COME LET US REASON TOGETHER
The churches of Christ
Greet You
(Romans
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In Acts 24:24-25, Felix heard the apostle Paul concerning the FAITH in Christ. As Paul REASONED with him "of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled." Reasoning regarding what the Bible teaches is something that has become a rarity in our day. Many do not want to take the time to REASON about the Scriptures. They don't take time to STUDY, to DISCUSS with others, and to CONTEMPLATE the teachings of the Word of God.
Sometimes we hear men and women talk about RELIGION as being something that is "better felt" than told. Thus, they rely more upon their FEELINGS than they do the LOGICAL PRESENTATION of the Word of God. How unscriptural is that view of religion. They want to hear sermons AND read articles filled with cute and interesting stories that ENTERTAIN and make them feel good about themselves; when what they really need is a "Paul" who will REASON with them of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come.
When Paul REASONED with Felix on the occasion of the above passage, what did Paul do? The Greek word (dialegomia) translated REASONED means "to think different things with oneself, mingle thought with thought; to converse, discourse with one, argue, discuss." When Paul REASONED with Felix he caused Felix to think on the very serious matters of righteousness, temperance, and the coming judgment. He discussed with and taught him regarding these truths.
REASONING with others concerning the teachings of God requires presenting HIS truth in a logical organized fashion. When one studies the various sermons recorded for us in the Book of Acts, that is what he sees - - the TRUTH being presented in an organized reasonable way to lost men and women (Acts 2:14-41; 3:12-26; Acts 4:8-12, 19-20; etc.).
Every true child of God should be ready and willing to REASON with
those to
whom God allows them to teach (1 Peter
Paul was ready with the answers when Felix wanted to hear him concerning the FAITH in Christ. He was able to REASON with Felix and teach him what he needed to be taught. Loved ones, do we not also have that same obligation? Please consider the FACT that Jesus came to this earth "to seek and to save that which was lost" (Luke 19:10). Those who live in Jesus should have the mind of Christ (cf. Philippians 2:5), and walk even as He walked (1 John 2:6). Please answer YES or NO to the next questions: Did Jesus command His followers to teach the Gospel to others? _________ (Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15-16). Do you think you will one day see God in Heaven if you have made no effort to follow Jesus' example and carry out His commands? ______.
In this study, with the Lord's help, we will REASON with you from God's Holy Word. We will do all we can to help you READ and UNDERSTAND your Bible. We will ask questions and then discuss with you the answers to those questions. Our intent is simple - - we believe the only way to set our families free from this corrupt society, and thus improve our community, nation, and world is to return to the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth – God's Word – the Bible (John 8:32).
Jesus will return one day for those who belong to Him (2 Timothy 2:19). Each of us who believe in the name of Jesus THINK we belong to HIM, but God wants us to KNOW (1 John 5:13). REASONING over and OBEYING His Word will ASSURE us of our hope of Eternal Life (Hebrews 5:9).
Again, we hope you will prayerfully set aside a few moments each day to open your Bible and answer the below questions. Please do not allow a hard heart to keep the seed - - the word of God - - from being planted in good soil (cf. Luke 8:5-15). You have our humble permission to make copies of this study and FREELY share these simple truths with all whom you desire to REASON. To God Be the Glory as His Will is done (1 Corinthians 10:31).
1.
WHO IS OUR AUTHORITY IN THE CHURCH?
The words of Jesus are from the
__________ (John 14:23-24).
Today, the Father speaks to us
through His ________ (Hebrews 1:1-2).
God has given ________ things into
the hands of Jesus (John 3:35).
God made Jesus to be head over all
things to the ___________ (Ephesians 1:22-23).
Jesus has authority over ALL
________
(John 17:2).
Jesus has ALL _________ in Heaven
and on earth (Matthew 28:18).
This means Jesus has all
____________ over the church.
Conclusion: According to
the
Bible, who is our authority in the church? _________.
2.
WHO INSPIRED THE PROPHETS AND APOSTLES TO WRITE THE BIBLE?
Peter said, "Holy men of God spake as they were moved by the _________
________" (2
Peter 1:21).
Jesus said the Holy Spirit would
teach and bring _______ things to the apostles remembrance (John
14:26).
Jesus said the Holy Spirit would
guide the apostles into _________ truth (John 16:13).
When the
prophets
(Mark, Luke, etc.) and apostles (Matthew, John, etc,)
taught by inspiration they were teaching the words of _________ (2
Timothy
3:16).
The faith (or truth) taught by the
apostles and prophets has been once (for all time) ____________ to the
saints
[Christians] (Jude 3).
Since the faith has been delivered
once for all time, should we expect any new revelations today?
__________.
Conclusion: The _____
Spirit
revealed (inspired) all of God's ______ to the apostles and prophets.
3. WHAT IS THE
GUIDE FOR
THE CHURCH?
Jesus said that true worshipers must worship God
in spirit
and in _________ (John 4:24).
Jesus said the _________ will make you free (John
8:32).
As Jesus prayed to the Father, He said God's
__________ is
truth (John 17:17).
Faith comes by ___________ the Word of God (Romans
10:17).
Therefore, the Word of God (the Bible) was written
so we
might ____________ that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God (John
20:31).
The Word of God was written so we may _________
that we have
eternal life (1 John 5:13).
Only the engrafted (implanted) ___________ is able
to save
our soul (James 1:21).
In the last day we will be judged by the Word of
_________,
NOT by the words of men (John 12:48).
One is born again by the ___________ of God (1
Peter 1:23).
The Bible thoroughly furnishes us for all (every)
__________
work (2 Timothy 3:16-17).
Since the Bible makes us perfect (complete), do we
need any
additional revelations? _______.
Do Christians need man-made traditions, church
manuals,
creed books, or confessions of faith to make them complete spiritually?
________.
Must one go to any book (other than the Bible) to
learn how
to be saved (born again)? _______.
Through God's divine power, we have ________
things that
pertain to life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3).
All these things are given to us through the
___________________ of Him (2 Peter 1:3).
Conclusion: Friends, when we pursue
spiritual matters
our authority is "from Heaven, or of __________" (Luke 20:4; cf. Mark
7:6-9).
We plead with you NOT to put your trust in
________
(Jeremiah 17:5).
The __________ of God (the Bible) is from Heaven,
and it is
the only guide needed for the church.
4. DOES MAN HAVE
AUTHORITY
TO CHANGE GOD'S WORD?
Man has been commanded NOT to ________ to
or ________ away from God's Word (Revelation 22:18-19; cf. Deuteronomy
12:32;
Proverbs 30:6).
Jesus asked, "And why call
ye me,
________, ___________, and do NOT the things which I say?" (Luke 6:46).
Friends, only those who DO the _________ of God
will enter
the kingdom of Heaven (Matthew 7:21).
