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III. Salvation
How do we get it and what are the benefits of it?
Salvation comes from God alone!Psalm 3:8
"Salvation belongeth unto the LORD ..."
- PART ONE -
SALVATION- HOW DO WE GET IT?
A.
Not by our works. (Eph 2:8-9)
1. God gave us Salvation by mercy and grace.
Eph 2:8
"For by ______ are ye saved through ______; and that
not of yourselves: it is
the _____ of God:"
2. Not by our works.
Eph 2:9
"____ of works, lest any man should boast."
3. Because grace and works are mutually exclusive.
If it is by one then it cannot be mixed with the other; i.e., if you mix works
with grace,
then grace is no longer grace. And the contrary is also true.
Rom 11:6 "And if __
______, then is it ___ ______ ___ _______:
otherwise
grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no
more grace:
otherwise work is no more work."
Rom 3:20 "Therefore by the _____
of the law there shall no flesh be
justified in
his sight: for by the law is
the knowledge of sin."
4. Therefore, we must conclude that we can
not get Salvation by any works
that we can perform.
B. Not
by our Baptism.
1. The thief on the cross was not Baptized and
yet he was saved.
Luk 23:43
"And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee,
To day shalt
thou ___ ____ ___ in paradise."
2. Baptism is a work that we do ourselves and,
thus, it cannot save us.
Eph 2:9
"____ of works, lest any man should boast."
3. Verses that seem to suggest this are
clarified by God.
The main
verse that is quoted is:
Mar 16:15 "And he said unto
them, Go ye into all the world,
and preach
the gospel to every creature."
Mar
16:16 "He that _________ and is _________ shall be saved;
but he that
believeth not shall be damned."
This is not talking about water baptism but rather it is talking about
one of the
other various baptisms with which the believer is baptized.
Such as:
a. Baptism into the body
of Christ.
I Cor
12:12 "For as the body is one, and hath many members, and
all the members of that one body, being many, are one body:
so also is Christ."
I Cor
12:13 "For by one Spirit are we all __________into one body,
whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free;
and have been all made to drink into one Spirit."
Gal 3:27
"For as many of you as have been _________ ___ ______
have put on Christ."
b. Baptism into
Christ and into His death.
(This is actually part of the previous baptism- Baptism into the body of
Christ).
Rom 6:3 "Know ye not, that so many of us as were __________ into
Jesus Christ were baptized into his ______?"
c. Baptism with the Holy Ghost.
Act 11:15 "And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost _____ __
_____,
as on us at the beginning."
Act 11:16 "Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said,
John indeed ________ with ______; but ye shall be __________
with the _____ _____."
d.
Baptism of repentance.
Luke 3:3 "And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching
the _________ of __________ for the remission of sins;"
e. Summary.
God is very careful to clarify the verse, Mar 16:16, that we originally
mentioned.
Mar 16:16 "He that believeth and is
baptized shall be saved;
but he that
believeth ___ shall be damned."
Because of the careful wording, we can easily understand that although one
of the
baptisms is
mentioned, all of which happen now at Salvation, the only thing that can
bring
condemnation is if we believe NOT. Baptism, (whichever one that is meant
here)
or rather the
lack of it, is not denoted as bringing condemnation. That is reserved for
"not" believing. Is baptism put forth here as a desirable
thing? Absolutely! But, it is
differentiated from believing, thus leaving "not" believing as
the sole thing that can bring
forth
damnation.
4. Another verse that seems to teach Baptism as
part of Salvation but does not actually do so.
Act 2:38 "Then Peter said unto
them, Repent, and be _________ every one of
you in the
name of Jesus Christ ___ the remission of sins, and ye shall
receive the
gift of the Holy Ghost."
"for" Gk eiV, ice or ayss, def. into, as far as, to the extent of, or in the presence of
Since a causative connection between baptism and salvation (remission of
sins)
is not taught
anywhere else in the Bible, then to take this one scripture and make it
teach that
precept is to do violence to the scriptures. To prevent doing such
violence
one must
accept the meaning of the word eiV,
(for), as being the latter in the list of
definitions
above. That is, here we must take eiV,
to mean "in the presence of."
This is in complete accord with other usage of eiV,
as in Acts 22:30 and other
passages of
Scripture where the word is used with the meaning of "in the
presence."
Act
22:30 "On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty
wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his
bands,
and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and
brought Paul down, and set him ______ (eiV,
in the presence of) them."
5. Diametrically opposed.
Contrary to the belief that baptism is part of Salvation, God specifically tells
us
through
Philip
that baptism can only be administered AFTER salvation and not before
it nor as
part of it. He shows us that the proper order is Salvation then baptism.
Act 8:36 "And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain
water:
and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth _________ ___ to
be baptized?"
Act 8:37
"And Philip said, __ thou ________ with all thine heart, thou mayest.
And he answered and said, _ _______ that Jesus Christ is the Son of
God."
Act 8:38
"And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down
both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he ___________ him."
C. How do we
obtain God's Salvation gift.
1. Repent of our sins in sorrow.
II
Cor 7:9 "Now I rejoice, not
that ye were made sorry, but that ye _________
to
___________: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye
might receive
damage by us in nothing."
II Cor 7:10 "For godly
sorrow _________ repentance to __________ not to be
repented of:
but the sorrow of the world worketh death."
2. Ask for God's Salvation by faith, believing on
Jesus and accepting Him as Saviour.
Rom 10:11
"For the scripture saith, Whosoever __________ on him shall
not be
ashamed."
Rom 10:12
"For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the
same Lord
over all is rich unto all that _____ ____ him."
