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INTRODUCTION I. SAVED FROM WHAT? A. Saved From Eternal Torment In Hell. B. Saved From Being Utterly Forgotten. C. Saved From Everlasting Separation From GOD. II. WHY DO YOU NEED SALVATION? You're A Sinner And Deserve Hell. III. WHO OR WHAT CAN SAVE YOU? A. You Can Not Save Yourself. B. No Ritual Or Other Earthly Means Can Save You. C. Salvation Comes Only Through JESUS CHRIST. IV. WHY WOULD HE SAVE YOU? A. Because HE Is Loving. B. Because HE Is Merciful. C. Because HE Is Gracious. D. Because HE Is Compassionate. V. HOW WILL GOD SAVE YOU? A. HE Died For You. B. HE Rose From The Dead For You. C. HE Bought You For HIMSELF. D. HE Will Forgive You Of All Your Sins. 1. Before salvation. 2. After salvation. E. HE Indwells You By HIS SPIRIT. F. HE Seals You For HIMSELF. G. HE Sets You Apart For HIMSELF. H. HE Justifies You. I. HE Makes You Holy. J. HE Makes You Righteous. K. HE Gives You A New And EVERLASTING LIFE. L. HE Cleanses You. 1. Before: 2. After: M. HE Frees You From The Power Of Sin. N. HE Makes You Like JESUS. O. HE Makes You A Partaker In HIS Death And Resurrection. P. HE Gives You A Pure Heart. 1. Your heart before: 2. Your heart after: Q. HE Makes You Blameless VI. CAN YOU BECOME "UNSAVED"? A. No! You Are Not Yours. B. No! The Seal Is Not Yours. C. No! The Strength Is Not Yours. D. No! The Choice Is Not Yours. E. No! The Prayer Is Not Yours. F. No! The Promise Is Not Yours. G. No! The Vault Is Not Yours. H. No! The LIFE Is Not Yours. I. No! The Job Is Not Yours. J. No! The Desire Is Not Yours. K. No! The Ability Is Not Yours. L. No! The Love Is Not Yours. VII. NOTE: FOREVER MEANS FOREVER, ETERNAL, EVERLASTING... VIII. IS SALVATION FOR EVERYONE? IX. HOW CAN I RECEIVE SALVATION? X. OUR SUMMARY STATEMENT OF BELIEF
As the title of this most serious undertaking states, laid out in the following pages of this study is what I have come, to date, to believe The Bible teaches concerning the doctrine of salvation. I have done this in all seriousness as I have already stated above. My intention, by the briefness of this work, was not to mock or make light of this holy and magnificent topic or of the countless scholarly volumes that must exist on this topic. I praise GOD for all of the wonderful and dedicated teachers that HE has raised up over the centuries who have even attempted such an enormous undertaking as to teach and explain the truth of GOD'S WORD concerning this subject. I have no desire to impress anyone with my great wisdom and intelligence or my deep and vast knowledge of the wonders of THE WORD OF GOD. If such abilities exist in me (which I doubt) then I would first be shocked out of my socks that THE INFINITE AND ALL-KNOWING LORD OF ALL would choose to deposit such treasures in a pot as common as I; then I would praise THE LORD, because they are of HIM and definitely not of me. Any and all truth contained in this teaching is here only because of GOD'S mercy and blessing. And all of the glory is HIS. I, however, will take full credit for any mistakes. My desire for this project from the very start was to collect verses from throughout the Bible that would document what I believe the Bible teaches concerning salvation. I wanted to stick strictly to THE WORD OF GOD without using any man's commentary and without dragging in any of the traditions of men that I have been exposed to along the way. Some may say that my intentions aren't realistic. I disagree. This study was done for me as much as for anyone else THE LORD will lead me to share it with. And I wanted to be taught by GOD totally from HIS WORD. And I was willing to forsake any beliefs that I have been holding on to if HE would show me that they were wrong. Well let me tell you that I've had that carpet pulled out from under my spiritual feet more than once. And hey, I'm not so arrogant as to believe that now I know it all concerning this or any other subject of GOD'S WONDERFUL WORD OF LIFE. That's why I included that little "to date" or "so far" up there at the beginning of this introduction. While we don't want to be caught up in every little wind of teaching that comes along, we need to always be open and receptive to the teaching of our TRUE TEACHER, THE HOLY SPIRIT. We need to test all teaching against The Bible and be willing to cast off error and cling fervently to THE TRUTH OF GOD. All of the scriptures that are quoted here were taken from the New International Version of the Bible. In some cases the entire verse has been included, however, in other instances only part of the verse will be quoted. This was not done to distort or hide the truth of GOD'S WORD for the purpose of deceiving anyone. It was done solely for the purpose of presenting the truth of THE WORD OF GOD, while, at the same time, taking up a little less time and space than would otherwise be required. For this reason (my desire to present to you the whole truth of GOD'S WORD concerning this subject) I strongly encourage you to personally examine, and compare for yourself, all scriptures herein with your copy of GOD'S WORD. I have tried to compose this teaching of as much scriptures, and as little of me, as possible, keeping my comments to a minimum. Just to let you know that, while I am an ordained minister, I have not had the honor (or endured the torment - depending on how you feel about it) of studying the deep truths of GOD's WORD at the feet of any of the "great" theologians in any of the world's "finest" seminaries. I have, am, and (by the grace of GOD) will continue to be taught by THE GREATEST TEACHER OF ALL...THE PRECIOUS HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD. I've said this again so you'll know that any truth that comes out of this, and any blessings that you might derive from this teaching, are due to the infinite wisdom of our TEACHER and not due to me in any way. And again, I will take full credit for any mistakes found throughout...I'm a master at those. Just as THE HOLY SPIRIT is my teacher, if you are a child of GOD, HE is your teacher as well...trust HIM to help you set aside any tradition or prejudice and let HIM teach you also. This is not to say that don't