Therefore, those who
transgress and fail
to abide in the doctrine (teaching) of Christ (the Bible), do NOT have
_________ (2 John 9).
As an _____________ for us (Romans 15:4), two
Jewish priest,
Nadab and Abihu,
were
burned to death
because they offered
strange fire
before the Lord, "which He ___________ them not" (Leviticus 10:1-2).
The Pharisees were a Jewish religious group that
had changed
God's Word by adding things that God had NOT_____________,
and by NOT doing things
He had
commanded (Matthew 15:3, 6).
Jesus told them that a person worships God in vain
when he
follows the ________________ of men (Matthew 15:9).
Because of these words from Jesus the Pharisees
were
___________ (Matthew 15:12).
Jesus therefore taught that every plant which God
had NOT
planted would be _________ up (Matthew 15:13).
Thus, according to Jesus, being uprooted is the
eternal
destiny of any person or religious group that does _________ abide by
God's
Word.
Jesus then said the Pharisees were ________
leaders of the
blind (Matthew 15:14).
Thus, the Pharisees represent the blind religious
leaders
who add to or take away from God's ________.
Those who follow such leaders are also
____________.
Furthermore, according to Jesus, the blind leaders
and their
blind followers will both __________ into the ditch (Matthew 15:14).
Friends, Jesus used this illustration to teach the
serious
eternal result of being wrong religiously.
Conclusion: Do you want to go to Heaven?
________.
If so, then you must NOT add _______ or take
___________
from God's Word (the Bible).
5.
WHICH LAW IS THE CHURCH UNDER – THE OLD COVENANT OR THE NEW COVENANT?
God spake
in time past unto the fathers by the _____________, but He now speaks
to us by
His ____________ (Hebrews 1:1-2).
God has given ____________ all
authority
(power) in Heaven and on earth (Matthew 28:18).
The Old Testament Law was given
through ___________, but grace and truth has come by _________
_________ (John
1:17).
Jesus is the mediator of the
________ Covenant or New Testament (Hebrews 9:15).
The New Testament of Christ came
into effect after the ____________ of Christ (Hebrews 9:16-17).
The New Covenant of Christ is more
_________________ and has better _____________ than the Old Covenant of
Moses
(Hebrews 8:6).
If the first (Old) covenant had
been faultless, would God have given us a second covenant? ______
(Hebrews
8:7).
When God gave us the New Covenant,
He made the first covenant __________ (Hebrews 8:13).
The Law of __________ can justify
no one (Acts 13:38-39).
Those who attempt to be justified
by the Law of Moses have ____________ from grace (Galatians 5:4).
Jesus blotted out the old law (including
the Ten Commandments) with its requirements (ordinances) when He
was
___________ to the cross (Colossians 2:14).
Christians are _____________ to
the
Law of Moses by the body of ____________ (Romans 7:4).
Christians are ______________ from
the law that said, "Thou shall not covet" (Romans 7:6-7; cf. Exodus
20:17).
Jesus said His ___________ (the
New
Testament) would judge us in the last day (John 12:48).
Conclusion: The _________
Covenant (Testament) is the law now spiritually binding.
6.
HOW MANY CHURCHES DID JESUS BUILD?
Jesus said, "Upon this rock I will
build my ____________; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against
_______" (Matthew 16:18).
Are the words "church"
and "it" in this verse plural or singular? ___________.
Who built the church?
__________.
Whose church did He build?
________.
God has made Jesus _________ over
all things to the church, which is His ___________ (Ephesians 1:22-23).
There is only __________ body
(Ephesians 4:4).
Since the body is the church, and
there is only one body, then there must be only __________ church.
Jesus prayed that all who believe
in Him should be __________ (John 17:20-21).
All believers are reconciled to
God
in __________ body by the cross (Ephesians 2:16).
All believers should be
fellow-heirs, and of the same __________ (Ephesians 3:6).
Believers should speak the
__________ thing, and there should be no ______________ among us (1
Corinthians
1:10).
For believers to be one and speak
the same thing, we must speak as the oracles of __________ (1 Peter
4:11).
Since Jesus is the ___________ of
the body, the church (Colossians 1:18), should we go to any other man
or woman
to
learn
of the organization, worship, and names of the church? ________.
Conclusion: Jesus built
only
_________ church, the body of Christ or the ______________ of Christ
(Romans
16:16).
NOTE: the word
"churches" in this verse refers to location;
i.e., the church of Christ located in Rome, in Ephesus, in Corinth,
etc.).
7. WHAT IS THE
ORGANIZATION OF THE LORD'S CHURCH?
The church is NOT a democracy or a republic; it is
a
monarchy.
Each congregation is autonomous.
This means that each has the right of
self-government.
As "the __________ of the body, the church"
(Colossians 1:18), Jesus has _______ authority (Matthew 28:18).
No man or woman has been authorized by God to act
as the earthly
head of Christ's __________.
NOTE: when used in reference to the Lord's
church, the
terms elder, bishop, pastor, presbytery, overseer, and shepherd all
refer to
the same men.
In the first century, __________ were ordained
(appointed)
in every church (Acts 14:23).
Following this biblical pattern, each congregation
of the
Lord's church today should also ordain ____________.
The elders (always a plural number of men) are
ordained to
oversee and __________ the church of God (Acts 20:17, 28).
An elder must NOT be given to __________, nor
should he be a
novice (1 Timothy 3:3, 6).
An elder must be the ____________ of one wife,
having
____________ children (Titus 1:5-6).
Since a woman cannot be a HUSBAND (in the sight of
God), a
woman CANNOT serve as an ___________!
Are there biblically qualified elders/bishops in
the church
with whom you worship? ________.
Another group of servants in the first century
church were
known as _______________ (1 Timothy
3:8-13).
A deacon must also be the husband of _________
wife, ruling
his _____________ and his own house well (1 Timothy 3:12).
The church (saints) at Philippi was organized with
____________ and ____________ (Philippians 1:1).
Preachers of the gospel primarily work in the
study and
teaching of the word (cf. 1 Timothy 4:15-16).
Timothy, a young preacher, was told to __________
the word
(2 Timothy 4:2), and do the work of an
___________ (2
Timothy 4:5).
A preacher must preach the word with _________
authority
(Titus 2:15).
Yet, God does NOT allow a woman to usurp
______________ over
the man (1 Timothy 2:12).
Therefore, a woman CANNOT serve as the preacher
for the
church (cf. 1 Corinthians 14:34).
Every Christian should be a "minister" (or
servant) of the gospel (cf. Acts 8:3-4).
When all the members work together with the
preacher,
elders, and deacons, the whole congregation can grow according to the
Lord's
plan.
Conclusion: It is God's plan that there be
biblically
qualified ____________ and ___________ in every congregation of the
church.
