January 30, 2013 Wednesday Bible Study
INTRODUCTION: The doctrine of salvation is one of the basic teachings of the Scriptures, Acts 4:12.
I. Salvation according to the Bible
A. The salvation which God’s Word sets forth is unlike anything ever conceived by the
greatest religious minds of the world.
1. Religion teaches that salvation is the result of what man can do.
2. God’s Word declares that salvation is the result of what God has done through His
Son on the cross.
B. This doctrine is the most vital teaching that sinful mankind has ever heard.
C. It is important that we learn some of the basic facts about salvation.
II. The meaning of salvation
A. It is a deliverance from sin and its consequences.
B. Deliverance from sin and its consequences came to Zacchaeus, Luke 19:9.
C. The message of salvation is a message of deliverance from sin and its consequences, John 3:18.
III. The need of salvation
A. It is necessary because of man’s nature, Ephesians 2:3.
1. All are sinners, Romans 3:10,23.
2. The wages of sin is death, Romans 6:23.
3. All sinners are under condemnation, Romans 5:18.
B. It is necessary because men can do nothing to commend themselves to God.
1. His works of righteousness are as filthy rags, Isaiah 64:6.
2. Righteous works cannot save us, Romans 3:20; Titus 3:5.
C. It is necessary because of God’s nature.
1. He is absolutely holy, Leviticus 19:2.
2. He cannot overlook sin, Exodus 23:21.
IV. The way of salvation
A. Salvation is a work of God, Jonah 2:9.
1. The Father thought it, John 3:16.
2. The Son bought it, I Peter 2:24.
3. The Holy Spirit wrought it, John 6:63.
B. Salvation is received by the sinner through four means:
1. The work of God, Romans 1:16; 10:17.
2. Holy Spirit conviction, John 6:44; 16:8-11.
3. Repentance of sin, Luke 13:3; Acts 17:30.
4. Faith in Christ, John 3:16; Acts 16:31; (Note: the sinner is saved at the point of faith
in Christ, Ephesians 2:8.)
C. God offers salvation; man receives it.5
V. The results of salvation
A. The sinner becomes a child of God, John 1:12.
1. He is forgiven of all sins, Colossians 1:14.
2. He is justified before God, Romans 3:28.
B. He has eternal life, John 5:24.
1. He shall never be condemned to hell, John 6:37.
2. He has passed from death unto life, Ephesians 2:1.
3. There is absolutely nothing that can separate a child of God from Christ, Romans
8:38,39.
