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ŠĢConviction€-€for€the€lost€sinner€is€coming€to€the€realization€that€they€are€a€sinner€in€the€eyes€of€God.€Š Š&D # ŠConviction€for€the€saved€sinner€is€that€feeling€that€somehow€things€just€are€not€right€between€theŠ ¼'0!$ ŠChristian€and€God.Š Ø("% ŠĢRepentance€-€From€the€Way€Of€Life€Encyclopedia€(David€Cloud)€page€386€we€quote€the€followingŠ €*ō#' Šdefinition:Š l+ą$( Š‡Repentance€means€more€than€sorrow€or€regret€or€despair€or€grief;€Bible€repentance€means€a€changeŠ Œ Šof€mind€towards€God€that€results€in€a€change€of€life.€Š xģ ŠĢThat€is€a€good€basic€definition,€but€please€note€the€author€does€not€mean€that€a€change€of€life€meansŠ P Ä Ša€reformation€of€an€outward€nature.€€It€is€something€that€takes€place€in€the€heart€of€the€believer€thatŠ < ° Špermanently€changes€the€relationship€between€God€and€the€believer.€€It€is€a€change€that€results€inŠ ( œ Šreconciliation€of€the€sinner€to€God.€€For€lost€sinners,€faith€and€repentance€create€and€everlasting€Š  ˆ Šrelationship€that€cannot€be€annuled€because€it€is€in€the€fullest€sense€of€the€word€an€adoption€by€GodŠ  t Šinto€the€family€of€God.€Both€legally€and€by€definition€adoption€creates€a€relationship€that€cannot€beŠ ģ ` Šbroken€by€disowning€the€child.€The€adoption€also€refers€to€the€redemption€of€the€body€at€the€rapture.Š ŲL  ŠFor€saved€sinners€repentance€restores€fellowship.€In€2€Corinthians€7:8-11€we€see€the€nature€of€trueŠ Ä8  Šrepentance€and€2€Corinthians€5:14-19€we€see€the€results,€or€end€state,€of€repentance.€€RepentanceŠ °$  Šalways€comes€after€conviction.€€Repentance€is€absolutely€necessary€for€salvation.Š œ  ŠĢņņņ ņFaithó óóó€-€In€the€words€of€Pastor€Robert€Sargent€faith€is:€š šForgetting€All€Impossibilities€Trusting€Himšš.€Š tč  ŠThere€are€probably€many€definitions€of€faith€that€we€could€give.€€In€the€Bible,€faith€is€always€a€wordŠ dŲ  Šthat€relates€to€action.€€Faith€is€the€wellspring€of€our€belief.€Faith€is€the€substance€of€things€hoped€forŠ PÄ Šand€evidence€of€things€not€seen.€€Note€that€faith€is€evidenced€by€substance.€Faith€comes€by€hearingŠ <° Šthe€word€of€God.€€Faith€is€also€related€to€impossibilities.€€It€is€impossible€to€touch€faith,€but€it€isŠ (œ Špossible€to€see€faithššs€results€just€as€it€is€impossible€to€see€the€Holy€Spirit,€but€it€is€possible€to€seeŠ ˆ Šthe€results€of€a€Spirit€filled€Christian€exercising€faith€that€is€the€result€of€yielding€to€the€Holy€Spirit.€Š t ŠIt€is€also€impossible€to€please€God€without€faith.Š ģ` ŠĢņņņ ņRegenerationó óóó€-€The€term€regeneration€means€to€be€reborn€spiritually€of€the€Holy€Spirit.€€It€isŠ Ä8 Šsometimes€referred€to€as€being€š šborn€againšš€or€to€be€š šborn€from€abovešš.€€The€result€of€regenerationŠ “( Šis€spiritual€renewal€by€the€Holy€Spirit€unto€a€new€life.€€It€is€this€regeneration€and€the€resultingŠ   Šindwelling€of€the€Holy€Spirit€that€gives€us€the€power€to€live€sanctified€and€holy€lives.€€RegenerationŠ Œ Šis€best€described€in€John€3:3-8€and€briefly€in€Titus€3:5.€€Those€Scriptures€and€regeneration€will€beŠ xģ Šdiscussed€in€conjunction€with€salvation.Š d Ų ŠĢņņņ ņSalvationó óóó€-€Put€simply,€salvation€is€the€redemption€from€the€penalty€of€sin€through€the€blood€of€theŠ <"° ŠLord€Jesus€Christ.€€Though€salvation€is€sometimes€referred€to€as€a€process€(see€below),€for€theŠ ,#  Šbeliever€salvation€comes€the€moment€they€turn€from€their€sin€to€God.€€It€is€a€process€only€in€the€senseŠ $Œ  Šthat€God€has€established€the€plan€(or€the€process)€through€which€salvation€takes€place.Š %x! ŠĢņņņ ņConfessionó óóó€-€is€an€action€that€takes€place€with€the€mouth.€€Once€we€are€convicted€of€our€sin,€comeŠ Ü&P # Što€repentance€in€our€hearts,€and€exercise€faith€unto€salvation,€we€are€to€confess€our€sin€of€unbeliefŠ Ģ'@!$ Šbefore€God€and€man.Š ø(,"% ŠĢÓ-ÓÓ  ÓŌ‡¼¹»XXŌņ ņCONVICTIONó óŌ#†Xż<X»¼¹U#ŌŠ *$' ŠÓIÓÓÓŠ ¤+%( ŠConviction€is€the€ministry€of€the€Holy€Spirit€that€convicts€,€or€reproves,€a€lost€sinner€or€the€sinningŠ Œ ŠChristian.