Nowhere does the Bible mention a pope or bishop in
charge of
the church or a group of congregations (diocese).
8. IS THE
CHURCH
IMPORTANT?
Many believers feel they can follow Christ but NOT
be a part
of His church.
That reasoning is in error, as shown by the
following facts:
Jesus said He would build His ____________
(Matthew 16:18).
The Lord adds those who are ________ to His church
(Acts
2:47).
Since Christ adds the saved to His church, are
there any
saved souls outside of His church? _______.
"Christ loved the ________, and gave himself for
it" (Ephesians 5:25).
The Lord __________ the church with His own blood
(Acts
20:28).
Christ also shed His blood for the ________ of
sins (Matthew
26:28).
Since the church was purchased with the blood of Christ, and that blood is necessary to wash our
sins away,
is it essential to be
faithful
members in His church? ______.
Believers are reconciled (brought back) unto God
in the one
_______ by the cross (Ephesians 2:16).
Do you want to be reconciled to God? _______.
Is it essential for you to be in God's church
(body) to be
reconciled? _______.
God is glorified in the ________ by Jesus Christ
(Ephesians
3:21).
Do you want to glorify God? _______.
Must you be in Christ's church to glorify God?
_______.
There is only _______ body (Ephesians 4:4).
Christ "is the head of the _______, the church"
(Colossians 1:18).
Jesus is the Savior of the ________ (Ephesians
5:23).
Do you want to be saved? _______.
Since Jesus will save ONLY His one body (His
church), must
you be a member of His church to be saved? ______.
Conclusion: Is the church important? _________
9. WHAT SHOULD
WE CALL THE
CHURCH?
Jesus said, "And upon this rock ______ will build
my
church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against _____" (Matthew
16:18).
Who built the church? _______.
How many churches did Jesus build? _______.
Paul commanded the elders "to feed the church of
God,
which He (Jesus) hath purchased with His own ________" (Acts 20:28).
Who purchased the church? ________.
Whose name should be on the "deed?" _______.
All believers should speak the ________thing, and there should be no
__________
among us (1 Corinthians 1:10).
However, the Christians at Corinth were sinning
because they
were NOT speaking the same thing (vs. 11).
Additionally, they were divided; for some were
saying,
"I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of
_________ (Peter); and I of Christ" (vs. 12).
Since all should be done to the glory of _______
(1
Corinthians 10:31), is it a sin to divide believers by CALLING the
church after
Paul, Apollos,
Cephas, or any other human being?
______.
If the church were CALLED after Paul, who would we
be
glorifying? ________.
If the church were CALLED after a religious act
(such as
"Repentance"), what would we be glorifying? ____________.
If it were a sin to call God's church the "Paulite Church," would it NOT equally be a sin
to call
it the "Lutheran Church?" ______.
If it were a sin to call the Lord's church the
"Repentance Church," would it NOT equally be a sin to call it the
"Baptist Church?" _______.
"And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the ________ of the
Lord
Jesus" (Colossians 3:17).
If "all" should be done in the NAME (or by the
authority) of the Lord Jesus, would this include the name by which we
refer to
God's church? ______.
"Salute one another with an
holy kiss. The churches of _________ salute you" (Romans 16:16).
Do you read of the churches of Christ in the
Bible? _______.
Would it be a sin to call Christ's church the
church of
Christ? ______.
Does the "name" church of Christ glorify the one
who built the church and bought it with His blood? _______.
In Antioch the disciples, for the first time, were
called
_______________ (Acts 11:26).
Paul tried to persuade King Agrippa to become a
_________________ (Acts 26:28).
Peter said, "If any man suffer as a
___________________
let him not be ashamed" (1 Peter 4:16).
The disciples of the Lord were also called
_________ (2
Corinthians 13:13) and _____________ (1 Corinthians 16:20).
Does the Bible ever call God's people Baptist,
Catholics,
Lutherans, Mormons, or any other man-made denominational name?
____________.
If you answered YES, please write the Bible book,
chapter,
and verse where that name is used ___________.
Friends, are you really following the Bible if the
name of
your church and the name that your members are called CANNOT be found
therein?
___________.
Conclusion: As Moses was commanded to build
the Old
Testament Tabernacle after the _________ shown him on the mountain
(Hebrews
8:5),
should we be careful to
also build
the New Testament church after God's pattern? _____.
10. HOW IS GOD
TO BE
WORSHIPED IN HIS CHURCH?
Correct worship necessarily sees ________ as the
proper and
ONLY audience (Revelation 22:9).
True worshipers worship the Father in ________ and
in
________ (John 4:23-24; cf. Joshua 24:14).
Correct worship must possess the proper attitude
by being
conducted "in spirit."
This phrase is referring to the disposition of the
heart and
mind.
The worshiper must genuinely engage his spirit in
the
worship activity.
He must be mentally and emotionally involved.
He must have a humble, attentive, reverent mindset.
In addition to the proper audience and the proper
attitude,
correct worship requires the proper actions - "in truth!"
To worship God "in truth," is to worship as God
has directed in His Word (the New Testament), because His Word is
_________
(John 17:17).
If we worship God according to the doctrines and
commandments of uninspired men, we are worshiping God in ________
(Matthew
15:9).
There are five
avenues of
church worship taught in the New Testament.
1. We worship God by teaching/preaching His
word.
The first century Christians "continued
steadfastly in
the apostles' ____________..." (Acts 2:42).
The apostles taught and preached the ___________
(or Good
News of Jesus Christ - 1 Corinthians 15:1; cf. 9:16).
One must be careful NOT to pervert the gospel
(Galatians
1:6-9), because the ___________ is the power of God unto salvation
(Romans
1:16).
"All _______________ is given by inspiration of
God,
and is profitable for __________, for reproof, for correction, for
instruction
in _____________:
that the man of God may
be perfect,
thoroughly furnished unto all ____________ works" (2 Timothy 3:16-17).
The Holy Scriptures are able to make you wise unto
_____________ (2 Timothy 3:15).
Timothy was told to commit what he had learned to
faithful
men, "who shall be able to ___________ others also" (2 Timothy 2:2).
2. We worship God by praying to God.
The first century Christians "continued
steadfastly in
the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and
in breaking
of bread, and in ___________" (Acts 2:42).
Will we be worshiping God in spirit and in truth
if we do
NOT continue steadfastly in these things? ________.
The Lord taught His disciples to pray to God the
___________
(Matthew 6:5), NOT to Mary (the mother of Jesus) or some so-called
Saint.
Prayers and giving of thanks should be made for
_________
men (1 Timothy 2:1).
MEN are to ___________ everywhere (1
Timothy 2:8).
Jesus said His disciples ought always to _________
and NOT
lose heart (Luke 18:1).
