THE WAY OF SALVATION

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THE WAY OF SALVATION Part 7
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THE WAY OF SALVATION - overview
The Bible is explicit in its instructions on the
subject of becoming one in Christ or a member of
His body the Church. Despite this there is much
confusion in the religious world
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THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. A. Must be
born again - John 33-5 B. Must be converted -
Matthew 181-3 C. The great commission - Mark
1615-16 Matthew 2818-20 Luke 2444-49
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TAUGHT BY FIGURES. A. The New Birth. John
31-17 a) Begotten 1 Peter123-24 James 118
1 Corinthians 415 b) Born of
water and Spirit. John 35 Galatians 326-27
Acts 236-41 Romans 64-6 c) Born anew. John
33 1 Peter 13-4 B. Marriage to Christ.
Ephesians 523-30 a) Acquaintanceship. John
644-45 b) Love. 1 John 419 c) Ceremony.
Galatians 326-27
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THE WAY OF SALVATION - overview
The Bible is explicit in it's instructions on the
subject of becoming one in Christ or a member of
His body the Church. Despite this there is much
confusion in the religious world
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THE TESTIMONY OF THE APOSTLES. A. Saved by the
foolishness of preaching - 1 Corinthians
121 B. Must hear in order to believe -
Romans 1017 C. Must believe or die in
Sin - John 824 Mark
1616 D. Must repent and be converted -
Acts 319-23 Luke 133-5 E. By
faith be baptised into Christ -
Galatians 336-29 Romans 15 61-6 1625
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THE TESTIMONY OF THE APOSTLES. F. Purified by
obedience to Doctrine - 1 Peter
122 2 Timothy 315-17 John 1717 G. Made
free from sin by obedience - Romans
616-17 H. Must be led by the Spirit -
Romans 814 1 John 46 I. Must be
washed, justified, sanctified - 1
Corinthians 69-11 12 Revelation 16-9 Acts
2216
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THE WAY OF SALVATION - overview
The Bible is explicit in it's instructions on the
subject of becoming one in Christ or a member of
His body the Church. Despite this there is much
confusion in the religious world
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FIRST CENTURY EXAMPLES. A. On the day of
Pentecost Acts 214-49 a) What they heard. -
Death, Burial, and resurrection, and exaltation
of Jesus Acts 222-36 b) What -told to do.-
Believe beyond a doubt?, repent, and be baptised
Acts 236-38 c) What they did - Gladly
received the word, and were baptised, Acts 241
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FIRST CENTURY EXAMPLES. d) The consequences of
this - They received forgiveness of sins, and the
gift of the Holy spirit Acts 238 and were
added to the body of believers (the
church/kingdom). B. The Samaritans Acts 812 C.
The Corinthians Acts 188
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New Testament examples of individuals who became
CHRISTIANS by meeting the terms of Gods
forgiveness
The Jews in Jerusalem Acts 21-47 The Samaritans
Acts 85-12 The Ethiopian Eunuch Acts
826-39 Saul of Tarsus Acts 91-19
221-16 Cornelius and his household Acts
101-48 Lydia and her household Acts 1614-15 The
Philippian jailer and his household Acts
1625-34 Crispus and his household Acts 187-8
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Please take a moment to read through each
Scripture reference on the next slide
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Heard Believed Repented Confessed Baptised
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Acts 238-41Pentecost
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X
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Acts 44 Five thousand
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X
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Acts 85-13 Philip in Samaria
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Acts 826-40 The Eunuch
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X
Acts 918 Saul to Paul
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Acts 104748 1st Gentiles
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Acts 1615 Lydia
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Acts 1616-33 Jailor
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Acts 188 Crispus
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Acts 193-5 Other People
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Acts 2216 Pauls story
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IMPORTANT QUESTION
S A V E D
SINS FORGIVEN
AT WHAT POINT ARE SINS FORGIVEN
RECEIVE INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT
TIME LINE
hear
believe
repent
confess
baptized
NEW MAN REBORN IN CHRIST
OLD MAN LOST IN SIN
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What Happens at the Point of Baptism?
Romans 63-4
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We are placed in Christ
(1 Corinthians 1213 Galatians
327) Were associated with the death of Christ
(Colossians 212) We are raised to a new life
(2 Corinthians
517 Colossians 212)
Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every
one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus
Christ for the remission of sins and you shall
receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
(Acts 238)
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THE WAY OF SALVATION
We will not be baptized if we do not believed it
necessary, as commanded by Jesus
Christ. However, in your daily life as a
Christian, it helps to remember what takes place
when we are baptized. When we are baptized, here
is what happened to us
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We are saved.
(Mark 1616 1 Peter 321) Our sins are forgiven.
(Acts 238) We were baptized into Jesus Christ.
(Galatians 326,27 1 Corinthians 1213) We were
baptized into Jesus death. (Romans 63-4) Our
sins are washed away. (Acts 2216)
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It is important to note that baptism ALONE does
not save us. To say that baptism alone saved us
would be like saying that faith alone saved us or
that repentance alone saved us. Neither would be
a scriptural claim. Our obedience to Jesus
command to be baptized works with our belief, our
repentant change and the confession of our faith
to save us.
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Once One Becomes A Christian

