#6 Faith for

Salvation
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Share your own

testimony of
salvation.

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How would you

describe salvation,
what does it mean
to be saved?

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Could you tell

someone how to be
saved?

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Through salvation our

past has been forgiven,
our present is given
meaning, and out future
is secured. Rick Warren
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Jesus is not one of many

ways to approach God,
nor is He the best of
several ways; He is the
only way.
A. W. Tozer
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John 3:16
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1. Memory Verses

John 3:16
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For God so loved the world that he gave his one
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and only Son, that whoever believes in him
shall not perish but have eternal life.
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1. Memory Verses

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Romans 10:9

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If you declare with your mouth, Jesus is Lord,
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and believe in your heart that God raised him
from the dead, you will be saved.
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Romans 10:9

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10 For it is with your heart that you believe

and are justified, and it is with your mouth
that you profess your faith and are saved. 11
As Scripture says, Anyone who believes in
him will never be put to shame. 12 For there
is no difference between Jew and Gentile
the same Lord is Lord of all and richly
blesses all who call on him, 13 for, Everyone
who calls on the name of the Lord will be
saved.

2. Key Scriptures

Romans 10:913
Luke 13:2325 Someone asked him, Lord,
are only a few people going to be saved?

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John 3:16

But he will answer, I dont know you or

where you come from.

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He said to them, 24 Make every effort to

enter through the narrow door, because
many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not
be able to. 25 Once the owner of the house
gets up and closes the door, you will stand
outside knocking and pleading, Sir, open
the door for us.

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Romans 3:2128 But now apart from the law the

righteousness of God has been made known, to
which the Law and the Prophets testify. 22 This
righteousness is given through faith in[a] Jesus
Christ to all who believe. There is no difference
between Jew and Gentile, 23 for all have sinned
and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and all are
justified freely by his grace through the redemption
that came by Christ Jesus. 25 God presented Christ
as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding
of his bloodto be received by faith.

27 Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded.

Because of what law? The law that requires
works? No, because of the law that requires
faith. 28 For we maintain that a person is
justified by faith apart from the works of the law.

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He did this to demonstrate his righteousness,

because in his forbearance he had left the sins
committed beforehand unpunished 26 he did
it to demonstrate his righteousness at the
present time, so as to be just and the one who
justifies those who have faith in Jesus.

The second major condition to enter

the Kingdom of God is
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[_______________ was the first condition]
In order to be saved and to start to
follow the Lord Jesus Christ as His
disciples:).

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3. Introduction

The second major condition to enter

the Kingdom of God is
saving faith
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[_______________ was the first condition]
In order to be saved and to start to
follow the Lord Jesus Christ as His
disciples:).

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3. Introduction

The second major condition to enter

the Kingdom of God is
saving faith
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[_______________
was the first condition]
Repentance
In order to be saved and to start to
follow the Lord Jesus Christ as His
disciples:).

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3. Introduction

- ___________________________________
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- then, we must give our lives to Jesus
and make Him our Lord and Saviour
(Mark 1:15; Acts 20:21; John 1:12).

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- we must believe that we are sinners

and that Jesus shed his blood and died
for our sins.

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we must repent of our sin and ask God
to
forgive
us
for
it.
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- then, we must give our lives to Jesus
and make Him our Lord and Saviour
(Mark 1:15; Acts 20:21; John 1:12).

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- we must believe that we are sinners

and that Jesus shed his blood and died
for our sins.

4. What is Saving Faith?

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(Psalm 37:5).
believing in Jesus ( John 3:15).
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(Romans 6:17).

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It is faith that brings us to salvation and it

includes:

4. What is Saving Faith?

committing your life to God

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(Psalm 37:5).
believing in Jesus ( John 3:15).
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(Romans 6:17).

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It is faith that brings us to salvation and it

includes:

4. What is Saving Faith?

committing your life to God

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(Psalm 37:5).
believing in Jesus ( John 3:15).

becoming obedient from your heart

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(Romans 6:17).

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It is faith that brings us to salvation and it

includes:

4. What is Saving Faith?

Note: In both the OT and NT the word

heart is used to refer to the whole of the
innermost part of the human, NOT only the
feelings.

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believing with the heart (Romans 10:9 10).