Read and be thankful for this wonderful promise
given to
Christians: "If we ask anything according to his _________, he hears
us:
and if we know that he hears us,
whatsoever we ask, we
know that we
__________ the petitions that we desire of him" (1 John 5:14-15).
3. We worship God
by partaking
of the Lord's Supper (communion).
The first century
Christians
"continued steadfastly…in breaking of ____________..." (Acts 2:42).
"Jesus took
__________, and
blessed it and brake it, and gave it to the
disciples,
and said, Take, eat ... And he took the cup, and gave thanks,
and gave it to them saying, _________ ye all of it"
(Matthew 26:26-27).
"The cup of blessing
which we
bless, is it not the ________ of the blood of Christ? The bread which
we break,
is it not the __________ of the body of Christ?"
(1
Corinthians 10:16).
Thus, the bread
represents the
________ of Christ, and the cup represents the ________ of Christ (Mark
14:22-24).
When we worship God in
spirit and
in truth, are we commanded to partake of both the bread and cup?
_______.
When we eat the bread
and drink
the cup, we do so in ____________________ of Jesus (1 Corinthians
11:23-25).
We also break bread
(commune or
partake of the Lord's Supper) to show (proclaim) the Lord's _________
till He
come (1 Corinthians 11:26).
The first century
Christians came
together on the ________ day of the week (Sunday) to break bread (Acts
20:7).
When God told the
Israelites in
Exodus 20:8 to remember the Sabbath (Saturday), did He mean for them to
keep
every Sabbath? _______.
Do these passages
mention the use
of mechanical instruments to accompany our singing? _______.
When Christians
remember Jesus by
partaking of the Lord's Supper on the first day of the week, should we
do this
every first day of the week? _______.
4. We worship God by singing praise to His Holy name.
As Christians worship
God, we are
to speak to one another in ________ and hymns and spiritual ________,
singing and making melody in our ________ to the Lord
(Ephesians
5:19).
We are to sing with
the
____________, and sing with the ____________________ also (1
Corinthians
14:15).
History reveals that
the followers
of Christ did NOT use mechanical instruments of music in their worship
for
hundreds of years after Christ.
When you attend an
assembly of the
churches of Christ, you will notice we do NOT use mechanical
instrumental music
in our worship.
Below are two Old
Testament
incidents that will help illustrate the reason:
Noah was commanded to
make an ark
out of _______ wood (Genesis 6:14).
Would Noah have sinned
if he had
built the ark out of any other material or a kind of wood NOT
commanded?
__________ (cf. Deuteronomy 12:32).
Two Jewish priest,
Nadab and Abihu,
"offered _________ fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not"
(Leviticus 10:1-2).
As punishment for
their
disobedience, they were devoured by fire from the Lord.
We should learn from
these two
stories that it is sinful to alter the commands of God (cf. Proverbs
30:6).
As we partake of the
Lord's
Supper, would it be a sin to put jam on the bread to improve the taste,
or add Geritol to the cup to aid our
enthusiasm? ______.
Every believer should
now be able
to see that it would also be a sin to add mechanical ______________ to
aid us
in singing praises to God.
NOTE: There is NOT
a single Scripture
in the New Testament that gives Christians the authority to use
mechanical
instruments during their worship of God
(search
the Scriptures and prove it to yourself).
All believers who use
mechanical
instruments during worship have added something to God's Word! (cf.
Revelation
22:18-19).
5. We worship God
by giving of
our increase to support the work of His church.
The first century
Christians
"continued steadfastly in the __________ doctrine and fellowship…" (Acts 2:42).
Concerning this
fellowship or
collection, Christians are shown the example of giving on the ______
day of the
week as God has prospered them (1 Corinthians 16:1-2).
Christians are NOT to
give
__________ or of necessity (2 Cor. 9:7).
Thus, it is NOT
NECESSARY to give
a tenth (or tithe) as the Jews were commanded to do.
Christians are simply
to
cheerfully give a freewill offering as we ________ in our heart (2
Corinthians
9:7).
Jesus said, "It is
more
blessed to _________ than to ___________" (Acts 20:35).
Conclusion: As we worship God in spirit and in ________
(John 4:24),
we are to teach the __________ doctrine, pray to ______, partake of the
Lord's
________,
sing praises to ________ (cf. Hebrews 13:15) and
_________ of
our means as we decide in our heart.
11. WHAT ARE
GOD'S
REQUIREMENTS FOR SALVATION?
Each one of you reading these lines must "_______
out
your own salvation with fear and trembling" (Philippians 2:12).
Is work (obedience to God's will – Matthew 7:21;
Hebrews
5:9) necessary for one to be saved? _______.
"But God, who is rich in _______, for his great
_______
wherewith he loved us... (By ________ you have been saved)" [Ephesians
2:4-5].
Can anyone be saved without God's abundant love,
mercy, and
grace? _______.
"For by ________ are ye saved through _______; and
that
NOT of yourselves: it is the _______ of God" (Ephesians 2:8).
Is God's gift of grace
His part in
your salvation? ______.
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten _______,
that
whosoever _______ in Him should NOT perish, but have everlasting life"
(John 3:16).
Is faith your part in your salvation? _______.
Must one believe in Jesus to have everlasting
life? ______
(John 14:1).
Do you believe that Jesus is the Christ, the
______ of the
living God? _______ (cf. Matthew 16:16).
What will happen if you do NOT believe that
Jesus is
the Christ, the Son of the living God?
Answer: You will _______ in your sins (John
8:24).
Where did Jesus go after His death, burial, and
resurrection?
Answer: Jesus went to _________ (Acts
1:11).
According to John 8:21, if you die in your
_______, that is,
with unforgiven sins, will you go where
Jesus went?
_______.
God commands "all men everywhere to ________" (Acts 17:30).
If you don't repent, you will _______ (Luke 13:3).
Does God want you to perish? _________ (2 Peter
3:9).
Will you be saved if you do NOT repent? _______
(Romans
2:5).
"For _______ sorrow worketh
repentance to salvation...but the sorrow of the world worketh
_______" (2 Corinthians 7:10).
Is MERELY being sorry for your sins the repentance
that God
demands? ______.
Are God's grace, man's faith, and man's repentance
necessary
for salvation? ____.
Jesus taught that one must _______ Him before men (Matthew 10:32).
"For with the heart man believeth unto __________;
and
with the mouth confession is made unto ________" (Romans 10:10).
Must one confess his belief that Jesus is the Son
of God?
_______ (Acts 8:37).
Will you be saved if you do NOT confess Jesus
before
men? _______ (2 Timothy 2:12).
Many of the chief rulers of the Jewish people
BELIEVED in
Jesus, "but because of the Pharisees they did NOT ____________ him"
(John 12:42).
Were these believing chief rulers saved?
__________.
Who won't you have if you deny the son?
Answer: You will NOT have the _______ (1
John 2:23).