listen to human teachers. I most certainly do. There are many wonderful teachers of GOD's WORD. And I have my favorites. However, man's teachings must take second place to GOD's. We must judge the teachings of man by the teachings of GOD. Not the other way around. GOD's WORD must be the foundation, not opinions, feelings, not what we may see with our eyes, or hear with our ears. In studying the material to follow, you will come across some things that you won't agree with. There may even be some things that you violently object to. When this happens, and you run for your concordance to locate those scriptures that prove your opposing view, remember: You not only have to show, by scripture, that your view is right, you must show, by scripture, that the view presented here is wrong. If you can't do both, you have created for yourself a contradiction in GOD'S HOLY WORD. Now if it is GOD'S WORD and if GOD is who HE says HE is, then there can be no contradictions. If a contradiction exists, it exists for one of two reasons: 1. Either GOD'S HOLY WORD isn't GOD'S HOLY WORD (which, of course, it is) or; 2. We've made a mistake by taking HIS WORD out of context, thus twisting and confusing the truth of HIS WORD. THE LORD showed me a long time back that The Bible is like a puzzle: When all of the pieces are put together as they were designed to be, we have a beautiful, and perfect picture of THE TRUTH; however, when we either throw pieces away simply because we don't know where they go or how they fit in or just don't like them; or when we try to force pieces to fit where they were never designed to fit, we have a confused and distorted picture of HIS TRUTH. We may not like certain pieces or know where they fit, but every piece is important, every piece is needed, and every piece has that one place where it fits perfectly. Whether it be this study, or any other study of GOD'S PRECIOUS WORD that we find ourselves involved in, let us remember something very important: All Scripture is GOD breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of GOD may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 TIMOTHY 3:16-17 I. SAVED FROM WHAT? A. Saved From Eternal Torment In Hell. DEUTERONOMY 32:22 For a fire has been kindled by MY wrath, one that burns to the realm of death below (or to the lowest part of the netherworld)... 2 SAMUEL 23:6-7 But evil men are all to be cast aside like thorns...they are burned up where they lie." JOB 18:5 "The lamp of the wicked is snuffed out... JOB 18;14-15 He is torn from the security of his tent and marched off to the king of terrors. Fire resides (or Nothing he had remains) in his tent; burning sulfur is scattered over his dwelling. PSALM 11:6 On the wicked HE will rain fiery coals and burning sulfur; a scorching wind will be their lot. ISAIAH 33:14 The sinners...are terrified; trembling grips the godless: "Who of us can dwell with the consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting burning?" ISAIAH 66:22-24 "As the new heavens and the new earth that I make will endure before ME...From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind...will go out and look upon the dead bodies of those who rebelled against ME; their worm will not die, nor will their fire be quenched, and they will be loathsome to all mankind." JEREMIAH 23:12 "Therefore their path will become slippery; they will be banished to darkness and there they will fall. I will bring disaster on them in the year they are punished," declares THE LORD. MATTHEW 3:12 HIS winnowing fork is in HIS hand, and HE will clear HIS threshing floor, gathering HIS wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire." MATTHEW 5:22 ...in danger of the fire of hell. MATTHEW 10:28 ...be afraid of THE ONE who can destroy both soul and body in hell. MATTHEW 13:38 The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, MATTHEW 13:40-42 As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. THE SON OF MAN will send out HIS angels, and they will weed out of HIS kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. MATTHEW 18:8 ...thrown into eternal fire. MATTHEW 23:33 ...How will you escape being condemned to hell? MATTHEW 25:41 "Then HE will say to those on HIS left, 'Depart from ME, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. LUKE 12:5 But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear HIM who, after the killing of the body, has power to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear HIM. 2 THESSALONIANS 1:9 They will be punished with everlasting destruction... REVELATION 14:10-11 he, too, will drink of the wine of GOD'S fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of HIS wrath. He will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of THE LAMB. And the smoke of their torment rises for ever and ever. There is no rest day or night... REVELATION 20:15 If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. REVELATION 21:8 But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars--their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death." B. Saved From Being Utterly Forgotten. DEUTERONOMY 32:26 I said I would scatter them and blot out their memory from mankind, JOB 4:20 ...unnoticed, they perish forever. JOB 18:17 The memory of him perished from the earth; he has no name in the land. PSALM 9:5 YOU have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked; YOU have blotted out their name for ever and ever. PSALM 34:16 the face of THE LORD is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth. PROVERBS 10:7 ...the name of the wicked will rot. ECCLESIASTES 6:4 It comes without meaning, it departs in darkness, and in darkness it's name is shrouded (or covered in obscurity). C. Saved From Everlasting Separation From GOD. MATTHEW 7:23 Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from ME, you evildoers!' MATTHEW 25:31-33 "When THE SON OF MAN comes in HIS glory, and all the angels with HIM, HE will sit on HIS throne in heavenly glory. All the nations will be gathered before HIM, and HE will separate the people one from another as a SHEPHERD separates the sheep from the goats. HE will put the sheep on HIS right and the goats on HIS left. MATTHEW 25:41 Then HE will say to those on HIS left, 'Depart from ME, you who are cursed... MATTHEW 25:46 "Then they will go away to eternal punishment... 