THE ESSENTIALITY OF GODS WORD IN CONVERSION

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Essential, necessary to make a thing what it is
indispensable requisite as, water is essential
to life (Webster, p. 624)
THE ESSENTIALITY OF GODS WORD IN CONVERSION
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THINGS TO WHICH PEOPLE APPEAL AS BEING NECESSARY
TO THEIR CONVERSION

• Feelings
• Claimed sign or miracle
• Faith only
• Sinners prayer
• Testimony of great men
• Creeds
• Traditions of family
• Good works

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THE ESSENTIALITY OF GODS WORD IN CONVERSION
I. GODS WORD IS HIS POWER IN SAVING MAN, Rom.
116 Jas. 121
II. GODS CARE IN REVEALING HIS WORD, 2 Pet.
120-21 Jno. 1426 1613 1 Cor. 1437 Eph.
617
III. GODS CARE IN PRESERVING HIS WORD, 2 Kgs.
228 Ezra 714 Matt. 2435 1 Pet. 123-25
Eph. 33-5
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How that by revelation was made known unto me
the mystery, as I wrote before in few words,
whereby, when ye read, ye can perceive my
understand- ing in the mystery of Christ. (Eph.
33-4)
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THE ESSENTIALITY OF GODS WORD IN CONVERSION
I. GODS WORD IS HIS POWER IN SAVING MAN, Rom.
116 Jas. 121
II. GODS CARE IN REVEALING HIS WORD, 2 Pet.
120-21 Jno. 1426 1613 1 Cor. 1437 Eph.
617
III. GODS CARE IN PRESERVING HIS WORD, 2 Kgs.
228 Ezra 714 Matt. 2435 1 Pet. 123-25
Eph. 33-5
IV. GODS WORD IS TO BE PREACHED TO ALL, Mk. 1615
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Mk. 1615, And he said unto them, Go ye into all
the world, and preach the gospel to the whole
creation.
Examples from the Book of Acts

• 221-22
• 85
• 826-35
• 91-18
• 101-6, 9-16, 19-20 1114
• 1326
• 141-7
• 1628-32
• 185

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THE ESSENTIALITY OF GODS WORD IN CONVERSION
I. GODS WORD IS HIS POWER IN SAVING MAN
II. GODS CARE IN REVEALING HIS WORD
III. GODS CARE IN PRESERVING HIS WORD
IV. GODS WORD IS TO BE PREACHED TO ALL
V. THE WORD OF GOD MUST BE OBEYED IF ONE IS TO BE
SAVED, Heb. 58-9 Rom. 117 2 Thes. 17-8
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Being therefore justified by faith, we have
peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
(Rom. 51)
Rom. 15 Through whom we received grace and
apostleship, unto obedience of faith among all
the nations Rom. 28 But unto them that are
factious, and obey not the truth, but obey
unrighteousness, shall be wrath and
indignation. Rom. 617-18 But thanks be to
God, that, whereas ye were servants of sin, ye
became obedient from the heart to that form of
teaching whereunto ye were delivered and being
made free from sin, ye became servants of
righteousness.
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Being therefore justified by faith, we have
peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
(Rom. 51)
Rom 1619 For your obedience is come abroad
unto all men. Rom. 1625-27 Now to him that
is able to establish you according to my gospel
and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to
the revelation of the mystery which hath been
kept in silence through times eternal, but now is
manifested, and by the scriptures of the
prophets, according to the commandment of the
eternal God, is made known unto all the nations
unto obedience of faith to the only wise God,
through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory for
ever. Amen.
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THE ESSENTIALITY OF GODS WORD IN CONVERSION
I. GODS WORD IS HIS POWER IN SAVING MAN
II. GODS CARE IN REVEALING HIS WORD
III. GODS CARE IN PRESERVING HIS WORD
IV. GODS WORD IS TO BE PREACHED TO ALL
V. THE WORD OF GOD MUST BE OBEYED IF ONE IS TO BE
SAVED
VI. OBEDIENCE TO THE WORD OF GOD IN CASES OF N.T.
CONVERSION
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OBEDIENCE TO THE GOSPEL IN THE BOOK OF ACTS (MK.
1616 LK. 2447)

• 221-22
• 85
• 826-35
• 91-18
• 101-20 1114
• 1326
• 141-7
• 1628-32
• 185

238
812-13
836-39
2216
1044-48

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The churches of Galatia (Gal. 12)
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OBEDIENCE TO THE GOSPEL IN THE BOOK OF ACTS (MK.
1616 LK. 2447)

• 221-22
• 85
• 826-35
• 91-18
• 101-20 1114
• 1326
• 141-7
• 1628-32
• 185

238
812-13
836-39
2216
1044-48

Gal. 326-27
1633-34
188
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THE ESSENTIALITY OF GODS WORD IN CONVERSION
I. GODS WORD IS HIS POWER IN SAVING MAN
II. GODS CARE IN REVEALING HIS WORD
III. GODS CARE IN PRESERVING HIS WORD
IV. GODS WORD IS TO BE PREACHED TO ALL
V. THE WORD OF GOD MUST BE OBEYED IF ONE IS TO BE
SAVED
VI. OBEDIENCE TO THE WORD OF GOD IN CASES OF N.T.
CONVERSION
VII. THINGS THAT DO NOT SAVE
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THINGS THAT DO NOT SAVE

• Feelings
• Sign or miracle, Acts 21-11 813 826, 29
  93-4 103, 19-20

• Visit of angel
• Direct operation of the Holy Spirit, Acts 8
  29 1019-20
• Miracle, Acts 1114

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THINGS THAT DO NOT SAVE

• Feelings
• Sign or miracle, Acts 21-11 813 826, 29
  93-4 103, 19-20

• Faith only, Rom. 51 Jas. 224
• Sinners prayer, Acts 822
• Testimony of great men, Jno. 1242-43 Matt.
  159
• Creeds, Matt. 159 Rev. 2218-19
• Traditions of family, Gal. 114 Matt. 1037
  Acts 269
• Good works, Matt. 721-23

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THE ESSENTIALITY OF GODS WORD IN CONVERSION
I. GODS WORD IS HIS POWER IN SAVING MAN
II. GODS CARE IN REVEALING HIS WORD
III. GODS CARE IN PRESERVING HIS WORD
IV. GODS WORD IS TO BE PREACHED TO ALL
V. THE WORD OF GOD MUST BE OBEYED IF ONE IS TO BE
SAVED
VI. OBEDIENCE TO THE WORD OF GOD IN CASES OF N.T.
CONVERSION
VII. THINGS THAT DO NOT SAVE