"We are ________ with Him (Christ) by baptism" (Romans 6:4).
Is Bible baptism a sprinkling, pouring, or burial?
__________ (cf. Colossians 2:12).
Peter said, "Repent, and be _______ every one of
you in
the name of Jesus Christ for the remission (forgiveness) of sins;
and ye shall receive
the gift of
the Holy _______" (Acts 2:38).
Are ones' sins forgiven before or when
he
repents and is baptized? _______.
Jesus said, "He that believeth and is _______
SHALL be
_______" (Mark 16:16).
Is one saved before or when he
believes and is
baptized? _______.
Just as Noah and his family (eight souls) were
saved by
_______, "baptism doth also NOW save _____" (1 Peter 3:20-21).
Does Jesus save the person that has been born
again at the
point of water baptism? _______ (John 3:5).
Must you obey from your heart (understanding)
God's form of
doctrine? __________ (Romans 6:17).
Will you be saved if you are NOT baptized with the
proper
understanding of its purpose? _______.
Are God's grace and man's faith, repentance,
confession, and
baptism necessary for salvation? _______.
LET'S MAKE IT PLAIN!
All spiritual blessings in heavenly places are in
________ (Ephesians
1:3).
The spiritual blessing of salvation is in ________
(2
Timothy 2:10).
The spiritual blessing of eternal _______ is in
Christ (1
John 5:11).
In _______ we have the spiritual blessing of
redemption
(Romans 3:24).
In Christ we have the spiritual blessing of
forgiveness of
______ (Ephesians 1:7).
Our ________ is in Christ (Galatians 2:4).
Is salvation, eternal life, redemption,
forgiveness and
liberty (freedom) in Christ? _______.
If one is NOT in Christ does he have salvation,
eternal
life, redemption, forgiveness and liberty? _______.
How does one get into Christ?
Answer: The Bible says, "For as many of you
as
have been ________ into Christ have put on Christ" (Galatians
3:27;
cf. Romans 6:3).
Does water baptism put one INTO Christ? _______.
Is water baptism necessary for salvation, eternal
life,
redemption, forgiveness and liberty? _______.
Conclusion: One must be IN _______________ to be saved!
A penitent believer who confesses his faith in
Jesus must be
______________ (immersed in water) into Christ to be saved by
the grace
of ___________.
12. WHAT IS SIN
AND HOW
MANY HAVE SINNED?
The Bible teaches that "the thought of
____________ is
sin" (Proverbs 24:9).
Paul taught that "whatsoever is NOT of _______ is
sin" (Romans 14:23).
James taught that if you know to do good
and you do NOT do it, to you it is _______ (James 4:17).
John taught that "_______ is the transgression of
(going beyond) the law" (1 John 3:4).
"All ______________ is sin" (1 John 5:17).
Have you ever had foolish thoughts, an unbelieving
heart,
failed to do what you knew was good, went beyond (transgressed) God's
law, or
committed an unrighteous act? _______.
If so, you have committed a _______.
Why do we sin?
Answer: Man is tempted to sin when he is
"drawn
away by his own _______, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it
bringeth forth _______;
and sin, when it is
finished, bringeth forth ________" (James
1:14-15).
"As it is written, there is none __________, no,
not
one" (Romans 3:10).
How many are righteous? _______.
"For _______ have sinned, and
come
short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23).
"If we say we have no _______, we deceive
ourselves,
and the _______ is NOT in us" (1 John 1:8).
"If we say that we have NOT ________, we make him
a
liar, and his _______ is NOT in us" (1 John 1:10).
Conclusion: Is sin the weapon used by the
devil to
cause people to disregard the Word of God? ________.
How many have sinned? _______.
Does this include you? _______.
13. WHAT ARE THE
CONSEQUENCES OF SIN?
"For the wages of sin is
_______" (Romans 6:23).
"Sin when finished, brings forth ___________"
(James 1:15).
Ezekiel, God's prophet of old, also taught that
the
"soul that sinneth, it shall _______" (Ezekiel 18:4, 20).
Isaiah said, "Your
_________
have separated between you and your God, and your sins have ________
his face
from you, that he will not hear" (Isaiah 59:1-2).
If we sin willfully, there remains no more
sacrifice for
_______ (Hebrews 10:26).
How many banks does one need to rob to be a bank
robber?
_______.
How many unforgiven
sins do you
have to commit to be separated from God eternally? _______.
Is God a righteous (just) God? __________
(Revelation 15:3).
If a judge refused to sentence convicted
criminals, would he
be just (righteous)? _______.
What will happen to the alien sinner?
Answer: "Know ye not that the _________
(sinners) shall not inherit the kingdom of God?" (1 Corinthians
6:9-10).
Our righteous God will "render to every man
according
to his _______" (Romans 2:6).
"We must all appear before the ________ seat of
Christ" (2 Corinthians 5:10).
"For there is no respect of
persons
with _______" (Romans 2:11).
The dead will be judged "according to their
_______" (Revelation 20:12).
Those NOT found written in the book of
_______ will be
cast into the _______ of fire (Revelation 20:15).
Is it God's will that you perish or be lost eternally? __________ (2
Peter
3:9).
Does God desire that you be saved? __________ (1 Timothy 2:3-4).
God has shown His love for us, for "while we were
yet
sinners, ________ died for us" (Romans 5:8).
Therefore, we are made right (justified) by the
________ of
Christ (Romans 5:9).
However, Jesus is the author of eternal salvation
only to
them that ________ Him (Hebrews 5:9).
Will you be saved if you do NOT obey Jesus?
_______.
Will Jesus save you just because you say Lord,
Lord, and do
many wonderful works? __________ (Matthew 7:21-23).
Jesus taught that only those will be saved who
"doeth
the _______ of my Father which is in heaven" (Matthew 7:21).
God's will is found only in the Bible; it is NOT
found in
MAN-MADE traditions or books written by men.
Conclusion: If your sins are NOT forgiven when Christ comes, you
will
"be punished with _____________ destruction from the presence of the
Lord" (2 Thessalonians 1:7-9).
14. HOW MANY
"FAITHS" DOES GOD HAVE?
Paul wrote: "There is _______ body, and _______
Spirit,
even as ye are called in _______ hope of your calling; _______ Lord,
_______
faith, _______ baptism,
_______
God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you
all"
(Ephesians 4:4-6).
How many times is the word "one" used in this
passage? _____.
How many "faiths" does God have? _____.
Yes, God has only ONE faith; however, man has many
DIFFERENT
faiths.
For example, there is the Baptist Faith, the
Catholic Faith,
the Mormon Faith, the 7th Day Adventist Faith, etc.
If one attends the BAPTIST Church, hears the
preacher preach
and believes and obeys what is heard, what faith will that person have?
The ________ faith.