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(Hebrews 2:13).
inviting Jesus into your life (Revelation
3:20).

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(2 Tim 3:1617).

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(Hebrews 2:13).
inviting Jesus into your life (Revelation
3:20).

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believing
the
Bible
to
be
the
WOG
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(2 Tim 3:1617).

putting your trust in God

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(Hebrews 2:13).
inviting Jesus into your life (Revelation
3:20).

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believing
the
Bible
to
be
the
WOG
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(2 Tim 3:1617).

Now faith is being sure of what we hope

for and certain of what we do not
see. (Hebrews 11:1)

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According to the Bible, faith is much more

than knowledge, hope or an experience.
Faith is a deep, inner assurance, without
having to see or rationalise it.

5. The Bridge
Illustration
A simple way of telling the gospel to
someone - it can / should be personalised
by the presenter

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Mans Problem
Separation

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Mans Attempt
Falls Short

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Gods Solution
The Cross

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Mans Response
Receiving Christ

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a

new creation; the old has gone, the new
has come! 2 Corinthians 5:17
Explain what happens when someone is
born again.

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6. What It Means to be Born Again

May God himself, the God of peace,

sanctify you through and through. May your
whole spirit, soul and body be kept
blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ. 1 Thessalonians 5:23

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6. What It Means to be Born Again

The Bible makes it clear that we are more

than just body and soul.
Our soul is
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Our emotion expresses how we feel, our
mind tells us what we think and our will
communicates what we want. Watchman
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The body is ______________________________

The Bible makes it clear that we are more

than just body and soul.
Our soul is
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Our emotion expresses how we feel, our
mind tells us what we think and our will
communicates what we want. Watchman
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the physical part of us.

The body is ______________________________

The Bible makes it clear that we are more

than just body and soul.
Our soul is
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made up of our mind, our will and our
emotions.
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Our emotion expresses how we feel, our
mind tells us what we think and our will
communicates what we want. Watchman
Nee

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the physical part of us.

The body is ______________________________

Colin Urquhart: In Christ Jesus

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Until a man is born of the Spirit, his soul will run his
life. He is used to assessing situations with his mind,
and reaching his own conclusions. He pays
considerable attention to his emotions, and often
allows them to rule him. He makes his own
decisions, based upon the reasoning of his mind, or
as a result of the emotional desires he has, or by a
combination of the two.

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Before we are born again we live doing what

our body and soul want.
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(See Ephesians 2:12).

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Before we are born again we live doing what

our body and soul want.
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Our human spirits are basically dead
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or not active, and dont affect our
actions,
decisions
and
desires
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(See Ephesians 2:12).

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To be born again means that

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(which was dead because of sin). When we
are made alive by the Spirit of God we can
begin to live as three part peoplebody,
soul and spirit (See Galatians 5:1625;
Romans 8:914; John 3:38).

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To be born again means that

we receive life in our human spirit
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(which was dead because of sin). When we
are made alive by the Spirit of God we can
begin to live as three part peoplebody,
soul and spirit (See Galatians 5:1625;
Romans 8:914; John 3:38).

So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the
desires of the flesh. 17 For the flesh desires what is
contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to
the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that
you are not to do whatever you want. 18 But if you are
led by the Spirit, you are not under the law Those
who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh
with its passions and desires. 25 Since we live by the
Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.

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Galatians 5:16-18, 24-25

You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in
the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives
in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ,
they do not belong to Christ. 10 But if Christ is in you,
then even though your body is subject to death
because of sin, the Spirit gives life[a] because of
righteousness.

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Romans 9: 9-10

Jesus replied, Very truly I tell you, no one can see the
kingdom of God unless they are born againJesus
answered, Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the
kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the
Spirit. 6 Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit[b] gives
birth to spirit.

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John 3:3, 5,6

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Jesus says that we cannot see the Kingdom

of God until we are born again. To see the
Kingdom means
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Jesus says that we cannot see the Kingdom

of God until we are born again. To see the
Kingdom means
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to experience the reality of God, to
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know the love and forgiveness of God
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and to be able to live in the power of
God as He lives in us by the Holy Spirit
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For it is by grace you have been saved,

through faith and this not from yourselves, it
is the gift of God not by works, so that noone can boast. Ephesians 2:89

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7. Faith Is a Gift From God

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which allows us to put our trust in God and
receive Jesus as our Saviour and Lord.

