- 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
- 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
- No believers _should_perish, but these will … why?
- 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
KS
October 15, 2012
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