If one attends the CATHOLIC
Church,
hears the preacher preach and believes and obeys what is heard, what
faith will
that person have? The ________ faith.
Can one get the Baptist Faith by attending the
Catholic
Church or the Mormon Faith by attending the Lutheran Church? _______.
Thus, we see that there are many man-made
"faiths," and all of them are different.
Yet, the Bible says God has only ________ faith
(Ephesians
4:5).
We know how to get any faith started by man - simply go to their Church
and
hear, believe and obey what they teach.
But how does one get God's ONE faith?
Answer: The Bible says, "So then ______
cometh
by hearing, and hearing by the word of God" (Romans 10:17).
If one hears, believes and obeys ONLY the New
Testament
teachings, what faith will that person have? God's
one
_______.
If one hears, believes, and obeys SOME of the New
Testament
teaching MIXED with the teachings of a particular man-made faith
(Catholic,
Baptist, Mormon, etc.),
what faith will that
person have? That particular _______.
What faith do you want?
Do you want one of the many faiths that originated
with man
(Adventist, Amish, Anglican, Baptist, Buddhist, Catholic, Episcopalian,
Holiness, Jehovah Witnesses, Lutheran,
Mennonite, Methodist, Moonie, Moravian, Mormon,
Moslem,
Nazarene, Orthodox, Pentecostal, Presbyterian, Quaker, Unitarian,
Universalist,
etc., etc.), OR do you want God's ONE faith?
I want God's _______ faith!
Conclusion: Can all men have the same faith (God's ONE faith) by
following ONLY the teachings of the New Testament? _____.
15. WHY DOES MAN
HAVE SO
MANY DIFFERENT FAITHS?
The Bible teaches that God has __________ faith
(Ephesians
4:5) that comes by ____________ His word (Romans 10:17).
Paul wrote, "...some will _______ from THE faith,
giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of ________" (1 Timothy 4:1).
When men ADD and practice doctrines which are NOT
found in
the New Testament (such as the use of mechanical instruments during
worship,
water and white bread for the Lord's Supper, Holy
Water,
Mass, counting beads on a rosary, sprinkling or pouring water on
infants for
baptism,
praying to or through
Mary, etc.),
they have DEPARTED from God's ________ faith.
Below are a few examples of the "doctrines of
devils
(demons)."
The doctrines of the devil FORBID some people from getting
_______, and
other people from eating _______ (1 Timothy
4:3).
In most cases the Roman Catholic pope, priest and
nuns
CANNOT get married.
Whose doctrine is that? The _______!
For years a Catholic could NOT eat meat on Friday.
Whose doctrine is that? The _______!
The Mormons are following another gospel (the Book
of __________ ) which is a perverted
Gospel of
Christ (Galatians 1:6-7).
Mormons cannot consume caffeine, and Muslims
cannot eat
pork.
Whose doctrine is that? The _______!
Referring to religious leaders, Jesus said, "And call no man your _______ upon the earth; for one
is your
_______, which is in heaven" (Matthew 23:9).
All Catholic "priest" and some other Protestant
church leaders are called "Father" by the members, even though Jesus
said it should NOT be done.
Whose doctrine is that? The _______!
Conclusion: Have the many man-made faiths departed from God's
one faith and
started obeying the teachings of the devil? _______.
16. HOW MANY
"BODIES" DOES GOD HAVE?
Paul wrote: "There is ONE ______, and ONE _______,
even
as ye are called in ONE _______ of your calling; ONE _______, ONE
_______, ONE
________,
ONE _______ and Father of all,
who is
above all, and through all, and in you all" (Ephesians 4:4-6).
How many "BODIES" does God have? _______.
God gave Jesus to be ________ of the church, which
is His
_______ (Ephesians 1:22-23).
Since the BODY is the CHURCH, and there is only
ONE BODY,
how many churches are there (according to the Bible)? _____.
Jesus said, "...I will build _____ church"
(Matthew 16:18).
SINCE there is only ONE CHURCH, whose church is
it? ____________
(Acts 20:28).
Since the church belongs to Jesus, the BUILDER,
what is
Jesus to HIS CHURCH?
Answer: He is the head of the church and
the
___________ of the body (Ephesians
5:23)
Yes, God has only ONE BODY - HIS CHURCH; however, man has many
DIFFERENT
BODIES or churches.
For example, there is the Baptist BODY of
believers, the
Catholic BODY of believers, the Mormon BODY of believers, the 7th Day
Adventist
BODY of believers, etc.
If one attends the BAPTIST Church, hears the
preacher preach
and believes and obeys what is heard, to what BODY of believers will he
join? The ________ body.
If one attends the CATHOLIC
Church,
hears the preacher preach and believes and obeys what is heard, to what
BODY of
believers will he join? The _______ body.
Can one become a member of the Baptist BODY of
believers by
attending and obeying the teachings of the Catholic Church? _______.
Can one become a member of the Methodist BODY of
believers
by attending and obeying the teachings of the 7th Day Adventist Church?
_______.
Thus, we see that there are many man-made
BODIES, and
all of them are different.
Yet, the Bible says God has ONLY ________ BODY
[church]
(Ephesians 4:4).
Jesus is the HEAD of His _______ (Ephesians 1:22), but...
Who is the head or (BUILDER) of the Catholic
Church?
Answer: Boniface III (606 AD)
Who is the head or (BUILDER) of the Moravian
Church?
Answer: John Hus (1457)
Who is the head or (BUILDER) of the Lutheran
Church?
Answer: Martin Luther (1517)
Who is the head or (BUILDER) of the church of
England/Anglican/Episcopal Church?
Answer: King Henry VIII (1534)
Who is the head or (BUILDER) of the Presbyterian
Church?
Answer: John Knox (1560)
Who is the head or (BUILDER) of the Baptist
Church?
Answer: John Smyth (1609)
Who is the head or (BUILDER) of the Methodist
Church?
Answer: John & Charles Wesley (1739)
Who is the head (or BUILDER) of the Mormon
(LDS) Church?
Answer: Joseph Smith Jr. (1830)
Who is the head or (BUILDER) of the 7th Day
Adventist
Church?
Answer: Ellen G. White (1863)
Who is the head or (BUILDER) of the Salvation
Army
Church?
Answer: William Booth (1865)
Who is the head or (BUILDER) of the Jehovah
Witness
Church?
Answer: Charles Taze
Russell (1876)
Who is the head or (BUILDER) of the Christian
Science Church?
Answer: Mary Baker Eddy (1879)
Who is the head or (BUILDER) of the Pentecostal
Church?
Answer: Charles Parham (1900)
NOTE: Do a Google search to find the head or
(BUILDER)
and date of any of the more than 600 man-made Churches.
