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John 3:16 1 John 3:1 of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God!
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
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 (4) the prince ofwho the is power of mercy the air, spirit who But God, rich in , the because of His now works in the sonsHe of disobedience , (3) among great love with which loved us, (5) even when whom also we in alltrespasses, once conducted ourselves we were dead made us alive in the (7) that in the ages to come He might show the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires ofbeen the flesh together with Christ (by grace you have exceeding riches of His grace in His children kindness (6) mind, and of ), the and were by nature of us saved and raised us up together, and made (8) For by grace you toward us in Christ Jesus. wrath , just as the heavenly others. places in Christ Jesus, sit together in the have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, (9) not of works, lest anyone should boast.
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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
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I declare to you the gospel ... (2) by which also you are saved, if you hold fast ...unless you believed in vain....
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
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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.
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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.
Hebrews 11:1-6
John 8:24
... If you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.
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 one believes unto righteousness, with Mark who believes and is baptized, and the mouth confession is made unto salvation 16:16 . will be saved
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)
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Faith only?: James 2:22 (Speaking of Abraham) Confession Not everyone who says towith Me, Do you see only?: that faith was working together Lord, Lord, shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but his works , and by works faith 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.
Jesus Christ
Life and Death (i.e., the Gospel)
Nothing Less
Nothing Only
The Person
Attitude, Faith, Obedience
Believing
Repenting
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: Baptized into Christ
Hear Believe Repent Confess 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
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
Washing of regeneration
Were Baptized
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Ethiopian, 8:26-40
Saul, 9 & 22 Cornelius, 10 & 11
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Lydia, 16:14-15
Jailer, 16:25-34 Corinthians, 18:8
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Ephesians, 19:1-7
YOU, Today
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the Lords 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)
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