2 THESSALONIANS 1:9 They will be...shut out from the presence of THE LORD and from the majesty of HIS power II. WHY DO YOU NEED SALVATION? You're A Sinner And Deserve Hell. ECCLESIASTES 7:20 There is not a righteous man on earth who does what is right and never sins. PSALM 51:5 Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me. JEREMIAH 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? EZEKIEL 18:4 For every living soul belongs to ME, the father as well as the son--both alike belong to ME. The soul who sins is the one who will die. EZEKIEL 18:20 The soul who sins is the one who will die. The son will not share the guilt of the father, nor will the father share the guilt of the son...the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against him. ROMANS 1:18-22 The wrath of GOD is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress THE TRUTH by their wickedness, since what may be known about GOD is plain to them, because GOD has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world GOD'S invisible qualities--HIS eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. For although they knew GOD, they neither glorified HIM as GOD nor gave thanks to HIM, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools ROMANS 3:10-12 ..."There is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one who understands, no one who seeks GOD. All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one." ROMANS 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of GOD, ROMANS 5:12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin...to all men, because all sinned-- ROMANS 6:23 For the wages of sin is death... 2 THESSALONIANS 2:10 ...They perish because they refused to love THE TRUTH and so be saved. 2 THESSALONIANS 2:12 and so that all will be condemned who have not believed THE TRUTH but have delighted in wickedness. EPHESIANS 2:1 ...dead in your transgressions and sins, III. WHO OR WHAT CAN SAVE YOU? A. You Can Not Save Yourself. PROVERBS 14:12 There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. ISAIAH 64:6 All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags. MATTHEW 19:25 ..."Who then can be saved?" ROMANS 3:20 Therefore no one will be declared righteous in HIS sight by observing the law...
ROMANS 3:27-28 Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of observing the law? No, but on that of faith. For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law.
ROMANS 4:2 If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about--but not before GOD. ROMANS 4:4 Now when a man works, his wages are not credited to him as a gift, but as an obligation.
ROMANS 4:14 For if those who live by law are heirs, faith has no value and the promise is worthless,
ROMANS 5:18-19 Consequently, just as the result of one trespass was condemnation for all men, so also the result of one act of righteousness was justification that brings LIFE for all men. For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the ONE MAN the many will be made righteous.
GALATIANS 2:16 know that a man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in JESUS CHRIST. So we, too, have put our faith in CHRIST JESUS that we may be justified by faith in CHRIST and not by observing the law, because by observing the law no one will be justified. GALATIANS 2:21 I do not set aside the grace of GOD, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, CHRIST died for nothing!"
EPHESIANS 2:8-9 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of GOD--not by works, so that no one can boast.
PHILIPPIANS 2:12-13 Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed... continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is GOD who works in you to will and to act according to HIS good purpose.
B. No Ritual Or Other Earthly Means Can Save You. PROVERBS 14:12 There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. MARK 16:16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
JOHN 3:22 After this, JESUS and HIS disciples went out into the Judean countryside, where HE spent some time with them, and baptized. JOHN 4:1-2 The Pharisees heard that JESUS was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John, although in fact it was not JESUS who baptized, but HIS disciples.
1 CORINTHIANS 1:14 I am thankful that I did not baptize any of you... 1 CORINTHIANS 1:17 For CHRIST did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel...
MATTHEW 3:11 ...HE will baptize you with THE HOLY SPIRIT and with fire. EPHESIANS 4:4-6 There is ONE BODY and ONE SPIRIT...ONE LORD, one faith, one baptism; ONE GOD AND FATHER OF ALL, who is over all and through all and in all. 1 CORINTHIANS 12:13 For we were all baptized by (or with; or in) one SPIRIT into one BODY...and we were all given THE ONE SPIRIT to drink. TITUS 3:5 HE saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of HIS mercy. HE saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the HOLY SPIRIT,
1 PETER 3:21 and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also--not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge (or response) of a good conscience toward GOD. It saves you by the resurrection of JESUS CHRIST,
C. Salvation Comes Only Through JESUS CHRIST. MATTHEW 1:21 ...give HIM THE NAME JESUS, because HE will save HIS people from their sins." MARK 16:16 Whoever believes...will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. LUKE 19:10 For THE SON OF MAN came to seek and to save what was lost." JOHN 1:12 Yet to all who received HIM, to those who believed in HIS NAME, HE gave the right to become children of GOD-- JOHN 3:16 For GOD so loved the world that HE gave HIS ONE AND ONLY SON (or HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON), that whoever believes in HIM shall not perish but have ETERNAL LIFE. JOHN 3:18 Whoever believes in HIM is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in THE NAME of GOD'S ONE AND ONLY SON. JOHN 3:21 But whoever lives by THE TRUTH comes into THE LIGHT, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through GOD."
