Transcript The Salvation Puzzle

God so loved the
world that He gave
His only begotten
Son, that whoever
believes in Him
should not perish but
have
everlasting
life.
Behold what manner
The Salvation Puzzle
of love the Father has
bestowed on us, that
we should be called
children of God!
John 3:16
1 John 3:1
Ephesians
2:1-9;
Titus 3:4-7
You He made alive, who were dead in
trespasses and sins, (2) in which you once walked
according to the course of this world, according to
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of disobedience,
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love with
which
loved us, (5) even
when
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(7) that in the ages to come He might show the
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(8) For by grace you
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just as
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others. places in Christ Jesus,
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have been saved through faith, and that not of
yourselves; it is the gift of God, (9) not of works, lest
anyone should boast.
(1)
(8)
God demonstrates His own love toward us, in
that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (9)
...Having now been justified by His blood, we shall
be saved from wrath through Him. (10) For if when
we were enemies we were reconciled to God
through the death of His Son, much more, having
been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.
Romans
5:8-10
(1)
1 Cor.
15:1-5;
I declare to you the gospel ... (2) by
which also you are saved, if you hold fast
...—unless you believed in vain....
1 Cor.
1:18
I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ,
for it is the power of God to salvation for
everyone who believes....
Romans
1:16
(5)
Titus
3:3-7
... According to His mercy He saved
us, through the washing of regeneration
and renewing of the Holy Spirit, (6)
whom He poured out on us abundantly
through Jesus Christ our Savior, (7) that
having been justified by His grace we
should become heirs according to the
hope of eternal life.
Matthew The beatitudes: Humility, meekness,
5:3-6; sorrow for sin, the desire for pure things,
James etc.
4:6-10
2 Thess.
… They did not receive the
2:10
love of the truth, that they
might be saved.
(6)
Without faith it is
impossible to please
Him, for he who comes
to God must believe that
He is, and that He is a
rewarder of those who
diligently seek Him.
... If you do not believe
that I am He, you will die in
your sins.
Hebrews
11:1-6
John 8:24
Repentance (that is, a change Acts 17:30
of mind toward sin)
Romans
Confession
of
your
faith
Truly, these times of
10:9-10
ignorance God overlooked,
but now
commands
allthe
men
If you confess
with
your mouth
Lord Jesus
everywhere
to
repent
and believe in your heart that God has raised Him
from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the
heart He
onewho
believes
untoand
righteousness,
with
Mark
believes
is baptized, and
the mouth confession is
unto salvation.
16:16
willmade
be saved…
The Plan of Salvation
Is Like a Jig-Saw Puzzle
Nothing/No One Else
Acts 4:12 – Nor is there salvation in any
other, for there is no other name under
heaven given among men by which we
must be saved.
Paul prayed for three days, but still had
sins to wash away! (Acts 9:11-12; 22:16)
Remember
anger?
Rememberhis
Naaman?
Naaman became
Hefurious,
was toldand
to went away and
said,and
“Indeed,
to Jordan
myself, seven
‘He willtimes...”
surely
“...Go
washI said
in the
come out to me, and stand and call on the
name of the Lord his God, and wave his hand
over the place, and heal the leprosy.’
“Are not ... the rivers of Damascus, better than all
the waters of Israel?
Could I not wash in them and be clean?”
So he turned and went away in a rage.
Remember the wise counsel? “My father, if
the prophet had told you to do something great,
would you not have done it?
How much more then, when he says to you,
‘Wash, and be clean’?”
Remember his humility and obedience?
So he went down and dipped seven times in the
Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God;
and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a
little child, and he was clean.
The Plan of Salvation
Is Like a Jig-Saw Puzzle
Nothing/No One Else
Nothing Less
The Plan of Salvation
Is Like a Jig-Saw Puzzle
Nothing/No One Else
Nothing Less
Nothing “Only”
Faith only?: James 2:22 – (Speaking of Abraham)
Confession
“Notwas
everyone
who
says towith
Me,
Do
you see only?:
that faith
working
together
‘Lord,
Lord,’ and
shallby
enter
thefaith
kingdom
of heaven,
but
his works,
works
was made
perfect?
he who does the will of My Father in heaven.”
And, 2:24 You see
then that
a man is justified by
(Matthew
7:21)
works, and not by faith only.
Faith without works IS DEAD (3X in James).
Repentance without baptism...
is a DEAD MAN WALKING.
