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Ðyou.€8€And€when€he€is€come,€he€will€reprove€the€world€of€sin,€and€of€righteousness,Ð ä%4!$ Ðand€of€judgment:€€9€Of€sin,€€because€they€believe€not€on€me;€òòJohn€16:7„9óóÐÐ& "%Ð Ð  ÐÌConviction€is€used€in€conjunction€with€the€drawing€of€the€heart€to€God.€òòJohn€6:44óó€says:Ð ¨(ø#' ÐÌà8  àòò44€óóNo€man€can€come€to€me,€except€the€Father€which€hath€sent€me€draw€him:€and€I€willÐ €*Ð%) Ðraise€him€up€at€the€last€day.€òòJohn€6:44óóÐ#l+¼&*Ð Ð   #ЇThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€said€in€òòJohn€12:32óó€that€if€he€be€lifted€up,€he€would€draw€all€men€unto€him.Ð d ÐThat€lifting€up€refers€to€both€the€crucifixion€and€giving€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€the€glory€due€to€hisÐ Pì Ðname.Ð <Ø ÐÌò òòòFAITHó óóó€-€In€the€words€of€Pastor€Robert€Sargent€faith€is:€ð ðForgetting€All€Impossibilities€TrustingÐ  ° ÐHimðð.€€There€are€probably€many€definitions€of€faith€that€we€could€give.€€In€the€Bible,€faith€is€alwaysÐ    Ða€word€that€relates€to€action.€€The€apostle€James€said€that€faith€without€works€is€dead.€Faith€in€theÐ ð Œ ÐLord€Jesus€Christ€is€the€wellspring€of€our€Christians€beliefs.€Faith€is€the€substance€of€things€hopedÐ Ü x Ðfor€and€evidence€of€things€not€seen.€€Note€that€faith€is€evidenced€by€substance.€Faith€comes€byÐ È d Ðhearing€the€word€of€God.€€Faith€is€also€related€to€impossibilities.€€It€is€impossible€to€touch€faith,€butÐ ´P  Ðit€is€possible€to€see€faithððs€results€just€as€it€is€impossible€to€see€God€Ô_ÔtheÔ_Ô€Holy€Ghost,€but€it€is€possibleÐ  <  Ðto€see€the€results€of€a€Spirit€filled€Christian€exercising€faith€that€is€the€result€of€yielding€to€the€HolyÐ Œ(  ÐGhost.€€òòHebrews€11:6óó€says:€€But€without€faith€it€is€impossible€to€please€him:€for€he€that€cometh€toÐ x  ÐGod€must€believe€that€he€is,€and€that€he€is€a€rewarder€of€them€that€diligently€seek€him.€òòEphesiansÐ d  Ð2:8„9óó€says:Ð Pì  ÐÌà8  àòò8€óóFor€by€grace€are€ye€saved€through€faith;€and€that€not€of€yourselves:€it€is€the€gift€ofÐ (Ä ÐGod:€òò9€óóNot€of€works,€lest€any€man€should€boast.€òòEphesians€2:8„9óóаРР ÐÌThe€subject€of€verse€8€is€the€word€ð ðsavedðð.€The€phrase€ð ðthrough€faithðð€tells€us€how€we€get€salvation.Ð ìˆ ÐIt€is€the€salvation€of€verse€8€that€the€phrase€ð ðit€is€the€gift€of€Godðð€is€referring€to.€Salvation€is€the€giftÐ Øt Ðof€God:€not€faith.€Faith€is€the€only€hand€through€which€we€can€receive€the€gift€of€salvation.Ð Ä` ÐÌòòò òREPENTANCEó óóó€-€Repentance€is€a€change€of€heart€that€results€in€a€change€of€attitude€toward€GodÐ œ8 Ðthat€results€in€a€change€of€action€toward€God.€Repentance€is€firstly€toward€God,€but€then€its€fruitsÐ Œ( Ðwill€manifest€themselves€toward€man€and€provide€evidence€to€your€fellow€man€that€you€are€indeedÐ x Ða€child€of€God.€Repentance€is€not€an€outward€reformation.€Repentance€is€an€inward€reformation€thatÐ d Ðallows€the€Holy€Ghost€to€publickly€manifest€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€through€your€life.€It€is€somethingÐ Pì Ðthat€takes€place€in€the€heart€of€the€believer€that€permanently€changes€the€relationship€between€GodÐ < Ø Ðand€the€believer.€€It€is€a€change€that€results€in€reconciliation€of€the€sinner€to€God.€€For€lost€sinners,Ð (!Ä Ðfaith€and€repentance€create€and€everlasting€€relationship€that€cannot€be€annulled€because€it€is€in€theÐ "° Ðfullest€sense€of€the€word€an€adoption€by€God€into€the€family€of€God.