€€Conviction€leads€the€lost€sinner€to€that€knowledge€that€they€are€a€sinner€in€the€eyes€of€GodŠ xģ Šand€that€they€are€on€the€way€to€hell€(judgement).€€THERE€CAN€BE€NO€SALVATION€WITHOUTŠ dŲ ŠTHE€CONVICTION€OF€THE€HOLY€GHOST.€€Conviction€also€comes€upon€the€Christian€becauseŠ P Ä Šof€sin.€€Sin€in€the€life€of€the€Christian€manifests€itself€in€many€ways€including€obvious€acts€such€asŠ < ° Šlying,€cheating,€backbiting,€gossiping,€creating€strife,€having€a€combative€nature,€stealing,€assaulting,Š ( œ Šgetting€drunk,€speeding,€etc.€These€are€the€doing€acts.€€Christians€also€sin€by€a€lack€of€commitment,€Š  ˆ Šbeing€out€of€the€will€of€God€in€Christian€service,€not€tithing,€not€helping€a€Christian€brother€in€need,Š  t Šetc.€€These€are€the€not€doing€acts.€€If€we€can€say€that€action€(doing)€speaks€louder€than€words,€thenŠ ģ ` Šwe€can€also€say€that€not€doing€also€speaks€louder€than€words€€Š ŲL  ŠĢRegardless€of€whether€the€sin€involves€the€believer€or€the€unbeliever,€conviction€is€the€ministry€ofŠ °$  Šthe€Holy€Spirit.€€It€is€the€Holy€Spirit€that€taps€you€on€the€shoulder€every€time€you€do€somethingŠ œ  Šwrong€or€do€not€do€something€you€should€have.€€This€ministry€of€the€Holy€Spirit€is€best€describedŠ ˆü  Šin€John€16:7-11:Š tč  ŠĢ7€Nevertheless€I€tell€you€the€truth;€It€is€expedient€for€you€that€I€go€away:€for€if€I€go€not€away,€theŠ LĄ ŠComforter€will€not€come€unto€you;€but€if€I€depart,€I€will€send€him€unto€you.€8€And€when€he€is€come,Š 8¬ Šhe€will€reprove€the€world€of€sin,€and€of€righteousness,€and€of€judgment:€€9€Of€sin,€€because€theyŠ $˜ Šbelieve€not€on€me;€10€Of€righteousness,€because€I€go€to€my€Father,€and€ye€see€me€no€more;€11€OfŠ „ Šjudgment,€because€the€prince€of€this€world€is€judged.Š üp ŠĢIt€is€conviction€that€leads€to€repentance.€€Repentance€is€absolutely€necessary€for€salvation€of€the€lostŠ ŌH Šand€for€the€Christian€to€maintain€or€restore€fellowship€with€God.Š Ą4 ŠĢŌ‡¼¹»XXż<Ōņ ņÓĢÓÓ  ÓREPENTANCEŠ ˜  ŠÓ3)ÓÓÓó óŌ#†Xż<X»¼¹)#ŌĢConfession€says,€š šI€have€sinnedšš.€€Repentance€says€š šI€am€going€to€turn€from€that€sin€with€the€helpŠ ˜  Šof€the€Holy€Spiritšš.€The€following€quote€is€from€the€Tyndale€English€Bible€of€1534:Š „ ų ŠĢš šConcerning€this€word€REPENTANCE€...€the€very€sense€and€signification€both€of€the€Hebrew€andŠ \"Š Šalso€of€the€Greek€word€is,€š što€be€converted€and€to€turn€to€God€with€all€the€heart,€to€know€his€will,Š H#¼ Šand€to€live€according€to€his€laws;€and€to€be€cured€of€our€corrupt€nature€with€the€oil€of€his€Spirit,€andŠ 4$Ø  Šwine€of€obedience€to€his€doctrine.šš€Which€conversion€or€turning,€if€it€be€unfeigned,€these€four€doŠ  %”! Šaccompany€it€and€are€included€therein:€CONFESSION,€not€in€the€priest?s€ear,€for€that€is€but€manššsŠ  &€" Šinvention,€but€to€God€in€the€heart,€and€before€all€the€congregation€of€God;€how€that€we€be€sinnersŠ ų&l # Šand€sinful,€and€that€our€whole€nature€is€corrupt,€and€inclined€to€sin€and€all€unrighteousness,€andŠ ä'X!$ Štherefore€evil,€wicked,€and€damnable;€and€his€Law€holy€and€just,€by€which€our€sinful€nature€isŠ Š(D"% Šrebuked:€and€also€to€our€neighbors,€if€we€have€offended€any€person€particularly.€ThenŠ ¼)0#& ŠCONTRITION,€sorrowfulness€that€we€be€such€damnable€sinners,€and€not€only€have€sinned,€but€areŠ Ø*$' Šwholly€inclined€to€sin€still.€Thirdly,€FAITH€(of€which€our€old€doctors€have€made€no€mention€at€allŠ ”+%( Šin€the€description€of€their€penance),€that€God€for€Christ?s€sake€doth€forgive€us,€and€receive€us€toŠ Œ Šmercy,€and€is€at€one€with€us,€and€will€heal€our€corrupt€nature.€And€fourthly,€SATISFACTION,€orŠ xģ Šamends-making,€not€to€God€with€holy€works,€but€to€my€neighbor€whom€I€have€hurt,€and€to€theŠ dŲ Šcongregation€of€God,€whom€I€have€offended,€(if€any€open€crime€be€found€in€me);€and€submitting€ofŠ P Ä Ša€man?s€self€unto€the€congregation€or€church€of€Christ,€and€to€the€officers€of€the€same,€to€have€hisŠ < ° Šlife€corrected€and€governed€henceforth€of€themšš€(William€Tyndale,€ššTo€The€Reader,šš€1534).