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This faith is a gift from the Holy Spirit, who is
the One who works in our lives to turn us to
God in the first place.

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which allows us to put our trust in God and
receive Jesus as our Saviour and Lord.

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We are not born with the ability to put
our faith in God.
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This faith is a gift from the Holy Spirit, who is
the One who works in our lives to turn us to
God in the first place.

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When we respond and listen to God, our lives
are open to receive this gift of faith
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which allows us to put our trust in God and
receive Jesus as our Saviour and Lord.

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We are not born with the ability to put
our faith in God.
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This faith is a gift from the Holy Spirit, who is
the One who works in our lives to turn us to
God in the first place.

Tim Keller

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"I asked her what was so scary about unmerited free

grace? She replied something like this: If I was saved
by my good worksthen there would be a limit to
what God could ask of me or put me through. I
would be like a taxpayer with rights. I would have
done my duty and now I would deserve a certain
quality of life. But if it is really true that I am a sinner
saved by sheer graceat God's infinite costthen
there's nothing he cannot ask of me."

Many so-called believers do not know the

reality of this new life. They have been brought
up by believing parents and go to church, yet
there is still something missing. How is this
possible? One reason is that
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There are different types of faith. For example:

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8. Faith is Personal

Many so-called believers do not know the

reality of this new life. They have been brought
up by believing parents and go to church, yet
there is still something missing. How is this
possible? One reason is that
people dont fully understand their faith
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There are different types of faith. For example:

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8. Faith is Personal

You know that God exists, that Jesus died on

the cross, that He rose from the dead and
rose into Heaven. As a child you heard this
and you hear it preached from the pulpit
every week. You pray and you fear God, but
something is missing. Just like Nicodemus in
John 3, _________________________________
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i) Historical faith

You know that God exists, that Jesus died on

the cross, that He rose from the dead and
rose into Heaven. As a child you heard this
and you hear it preached from the pulpit
every week. You pray and you fear God, but
something is missing. Just like Nicodemus in
John 3, _________________________________
you do not have the assurance that
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you have been born again and have
received
eternal
life

but
you
hope
so
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i) Historical faith

Now you not only know that God

exists something new has been
birthed in your life because
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ii) Personal faith

Now you not only know that God

exists something new has been
birthed in your life because
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you have come to know God personally.
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God is your loving Father. Jesus Christ is
your personal Lord and Saviour.
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ii) Personal faith

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You have received new life through

the power of the Holy Spirit. Eternal
life has become certain for you and
youre sure of your salvation (Hebrews
11:1)!

iii) Active faith

You know that you are saved,

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have learned to trust God in every part of daily
life (Rom 8:3139; Matt 6:2534). The Kingdom
of God becomes
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iii) Active faith

You know that you are saved,

impossible
with
Him
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have learned to trust God in every part of daily
life (Rom 8:3139; Matt 6:2534). The Kingdom
of God becomes
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and that God looks after you, that His
promises are sure and that nothing is
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iii) Active faith

You know that you are saved,

impossible
with
Him
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have learned to trust God in every part of daily
life (Rom 8:3139; Matt 6:2534). The Kingdom
of God becomes
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your reason for living and by faith you
receive everything you need to serve it.
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and that God looks after you, that His
promises are sure and that nothing is
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There are some blocks that stop us receiving

faith from God:
pride (John 5:44)
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(Gal 3:10)

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9. Obstacles to Receiving Faith

There are some blocks that stop us receiving

faith from God:
pride (John 5:44)
building
other
securities
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(Gal 3:10)

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9. Obstacles to Receiving Faith

There are some blocks that stop us receiving

faith from God:
pride (John 5:44)
building
other
securities
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living legalistically; living to earn salvation
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(Gal 3:10)

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9. Obstacles to Receiving Faith

 having a knowledge of faith, but not

believing it with your heart (2 Corinthians
13:5)
false teaching, e.g. You cannot accept
Jesus (2 Pet 2:1)
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seeking evidence or signs (1 Cor 1:22)

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(1 John 4:17)

 having a knowledge of faith, but not

believing it with your heart (2 Corinthians
13:5)
false teaching, e.g. You cannot accept
Jesus (2 Pet 2:1)
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seeking evidence or signs (1 Cor 1:22)