Conclusion: Since Jesus is the Head and
Savior of
only ONE BODY - HIS BODY - THE CHURCH (Acts 4:12) can you be saved and
have the
hope of Eternal Life
in a man-made body with
a man-made
head or (BUILDER)? _______.
17. HOW DOES ONE
BECOME A
MEMBER OF GOD'S ONE BODY?
The Bible says, "For as we have _______ members in
_______ body...So we, being _______, are _______ body in Christ"
(Romans
12:4-5).
In truth, there are MANY members all over the
world in the
ONE BODY of Christ.
Most of you reading these
things THINK or
HAVE BEEN TAUGHT that you are a member of Christ's ONE BODY.
But, the question is, "How Does One Become a Member of God's ONE BODY
or
ONE CHURCH?"
The simplest and most direct answer is found in
ACTS 2:47.
That passage says, "The Lord _______ to the church
daily such as should be saved."
Since the Lord ADDS only the SAVED to HIS CHURCH,
a WISE
person will study the New Testament to learn of God's Plan of Salvation.
One must be "_______ _______"
to see the kingdom (OR CHURCH) of God (John 3:3; cf. Matthew 16:18-19).
One must "be born of _______ and the _______" to
ENTER into (BE ADDED TO) the kingdom (OR CHURCH) of God (John 3:5; cf.
Colossians 1:13).
One is saved or FORGIVEN of sins when he believes,
_______
and is ________" (Acts 2:38; cf. Mark 16:16).
Since a person is saved at the point of water
baptism, the
Lord ADDS him to His One Body or CHURCH at the point of water baptism.
PROOF: "For by one Spirit are we all
________
into one _______" (1 Corinthians 12:13).
No matter what you have believed or have been taught in
the past,
the Bible says that every penitent believer is BORN AGAIN or SAVED
(has his sins washed
away or
forgiven - Acts 22:16) at the point of water ____________ (1 Peter
3:20-21).
No, it is NOT the water that takes away our sins,
but it is
the ___________ of Jesus (Matthew 26:28).
Therefore, the WHAT of salvation or
forgiveness is
the BLOOD; the WHEN of salvation or forgiveness is water
BAPTISM.
At that point in your salvation, the LORD ADDS you
to (you
are baptized into) HIS BODY - HIS CHURCH.
If you were baptized MISTAKENLY thinking you had
already
been born again or saved (before your baptism), or if you have
never
been baptized (immersed in water)
with the
proper
understanding that it is to wash your sins away by the blood of
Jesus, then
please repent of your error and obey God
by being immersed
properly before
it is everlastingly to late (cf. 2 Thessalonians 1:6-10).
Conclusion: Remember that Christ "loved the
______, and gave himself up for ______" (Ephesians 5:25).
Will you allow Him to ADD you to IT? _______.
18. HOW MANY
"BAPTISMS" DOES GOD HAVE?
Paul wrote: "There is ONE BODY, and ONE SPIRIT,
even as
ye are called in ONE HOPE of your calling; ONE LORD, ONE FAITH, ______
BAPTISM,
ONE GOD and Father of all, who
is above
all, and through all, and in you all" (Ephesians 4:4-6).
Do you believe there is
only One
Spirit, One Lord and One God? __________.
If so, it should NOT be a hard thing to also
believe there
is only One body, One hope, One faith and
___________
baptism. (Ephesians 4:5).
Before the inspired apostle Paul penned the above words (about A.D. 62)
there
were various baptisms.
Notice the following three examples:
{1} "The baptism of repentance for the remission of
sins" administered by ______ (Mark 1:4-5).
{2} Jesus Himself was immersed in water, but His
baptism was
UNIQUE.
Since Jesus was "without _______" (Hebrews 4:15),
He was NOT baptized with "the baptism of repentance for the remission
of
sins," as in the case of others John baptized.
WHY, then, was Jesus baptized by John?
Answer: "To _______ all righteousness"
(Matthew 3:13-15; cf. Psalms 119:172).
{3} The baptism of the
Holy _________,
which was promised to the apostles (Acts 1:5).
Holy Spirit baptism was administered by the Lord,
and was a
PROMISE, NOT a COMMAND.
No one was ever COMMANDED to be baptized with the
Holy
Spirit for any purpose.
Holy Spirit baptism was NEVER intended for all
believers of
all ages.
No one today should expect to receive a baptism in
the Holy
Spirit, nor does anyone living TODAY have the Holy Spirit in His
miraculous
measure (cf. John 3:34).
Having served their various purposes, the above three baptisms were
phased out
by God
before Paul taught that
there is
now only "_______ baptism" (Ephesians 4:5).
After the Death, Burial, and Resurrection of our
LORD, Jesus
gave the worldwide and age lasting commission to "_________ the gospel
to
every creature" (Mark 16:15).
In this Great Commission, He COMMANDED His
followers to
___________ the taught in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the
Holy Ghost" (Matthew 28:19).
A man cannot baptize another person with
the Holy
Spirit, but he can obey Christ and baptize a taught penitent believer
in water.
Therefore, water ______________ is the ONE BAPTISM
spoken of
by Paul in Ephesians 4:5.
The Bible makes it plain that the ONE baptism is
an
immersion or burial in _________ (Acts 8:36-39).
Peter COMMANDED the Jews on the day of Pentecost
(Acts
2:38-41), as well as the Gentile household of Cornelius to be
__________ in
water (Acts 10:47-48).
In his first epistle, WHAT did Peter say SAVED
Noah and his
family?
Answer: He said those "eight souls were
saved by
__________; the like figure where unto even baptism doth also now
__________
us" (1 Peter 3:20-21).
The Hebrew writer, in alluding to water immersion,
says that
Christians have had their
"hearts sprinkled from
an evil
conscience, and (their) bodies washed with pure __________" (Hebrews
10:22).
Again, the One baptism is an immersion in water, "for the remission of
_______ " (Acts 2:38).
By WHAT are our sins washed away?
Answer: The ________ of
Jesus (Revelation 1:5).
WHEN are our sins washed away by the BLOOD of
Jesus?
Answer: When we are ____________ (immersed)
in water
(Acts 22:16).
The One baptism puts a person into ________
(Galatians
3:27).
Only IN Christ do we have the promises of
"_____________ of sins" (Colossians 1:14), salvation (2 Timothy 2:10)
and ________ life (1 John 5:11).
The One baptism completes our initial OBEDIENCE to the Gospel (cf.
Romans
10:16; 2 Thessalonians 1:8; 1 Corinthians 15:1-4).
It symbolizes our DEATH to sin, BURIAL into
Christ's death
(where He shed His blood - John 19:33-34), and our RESURRECTION to
"walk
in __________ of life" (Romans 6:2-4).
God's ONE baptism is NOT a promise, but a COMMAND
for man to
obey (Acts 10:48; 22:16).