Š ( œ ŠĢWe€have€already€stated€that€repentance€is€a€turning€from€sin€and€a€turning€to€God.€€If€we€had€to€setŠ  t Šan€order€of€events€leading€to€salvation,€we€could€always€list€conviction€of€sin€by€the€Holy€Spirit€asŠ ģ ` Šthe€first€event.€€We€can€also€ask€the€question€of€what€comes€first€after€conviction;€repentance€orŠ ŲL  Šfaith?€€The€reality€of€the€matter€is€that€they€cannot€be€separated.€€One€is€like€the€brain.€€One€is€likeŠ Ä8  Šthe€heart.€€If€either€one€is€not€operative,€the€other€cannot€bring€about€salvation.€€There€can€be€noŠ °$  Šsalvation€without€repentance.€€There€can€be€no€salvation€without€faith.€€From€page€405€of€theŠ œ  ŠLandmarks€Of€Baptist€Doctrine€we€have€the€statement:€š šTrue€repentance€leads€to€a€changed€life€thusŠ ˆü  Šbeing€seen€synonymous€with€conversionšš.€€God€will€not€accept€those€professors€who€will€not€repent.€Š tč  ŠChrist€Himself€said€twice€in€Luke€13:3-5Š `Ō  ŠĢą8  ąLuke€13:3-5Š8¬Š Š  Šą8  ą3€I€tell€you,€Nay:€but,€except€ye€repent,€ye€shall€all€likewise€perish.€4€Or€thoseŠ $˜ Šeighteen,€upon€whom€the€tower€in€Siloam€fell,€and€slew€them,€think€ye€that€they€wereŠ „ Šsinners€above€all€men€that€dwelt€in€Jerusalem?€€5€I€tell€you,€Nay:€but,€except€yeŠ üp Šrepent,€ye€shall€all€likewise€perish.Šč\Š Š  ŠĢWe€have€again€in€2€Peter€3:9:Š Ą4 ŠĢą8  ą2€Peter€3:9Š˜ Š Š  Šą8  ą9€The€Lord€is€not€slack€concerning€his€promise,€as€some€men€count€slackness;€but€isŠ „ų Šlongsuffering€to€us-ward,€not€willing€that€any€should€perish,€but€that€all€should€comeŠ pä Što€repentance.Š\ ŠŠ Š  ŠĢAgain€the€warning€is€that€if€we€do€not€repent€we€will€perish.€I€warn€you€again€that€it€is€not€everyŠ 4"Ø Šprofessor€of€salvation€that€is€the€possessor€of€salvation.€€Again€we€have€the€words€of€Christ€inŠ  #” ŠMatthew€7:21-23:Š  $€  ŠĢą8  ąMatthew€7:21-23Šä%X"Š Š  Šą8  ą21€Not€every€one€that€saith€unto€me,€Lord,€Lord,€shall€enter€into€the€kingdom€ofŠ Š&D # Šheaven;€but€he€that€doeth€the€will€of€my€Father€which€is€in€heaven.€22€Many€will€sayŠ ¼'0!$ Što€me€in€that€day,€Lord,€Lord,€have€we€not€prophesied€in€thy€name?€and€in€thy€nameŠ Ø("% Šhave€cast€out€devils?€and€in€thy€name€done€many€wonderful€works?€23€And€then€willŠ ”)#& ŠI€profess€unto€them,€€I€never€knew€you:€depart€from€me,€ye€that€work€iniquity.Š€*ō#'Š Š  ŠŠ l+ą$( ŠThose€that€work€iniquity€are€those€that€have€not€repented€and€turned€toward€God.€€They€have€insteadŠ Œ Štrusted€in€their€good€works€before€man.Š xģ ŠĢRepentance€always€expresses€itself€in€an€inward€godly€sorrow€for€the€sins€that€we€have€committed€Š P Ä Šagainst€God€€€In€€2€Corinthians€7:8-11€we€see€the€nature€of€genuine€repentance€and€in€2€CorinthiansŠ < ° Š5:14-19€we€see€the€results,€or€end€state,€of€repentance.€€The€end€result€is€reconciliation€with€God.Š ( œ ŠĢą8  ą2€Corinthians€7:8-11Š tŠ Š  Šą8  ą8€For€though€I€made€you€sorry€with€a€letter,€I€do€not€repent,€€though€I€did€repent:€forŠ ģ ` ŠI€perceive€that€the€same€epistle€hath€made€you€sorry,€€though€it€were€but€for€a€season.Š ŲL  Š9€Now€I€rejoice,€not€that€ye€were€made€sorry,€but€that€ye€sorrowed€to€repentance:€forŠ Ä8  Šye€were€made€sorry€after€a€godly€manner,€that€ye€might€receive€damage€by€us€inŠ °$  Šnothing.€€10€For€godly€sorrow€worketh€repentance€to€salvation€not€to€be€repented€of:Š œ  Šbut€the€sorrow€of€the€world€worketh€death.€11€For€behold€this€selfsame€thing,€that€yeŠ ˆü  Šsorrowed€after€a€godly€sort,€what€carefulness€it€wrought€in€you,€yea,€what€clearing€ofŠ tč  Šyourselves,€yea,€what€indignation,€yea,€what€fear,€yea,€what€vehement€desire,€yea,Š `Ō  Šwhat€zeal,€yea,€what€revenge!€In€all€things€ye€have€approved€yourselves€to€be€clearŠ LĄ Šin€this€matter.Š8¬Š Š  ŠĢą8  ą2€Corinthians€5:14-19Š„Š Š  Šą8  ą14€For€the€love€of€Christ€constraineth€us;€because€we€thus€judge,€that€if€one€died€forŠ üp Šall,€then€were€all€dead:€15€And€that€he€died€for€all,€that€they€which€live€should€notŠ č\ Šhenceforth€live€unto€themselves,€but€unto€him€which€died€for€them,€and€rose€again.