• John 3:16
  • The Bible teaches that believers will be saved.
    • Be saved - Romans 1:16
    • Is justified - Romans 5:1
    • Has access to God’s grace - Romans 5:2
    • Has a purified heart - Acts 15:9
    • Shall receive remission of sins
    • Is born of God - I John 5:1
    • These are all the same kind of believers - the kind mentioned in John 3:16
      • Should not perish - John 3:16
      • But (should) have eternal life - John 3:16
  • The Bible teaches that believers will be lost.
    • No believers _should_perish, but these will … why?
      • The devils believe but are lost - James 2:19
      • Some believing rulers are lost - John 12:42-43
      • Erring believers are lost - II Timothy 2:15-19
      • Those who shipwreck the faith - I Timothy 1:19-20
      • Those who depart from the faith (become unbelievers) - I Timothy 4:1-2
    • These are all believers - but not the kind of John 3:16
  • What sort of believer is the John 3:16kind?
    • One who comes to God by faith - Hebrews 11:6
    • One who has a pure heart - Matthew 5:8
    • One who is justified - Romans 5:1-2
    • One who works by love - Galatians 5:6
    • One who has his sins remitted - Acts 10:43
    • One who is baptized - Mark 16:15-16
  • To be a believer who only believes … who perverts scripture … who shipwrecks the faith … is to be a believer who will not be saved.
  • God’s plan for saving man:
    • Hear the gospel - Romans 10:17
    • Believe Jesus is the Son of God - Mark 16:16
    • Repent from sin - Acts 17:30
    • Confess faith in Christ - Romans 10:9-10
    • Be baptized - I Peter 3:21
    • Live faithfully unto God - Revelation 2:10