Today, there is only _______ baptism (Ephesians
4:5), and
that is an immersion in water
for the remission of
sins by the
blood of Jesus (cf. Matthew 26:28).
Conclusion: The baptism of the Holy Spirit was a PROMISE (NOT a
command)
to the apostles.
It was administered by Christ.
The baptism administered by John was INVALIDATED
by the
baptism of the Great Commission (as Paul taught the Ephesians - Acts
19:4-5).
What then is the ONE baptism COMMANDED by Jesus,
ADMINISTERED by man, and VALID for all sinners until the end of the
age?
Answer: W__________ baptism (Acts 8:36-39).
19. WHAT HAPPENS
AT THE
POINT OF GOD'S ONE BAPTISM?
Many FALSE TEACHERS deceptively say one is SAVED
"by
faith only" (before water baptism).
However, the Bible plainly says a man is NOT
justified (or saved) by __________ only (James 2:24).
Who will you believe; the words of a false teacher
or the
word of God?
As for me and my house, we will believe the word
of
________!
The Holy Spirit says that both repentance
and baptism
are for the forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:38).
Can one be saved if his sins are NOT forgiven?
________.
If one does NOT repent, he will
________ (Luke 13:3).
This proves that man's faith must move him to
repent (change
his mind about living in sin) to accept God's grace.
Likewise, "Baptism doth also now ________ us" (1
Peter 3:21).
Again, we see that man's faith must move him to be
baptized
(immersed in water) to accept God's grace.
NOTE: God is no respecter of persons (Acts 10:34).
What He requires of a Jewish person for salvation
He also
requires of a Gentile (non-Jew).
Jesus made it plain when He said, "He that
believeth
and is baptized shall be _______" (Mark 16:16).
Therefore, SALVATION occurs at the point of
water___________.
Ananias said to a believing penitent Saul, "Arise,
and
be baptized, and _______ away thy sins" (Acts 22:16).
In like manner, Peter told believers to "Repent,
and be
baptized...for the _________ of sins" (Acts 2:38).
Therefore, FORGIVENESS OF SINS occurs at the
point of
water baptism.
Again, Peter told believers to "Repent, and be
baptized...in the name of Jesus Christ...and ye shall receive the gift
of the
_______ Ghost" (Acts 2:38).
Therefore, God's Holy Spirit INDWELLS a person
when he is
_____________ in water for the forgiveness of sins.
All spiritual blessings in heavenly places are in _____________
(Ephesians
1:3).
But how does one get into Christ?
The New Testament does NOT teach that we
believe INTO
Christ, or that we repent INTO Christ, or that we confess INTO Christ.
However, it does plainly teach that we are
"___________
INTO Jesus Christ" (Romans 6:3).
Paul taught, "For as many of you as have been
baptized
_______ Christ have put on Christ" (Galatians 3:27).
Therefore, one gets INTO Christ at the point of
water
baptism.
The person who has been baptized INTO Christ has
been
blessed by God with "all __________ blessings in heavenly places"
(Ephesians 1:3).
Therefore, the reception of all God's SPIRITUAL
BLESSINGS
happens at the point of water baptism.
The Holy Spirit teaches throughout the New Testament that one MUST be
baptized
in water (cf. Matthew 28:19; John 3:5; Colossians 2:12).
Thus, the Bible says, "For by one Spirit are we
all
baptized into one _________" (1 Corinthians 12:13).
In other words, it is "by the One Spirit" (by
the teachings of the Holy Spirit) that one is baptized into the One
Body or
church.
Therefore, one gets into the church or the ONE
body of
Christ at the point of water baptism.
Conclusion: Man IS saved or justified by ___________ (Romans
5:1), but
NOT by faith alone or "faith only."
Above we've learned that when a believer repents
and is
baptized he has his sins forgiven or is SAVED (Acts 2:38).
The Lord then adds that saved soul to His
_________ or ONE
body (Acts 2:47).
20. WHAT FOLLOWS
GOD'S ONE
BAPTISM?
After the Ethiopian was baptized (immersed), "he
went
on his way ____________" (Acts 8:39).
The same is true for the Philippian jailer.
After his baptism, he "__________, believing in
God
with all his house" (Acts 16:34).
Therefore, REJOICING follows baptism.
In fact, after Jesus ascended into Heaven and
after the
Lord's church was begun on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2), there is no
record in
the New Testament
of anyone ever
rejoicing (because
of the forgiveness of his sins) UNTIL AFTER HE WAS BAPTIZED.
When one is BURIED with Christ by baptism, like
Christ, he
is raised up by the glory of the Father "to walk in newness of
_________" (Romans 6:4).
When one is baptized INTO Christ, he becomes "a
_______
creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become
________" (2 Corinthians 5:17).
Therefore, the NEW LIFE in Christ follows
baptism.
Conclusion: The facts of the Gospel show that "Christ died for our
_______ ...he was buried, and he rose again the third day" (1
Corinthians
15:3-4).
Do you love him for having done so? _______.
If you love Him, will you keep His
________________? (John
14:15) _______.
He COMMANDS you to repent and be _______ (immersed
in water)
to have your ______ washed away by His blood, to be saved,
to receive the _______
of the Holy
Spirit, to get into _______, and to be added to the church or _______
of
Christ.
Then you can _______ as you walk in newness of
life and
enjoy the promises of all God's spiritual _______.
21. HOW DOES ONE
APPLY ALL
THESE THINGS?
Unlike the foolish man, a wise man will hear God's
word and
_________ what it says (Matthew 7:24-27).
WHY? Because only those who DO God's _______ will
enter into
the kingdom of Heaven (Matthew 7:21).
Jesus is the author of eternal __________ to all
them that
_______ Him (Hebrews 5:9).
He therefore asked, "And why call ye me, Lord,
Lord,
and ______ not the things which I say?" (Luke 6:46).
If you now know the good or right thing to DO and
you do NOT
do it, to you it is _____ (James 4:17).
Please write your first name before the following
question:
_________, why are you waiting? "arise, and
be
________, and wash away thy ______,
calling on the name of
the
Lord" (Acts 22:16).
When is the day of salvation? _________ (2
Corinthians 6:2).
When should you obey Christ? _______.
Please contact us or someone from the churches of
Christ in
your community.
We will gladly assist you in obeying the Lord.
Conclusion: Loved ones, we have given you
the TRUTH
in ___________ (Ephesians 4:15), and tried our best to show you the WAY
to
salvation (John 14:6).
We hope we have NOT become your __________ for
having done
so (Galatians 4:16).
You must now choose to receive, believe and obey
the truth
(cf. Acts 17:11-12), or to resist the Holy Ghost (cf. Acts 7:51-53) as
most
people in the world are doing (cf. Matthew 7:13-14).
Our prayer is that you will choose ___________
(Deuteronomy
30:19).
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