Š ŌH Š16€Wherefore€henceforth€know€we€no€man€after€the€flesh:€yea,€though€we€haveŠ Ą4 Šknown€Christ€after€the€flesh,€yet€now€henceforth€know€we€him€no€more.€17€ThereforeŠ ¬  Šif€any€man€be€in€Christ,€he€is€a€new€creature:€old€things€are€passed€away;€behold,€allŠ ˜  Šthings€are€become€new.€€18€And€all€things€are€of€God,€who€hath€reconciled€us€toŠ „ų Šhimself€by€Jesus€Christ,€and€hath€given€to€us€the€ministry€of€reconciliation;€19€ToŠ pä Šwit,€that€God€was€in€Christ,€reconciling€the€world€unto€himself,€not€imputing€theirŠ \ Š Štrespasses€unto€them;€and€hath€committed€unto€us€the€word€of€reconciliation.€ŠH!¼Š Š  ŠĢRepentance€is€not€having€a€great€fear€of€Godššs€anger.€€Repentance€is€not€feeling€despair€or€remorse.€Š  #” ŠRepentance€is€Godly€sorrow.€€Remorse€is€worldly€sorrow.€€Both€Esau€and€Judas€Iscariot€expressedŠ  $€  Ša€worldly€sorrow€for€their€actions,€but€neither€repented.€€Therefore€neither€one€was€forgiven.€Š ų$l! ŠRepentance€results€in€Godššs€forgiveness.€€We€see€in€2€Chronicles€7:14:Š ä%X" ŠĢą8  ąChronicles€7:14Š¼'0!$Š Š  Šą8  ą14€If€my€people,€which€are€called€by€my€name,€shall€humble€themselves,€and€pray,Š Ø("% Šand€seek€my€face,€and€turn€from€their€wicked€ways;€then€will€I€hear€from€heaven,€andŠ ”)#& Šwill€forgive€their€sin,€and€will€heal€their€land.Š€*ō#'Š Š  ŠŠ l+ą$( ŠOne€final€point:€confession€is€a€single€€isolated€action€where€repentance€is€a€Godly€mindset€thatŠ Œ Šresults€in€continuing€action€that€honors€God.€€€€€A€very€short€partial€list€of€other€Scriptures€dealingŠ xģ Šwith€repentance€would€include€Mark€1:4,€Matthew€21:28-32,€Acts€2:38,€Acts€3:19,€Acts€17:30,€ActsŠ dŲ Š26:16-20,€and€Psalm€51€(to€be€discussed€later€in€relation€to€joy€and€fellowship).Š P Ä ŠĢŌ‡¼¹»XXż<Ōņ ņFAITHó óŌ#†Xż<X»¼¹ĀL#ŌŠ ( œ ŠĢA€Biblical€definition€of€faith€is€contained€in€Hebrews€11:1:Š ( œ ŠĢą8  ąHebrews€11:1Št Š Š  Šą8  ąNow€faith€is€the€substance€of€things€hoped€for,€the€evidence€of€things€not€seen.€Šģ` Š Š  ŠĢI€remind€you€of€the€words€of€Robert€Sargent€above,€FAITH€is€Forgetting€All€Impossibilities€TrustingŠ Ä8  ŠHimšš.€€Faith€is€believing€Godššs€Word€and€acting€on€it.€€As€James€said€in€James€2:19-20Š °$  ŠĢą8  ąJames€2:19-20Šˆü Š Š  Šą8  ą19€Thou€believest€that€there€is€one€God;€thou€doest€well:€the€devils€also€believe,€andŠ tč Štremble.€20€But€wilt€thou€know,€O€vain€man,€that€faith€without€works€is€dead?Š`ŌŠ Š  ŠĢIn€other€words,€faith€without€action€is€dead.€€Faith€springs€from€a€seed.€€The€seed€is€the€word€of€God.€Š 8¬ ŠThe€water€that€germinates€the€seed€is€the€Word€of€God.€€Faith€is€not€belief€in€the€existence€of€God€Š $˜ Šor€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€for€even€the€devils€believe.€€Faith€is€not€foolishness.€€It€is€not€a€blind€leap€Š „ Šor€a€jump€in€the€dark.€€It€has€substance€(Hebrews€11:1).€€Faith€is€not€feelings.€€€It€is€not€having€anŠ üp Šemotional€experience.€€Feelings€and€emotions€come€and€go€depending€upon€what€side€of€the€bed€youŠ č\ Šget€up€on,€who€you€are€looking€at,€€or€how€you€feel€physically.€€You€do€not€have€to€first€feelŠ ŌH Šsomething€to€have€God€save€you.€€God€operates€according€to€His€will€and€not€our€feelings€and€praiseŠ Ą4 ŠGod€for€it!€€That€is€not€to€say€that€there€will€not€be€some€feeling€to€come€out€of€it,€but€our€feelingsŠ ¬  Šare€not€the€foundation€for€faith.€€Godššs€word€is€the€foundation€for€our€faith.€€Godššs€plan€of€salvationŠ ˜  Šproceeds€from€facts€to€faith€to€feelings.Š „ ų ŠĢWe€see€four€faces€of€faith€in€the€parable€of€the€sower€in€Matthew€13:3-8:Š \"Š ŠĢą8  ąMatthew€13:3-8Š4$Ø Š Š  Šą8  ą3€And€he€spake€many€things€unto€them€in€parables,€saying,€Behold,€a€sower€wentŠ  %”! Šforth€to€sow;€4€And€when€he€sowed,€some€seeds€fell€by€the€way€side,€and€the€fowlsŠ  &€" Šcame€and€devoured€them€up:€5€Some€fell€upon€stony€places,€where€they€had€notŠ ų&l # Šmuch€earth:€and€forthwith€they€sprung€up,€because€they€had€no€deepness€of€earth:€6Š ä'X!