JOHN 1:4 In HIM was LIFE, and that LIFE was THE LIGHT of men. JOHN 8:12 When JESUS spoke again to the people, HE said, "I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD...THE LIGHT OF LIFE." JOHN 14:6 JESUS answered, "I AM...THE TRUTH...No one comes to THE FATHER except through ME. JOHN 3:36 Whoever believes in THE SON has ETERNAL LIFE... JOHN 6:40 For MY FATHER'S will is that everyone who looks to THE SON and believes in HIM shall have ETERNAL LIFE, and I will raise him up at the last day." ACTS 2:21 And everyone who calls on THE NAME OF THE LORD will be saved.' ACTS 4:12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved." ACTS 16:31 ...Believe in THE LORD JESUS, and you will be saved... ROMANS 3:22 This righteousness from GOD comes through faith in JESUS CHRIST to all who believe... ROMANS 3:24 and are justified freely by HIS grace through the redemption that came by CHRIST JESUS. ROMANS 3:28 For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law. ROMANS 4:3 ..."Abraham believed GOD, and it was credited to him as righteousness." ROMANS 4:5 However, to the man who does not work but trusts GOD who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness
ROMANS 4:16 Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham's offspring--not only to those who are of the law but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all. ROMANS 5:9-12 Since we have now been justified by HIS blood, how much more shall we be saved from GOD'S wrath through HIM! For if, when we were GOD'S enemies, we were reconciled to HIM through the death of HIS SON, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through HIS LIFE!
...JESUS CHRIST, through whom we have now received reconciliation. Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin...to all men, because all sinned-- ROMANS 5:15-19 But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did GOD'S grace and the gift that came by the grace of the ONE MAN, JESUS CHRIST, overflow to the many! Again, the gift of GOD is not like the result of the one man's sin: The judgement followed one sin and brought condemnation, but the gift followed many trespasses and brought justification. For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive GOD'S abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in LIFE through the ONE MAN, JESUS CHRIST. Consequently, just as the result of one trespass was condemnation for all men, so also the result of one act of righteousness was justification that brings LIFE for all men. For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the ONE MAN the many will be made righteous. ROMANS 8:32 HE who did not spare HIS OWN SON, but gave HIM up for us all--how will HE not also, along with HIM, graciously give us all things? ROMANS 10:9-10 That if you confess with your mouth, "JESUS IS LORD," and believe in your heart that GOD raised HIM from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. GALATIANS 2:16 know that a man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in JESUS CHRIST. So we, too, have put our faith in CHRIST JESUS that we may be justified by faith in CHRIST and not by observing the law, because by observing the law no one will be justified. GALATIANS 2:20 I have been crucified with CHRIST and I no longer live, but CHRIST lives in me. The LIFE I live in the body, I live by faith in THE SON OF GOD, who loved me and gave HIMSELF for me. EPHESIANS 2:5 ...it is by grace you have been saved. 1 THESSALONIANS 5:9 For GOD did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our LORD JESUS CHRIST. 1 TIMOTHY 2:3 ...GOD our SAVIOR, 2 TIMOTHY 1:8-10 ...GOD, who has saved us and called us to a holy LIFE--not because of anything we have done but because of HIS own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in CHRIST JESUS before the beginning of time, but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our SAVIOR, CHRIST JESUS, who has destroyed death and has brought LIFE and IMMORTALITY to light through the gospel. TITUS 3:4-5 But when the kindness and love of GOD our SAVIOR appeared, HE saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of HIS mercy. HE saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the HOLY SPIRIT, 1 PETER 1:23 For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring WORD OF GOD. 1 PETER 3:18 For CHRIST died for sins once for all, THE RIGHTEOUS for the unrighteous, to bring you to GOD... 1 JOHN 5:11-12 ...GOD has given us ETERNAL LIFE, and this LIFE is in HIS SON. He who has THE SON has LIFE; he who does not have THE SON OF GOD does not have LIFE. IV. WHY WOULD HE SAVE YOU? A. Because HE Is Loving. PSALM 89:2 I will declare that YOUR love stands firm forever... PSALM 103:11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is HIS love for those who fear HIM; PSALM 145:13 ...THE LORD...is loving toward all HE has made. JEREMIAH 31:3 ...I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness. JOHN 3:16 For GOD so loved the world that HE gave HIS ONE AND ONLY SON (or HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON), that whoever believes in HIM shall not perish but have ETERNAL LIFE., ROMANS 5:8 But GOD demonstrates HIS own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, CHRIST died for us. ROMANS 8:39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of GOD that is in CHRIST JESUS our LORD. 1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-5 Love...keeps no record of wrongs. 1 CORINTHIANS 13:7-8 ...always protects...always perseveres. Love never fails... GALATIANS 2:20 I have been crucified with CHRIST and I no longer live, but CHRIST lives in me. The LIFE I live in the body, I live by faith in THE SON OF GOD, who loved me and gave HIMSELF for me. EPHESIANS 2:4 But because of HIS great love for us, GOD, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with CHRIST even when we were dead in transgressions... EPHESIANS 5:2 ...CHRIST loved us and gave HIMSELF up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to GOD. 1 JOHN 4:16 ...GOD is love... B. Because HE Is Merciful. PSALM 103:10 HE does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. ISAIAH 31:17 ...In YOUR love YOU kept me from the pit of destruction... LAMENTATIONS 3:22 Because of THE LORD'S great love we are not consumed, for HIS compassions never fail. TITUS 3:5 HE saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of HIS mercy. HE saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the