Kicking Against the Goads

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Kicking Against the Goads

• Acts 91-9

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Believe and Pray is not Gods Plan of
Salvation

• Gospel is Gods power to save, Rom 116
• Gospel can be understood, Jno 831-32
• Gospel commands belief and baptism in order to
  be saved, Mark 1615-16
• Saul an important example, Acts 95-11, 18
  2210, 16
• Believing, repenting, praying sinner!

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Gods Plan of Salvation

• The Ethiopian, Acts 826-39
• Pentecost, Acts 236-41, 47
• Necessity of water baptism to be saved, Mark
  1616 1 Peter 321 Hebrews 922 1010
• Baptized into the death of Jesus, Romans 63
  (Acts 2216)

HOW TO BE SAVED
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Water Baptism

• What about the thief on the cross he wasnt
  baptized, and he was saved.
• Jesus forgave sins while on earth, Mark
  25, 10 Lk. 748
• Forgave thief before he died, Lk 2342-43
• Now He has died, been raised exalted
• Commands every creature to believe be
  baptized to be saved, Mk 1615-16

OBJECTIONS
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Water Baptism

• Baptism is a work, and
  we are not saved by works.
• Fear God and work righteousness, Acts
  1034-35
• Faith is a work, John 628-29
• Work of faith, James 221-24
• Obedience does not earn grace, Luke 1710

OBJECTIONS
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Water Baptism

• What if someone cant be baptized or dies on
  the way.
• God will judge righteously
• No comfort in disobedience, Eph 56 Heb 59
• No comfort if you refuse to go, then die
• Reason not to delay, Acts 1632-33 2216 Heb
  37-8

OBJECTIONS
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Water Baptism

• There are so many people who believe they are
  Christians.
• Many say they are but not the same as
  being one, Matthew 721-23
• Everyone makes a personal choice about
  salvation, Matthew 713-14
• The wise will hear obey Jesus, Matthew
  724-27

OBJECTIONS
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Water Baptism

• What church do I have to go to in order
  to be baptized?
• The belief that the church authorizes sanctions
  baptism, Acts 835-38
• The church does not sanction baptism, Jesus does,
  Matt 2818-19 1 Cor 113
• Lord added the properly baptized one (saved) to
  His church, Acts 247

OBJECTIONS
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The Church

• So, which is the right church?
• The one Jesus built, Matt 1618
• The one Jesus died for, Eph 525 (Acts
  2028)
• The one that is his body, Col 118 (Eph 44)
• The one Jesus saves, Eph 523
• The one you can be baptized into, 1 Cor
  1213

OBJECTIONS
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The Church

• How do I find the right church?
• Can visit one by one, testing each one, 1 Ths.
  521-22
• Can learn the Bible pattern and investigate the
  church of Christ
• Origin
• Name
• Plan of salvation
• Worship
• Organization work

OBJECTIONS
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Do Not Kick Against the Goads

• Satan will try to snatch the word of God from
  your heart, Mark 415
• Must not delay! Acts 2216
• Immediately believe obey Jesus to be saved, 2
  Cor 62 (Mk 1616)