• A disciple Acts 1126 John 831-32
• A member of the Lords body Acts 241, 47 1
  Corinthians 1212-13
• A life-long commitment to the Lord Colossians
  121-23 26
• Has the hope of heaven!1 Peter 13-4

Agrippa was almost persuaded to become a
Christian WHAT ABOUT YOU?
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THE WAY OF SALVATION - Summary
Gods terms. 1) Salvation is found in the Gospel.
Romans 116. a) The Gospel is to be believed. 1
Corinthians 151-6 b) The gospel is to be
Obeyed. 2 Thessalonians 18 c) The gospel is to
be preached. Mark 1615-16 2) Salvation is for
ANYONE who accepts the gospel. 1 Timothy
23-4 3) Salvation is made available by Gods
grace it is obtained through mans obedient
faith. 4) Salvation is possessed NOW by those who
are IN Christ 1 John 513.
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WRONG CONCEPTS 1. I merit it 2. I must keep the law or I will be lost 3. I must go to meet with my brothers and sisters out of duty 4. I must obey God out of fear 5. I still feel guilty because I still sin BAD NEWS RIGHT CONCEPTS 1. It is a free gift 2. God in Jesus kept the law for me 3. I go to meet with my brothers and sisters out of thankfulness 4. I want to do His will because I love Him 5. I still sin but I trust in His forgiveness. GOOD NEWS
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JESUS IS ALIVE!
LOVE OF GOD
GRACE
FAITH
THE BLOOD OF JESUS
JUSTIFICATION BY GOD
WAY OF SALVATION INVOLVES
CONVICTION OF SIN
CONFESSION
BAPTISM
REPENTANCE
SANCTIFICATION
THE WORK OF HOLY SPIRIT
MERCY
REMAINING FAITHFULL
THE WORD OF GOD
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THE WAY OF SALVATION
A brief summary of the way of salvation. The
purpose of our belief To direct us to obey God,
Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. The purpose of our
repentance To turn us to Jesus Christ and His
teachings, turning away from our sinful
activities of the past and staying away from them
in the future. The purpose of our confession To
show that we were not (and are not) ashamed of
Jesus Christ and our belief in Him.
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THE WAY OF SALVATION
A brief summary of the way of salvation. The
purpose of our baptism Baptism is the final act
of our obedience so that we might be saved. It
was that which put us into the body of Christ,
the church. It results in the forgiveness of our
sins. It was that from which we rise to walk in
a newness of life, serving only the Lord.
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We need to strive to make certain that we are
following up on the purpose of our salvation.
Remember, we are to walk in a newness of life,
serving only the Lord. We are to turn away from
sin on a daily basis, striving with God's help to
say no to any and all forms of temptations. We
need to continue to build our faith in Jesus
Christ and continue to proclaim that faith so
that others might believe.
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Homework. 1. Chain reference on Salvation
Ephesians 26-8 Romans 623 1 John 513 John
336 Hebrews 58-9 Mark 1616. 2. Having
referenced the scriptures above make a list of
the main points which they teach concerning
salvation. 3. Read Hebrews chapter 11 and see if
they had "faith alone or an "obedient faith"