Courtesy of Keith Greer

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Courtesy of Keith Greer
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Does the Bible Teach That...

• My Salvation...
• Is All of God...
• And None of Me?

From sin and its punishment

He is the only active participant in my salvation
I have no role or part - no obedience or
cooperation of any kind
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What Is the Issue?

• Is salvation of God?
• Salvation is of the Lord (Jonah 29)
• Are we saved by grace?
• By grace you have been saved (Ephesians 28)

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What Is the Issue?

• Is salvation a gift?
• -Is gift of God.Ephesians 28
• Can I earn my salvation?
• -Not of works, lest anyone boast.Ephesians 28

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What Is the Issue?

• Am I required to do anything to be saved?
• Does grace exclude all works on my part?
• How does God save us by grace?

Here is the real issue!
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Is Anything Required of Man?

• Matthew 721
• he who does the will of my Father in heaven
• Matthew 724-27
• whoever hears these sayings of mine and does
  them
• Mark1017
• Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit
  eternal life?

Why werent these people told to do nothing?
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Is Anything Required of Man?

• Acts 237,38
• -What shall we do?
• Acts 96
• -Lord, what do you want me to do?
• Acts 1630
• -Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

Why werent these people told to do nothing?
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Does Grace Exclude ALL Works?

• Matt.611 Exclude? 2 Thess.310
• Acts 2724 Exclude? Acts 2731
• Josh.62 Exclude? Josh.63-5,20
• Acts 1511 Exclude? Acts 1035

Grace and Works Are Not Mutually Exclusive
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Does Grace Exclude ALL Works?
Justified by Works (Jam.224)
Not of Works (Eph.29)

• Works of the Devil (1Jn.38)
• Works of darkness (Eph.511)
• Works of the flesh (Gal.519)
• Works of the Law of Moses (Gal.216)

• Works of God (Matt.2125) (Jn.628-29)

Faith Is a Work!! (Jn.628-29)Grace does not
exclude faith (Eph.28)Therefore, grace does not
exclude ALL works
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Salvation by Grace Through Faith
For by grace you have been saved through faith
(Eph.28)
We have access by faith into this grace
(Rom.51)
FAITH
Working Faith (Jas.222) (Gal.56)
GRACE
Faith Only
Not by faith only (Jas.224)
Faith without works is dead (Jas.220)
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Access by Faith Into This Grace
Not of yourselves it is the gift of
God (Eph.28)
The Israelites looked at the bronze serpent
(Num.218-9)
By Faith
lived
not by faith only (Jam. 224)
the walls fell
The Israelites marched around Jericho (Heb.1130)
By Faith
GRACE
not by faith only (Jam. 224)
By Faith
Naaman dipped 7 times in the Jordan river (2 Ki.
510-14)
clean
not by faith only (Jam. 224)
The blind man washed in the pool of Siloam
(Jn.97)
By Faith
seeing
not by faith only (Jam. 224)
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By Grace You Have Been Saved (Eph.28)
No Savior No Blood No H.S. No Gospel
No Salvation
GRACE ONLY
Disposition of unmerited favor
OR...
Christ
GRACE
It Is the Gift of God (Eph.29)
Blood
Disposition of unmerited favor manifested in...
Holy Spirit
Gospel
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You Have Been Saved Through Faith (Eph.28)
GRACE
FAITH ONLY
No Love for God No Repentance No Confession
No access by faith only (Jam.224)
Disposition of trust and confidence
OR...
Believe
FAITH
GRACE
we have access by faith into this grace
(Rom.51)
Disposition of trust and confidence manifested
in...
Repent
Confess
Baptized
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Access by Faith Into This Grace (Rom.52)
eis into
FAITH
...the saving of the soul (Heb.1039)
Believe
believe to ..
Working through Love (Gal.56)
repentance leading to...
Repent
...salvation (2Cor.710)
GRACE
And by works faith was made perfect (Jas.222)
confession is made unto...
Confess
...salvation (Rom.1010)
...the remission of sins (Ac.238)
Be Baptized
baptized for...
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Faith in the Working of God
In baptism raised through faith in the working
of God (Eph.28)
GRACE
The Working of God
Faith in...
Raised with Him Made alive together with
Him Forgiven
Baptism
Buried with Him
Baptism manifests our faith in Gods power to
cleanse us from all our sins. (Cf. Jam.218)
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When Were We Saved by Grace Through Faith?
(Ephesians 25-10)
Even when we were dead in trespasses, made us
alive together with Christ (by grace you have
been saved), and raised us up together, and made
us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ
Jesus For by grace you have been saved through
faith, and that not of yourselves it is the gift
of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ
Jesus for good works, which God prepared
beforehand that we should walk in them.
Colossians 212-13
Buried with Him in baptism, in which you also
were raised with Him through faith in the working
of God, who raised Him from the dead. And you,
being dead in your trespasses and the
uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive
together with Him, having forgiven you all your
trespasses.
In Baptism
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How Do We Receive Gods Gift?
John 111-13

• To them (as many as received Him)
• He gave the right to become children of God
• To those who 1) Believe in His name
• 2) Were born of God
• Born of God Born again - of water and the
  Spirit (Jn.33-5)
• Born of the Spirit Begotten or born through the
  Word (Jam.1181Pet.122-23)
• Born of Water Water Baptism in His name (Acts
  1047)
• Newness of life (Rom.64) - Made sons of God
  (Gal.326-27)

By Believing and being Born of God
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The Divine ChainEvery Part Must Be in Its Place

• GODS infinite goodness provided GRACE.
• GRACE provided a SAVIOR.
• SAVIOR provided SACRIFICE and H.S.
• HOLY SPIRIT provided the GOSPEL.
• GOSPEL provided HEARING and BELIEVING.
• BELIEF changes the heart and leads to
• Repentance
• Confession
• Immersion into DEATH
• BLOOD of SACRIFICE washes away sin.
• SAVIOR adds us to His BODY OF SAFETY.

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How Are We Saved?
The Bible Answer

• Provision Made
• Blood of Christ - Col.120 1Pet.118ff
• Shed for all - Heb.29 Rom.610
• Message given - Titus 211-14 1Pet.122ff
• Response Necessary by Us
• Hear the gospel - John 644-45 Mk.1615
• Believe it - Mk.1616 John 316
• Repent of sins - Lk.133 Acts 238
• Confess faith - Rom.1010
• Be baptized - Acts 2216 Rom.63-7
• God Has Done His Part - Have You Done Yours??

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• Original by Brett Hogland
• Edited by Keith Greer