Bible Study The Doctrine of Salvation

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Bible StudyThe Doctrine of Salvation

• Deacon Ian Gardner
• Pentecostal Gospel Temple
• March 2008

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Objectives

1. To examine the teaching of the scriptures on the
   plan of salvation.
2. To equip the saints with a deeper understanding
   of what salvation is.
3. Why salvation is important and should be received
   by all people.
4. How an individual receives salvation.
5. To enable the saints to effectively communicate
   what the bible teaches about salvation.

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Outline

1. The Creator
2. The attributes of God
3. The fall of man
4. Definition of Salvation
5. How does one become saved?
6. Conclusion

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The Plan of Salvation

• Open our understanding as to who God is and His
  Attributes
• Genesis 11-2
• The Creator
• Genesis 21
• Psalm 902
• Job 267
• 1 Chronicles 2911

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The Attributes of God

• God is a Spirit John 424
• God is Light -1 John 15
• God is Love -1 John 48
• God is Holy -1 Peter 116
• God is a consuming fire Hebrews 1229
• Exodus 1511, Isaiah 4025, Exodus 314, Isaiah
  61-6 , Exodus 203

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What Holiness is

• Webster Dictionary
• Dedicated to righteous use belonging to or
  coming from God consecrated, sacred spiritually
  perfect or pure untainted by evil or sin
  sinless, saintly
• Hebrew
• qadosh (Strongs 6918)
• All things pertaining to God, or his worship
  sacred free from defilement of vice, idolatry,
  and other impure and profane things
• Greek
• hagios
• Dedicated to God, holy, sacred, reserved for God
  and His service pure, perfect, worthy of God,
  consecrated

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The Fall Of Man

• God created man as a perfect being that he could
  have fellowship and communion with Him
• Genesis 127-31
• Genesis 28-9
• Genesis 215-17
• Isaiah 1412-17
• Ezekiel 2811-17
• Genesis 31-7
• Romans 512

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The Fall Of Man

• Because of Adam mankind is born a sinner.
• Psalms 515, Romans 323
• He does not possess any holy affection towards
  God.
• Romans 125
• 2 Timothy 32-4
• Man has a continuous bias towards sin
• Genesis 65, John 319

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The Plan Of Salvation

• Jesus Christ
• Redeem Matthew 121
• Reconcile 2 Corinthians 519
• Quicken, make alive Ephesians 21-5
• New birth John 35
• New creature 2 Corinthians 517

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What is Salvation, and why it is important?

• Matthew 2028
• Salvation is forgiveness of sin through the
  death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ
• Romans 58
• 1 Peter 318
• 1 Peter 224-25

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What is Salvation, and why it is important?

• Propitiation
• John 336
• Gives us deliverance from
• The penalty of sin which is the curse of the Law.
  (Galatians 313)
• From sin as a power in ones life. Romans 62,6
• From Satan (2 Timothy 226)
• Redeems mankind from bondage
• 1 Peter 118-19, 1 Corinthians 620
  

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How does one receive Salvation

• Admit that one is a sinner in need of Gods
  saving grace. (Ecclesiastes 720, Ephesians
  28-9)
• Believe by faith that Jesus is the Son of God,
  lived a sinless life, shed his blood on the cross
  for sins, and rose from the dead. (John 316,
  Acts 412, Romans 109-19, John 112).
• Confess and repent by turning away from sin and
  pray to God for forgiveness. (Psalm 517,
  Proverbs 2813, Isaiah 118).

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How does one receive Salvation

• Be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ
  signifying the death and burial of sin and
  resurrection in the newness of life. (John
  326-27, Mark 1616, John 41-2, Acts 238,
  Romans 63-4).
• Receive the baptism in the Holy Ghost and fire.
  (Matthew 311, John 1415-17, Acts 21-4, 431,
  814-17).
• Live a Godly life. (Titus 212)

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Conclusions

• Gods love is perfect towards mankind.
• God made provision for mankind to be restored to
  perfection
• Gods ultimate desire is to be our God and we His
  People
• Salvation gives us deliverance from sin and
  redeems us
• We should obey His command to go and spread the
  good news Jesus is our salvation