$ ŠAnd€when€the€sun€was€up,€they€were€scorched;€and€because€they€had€no€root,€theyŠ Š(D"% Šwithered€away.€7€And€some€fell€among€thorns;€and€the€thorns€sprung€up,€and€chokedŠ ¼)0#& Šthem:€8€But€other€fell€into€good€ground,€and€brought€forth€fruit,€some€anŠ Ø*$' Šhundredfold,€some€sixtyfold,€some€thirtyfold.Š”+%(Š Š  Š‡Christ€goes€on€latter€in€this€parable€to€explain€its€meaning€to€the€Apostles.€€In€the€four€we€have:€(1)Š Œ ŠThe€seed€that€feel€by€the€wayside,€who€represents€€the€unbeliever;€that€one€that€has€no€faith.€(2)€€TheŠ xģ Šseed€that€feel€on€stony€ground€portrays€the€false€professor€that€has€no€place€for€his€faith€to€take€root.€Š dŲ ŠTherefore,€it€was€not€faith€in€reality.€€(3)€The€seed€that€fell€among€the€thorns€represented€the€believerŠ P Ä Šwho€became€entangled€in€the€cares€of€this€world.€€He€was€the€believer€that€put€God€second€place.€Š < ° ŠHe€laid€his€treasures€up€on€earth.€€He€let€the€thorns€of€this€earthly€life€choke€out€his€joy€and€peace.€Š ( œ Š(4)€The€seed€that€feel€on€good€ground€represents€the€fruitful€Christian.€€It€was€a€faith€where€God€wasŠ  ˆ Šthe€priority.€€This€was€the€faith€of€the€worshiping€Christian,€the€Bible€reading€and€studying€Christian,Š  t Šthe€praying€Christian,€the€witnessing€Christian,€the€church€attending€Christian,€the€tithing€Christian,Š ģ ` Šthe€sanctified€and€separated€Christian,€but€most€of€all€the€victorious€and€rejoicing€Christian;€theŠ ŲL  ŠChristian€that€is€rejoicing€in€and€praising€the€Lord€of€Lords€And€King€of€Kings.Š Ä8  ŠĢWithout€faith€it€is€impossible€to€be€saved.€€Hence€we€have€the€Scripture€in€Ephesians€2:8-9:Š œ  ŠĢą8  ąŠ Š Š  Šą8  ąEphesians€2:8-9Š`Ō Š Š  Šą8  ą8€For€by€grace€are€ye€saved€through€faith;€and€that€not€of€yourselves:€it€is€the€gift€ofŠ LĄ ŠGod:€9€Not€of€works,€lest€any€man€should€boast.Š8¬Š Š  ŠĢSalvation€is€that€ultimate€gift€that€you€pull€from€the€tree€of€eternal€life.€€A€gift€is€not€a€gift€until€it€isŠ „ Šreceived.€€You€must€take€possession€of€that€gift€for€it€to€be€effective€for€you.€€For€a€Christian€(theŠ üp Šjust)€to€please€God,€€they€must€live€by€faith.€Š č\ ŠĢą8  ąRomans€1:17ŠĄ4Š Š  Šą8  ą17€For€therein€is€the€righteousness€of€God€revealed€from€faith€to€faith:€as€it€is€written,€Š ¬  ŠThe€just€shall€live€by€faith.Š˜ Š Š  Šą8  ąŠ Š Š  Šą8  ąHebrews€11:6ŠpäŠ Š  Šą8  ą6€But€without€faith€it€is€impossible€to€please€him:€for€he€that€cometh€to€God€mustŠ \ Š Šbelieve€that€he€is,€and€that€he€is€a€rewarder€of€them€that€diligently€seek€him.ŠH!¼Š Š  ŠĢHow€much€faith€does€it€take€to€live€a€victorious€Christian€life?€€Little€is€much€when€God€is€in€it!€€WeŠ  #” Šhave€the€promise€of€Christ€in:Š  $€  ŠĢą8  ąMatthew€17:19-20Šä%X"Š Š  Šą8  ą19€Then€came€the€disciples€to€Jesus€apart,€and€said,€Why€could€not€we€cast€him€out?Š Š&D # Š20€And€Jesus€said€unto€them,€Because€of€your€unbelief:€for€verily€I€say€unto€you,€IfŠ ¼'0!$ Šye€have€faith€as€a€grain€of€mustard€seed,€ye€shall€say€unto€this€mountain,€RemoveŠ Ø("% Šhence€to€yonder€place;€and€it€shall€remove;€and€nothing€shall€be€impossible€unto€you.Š”)#&Š Š  ŠĢÓn)ÓÓ  ÓŌ‡¼¹»XXż<Ōņ ņSALVATIONó óŌ#†Xż<X»¼¹ge#ŌŠ l+ą$( ŠÓ[eÓÓ(ÓĢThere€are€five€basic€approaches€to€salvation.€€(1)€A€works€based€salvation€where€you€can€never€beŠ xģ Šsure€of€your€salvation€(Catholics)€or€it€is€grace€plus€works€salvation€(Anglicans,€Episcopalians,Š dŲ ŠOrthodox,€Lutherans,€Seventh€Day€Adventists).€€(2)€A€works€based€salvation€where€you€can€lose€itŠ P Ä Šwhich€means€you€can€never€be€sure€you€have€it€(Pentecostals,€Holiness€Churches,€Church€Of€TheŠ < ° ŠNazarene,€Church€Of€Christ,€Church€Of€God,€Methodists)€It€is€a€salvation€that€rests€in€the€ability€ofŠ ( œ Ša€man€to€get€resaved,€or€saved€again€and€again.€€It€places€no€value€on€repentance,€but€much€faith€inŠ  ˆ Šconfession.€€It€has€no€faith€in€the€saving€power€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€or€the€keeping€power€of€theŠ  t ŠHoly€Spirit.