HOLY SPIRIT, C. Because HE Is Gracious. DEUTERONOMY 7:7-8 THE LORD did not set HIS affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples. But it was because THE LORD loved you and kept the oath HE swore to your forefathers... DEUTERONOMY 9:5-7 It is not because of your righteousness or your integrity that you are going in to take possession of their land...THE LORD your GOD will drive them out before you, to accomplish what HE swore to your fathers...Understand, then, that it is not because of your righteousness that THE LORD your GOD is giving you this good land to possess, for you are a stiff necked people. Remember this and never forget how you provoked THE LORD your GOD to anger in the desert. From the day you left Egypt until you arrived here, you have been rebellious against THE LORD. PSALM 23:3 HE restores my soul. HE guides me in paths of righteousness for HIS NAME'S sake. PSALM 103:8 THE LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. PSALM 103:10 HE does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. ISAIAH 43:25 "I, even I, am HE who blots out your transgressions, for MY own sake, and remembers your sins no more. EZEKIEL 36:22-30 ...'This is what THE SOVEREIGN LORD says: It is not for your sake...that I AM going to do these things, but for the sake of MY HOLY NAME...I will show the holiness of MY GREAT NAME, which has been profaned among the nations...Then the nations will know that I AM THE LORD, declares THE SOVEREIGN LORD, when I show MYSELF holy through you before their eyes. "'For I will take you out of the nations...and bring you back into your own land. ...I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a NEW SPIRIT in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put MY SPIRIT in you and move you to follow MY decrees...you will be MY people, and I will be your GOD. I will save you from all your uncleanness. I will call for the grain and make it plentiful and will not bring famine upon you. I will increase the fruit of the trees and the crops of the field, so that you will no longer suffer disgrace among the nations... EZEKIEL 36:32-34 I want you to know that I AM not doing this for your sake, declares THE SOVEREIGN LORD...On the day I cleanse you from all your sins, I will resettle your towns...The desolate land will be cultivated... EZEKIEL 36:36 Then the nations around you that remain will know that I THE LORD have rebuilt what was destroyed and have replanted what was desolate. I THE LORD have spoken, and I will do it.' ACTS 15:11 ...We believe it is through the grace of our LORD JESUS that we are saved... ROMANS 3:24 and are justified freely by HIS grace through the redemption that came by CHRIST JESUS. ROMANS 8:32 HE who did not spare HIS OWN SON, but gave HIM up for us all--how will HE not also, along with HIM, graciously give us all things? ROMANS 11:5-6 So too, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace. And if by grace, then it is no longer by works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace. COMMENT: This is probably one of the best examples of the grace of GOD defined and the distinction between grace and works--clear and simple. CONTINUING... 1 CORINTHIANS 1:26-31 Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But GOD chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; GOD chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. HE chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things--and the things that are not--to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before HIM. It is because of HIM that you are in CHRIST JESUS, who has become for us WISDOM FROM GOD--that is, our RIGHTEOUSNESS, HOLINESS and REDEMPTION. Therefore, as it is written: "Let him who boasts boast in THE LORD." EPHESIANS 2:6-9 And GOD raised us up with CHRIST and seated us with HIM in the heavenly realms in CHRIST JESUS, in order that in the coming ages HE might show the incomparable riches of HIS grace, expressed in HIS kindness to us in CHRIST JESUS. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of GOD--not by works, so that no one can boast. 2 TIMOTHY 1:8-9 ...GOD, who has saved us and called us to a holy LIFE--not because of anything we have done but because of HIS own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in CHRIST JESUS before the beginning of time, TITUS 3:5 HE saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of HIS mercy. HE saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the HOLY SPIRIT, 1 JOHN 2:12 ...your sins have been forgiven on account of HIS name. D. Because HE Is Compassionate. PSALM 8:3-4 When I consider YOUR heavens, the work of YOUR fingers, the moon and the stars, which YOU have set in place, what is man that YOU are mindful of him, the son of man that YOU care for him? PSALM 103:13-14 As a FATHER has compassion on HIS children, so THE LORD has compassion on those who fear HIM; for HE knows how we are formed, HE remembers that we are dust. ROMANS 3:24 and are justified freely by HIS grace through the redemption that came by CHRIST JESUS. ROMANS 5:10 For if, when we were GOD'S enemies, we were reconciled to HIM through the death of HIS SON, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through HIS LIFE! V. HOW WILL GOD SAVE YOU? MATTHEW 19:26 ...with GOD all things are possible." A. HE Died For You. ISAIAH 53:5-6 But HE was pierced for our transgressions, HE was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon HIM, and by HIS wounds we are healed (or cured; or made thoroughly whole). We all, like sheep, have gone astray...and THE LORD has laid on HIM the iniquity of us all. JOHN 3:16 For GOD so loved the world that HE gave HIS ONE AND ONLY SON (or HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON), that whoever believes in HIM shall not perish but have ETERNAL LIFE. ROMANS 4:25 HE was delivered over to death for our sins ROMANS 5:6-8 ...when we were still powerless, CHRIST died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But GOD demonstrates HIS own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, CHRIST died for us. ROMANS 5:10 For if, when we were GOD'S enemies, we were reconciled to HIM through the death of HIS SON, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through HIS LIFE! 1 CORINTHIANS 15:3 ...CHRIST died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 2 CORINTHIANS 5:15 And HE died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for