€Both€legally€and€by€definitionÐ #œ Ðadoption€creates€a€relationship€that€cannot€be€broken€by€disowning€the€child.€The€adoption€alsoÐ ì#ˆ  Ðrefers€to€the€redemption€of€the€body€at€the€rapture€in€Romans.€For€saved€sinners,€€repentance€restoresÐ Ø$t! Ðfellowship.€Repentance€is€the€fruit€of€the€tree€of€life€that€is€grounded€and€rooted€in€the€seed€of€faith.Ð Ä%`" ÐIf€there€is€no€fruit€in€the€life€of€a€professing€believer,€then€there€is€no€root€of€faith€in€that€individual.Ð °&L # ÐSimply€put,€if€there€is€no€fruit€there€is€no€root.€Repentance€is€the€result€of€the€Holy€Ghost€workingÐ œ'8!$ Ðin€and€through€an€individual.€Repentance€is€also€the€evidence€of€saving€faith.€If€you€have€notÐ ˆ($"% Ðrepented€then€you€are€not€saved.€Repentance€is€not€a€work€of€the€human€will.€Repentance€is€the€workÐ t)#& Ðof€the€Holy€Ghost€in€the€hearts€of€lost€and€saved€sinners.€Repentance€is€not€worldly€sorrow€orÐ `*ü#' Ðremorse€over€having€been€caught.€In€òò2€Corinthians€7:8-10óó€we€see€the€nature€of€true€repentance€andÐ L+è$( Ðòò2€Corinthians€5:14-19óó€we€see€the€results,€or€end€state,€of€repentance.€€Repentance€always€comes€afterÐ 8,Ô%) Ðconviction.€€Repentance€is€absolutely€necessary€for€salvation.€The€Bible€says€in€òò2€Corinthians€7:8„Ð d Ð10óó:Ð Pì ÐÌà8  àòò8€óóFor€though€I€made€you€sorry€with€a€letter,€I€do€not€repent,€though€I€did€repent:€forÐ ( Ä ÐI€perceive€that€the€same€epistle€hath€made€you€sorry,€though€it€were€but€for€a€season.Ð  ° Ðòò9€óóNow€I€rejoice,€not€that€ye€were€made€sorry,€but€that€ye€sorrowed€to€repentance:€forÐ  œ Ðye€were€made€sorry€after€a€godly€manner,€that€ye€might€receive€damage€by€us€inÐ ì ˆ Ðnothing.€òò10€óóFor€godly€sorrow€worketh€repentance€to€salvation€not€to€be€repented€of:Ð Ø t Ðbut€the€sorrow€of€the€world€worketh€death.€òò2€Corinthians€7:8„10óóÐÄ `Ð Ð  ÐÌWhat€a€contrast€between€Godly€sorrow€and€worldly€sorrow.€Godly€sorrow€worketh€repentance€toÐ œ8  Ðsalvation.€Worldly€sorrow€worketh€death.€Worldly€sorrow€worketh€the€second€death€that€leads€to€theÐ ˆ$  Ðlake€of€fire.€The€Bible€says€in€òò2€Corinthians€5:17óó:Ð t  ÐÌà8  àòò17€óóTherefore€if€any€man€be€in€Christ,€he€is€a€new€creature:€old€things€are€passed€away;Ð Lè  Ðbehold,€all€things€are€become€new.€òò2€Corinthians€5:17óóÐ8Ô Ð Ð  ÐÌThe€whole€point€of€òò2€Corinthians€5:17óó€is€that€salvation€changes€people.€God€is€not€going€to€save€youÐ ¬ Ðand€leave€you€in€the€same€lifestyle€you€were€in€before€he€saved€you.€God€Ô_ÔtheÔ_Ô€Holy€Ghost€expressedÐ ü˜ Ðthe€same€sentiment€in€òò1€Corinthians€6:9„11óó€but€used€more€specific€terms:Ð è„ ÐÌà8  àòò9€óóKnow€ye€not€that€the€unrighteous€shall€not€inherit€the€kingdom€of€God?€Be€notÐ À\ Ðdeceived:€neither€fornicators,€nor€idolaters,€nor€adulterers,€nor€effeminate,€norÐ ¬H Ðabusers€of€themselves€with€mankind,€òò10€óóNor€thieves,€nor€covetous,€nor€drunkards,€norÐ ˜4 Ðrevilers,€nor€extortioners,€shall€inherit€the€kingdom€of€God.€òò11€óóAnd€such€were€someÐ „  Ðof€you:€but€ye€are€washed,€but€ye€are€sanctified,€but€ye€are€justified€in€the€name€of€theÐ p  ÐLord€Jesus,€and€by€the€Spirit€of€our€God.€òò1€Corinthians€6:9„11óóÐ\øÐ Ð  ÐÌThere€are€many€wicked€and€vile€sins€identified€in€this€passage,€but€notice€that€the€Holy€Ghost€saidÐ 4 Ð Ðð ðSUCH€WERE€SOME€OF€YOUðð.€What€had€happened?€Old€things€had€passed€away€and€all€thingsÐ  !¼ Ðhad€become€new.€Note€in€òò1€Corinthians€6:11óó€the€phrase€ð ðbut€ye€are€washedðð.