Rom 10:13
"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord
shall be
________.
Act 4:12 "Neither is there salvation in any
other: for there is none other
name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be _______."
3. Accept God's gift of Salvation by His grace
through faith alone and add no works to it.
Eph 2:8
"For by ______ are ye saved through faith; and that not of
yourselves: it is
the _____ of God:"
Eph 2:9
"____ of works, lest any man should boast."
Rom 11:6 "And if __
______, then is it ___ ______ ___ _______:
otherwise
grace is __ _____ grace. But if it be of works, then is it
no more grace:
otherwise work is no more work."
I Jn 4:14
"And we have seen and do testify that the ________ sent
the ____ to be
the _________ of the world."
D. Summary- God's simple
three-step plan.
1. Repent of our sin in sorrow and admit to God
we
are a sinner in need of His
Salvation.
2. Ask for God's Salvation by faith, believing on
Jesus
and accepting Him as Saviour.
3. Tell God you accept His gift of Salvation by His
grace
through faith in Jesus Christ alone and add
no works to it.
- PART TWO -
SALVATION- WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF IT?
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E. What are the
benefits of God's Salvation in Christ?
1. Eternal/everlasting life.
Jn
3:14 "And as Moses lifted up the serpent in
the wilderness,
even so must the ___ of man be lifted up:"
Jn 3:15
"That whosoever believeth in him should not perish,
but have ________ life."
Jn
3:16 "For ____ so loved the world, that he ____ his only begotten
Son, that whosoever ____________ in him should not perish,
but _____ _____________
life."
Jn 3:36 "He that believeth on the Son hath
___________ _____: and
he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of
God abideth on him."
2.
Freedom from condemnation.
Jn 3:17
"For God sent not his ___ into the world to condemn the world;
but that the world ______ ____ might be ________."
Jn 3:18
"He that believeth on ____ is ____ condemned: but he that
believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed
in the name of the only begotten Son of God."
Rom 8:1 "There is
therefore now __ _____________ to them which are
in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit."
3. A mansion in Heaven and an eternity with Jesus.
Jn 14:2 "In my Father's house
are many _________: if it were not so, I
would have told you. I go to prepare a place ____ _____."
Jn 14:3 "And if __ __ and
prepare a place for you, __ will come again,
and receive you unto myself; that where __ am, there ye may be
also."
4. A glorified, incorruptible, immortal body at the
resurrection.
I Cor 15:51 "Behold, I shew you
a mystery; We shall not all sleep,
but we shall all be ________,"
I Cor 15:52 "In a moment, in the
twinkling of an eye, at the last
trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be
raised _____________, and we shall be changed."
1Co 15:53 "For this corruptible
must put on _____________,
and this mortal must put on _____________."
5. Victory over death and the
grave.
I Cor 15:54
"So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and
this mortal shall have put on
immortality, then shall be brought to pass
the saying that is written, Death
is swallowed up in ________."
I Cor 15:55
"O ______, where is
thy sting? O ______, where is
thy victory?"
I
Cor 15:56 "The sting of
_______ is sin; and the
strength of sin is
the law."
I Cor 15:57
"But thanks be
to God, which giveth us the ________ through
our Lord Jesus Christ."
6.
Freedom from the bondage of sin.
Rom 6:16 "Know
ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey,
his ________
ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of
obedience
unto righteousness?"
Rom 6:17 "But God be thanked,
that ye _____ the _________ of sin,
but ye have obeyed
from the heart that form of doctrine which was
delivered
you."
Rom 6:18 "Being then made ____
_____ ____, ye became the
servants of
righteousness."
7. Freedom from fear of unwanted adverse
circumstances.
Rom 8:28 "And we know
that ___ ______ work together for _____ to
them that
love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."
8. Freedom from bondage to the flesh, if we walk in
the spirit, since it is crucified with
Jesus Christ.
Gal 5:24
"And they that are Christ's have __________ the flesh with
the
affections and lusts."
9. Freedom from the fear of death and its resultant
bondage.
Heb 2:15 "And deliver
them who through ______ __ _____ were all their
lifetime
subject to _________."
10. An inheritance with Christ of all that is His if we
are faithful after receiving God's Salvation.
Mat 25:34 Then shall the King say
unto them on his right hand, Come, ye
blessed of my
Father, ________ ___ ________ prepared for you from
the
foundation of the world:"
Act 20:32
"And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his
grace, which
is able to build you up, and to give you an __________ among
all them
which are sanctified."
Act 26:18 "To open their
eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from
the power of
Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and
___________
among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me."
Ro 8:14 "For as many as are led
by the Spirit of God, they are the ____ of God."
Ro 8:15 "For ye have not
received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye
have received
the Spirit of _______, whereby we cry, Abba, Father."
Ro 8:16 "The Spirit itself
beareth witness with our spirit, that we are
the ________
of God:"
Ro 8:17 "And __ children,
then _____; heirs of God, and _____-____ with Christ;
if so be that
we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together."
I Pet 1:3 "Blessed be the
God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which
according to
his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively
hope by the
resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,"
I Pet 1:4 "To an _________
incorruptible, and undefiled, and that
fadeth not
away, reserved in heaven for you,"
There
are a multitude more benefits of God's Salvation. We have
studied just a few of them. I pray that you continue your study
of
God's Word so you can discover more of them.
We have seen that the only way to receive God's Salvation is to
accept Christ as
your Saviour by grace through faith and to not confuse
the issue by trying to add
works, such as Baptism or other good works.
Salvation comes from God alone
and
can only be attained by God's plan!
Psa 3:8 "Salvation
belongeth unto the LORD ..."
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