SALVATION ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE

 

SUMMARY

Faith cometh by hearing the Word of God

God is Holy

What is the Moral Law?

What is the purpose of the Moral Law?

What is Sin?

Man's Condition

Judgment

Hell

Who is Jesus?

Is Jesus sinless?

Jesus Died On the Cross, Buried, and Rose again

Why did Jesus die on the Cross?

Why did Jesus have to die?

Jesus is the Only Way

Command to Repent, Believe and be Baptized

 

Faith cometh by hearing the Word of God

      ·        Romans 10:17 So then _________ [cometh] by

          _________, and hearing by the _________ of God.

 

      ·        1Peter 1:23 Being born again, not of corruptible

          seed, but of incorruptible, by the _________ of

          God, which liveth and abideth for ever.  (James

          1:18, Ephesians 1:13)

God is Holy

·        Psalms 99:9 The Lord our God is _________ and in him is no darkness at all (1John 1:5).  Hebrews 7:26

 

The Bad News

What is the Moral Law? Ten Commandments

·        Exodus 20:1-8, 12-17  ³ Thou shalt have no other gods before me. ⁴ Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image… ⁵ Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; ⁶ And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. ⁷ Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. ⁸ Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. ¹² Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. ¹³ Thou shalt not kill. ¹⁴ Thou shalt not commit adultery. ¹⁵ Thou shalt not steal. ¹⁶ Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. ¹⁷ Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's. (Deuteronomy 5:7)

 

What is the purpose of the Ten Commandments (moral law)?

·        Romans 3:20b …for by the law [is] the _________________ of sin.

(Romans 4:15; Galatians 3:24, Romans 7:16)

 

Exodus 20:7-17 and Deuteronomy 5:7-21

1. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Have you always put God first in your life? Have you ever valued anything more than God; possibly your family, a job, money, pleasures or possessions? Guilty or Innocent

 

2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image. Who is God to you? Is he a god of love and mercy who would never judge anyone and cast anyone into Hell? If that is "your" god, your god couldn't cast anyone into Hell because he doesn't exist. You've created a god in your own mind you're more comfortable with, which is idolatry. It's the oldest sin in the Bible. Idolaters will not inherit the kingdom of heaven. Guilty or Innocent

 

3. Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain. Have you ever used God's name as a curse word? If so, you've taken the holy name of God -who gave you your life, your family, and everything precious to you -and used it as a filthy, four-letter word. You’re a blasphemer and "God will not hold him guiltless who takes the name of the Lord in vain." Guilty or Innocent

 

4. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Have you always set aside 1 day out of 7 to honor God? Has that day been set aside for no other purpose then to worship God, thanking Him for His blessings? Guilty or Innocent

 

5. Honor thy father and thy mother. Have you always respected your parents? Ask God to remind you of the sins of your youth. You may have forgotten them, but God hasn't. Guilty or Innocent

 

6. Thou shalt not kill. Jesus warned "Whoever is angry with his brother without cause, is in danger of judgment," (Matthew 5:22) and the Bible says, "He who hates his brother is a murderer," (1 John 3:15). God sees hatred in the heart as wicked as murder. Guilty or Innocent

 

7. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Jesus warned, "You have heard, 'You shall not commit adultery.' But I say to you whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” Have you ever looked at another person with lust? The Bible says adulterers and fornicators (those who had physical relations before marriage) will not enter the kingdom of heaven. Guilty or Innocent

 

8. Thou shalt not steal. Have you ever stolen anything; even something small? Value doesn’t matter; petty theft is theft. If so, that makes you a thief. Guilty or Innocent

 

9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. Have you ever told a lie? Then you are a liar. How many lies make you a liar? Just one. The Bible warns all liars will have their part in the Lake of Fire (Rev. 21:8).  Guilty or Innocent

 

10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house… Have you ever desired anything belonging to another person. Their house, car, money, wife, lifestyle, or anything belonging to anyone else? “Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.” 1 Corinthians 6:10  Guilty or Innocent

 

What is Sin?

·        for sin is the transgression of the _____. (moral law) 1 John 3:4b;

 

Man's Condition

·        Romans 3:23a For _____ have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

·        Jeremiah 17:9-10 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

·        Isaiah 64:6a But we are _____ as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags;

·        James 2:10 Whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of _____.

 

Judgment

·        Romans 14:12 So then _______________ of us shall give account of himself to God.

·        Hebrews 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

Hell

·        Psalm 9:17 The _________ shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

·        Romans 8:34a Who is he that condemneth? It is __________ that died,

·        Revelation 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

·        Galatians 5:19-21, 19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 21Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

 

The Good News

Who is Jesus?

·        John 20:31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the ______ of God;

 

Is Jesus Sinless?

·        2 Corinthians 5:21a For he hath made him to be ______ for ____, who knew no sin;

·        1 John 3:5b and in him is no ______.  (Hebrews 7:26)

 

Jesus Died On the Cross, Buried, and Rose again

·        1 Corinthians 15:3-5 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures; 4 and that he was buried, and that he ______ again the third day according to the Scriptures: (Romans 8:34, 1 John 1:6c)

 

Why did Jesus die on the Cross?

·        Isaiah 53:5a But he was wounded for ______ transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. (transgressions: breaking the law; iniquities: lawlessness.

·        1 Timothy 1:15 This [is] a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to _________ sinners; of whom I am chief.

Why did Jesus have to die?

·        Hebrews 9:22 And almost all things are by the law ____________ with blood; and without shedding of blood is no ______________. (purged: made clean; remission: forgiveness or pardon of sins)

 

Jesus is the Only Way

·        John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever _________________ in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

·        John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am _______ way, _______ truth, and _______ life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

·        Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we _____ be ________. (Romans 6:23b, 1 John 4:10)

 

Command to Repent, Believe and be Baptized

·        Acts 3:19a and Acts 2:38ab Then Peter said unto them, ____________, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins.

·        2 Corinthians 6:2  For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured (bring aid) thee: behold, _________ [is] the accepted time; behold, __________ [is] the day of salvation.

·        2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that ______ should come to repentance. (Acts 10:34-36;42,43 Acts 26:20b)

·        Romans 10:9-10 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be ________. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Condition of the Heart for Repentance and Faith

·        2 Corinthians 7:10 For _______ sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the __________ worketh death.

·        James 4:6b & 1 Peter 5:5a Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the __________, but giveth grace unto the ____________.

 

Forgiven

·        Ephesians 2:8-9 For by ________ are ye ________ through ________; and that not of yourselves: it is the _______ of God:

·        Ephesians 1:7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the _________ of sins, according to the riches of his grace;  (Colossians 1:14) 

 

Eternal Life

·        John 3:15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have ____________ l life.

·        John 10:28 And I give unto them __________ life; and they shall __________ perish, neither shall any [man] pluck them out of my hand.

·        1 John 2:25 And this is the promise that he hath promised us, [even] __________ life.

 

Sanctification (Process of becoming Holy)

·        2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a _______ creature: old things are passed away; behold, ______ things are become _______.

·        Ephesians 4:24 And that ye put on the _______ man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

·        Romans 6:18 Being then made _______ from sin, ye became the ______________ of righteousness.