€€(3)€Universalism€where€everyone€is€saved€which€includes€such€groups€as€the€Mormons,Š ģ ` Šthe€Unitarians,€and€ultimately€the€one€world€church€as€mothered€by€the€Catholic€Church€(the€wordŠ ŲL  Šcatholic€means€universal).€€It€says€š šIššm€okay.€€Youššre€okayšš.€€It€includes€every€religion€under€the€sunŠ Ä8  Šother€than€Bible€believing€Christians€.€€(4)€Calvinism€which€excludes€the€whosoever€wills€that€areŠ °$  Šbid€to€come€by€Christ.€€They€have€given€God€a€quota€as€to€how€many€can€be€saved.€€They€sit€in€theŠ œ  Šhigh€seats€of€theology.€€They€dogmatically€reject€the€doctrine€of€free€will€as€it€relates€to€a€lost€sinnersŠ ˆü  Šability€to€come€to€God€of€their€own€free€will.€€They€put€an€overemphasis€on€the€sovereignty€of€GodŠ tč  Šat€the€expense€of€Godššs€love€in€saving€all€lost€sinners.€€The€problem€is€that€they€forget€that€GodššsŠ `Ō  Šsovereignty€extends€not€only€to€the€things€that€he€demands€of€us,€but€also€to€those€things€that€heŠ LĄ Šallows€us€to€do€and€to€have.€€That€includes€the€free€will€€to€choose€whether€we€will€accept€the€LordŠ 8¬ ŠJesus€Christ€as€our€Saviour.€€Calvinism€presents€a€gospel€of€no€hope€if€you€are€not€one€of€the€elect.€Š $˜ ŠIn€Calvinism,€you€can€never€be€sure€that€you€are€one€of€the€elect€and€neither€can€you€be€sure€that€youŠ „ Šare€not€one€of€the€elect.€€Calvinists€include€Presbyterians,€Sovereign€Grace€Baptists,€ReformedŠ üp ŠBaptist,€Primitive€Baptists,€and€generally€other€churches€€with€the€reformed€label.€€€€(5)€A€by€graceŠ č\ Šthrough€faith€and€not€by€works€salvation€that€is€eternally€secure.€€This€is€the€path€to€salvation€thatŠ ŌH Šshould€be€preached€in€any€Bible€believing,€unaffiliated€(independent)€Baptist€Church.€€It€is€GodššsŠ Ą4 Šplan€of€salvation€that€in€no€way€interferes€with,€or€lessens,€the€sovereignty€of€GodŠ ¬  ŠĢWhat€is€salvation?€€Salvation€means€deliverance€and€preservation.€€The€theological€definition€ofŠ „ų Šsalvation€states€that€š šsalvation€denotes€the€whole€process€by€which€man€is€delivered€from€all€whichŠ pä Šwould€prevent€his€attaining€the€highest€good€that€God€has€prepared€for€himšš.€€The€term€š šprocessššŠ \ Š Šis€not€to€state€that€the€salvation€of€a€believer€takes€place€over€a€period€of€time.€€Salvation€is€asŠ H!¼ Šinstantaneous€as€the€blink€of€an€eye.€€It€is€a€process€in€the€sense€that€it€involves€the€ministry€ofŠ 4"Ø ŠFather,€the€Son€(Lord€Jesus€Christ),€and€the€Holy€Spirit.€€It€is€the€Father€that€does€the€drawing€of€theŠ  #” Šsinner.€€In€John€6:44€we€read:Š  $€  ŠĢą8  ąJohn€6:44Šä%X"Š Š  Šą8  ąNo€man€can€come€to€me,€except€the€Father€which€hath€sent€me€draw€him:€and€I€willŠ Š&D # Šraise€him€up€at€the€last€day.€Š¼'0!$Š Š  ŠĢIt€is€the€Holy€Spirit€that€makes€the€sinner€aware€of€the€sin€of€unbelief,€of€Godššs€standard€ofŠ ”)#& Šrighteousness,€and€of€the€coming€judgement.€€In€John€16:7-11€we€hear:Š €*ō#' ŠŠ l+ą$( Šą8  ąJohn€16:7-11ŠŒŠ Š  Šą8  ą7€Nevertheless€I€tell€you€the€truth;€It€is€expedient€for€you€that€I€go€away:€for€if€I€goŠ xģ Šnot€away,€the€Comforter€will€not€come€unto€you;€but€if€I€depart,€I€will€send€him€untoŠ dŲ Šyou.€8€And€when€he€is€come,€he€will€reprove€the€world€of€sin,€and€of€righteousness,Š P Ä Šand€of€judgment:€€9€Of€sin,€€because€they€believe€not€on€me;€10€Of€righteousness,Š < ° Šbecause€I€go€to€my€Father,€and€ye€see€me€no€more;€11€Of€judgment,€because€theŠ ( œ Šprince€of€this€world€is€judged.€€Š ˆŠ Š  ŠĢÓŻeÓÓ  ÓŌ‡¼¹»XXż<Ōņ ņREGENERATIONó óŌ#†Xż<X»¼¹·x#ŌŠ ģ ` ŠÓ«xÓÓgÓĢThe€ministry€of€the€Holy€Ghost€in€the€unbeliever€is€that€of€conviction€and€regeneration.€Š ģ`  ŠREGENERATION€ALWAYS€FOLLOWS€FAITH.€Any€doctrine€that€reverses€that€order€reversesŠ ŲL  Šthe€order€that€is€given€in€the€scriptures.€€Another€way€of€putting€it€is€that€regeneration€without€faithŠ Ä8  Šis€impossible.€Regeneration€is€defined€as€š šthe€gracious€ššquickeningšš€work€of€the€Holy€Spirit€wherebyŠ °$  ŠHe€imparts€the€divine€nature€and€life€to€the€spirit€of€manšš€(Landmarks€of€Baptist€Doctrine€Book€III,Š œ  ŠPastor€Robert€Sargent)€Regeneration€is€what€is€implied€when€we€use€the€term€š šborn€againšš.