HIM who died for them and was raised again. GALATIANS 2:20 I have been crucified with CHRIST and I no longer live, but CHRIST lives in me. The LIFE I live in the body, I live by faith in THE SON OF GOD, who loved me and gave HIMSELF for me. EPHESIANS 5:2 ...CHRIST loved us and gave HIMSELF up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to GOD. EPHESIANS 5:25 ...CHRIST loved the church and gave HIMSELF up for her 1 THESSALONIANS 5:9-10 For GOD did not appoint (or ordain) us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our LORD JESUS CHRIST. HE died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with HIM. 1 JOHN 3:16 ...JESUS CHRIST laid down HIS LIFE for us... B. HE Rose From The Dead For You. ACTS 10:40 but GOD raised HIM from the dead on the third day and caused HIM to be seen. ROMANS 4:25 HE was...raised to LIFE for our justification. ROMANS 6:4-5 We were therefore buried with HIM through baptism into death in order that, just as CHRIST was raised from the dead through the glory of THE FATHER, we too may live a new LIFE. If we have been united with HIM like this in HIS death, we will certainly also be united with HIM in HIS resurrection. 1 CORINTHIANS 15:4 that HE was buried, that HE was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, C. HE Bought You For HIMSELF. ACTS 20:28 ...the church of GOD, which HE bought with HIS own blood. ROMANS 14:8 If we live, we live to THE LORD; and if we die, we die to THE LORD. So, whether we live or die, we belong to THE LORD. 1 CORINTHIANS 6:19-20 Do you not know that your body is a temple of THE HOLY SPIRIT, who is in you, whom you have received from GOD? You are not your own; you were bought with a price... 2 CORINTHIANS 1:22 set HIS SEAL OF OWNERSHIP on us... 1 PETER 1:18-19 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of CHRIST, A LAMB without blemish or defect. REVELATION 5:9 ...with YOUR blood you purchased men for GOD from every tribe and language and people and nation. D. HE Will Forgive You Of All Your Sins. 1. Before salvation: PSALM 103:1-3 Praise THE LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise HIS HOLY NAME. Praise THE LORD, O my soul, and forget not all HIS benefits--who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, PSALM 103:9 HE will not always accuse, nor will HE harbor HIS anger forever; ISAIAH 1:18 ...Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool. MICAH 7:18-19 Who is a GOD like YOU, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of HIS inheritance?...YOU will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea. ACTS 3:19 Repent, then, and turn to GOD, so that your sins may be wiped out... 1 JOHN 1:3 We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with THE FATHER and with HIS SON, JESUS CHRIST. 1 JOHN 1:9 If we confess our sins, HE is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
2. After salvation: PSALM 103:12 as far as the east is from the west, so far has HE removed our transgressions from us. PROVERBS 10:12 ...love covers over all wrongs. ISAIAH 38:17 ...YOU have put all my sins behind YOUR back. ISAIAH 43:25 "I, even I, am HE who blots out your transgressions, for MY own sake, and remembers your sins no more. MATTHEW 26:28 This is MY blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. JOHN 3:18 Whoever believes in HIM is not condemned...because he has...believed in THE NAME of GOD'S ONE AND ONLY SON. JOHN 5:24 "I tell you the truth, whoever hears MY word and believes HIM who sent ME has ETERNAL LIFE and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to LIFE. ACTS 13:38-39 Therefore, my brothers, I want you to know that through JESUS the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. Through HIM everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the law... 1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-5 Love...keeps no record of wrongs. EPHESIANS 1:7 In HIM we have redemption through HIS blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of GOD'S grace EPHESIANS 4:32 ...in CHRIST GOD forgave you. COLOSSIANS 1:13-14 For HE has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of THE SON HE loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. COLOSSIANS 2:13-14 ...HE forgave us all our sins, having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; HE took it away, nailing it to the cross. COLOSSIANS 3:13 ...Forgive as THE LORD forgave you.
HEBREWS 9:12 HE did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but HE entered the Most Holy Place once for all by HIS own blood, having obtained eternal redemption. HEBREWS 10:17-18 ...Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more." And where these have been forgiven, there is no longer any sacrifice for sin.
1 PETER 3:18 For CHRIST died for sins once for all, THE RIGHTEOUS for the unrighteous, to bring you to GOD... 1 JOHN 2:1-2 My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have ONE who speaks to THE FATHER in our defense--JESUS CHRIST, THE RIGHTEOUS ONE. HE is THE ATONING SACRIFICE for (or HE is the ONE who turns aside GOD's wrath, taking away our sins, and not only ours but also) the sins of the whole world. 1 JOHN 2:12 ...your sins have been forgiven on account of HIS NAME.
E. HE Indwells You By HIS SPIRIT EZEKIEL 11:19 I will give them an undivided heart and put a NEW SPIRIT in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh. EZEKIEL 36:26 I will give you a new heart and put a NEW SPIRIT in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. 1 CORINTHIANS 6:17 But he who unites himself with THE LORD is one with HIM in SPIRIT. 2 CORINTHIANS 1:22 ...and put HIS SPIRIT in our hearts as a DEPOSIT... 1 JOHN 2:20 But you have an ANOINTING from THE HOLY ONE, and all of you know THE TRUTH. 1 JOHN 2:27 As for you, THE ANOINTING you received from HIM remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as HIS ANOINTING teaches you about all things and as that ANOINTING is real, not counterfeit--just as IT has taught you, remain in HIM. F. HE Seals You For HIMSELF 2 CORINTHIANS 1:22 set HIS SEAL OF OWNERSHIP on us...HIS SPIRIT...a DEPOSIT, guaranteeing what is to come. EPHESIANS 1:13-14 And you also were included in CHRIST when you heard THE WORD OF TRUTH, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in HIM with a SEAL, the promised HOLY SPIRIT, who is a DEPOSIT guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are GOD'S possession...
