What must man do to be saved?

Our Personal Response

GOSPEL TRUTHS SERIES

No human, since the fall, is able to keep the commandments of God perfectly in

this life, but breaks them daily in thought, word, and deed.

Is any man able to keep the commandments of God

perfectly?

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And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not

again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living,

as I have done. Genesis 8:21

Genesis 8:21

Romans 3:9-21What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin; As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: Their feet are swift to shed blood: Destruction and misery are in their ways: And the way of peace have they not known: There is no fear of God before their eyes.

Although some sins will be more severely punished than others,[a]yet every sin deserves God's wrath and curse, both in this life and the life

that is to come.[b] 

What does every sin deserve?

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Ezekiel 18:20The soul that sinneth, it shall

die. 

Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from

me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and

his angels:

Matthew 25:41

Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God

upon the children of disobedience.

Ephesians 5:6

“What must I do to be saved?”Acts 16:30

Our Personal Response

What does God require of us, that we may

escape his wrath and curse, due to us for sin?

To escape the wrath and curse due to us for sin, God requires of us _____ in our Lord Jesus Christ

and ___________ leading to life[a]together with the diligent use of all the outward means by

which Christ gives to us the benefits of redemption.[b]

 

FaithRepentance

a. Mark 1:15;   Acts 20:21 b. Acts 2:38;   1 Cor 11:24-25;   Col 3:16

What is faith in the Lord Jesus Christ?

Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace[a] by which we receive and rest upon him alone for salvation as he is freely offered to us in the gospel.[b]

 a. For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8-9

And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book: But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

John 20:31

Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. Galatians 2:16

What is Repentance unto Life?

Repentance leading to life is a saving grace,[a] by which a sinner having truly realised his sin and

grasped the mercy of God in Christ,[b] turns from his sin with grief and hatred and turns to God[c] with full resolve (pagpasya) and effort after

new obedience.[d] 

Act 11:18

When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto

life.

2 Tim 2:25

Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them

to a knowledge of the truth, (NIV)

Psalm 51:1-4Have mercy upon me, O God,

According to Your lovingkindness;

According to the multitude of Your tender mercies,

Blot out my transgressions.

2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,

And cleanse me from my sin.

3 For I acknowledge my transgressions,

And my sin is always before me.

4 Against You, You only, have I sinned,

And done this evil in Your sight —

That You may be found just when You speak,

And blameless when You judge.

NKJV

Luke 15:7I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over

one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons

who need no repentance. NKJV

Acts 2:37Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said

to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Men and brethren,

what shall we do?" NKJV

Jer 31:18-19"I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning

himself:'You have chastised me, and I was chastised,

Like an untrained bull;Restore me, and I will return,For You are the Lord my God.

19 Surely, after my turning, I repented;And after I was instructed, I struck myself on

the thigh;I was ashamed, yes, even humiliated,

Because I bore the reproach of my youth.' NKJV

1 Thess 1:9-10For they themselves

declare concerning us what manner of entry we had to you, and how you

turned to God from idols to serve the living and true

God, NKJV

2 Chronicles 7:14if My people who are

called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face,

and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from

heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their

land. NKJV

Matthew 3:8Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance,

NKJV

2 Corinthians 7:10

For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to

salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow

of the world produces death.NKJV