The True Teaching on SALVATION based in the Bible

SALVATION

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.

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.

Born TWICE, Die once... the better choice than Born once, die twice

THE NEW BIRTH

INTRODUCTION: Now that you have accepted Christ as your Saviour, it is important to truly
understand what has taken place in your life, so that you can tell others about the saving grace of
God.

I.     What is meant by the term, “new birth”?

A.   Simply stated, the new birth is a spiritual birth.

B.   Just as we gain access into the families of men by a birth, so also we gain access into
        God’s family by a birth, John 3:3-7.

C.   There are other names for the new birth, namely, saved, salvation, regeneration, justi-
        fied, and born again.

II.    Why is there a need for the new birth?

A.   Christ, Himself, stated that there is a need, John 3:7.

B.   In our natural state we cannot please God, Isaiah 64:6.

C.   In our natural state we are already condemned and separated from God, John 3:18.

D.   The new birth turns us from the power of Satan unto God, Acts 26:18.

E.   We need the new birth in order to have fellowship with God and to understand the
        things of God, I Corinthians 2:14.

III. What is the new birth and how does it come about?

A.   It is a new nature which is created after God in righteousness and holiness, Ephesians
        4:24.

B.   It is a new standing in God’s sight; we become His children, Romans 8:16.

C.   It is brought about on God’s part by the conviction of the Holy Spirit, (example: Acts
        2:37).

D.   It is an act of the Holy Spirit that produces within us a new birth or new life, John
        1:12,13; John 3:5,6.

E.   It is brought about on our part by repentance and faith, Acts 20:21.

IV.   What powers were needed to produce the new birth?

A.   It took the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, John 3:14-16.

B.   It took God’s Word (the Word of Truth), I Peter 1:23.

C.   It took the Holy Spirit, John 6:63.

D.   It took conviction; we must realize our sinful state and the need for a personal relation-
        ship with Christ.

1. Apart from the conviction of the Holy Spirit, there can be no regeneration.

2. The Holy Spirit takes God’s Word and convicts our hearts, Hebrews 4:12,13; Acts
     5:29,30; Acts 7:54.

3. One must first realize he is lost before he can be saved.

4. One must personally repent and invite Jesus into his heart in order to be saved. (This
     is the work of the Holy Spirit.)

V.   What are the results of the new birth?

A.   We are children of God and will go to Heaven when we die.

B.   Our bodies will be resurrected at the second coming of Christ in the air, I Thessalonians
        4:13-18.

C.   We are assured of glorified bodies, I John 3:2.