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fear,
being
afraid
to
surrender
completely
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(1 John 4:17)

 having a knowledge of faith, but not

believing it with your heart (2 Corinthians
13:5)
false teaching, e.g. You cannot accept
Jesus (2 Pet 2:1)
finding it foolish to believe (1 Cor 1:18)
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seeking evidence or signs (1 Cor 1:22)

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fear,
being
afraid
to
surrender
completely
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(1 John 4:17)

10. Assurance of Our Salvation

What the Word of God tells us,
John 5:24 Very truly I tell you, whoever
hears my word and believes him who sent
me has eternal life and will not be judged but
has crossed over from death to life.

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10. Assurance of Our Salvation

What the Word of God tells us,
John 5:24 Very truly I tell you, whoever
hears my word and believes him who sent
me has eternal life and will not be judged but
has crossed over from death to life.

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We must never rely on feelings but on the

facts
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Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.

John 6:37 All those the Father gives me will come
to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive
away.

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Hebrews 13:5 Keep your lives free from the love of

money and be content with what you have, because
God has said,

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Romans 8:3839 For I am convinced that

neither death nor life, neither angels nor
demons,[a] neither the present nor the
future,nor any powers,39 neither height nor
depth, nor anything else in all creation, will
be able to separate us from the love of God
that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

John 10:2829 I give them eternal life, and

they shall never perish; no one will snatch
them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has
given them to me, is greater than all[a]; no
one can snatch them out of my Fathers hand.

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Titus 1:2 in the hope of eternal life, which

God, who does not lie, promised before the
beginning of time,

Romans 8:1416 For those who are led by

the Spirit of God are the children of God.
15 The Spirit you received does not make
you slaves, so that you live in fear again;
rather, the Spirit you received brought about
your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry,
Abba,Father. 16 The Spirit himself testifies
with our spirit that we are Gods children.

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The witness of the Holy Spirit in us

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1 John 3:24 The one who keeps Gods

commands lives in him, and he in them. And
this is how we know that he lives in us: We
know it by the Spirit he gave us.

Pray this prayer or one like it if you want your

sins forgiven and you want to become a
child of God and a disciple of Jesus.

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11. The Sinners Prayer

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Lord God, I am aware that I am a sinner. I believe that

Jesus died for my sin. He took away the punishment
due to me for my sin by taking it upon Himself on the
cross. I repent and turn from my sin and I ask Gods
forgiveness. I yield my life to Jesus and make Him my
Lord and Saviour. I will obey His commands and live my
life for His good pleasure. I know that I now am a child
of God and my sins are forgiven as they have been
cleansed by the blood of Jesus. Praise God, Amen.

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If you have prayed this prayer, read again

the Bible verses in section 10 (Assurance of
our Salvation) and
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(Romans 10:910). We need others to help
us grow as new disciples of Jesus.

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If you have prayed this prayer, read again

the Bible verses in section 10 (Assurance of
our Salvation) and
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tell someone that you have just become a
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Christian. You need to confess with your
mouth
what
you
have
just
done
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(Romans 10:910). We need others to help
us grow as new disciples of Jesus.

"The conversion of a soul

is the miracle of a moment,
but the manufacture of a
saint is the task of a
lifetime."
Alan Redpath
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1. What would you say to someone who

asked, How do you become a
Christian? (Use simple words that they can
understand.)
2. How would you assure him that he is now
a Christian?

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12. Questions and Discussion Points

4. Why is it important to believe that the

Bible is the Word of God, in saving faith?
5. Why dont most people see the truth that
they need to be saved? (2 Corinthians 4:4).

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3. What happens the moment that you

accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and
Saviour?

7. Is salvation the end of the road or the

beginning?

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6. What is the result of going Gods way with

going mans way.

1. In order to be saved and be a disciple of

Jesus you must confess your sinfulness,
repent of it and ask God to forgive you for all
you have done that is sinful. Then you must
give your life to Jesus and ask Him to be
your Saviour and Lord.

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13. Summary and Application

3. When we are in Christ Jesus we have

available to us life in abundance (John
10:10).

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2. When we are saved we receive the Holy

Spirit who guarantees our salvation, and our
spirit becomes alive (Ephesians 1:1314).

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