Baptism without faith... is simply not Biblical.
The Plan of Salvation
God
•Love, Kindness, Grace, Mercy
Jesus Christ
•Life and Death (i.e., the Gospel)
The Holy Spirit
•Renewing
The Person
•Attitude, Faith, Obedience
Nothing/No One Else
Nothing Less
Nothing “Only”
Learn the pattern...
From the Gospel Accounts:
Hearing
Matt. 7:24
Believing
Repenting
John 3:16
Luke 3:7-8
John 20:30-31 Luke 13:3
Being
Baptized
Matthew 10:32-33 Matt. 28:18-20
Matthew 16:16
Mark 16:16
John 18:36-37
John 3:5
Confessing
Baptism now
Baptized
into
His
death;
Learn the pattern...
saves you
rise to ... newness of life
(NASB; RSV)
From the Letters to Churches and Christians:
Hear
Believe
Repent
Baptized into Christ
Confess
2 Cor. 7:10 Rom.
One
baptism;
Washing
Eph. 2:8 Gal.
2:20; 10:9-10
Rom. 10:14
Heb.by
11:6 the
Gal. 5:24
of water
word1 Tim.
2 Peter 3:9 6:13
Be Baptized
Romans 6:3-4
Galatians 3:27
Ephesians 4:5; 5:26
Col. 2:11-13
1 Peter 3:21
Titus 3:5
The circumcision of Christ,
buried with Him in baptism
Washing of
regeneration
Learn the pattern...
From 10 examples in Acts.
Notice that the thief on the cross lived TOO EARLY
to be an example for us. He lived BEFORE ...
•Jesus even died,
•Jesus was raised,
•Jesus told His apostles to “Go into all the world
and preach the gospel to every creature. He who
believes and is baptized will be saved...”
•Jesus ascended, and
•The apostles preached the first gospel sermon
after the Holy Spirit was poured out.
Heard the gospel Believed Repented Confessed
3000 Jews, 2:1-47
:37
Samaritans, 8:5-12
:12
Simon, 8:13
:13
Ethiopian, 8:26-40
:37
Saul, 9 & 22
9:6
:38
Were
Baptized
:38
:12
(:14)
:13
:37
9:9 (:20)
:38
9:18; 22:16
10:43
10:47-48
Lydia, 16:14-15
:14
:15
Jailer, 16:25-34
:31
Corinthians, 18:8
:8
:8
Ephesians, 19:1-7
:4
:5
YOU, Today
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Cornelius, 10 & 11
:33
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What comes AFTER salvation?
• Joy (Ethiopian; jailer)
• Fellowship and association (Pentecost;
Simon; Cornelius; Lydia; jailer)
• Work (Ongoing repentance of the
Corinthians; preaching of Paul)
“I don’t think I need to be
baptized.”
• That IS true... if you’ve never done
anything to separate yourself from God.
the Lord’s hand is not shortened, That it
cannot save; Nor His ear heavy, That it cannot hear.
2 But your iniquities have separated you from your
God; And your sins have hidden His face from you, So
that He will not hear.” (Isaiah 59:1-2)
1 Behold,
What Condemns a Person?
We sin when we . . .
Do evil.
1 John 3:4 – ... Sin is lawlessness.
Genesis 4:7 – If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you
do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but
you should rule over it.
Do something doubting that it is right.
Romans 14:23 – He who doubts is condemned..., because he
does not [act] from faith; for whatever is not from faith is sin.
Fail to do what is right.
James 4:17 – To him who knows to do good and does not do it,
to him it is sin.
“I don’t think I need to be
baptized.”
• That IS true... if you’ve never done
anything to separate yourself from God.
• That would be true... IF baptism had
nothing to do with salvation.
“In the days of Noah...
eight souls, were saved through water.
21 There is also an antitype
which now saves us—baptism....”
(1 Peter 3:20-21)
“I don’t think I need to be
baptized”
• If the command were “light a candle to
show you want God’s light so you can
escape the darkness,” would you do it?
• Rather, it IS, be “buried with Him through
baptism into death, that just as Christ was
raised from the dead by the glory of the
Father, even so we also should walk in
newness of life.” (Romans 6:4)
What does it take to obey?
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Know you’re lost; know the Way back
Love the truth
Gladly receive the truth
Humble yourself and obey (Jesus did so
“to the point of death” – Philippians 2:8)
• Commit to become Jesus’ disciple
(follower; learner); “Take the plunge”