G. HE Sets You Apart For HIMSELF. JOHN 17:17 Sanctify (or set apart for sacred use or make holy) them by THE TRUTH; YOUR WORD IS TRUTH. JOHN 17:19 For them I sanctify MYSELF, that they too may be truly sanctified. 1 THESSALONIANS 5:23 May GOD HIMSELF, THE GOD OF PEACE, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our LORD JESUS CHRIST. COMMENT: The job of "actual" sanctification is not our job but THE LORD'S. CONTINUING... H. HE Justifies You. ACTS 13:39 Through HIM everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the law... ROMANS 3:24 and are justified freely by HIS grace through the redemption that came by CHRIST JESUS. ROMANS 3:28 For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law. ROMANS 4:5 However, to the man who does not work but trusts GOD who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness ROMANS 5:9 Since we have now been justified by HIS blood, how much more shall we be saved from GOD'S wrath through HIM! ROMANS 8:30 And those HE predestined, HE also called; those HE called (or bid to; or named), HE also justified; those HE justified, HE also glorified. ROMANS 8:33 Who will bring any charge against those whom GOD has chosen? It is GOD who justifies.
I. HE Makes You Holy. EPHESIANS 1:4 For HE chose us in HIM before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in HIS sight... EPHESIANS 5:25-27 ...CHRIST loved the church and gave HIMSELF up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through THE WORD, and to present her to HIMSELF as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. HEBREWS 2:11 Both the ONE who makes men holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So JESUS is not ashamed to call them brothers. HEBREWS 13:12 And so JESUS also suffered...to make the people holy through HIS own blood.
J. HE Makes You Righteous. ROMANS 3:21-22 But now a righteousness from GOD, apart from law, has been made known...This righteousness from GOD comes through faith in JESUS CHRIST to all who believe... ROMANS 4:3 ..."Abraham believed GOD, and it was credited to him as righteousness." ROMANS 4:5 However, to the man who does not work but trusts GOD who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness ROMANS 5:17 ...how much more will those who receive GOD'S abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in LIFE through the ONE MAN, JESUS CHRIST.
ROMANS 5:19 ...through the obedience of the ONE MAN the many will be made righteous. COMMENT: Once again, it is GOD'S job to make us righteous. CONTINUING... 2 CORINTHIANS 5:21 GOD made HIM who had no sin to be sin (or to be a sin offering) for us, so that in HIM we might become the righteousness of GOD. GALATIANS 2:21 I do not set aside the grace of GOD, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, CHRIST died for nothing!" 1 JOHN 1:9 If we confess our sins, HE is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. K. HE Gives You A New And EVERLASTING LIFE. JOHN 5:24 "I tell you the truth, whoever hears MY word and believes HIM who sent ME has ETERNAL LIFE and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to LIFE. ROMANS 6:4-5 ...just as CHRIST was raised from the dead through the glory of THE FATHER, we too may live a new LIFE. ...we have been united with HIM...in HIS resurrection. ROMANS 6:8-9 ...we will also live with HIM. For we know that since CHRIST was raised from the dead, HE cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over HIM. ROMANS 6:11 In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to GOD in CHRIST JESUS.
ROMANS 6:23 ...the gift of GOD is ETERNAL LIFE in (or through) CHRIST JESUS our LORD. 2 CORINTHIANS 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in CHRIST, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! GALATIANS 2:20 I have been crucified with CHRIST and I no longer live, but CHRIST lives in me. The LIFE I live in the body, I live by faith in THE SON OF GOD, who loved me and gave HIMSELF for me.
EPHESIANS 2:1 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, EPHESIANS 2:4-5 But because of HIS great love for us, GOD, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with CHRIST even when we were dead in transgressions... COLOSSIANS 2:13 When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, GOD made you alive with CHRIST. 2 TIMOTHY 1:10 but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our SAVIOR, CHRIST JESUS, who has destroyed death and has brought LIFE and immortality to light through the gospel. 1 JOHN 3:14 We know that we have passed from death to LIFE... L. HE Cleanses You. 1. Before: MATTHEW 15:19-20 For out of the heart come evil thoughts...These are what make a man 'unclean'... MARK 7:21 For from within, out of men's hearts, come evil thoughts... MARK 7:23 All these evils come from inside and make a man 'unclean.'" 2. After: EZEKIEL 36:25 ...I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. EPHESIANS 5:26-27 ...cleansing her by the washing with water through THE WORD, and to present her to HIMSELF as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish... HEBREWS 9:14 How much more, then, will the blood of CHRIST...cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death (or from dead works)...
HEBREWS 10:22 let us draw near to GOD with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. 1 JOHN 1:7 ...the blood of JESUS, HIS SON, purifies us from all (or every) sin.