€€ThisŠ ˆü  Šphrase€comes€from€John€3:3-8:Š tč ŠĢą8  ąJohn€3:3-8ŠLĄŠ Š  Šą8  ą3€Jesus€answered€and€said€unto€him,€Verily,€verily,€I€say€unto€thee,€Except€a€man€beŠ 8¬ Šborn€again,€he€cannot€see€the€kingdom€of€God.€€4€Nicodemus€saith€unto€him,€HowŠ $˜ Šcan€a€man€be€born€when€he€is€old?€can€he€enter€the€second€time€into€his€motherššsŠ „ Šwomb,€and€be€born?€5€Jesus€answered,€Verily,€verily,€I€say€unto€thee,€Except€a€manŠ üp Šbe€born€of€water€and€of€the€Spirit,€he€cannot€enter€into€the€kingdom€of€God.€6€ThatŠ č\ Šwhich€is€born€of€the€flesh€is€flesh;€and€that€which€is€born€of€the€Spirit€is€spirit.€7Š ŌH ŠMarvel€not€that€I€said€unto€thee,€Ye€must€be€born€again.€€8€The€wind€bloweth€whereŠ Ą4 Šit€listeth,€and€thou€hearest€the€sound€thereof,€but€canst€not€tell€whence€it€cometh,€andŠ ¬  Šwhither€it€goeth:€so€is€every€one€that€is€born€of€the€Spirit.Š˜ Š Š  ŠĢThe€word€š šagainšš€in€John€3:3€means€to€be€reborn€of€the€Spirit€of€God€(verses€5-6).€€We€see€that€theŠ p!ä ŠHoly€Ghost€washes€in€Titus€3:5-6:Š \"Š ŠĢą8  ąTitus€3:5-6Š4$Ø Š Š  Šą8  ą5€Not€by€works€of€righteousness€which€we€have€done,€but€according€to€his€mercy€heŠ  %”! Šsaved€us,€by€the€washing€of€regeneration,€and€renewing€of€the€Holy€Ghost;€6€WhichŠ  &€" Šhe€shed€on€us€abundantly€through€Jesus€Christ€our€Saviour;€Šų&l #Š Š  ŠĢThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€made€possible€the€salvation€of€the€sinner€through€his€blood€atonement€on€theŠ Š(D"% Šcross€of€Calvary.€€It€is€through€His€sacrifice€that€reconciliation€between€man€and€God€is€madeŠ ¼)0#& Špossible.€€It€is€through€being€washed€in€the€blood€that€we€are€regenerated.€€We€read€in€RomansŠ Ø*$' Š5:6-11:Š ”+%( Š‡ą8  ąRomans€5:6-11ŠŒŠ Š  Šą8  ą6€For€when€we€were€yet€without€strength,€in€due€time€Christ€died€for€the€ungodly.€Š xģ Š7€For€scarcely€for€a€righteous€man€will€one€die:€yet€peradventure€for€a€good€manŠ dŲ Šsome€would€even€dare€to€die.€8€But€God€commendeth€his€love€toward€us,€in€that,Š P Ä Šwhile€we€were€yet€sinners,€Christ€died€for€us.€9€Much€more€then,€being€now€justifiedŠ < ° Šby€his€blood,€we€shall€be€saved€from€wrath€through€him.€10€For€if,€when€we€wereŠ ( œ Šenemies,€we€were€reconciled€to€God€by€the€death€of€his€Son,€much€more,€beingŠ  ˆ Šreconciled,€we€shall€be€saved€by€his€life.€11€And€not€only€so,€but€we€also€joy€in€GodŠ  t Šthrough€our€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€by€whom€we€have€now€received€the€atonement.€Šģ `Š Š  ŠĢÓ0yÓÓ  ÓŌ‡¼¹»XXż<Ōņ ņCONFESSIONó óŌ#†Xż<X»¼¹G‡#ŌŠ Ä8  ŠÓ;‡ÓÓ{ÓĢConfession€is€an€action€that€takes€place€with€the€mouth.€€Once€we€are€convicted€of€our€sin,€come€toŠ Ä8  Šrepentance€in€our€hearts,€and€exercise€faith€unto€salvation,€we€are€to€confess€our€sin€of€unbeliefŠ °$  Šbefore€God€and€man.€€The€Holy€Ghost€puts€it€in€the€best€possible€terms€in€Romans€10:8-13€whereŠ œ  Šwe€see:Š ˆü  ŠĢą8  ąRomans€10:8-13Š`ŌŠ Š  Šą8  ą8€But€what€saith€it?€The€word€is€nigh€thee,€even€in€thy€mouth,€and€in€thy€heart:€thatŠ LĄ Šis,€the€word€of€faith,€which€we€preach;€9€That€if€thou€shalt€confess€with€thy€mouthŠ 8¬ Šthe€Lord€Jesus,€and€shalt€believe€in€thine€heart€that€God€hath€raised€him€from€theŠ $˜ Šdead,€thou€shalt€be€saved.€10€For€with€the€heart€man€believeth€unto€righteousness;Š „ Šand€with€the€mouth€confession€is€made€unto€salvation.€11€For€the€scripture€saith,Š üp ŠWhosoever€believeth€on€him€shall€not€be€ashamed.€€12€For€there€is€no€differenceŠ č\ Šbetween€the€Jew€and€the€Greek:€for€the€same€Lord€over€all€is€rich€unto€all€that€callŠ ŌH Šupon€him.€13€For€whosoever€shall€call€upon€the€name€of€the€Lord€shall€be€saved.ŠĄ4Š Š  ŠĢConfession€is€a€necessary€part€of€salvation.€€I€quote€first€of€all€the€words€of€Christ€Himself€inŠ ˜  ŠMatthew€followed€by€the€words€of€Paul€in€Romans:Š „ ų ŠĢą8  ąMatthew€10:32-33Š\"ŠŠ Š  Šą8  ą32€Whosoever€therefore€shall€confess€me€before€men,€€him€will€I€confess€also€beforeŠ H#¼ Šmy€Father€which€is€in€heaven.