1032,33 John 1242-43 1 John 221-23 41-3,
  15)
• 3. Confession of sin by a child of God (James
  516 1 John 18-10)

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Part XIX. Salvation (2)

• A. Confession
• B. Water baptism
• 1. Action is immersion (Rom. 63-4 Col.
  211-12).
• 2. Proper subjects are penitent believers (Mark
  1616 Acts 238 835-37).
• 3. Purpose is to obtain forgiveness or remission
  of sins (1 Cor. 69-11 Acts 188 Eph. 526
  Acts 191-5 Col. 211-13 Acts 238 2216)

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Part XIX. Salvation (2)

• A. Confession
• B. Water baptism
• C. Faithful living (Rev. 210 Matt. 2237-39
  Titus 211-12). Responsibility is
  tri-directional
• 1. Inwardliving soberly or seriously
• 2. Outwardliving righteously, loving your
  neighbor as yourself
• 3. Upwardliving godly, loving God with all your
  heart, soul, mind and strength of will

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Conclusion

• Thus God, in what we might call eternity past,
  wanting children in what we might call eternity
  future, decided to create a race of beings who
  would have the power of self-determination and
  who could and would separate themselves from him
  through their own defiance of His infinite and
  sovereign will.

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Conclusion

• He also simultaneously determined to save that
  race of beings from their said defiance and the
  separation that it would cause.

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Conclusion

• Because He wanted in heaven only those who would
  choose to be there, He designed the plan of
  redemption in such a way that only those who
  truly wanted to be with Him eternally would meet
  the conditions of whatever covenant they happened
  to live under.

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Conclusion

• The church - in the universal sense - is the
  culmination - on earth - of His eternal purpose
  (Eph. 38-11).
• The nation of Israel was simply part of His plan
  to bring the church into existence.
• Israelites are no longer His chosen people.
• Under the New Testament His chosen people are
  Christians.

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Conclusion

• And only those who believe that Jesus is the Son
  of God, have repented of their sins, confessed
  their faith before men, have been baptized into
  Christ, and are living faithful lives are
  Christians.