REVELATION 7:14 ...they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of THE LAMB. M. HE Frees You From The Power Of Sin And Death. ROMANS 6:6 For we know that our old self was crucified with HIM, so that the body of sin might be done away with (or be rendered powerless)... ROMANS 6:17-18 But thanks be to GOD that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were entrusted. You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness. ROMANS 6:22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to GOD, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is ETERNAL LIFE. ROMANS 8:1-2 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in CHRIST JESUS, because through CHRIST JESUS the law of the SPIRIT OF LIFE set me free from the law of sin and death. COLOSSIANS 2:14-15 having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; HE took it away, nailing it to the cross. And having disarmed the powers and authorities, HE made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross. 2 TIMOTHY 1:10-11 but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our SAVIOR, CHRIST JESUS, who has destroyed death and has brought LIFE and immortality to light through the gospel. ...If we died with HIM, we will also live with HIM; N. HE Makes You Like JESUS. ROMANS 8:29 For those GOD foreknew HE also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of HIS SON... 1 CORINTHIANS 6:17 But he who unites himself with THE LORD is one with HIM in SPIRIT. PHILIPPIANS 3:20-21 But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a SAVIOR from there, THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, who, by THE POWER that enables HIM to bring everything under HIS control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like HIS glorious body. O. HE Makes You A Partaker In HIS Death And Resurrection. ROMANS 6:3-6 Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into CHRIST JESUS were baptized into HIS death? We were therefore buried with HIM through baptism into death in order that, just as CHRIST was raised from the dead through the glory of THE FATHER, we too may live a new LIFE. If we have been united with HIM like this in HIS death, we will certainly also be united with HIM in HIS resurrection. For we know that our old self was crucified with HIM, so that the body of sin might be done away with (or be rendered powerless)...
ROMANS 6:8-9 Now if we died with CHRIST, we believe that we will also live with HIM. For we know that since CHRIST was raised from the dead, HE cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over HIM. ROMANS 6:11 In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to GOD in CHRIST JESUS. GALATIANS 2:20 I have been crucified with CHRIST and I no longer live, but CHRIST lives in me. The LIFE I live in the body, I live by faith in THE SON OF GOD, who loved me and gave HIMSELF for me. COLOSSIANS 3:3 For you died, and your LIFE is now hidden with CHRIST in GOD. P. HE Gives You A New Heart. 1. Your heart before: JEREMIAH 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? EZEKIEL 11:19 ...divided heart and...their heart of stone... EZEKIEL 36:26 ...your heart of stone... MATTHEW 15:19-20 For out of the heart come evil thoughts... These are what make a man 'unclean'... MARK 7:21 For from within, out of men's hearts, come evil thoughts... MARK 7:23 All these evils come from inside and make a man 'unclean.' LUKE 6:45 ...the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks. ACTS 8:21 ...your heart is not right before GOD. ROMANS 1:21 ...they neither glorified HIM as GOD nor gave thanks to HIM...their foolish hearts were darkened. ROMANS 1:24 Therefore GOD gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts... 2. Your heart after: JEREMIAH 24:7 I will give them a heart to know ME, that I AM THE LORD. They will be my people, and I will be their GOD... EZEKIEL 11:19 I will give them an undivided heart and put a NEW SPIRIT in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh. EZEKIEL 36:26 I will give you a new heart and put a NEW SPIRIT in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. MATTHEW 22:37 JESUS replied: "'Love THE LORD your GOD with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' LUKE 6:45 The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart...For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks. ACTS 4:32 All the believers were one in heart and mind... ROMANS 6:17 But thanks be to GOD that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were entrusted. ROMANS 10:9-10 ...and believe in your heart that GOD raised HIM from the dead...For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified... EPHESIANS 6:5-6 ...obey...with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey CHRIST...doing the will of GOD from your heart. COLOSSIANS 3:22 ...obey...with sincerity of heart and reverence for THE LORD. 1 TIMOTHY 1:5 The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart... 2 TIMOTHY 2:22 Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on THE LORD out of a pure heart. HEBREWS 10:22 let us draw near to GOD with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience... 1 PETER 1:22 ...love one another deeply, from the heart.
Q. HE Makes You Blameless. ACTS 20:26 Therefore, I declare to you today that I am innocent of the blood of all men.
1 CORINTHIANS 1:8 HE will keep you strong to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our LORD JESUS CHRIST. 1 THESSALONIANS 5:23 May GOD HIMSELF, THE GOD OF PEACE, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our LORD JESUS CHRIST. JUDE 24 To HIM who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before HIS GLORIOUS PRESENCE without fault and with great joy-- VI. CAN YOU BECOME "UNSAVED"? A. No! You Are Not Yours. EXODUS 21:5-6 "But if the servant declares, 'I love my MASTER and my wife and children and do not want to go free,' then his MASTER must take him before the JUDGES. HE shall take him to the door or the doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he will be HIS servant for life.
ACTS 20:28 ...the church of GOD, which HE bought with HIS own blood. ROMANS 14:8 ...we belong to THE LORD. 1 CORINTHIANS 6:20 You are not your own; you were bought with a price... 2 CORINTHIANS 1:22 set HIS SEAL OF OWNERSHIP on us... 1 PETER 1:18-19 ...it was not with perishable things...that you were redeemed...but with the precious blood of CHRIST... REVELATION 5:9 ...with YOUR blood YOU purchased men for GOD... B. No! THE SEAL Is Not Yours. 2 CORINTHIANS 1:22 set HIS SEAL OF OWNERSHIP on us, and put HIS SPIRIT in our hearts as a DEPOSIT, guaranteeing what is to come. EPHESIANS 1:13-14 And you also were included in CHRIST when you heard THE WORD OF TR |