€33€But€whosoever€shall€deny€me€before€men,€him€willŠ 4$Ø  ŠI€also€deny€before€my€Father€which€is€in€heaven.Š %”!Š Š  Šą8  ąŠ Š Š  Šą8  ąRomans€10:10Šų&l #Š Š  Šą8  ą10€For€with€the€heart€man€believeth€unto€righteousness;€and€with€the€mouthŠ ä'X!$ Šconfession€is€made€unto€salvation.ŠŠ(D"%Š Š  ŠĢAs€important€as€repentance€and€confession€are€to€salvation€of€the€unbeliever,€we€must€not€forgetŠ Ø*$' Štheir€importance€to€the€Christian.€€Repentance€and€confession€are€absolutely€necessary€for€theŠ ”+%( Šbeliever€to€maintain€fellowship€with€the€Father.€€The€relationship€between€fellowship,€sin,€andŠ Œ Šconfession€are€seen€together€in€1€John€1:6-9:Š xģ ŠĢą8  ą1€John€1:6-9ŠP ÄŠ Š  Šą8  ą6€If€we€say€that€we€have€fellowship€with€him,€and€walk€in€darkness,€we€lie,€and€doŠ < ° Šnot€the€truth:€7€But€if€we€walk€in€the€light,€as€he€is€in€the€light,€we€have€fellowshipŠ ( œ Šone€with€another,€and€the€blood€of€Jesus€Christ€his€Son€cleanseth€us€from€all€sin.€8Š  ˆ ŠIf€we€say€that€we€have€no€sin,€we€deceive€ourselves,€and€the€truth€is€not€in€us.€9€If€weŠ  t Šconfess€our€sins,€he€is€faithful€and€just€to€forgive€us€our€sins,€and€to€cleanse€us€fromŠ ģ ` Šall€unrighteousness.ŠŲL Š Š  ŠĢWe,€as€Baptists,€do€not€believe€that€you€can€lose€your€salvation.€€It€is€not€your€salvation€to€beginŠ °$  Šwith.€€Our€salvation€is€given€through€God,€is€sealed€by€the€Holy€Ghost,€and€is€in€the€Lord€JesusŠ œ  ŠChrist.€€It€is€not€your€salvation€to€lose.€€Many€times€when€we€sin€we€break€fellowship€with€God€andŠ ˆü  Šmay€š šfeelšš€that€we€have€lost€š šouršš€salvation.€€It€is€not€about€feelings.€€Feelings€come€and€go,€but€theŠ tč  Šwork€of€the€Father,€the€Son,€and€the€Holy€Spirit€are€for€eternity.€€Christ€meant€it€when€he€said€in€JohnŠ `Ō  Š19:30€š šIt€is€finishedšš.Š LĄ ŠĢThus€far,€in€this€study,€we€have€proved€from€the€Bible€that€salvation€cannot€come€to€the€lost€sinnerŠ $˜ Šwithout€the€conviction€of€the€Holy€Ghost.€€That€means€that€the€lost€sinner€cannot€choose€their€timeŠ „ Šof€salvation€unless€they€are€under€the€conviction€of€the€Holy€Spirit€(Ghost).€We€have€also€provedŠ üp Šfrom€the€Bible€that€salvation€cannot€come€to€the€lost€sinner€without€repentance€and€without€faith.€Š č\ ŠThe€Bible€also€teaches€that€faith€cometh€by€hearing€and€hearing€by€the€word€of€God€(Romans€10:17).€Š ŌH ŠWe€have€seen€that€we€are€reborn€through€the€regeneration€of€the€Holy€Spirit€(John€3:3-8€and€TitusŠ Ą4 Š3:5).€Salvation€does€not€have€to€be€an€emotional€experience,€but€many€times€it€is€for€individuals.€Š ¬  ŠSome€people€cry;€some€people€laugh;€some€people€shout;€and€some€people€show€no€emotion.€€TheŠ ˜  Škey€is€that€regardless€of€the€presence€or€absence€of€an€emotional€experience€that€there€will€be€aŠ „ų Šdefinite€change€in€the€life(style)€of€an€individual€that€comes€to€salvation€(2€Corinthians€5:17).€€IfŠ pä Šthere€is€no€change,€there€is€no€salvation.€€Salvation€proceeds€from€facts€to€faith€to€feelings.Š \ Š ŠĢĢThere€are€four€evidences€of€salvation€and€five€birthmarks€of€a€believer.€Š  #” ŠĢThe€four€evidences€of€salvation€are:Š ų$l! Š(1)€a€new€relationship€with€and€a€new€attitude€toward€GodŠ ä%X" Š(2)€a€love€for€Godššs€WordŠ Š&D # Š(3)€a€love€for€and€a€desire€to€be€with€Godššs€peopleŠ ¼'0!$ Š(4)€a€love€for€Godššs€ways.€Š Ø("% ŠĢThe€five€birthmarks€of€a€believer€are:Š €*ō#' Š(1)€Obedience:€1€John€2:3-6Š l+ą$( Š(2)€Love:€1€John€3:14-19Š Œ Š(3)€Truth:€1€John€4:1-6Š xģ Š(4)€The€Witness€of€the€Holy€Spirit:€1€John€4:13Š dŲ Š(5)€The€Witness€Within:€1€John€5:9-13Š P Ä ŠĢExamine€yourself€in€the€light€of€the€word€of€God.€€š šTurn€your€eyes€upon€Jesus.€€Look€full€in€HisŠ ( œ Šwonderful€face€and€the€things€of€this€earth€will€grow€strangely€dim€in€the€light€of€his€glory€and€graceŠ  ˆ Š(Helen€H.€Lemmel€from€the€hymn€š šTurn€Your€Eyes€Upon€Jesusšš).Š  t ŠĢĢDO€YOU€HAVE€THESE€EVIDENCES€AND€BIRTHMARKS€OF€A€BELIEVER€IN€YOUR€LIFE?Š Ä8  ŠARE€YOU€SAVED?Š °$  ŠĢÓ¾‡Ó