€You€would€ask€washedÐ  "¨ Ðin€what?€We€are€washed€in€the€blood€of€the€Lamb€of€God.€The€apostle€John€said€in€òòRevelation€1:5óó:Ð ø"” ÐÌà8  àòò5€óóAnd€from€Jesus€Christ,€who€is€the€faithful€witness,€and€the€first€begotten€of€theÐ Ð$l! Ðdead,€and€the€prince€of€the€kings€of€the€earth.€Unto€him€that€loved€us,€and€washed€usÐ ¼%X" Ðfrom€our€sins€in€his€own€blood,€òòRevelation€1:5óóШ&D #Ð Ð  ÐÌJohn€the€Baptist€said:€ð ðBehold€the€Lamb€of€God€that€taketh€away€the€sin€of€the€world.€It€is€the€bloodÐ €("% Ðof€the€perfect€and€sinless€Lamb€of€God€that€paid€the€penalty€for€our€sins.€Without€the€shedding€ofÐ l)#& Ðthe€blood€of€the€Lamb€of€God€there€is€no€remission.€From€the€Scriptures,€we€can€identify€at€leastÐ X*ô#' Ðseven€things€that€the€blood€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€does€for€the€born€again€believer.€They€are:Ð D+à$( ÐÐ 0,Ì%) Їà8  àò ò1.ó ó€à ` àò òòòSaved€by€the€Blood€of€His€Crossóó:ó ó€ÐdÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àòòLeviticus€17:11óó,€òòMatthew€26:28óó,€òòMark€14:24óó,€òòActs€20:28óó,€€òòRomansÐ @Ü Ð3:24„25óó,€òòRomans€5:9„10óó,€òòEphesians€1:7óó,€òòEphesian€2:13óó,€òòColossiansÐ , È Ð1:13„14óó,€òòColossians€1:20óó,€òòHebrews€9:11„12óó,€òòHebrews€9:14óó,€òòHebrewsÐ  ´ Ð9:22óó,€òòHebrews€10:19óó,€òòHebrews€13:12óó,€òòHebrews€13:20óó,€òò1€Peter€1:18„Ð    Ð19óó,€òò1€John€1:6„7óó,€òòRevelation€1:5óó,€òòRevelation€5:9óó,€òòRevelation€7:14óó,Ð ð Œ Ðand€òòRevelation€12:11óó€ÐÜ x` x` x ÐÌà0  àò ò2.à ` àòòJustified€by€the€Blood€of€His€Crossóó:ó ó€òòRomans€5:8„9óó.дP (#(# ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àòò8€óóBut€God€commendeth€his€love€toward€us,€in€that,€while€we€were€yetÐ �,  Ðsinners,€Christ€died€for€us.€òò9€óóMuch€more€then,€being€now€justified€byÐ |  Ðhis€blood,€we€shall€be€saved€from€wrath€through€him.€òòRomans€5:8ð!ð9€Ô_ÔóóÔ_ÔÐh ` x` x ÐÌà0  àò ò3.à ` àòòRedeemed€by€the€Blood€of€His€Crossóó:ó ó€òòRevelation€5:9€óóand€òòColossians€1:14óó.Ð@Ü (#(# ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àòò9€óóAnd€they€sung€a€new€song,€saying,€Thou€art€worthy€to€take€the€book,Ð ¸ Ðand€to€open€the€seals€thereof:€for€thou€wast€slain,€and€hast€redeemedÐ ¤ Ðus€to€God€by€thy€blood€out€of€every€kindred,€and€tongue,€and€people,Ð ô� Ðand€nation;€òòRevelation€5:9€óóÐà|` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àòò14€óóIn€whom€we€have€redemption€through€his€blood,òò€evenóó€theÐ ¸T Ðforgiveness€of€sins:€òòColossians€1:14€óóФ@` x` x ÐÌà0  àò ò4.à ` àòòForgiven€by€the€Blood€of€His€Crossóó:ó ó€òòEphesians€1:7óó€and€òòColossians€1:14óó.à @º àÐ|(#(# ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àòò7€óóIn€whom€we€have€redemption€through€his€blood,€the€forgiveness€ofÐ Xô Ðsins,€according€to€the€riches€of€his€grace;€òòEphesians€1:7óóÐD à` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àòò14€óóIn€whom€we€have€redemption€through€his€blood,òò€evenóó€theÐ "¸ Ðforgiveness€of€sins:€òòColossians€1:14óóÐ#¤` x` x ÐÌà0  àò ò5.à0` (#(#àòòMade€Nigh€by€the€Blood€of€His€Crossóó:ó ó€òòEphesians€2:13óó.Ðà$|!` (#` (# ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àòò13€óóBut€now€in€Christ€Jesus€ye€who€sometimes€were€far€off€are€madeÐ ¼&X # Ðnigh€by€the€blood€of€Christ.€òòEphesians€2:13€óóШ'D!$` x` x ÐÌà0  àò ò6.à ` àòòCleansed€by€the€Blood€of€His€Crossóó;ó ó€òòRevelation€7:14óó.€Ð€)#&(#(# ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àòò14€óóAnd€I€said€unto€him,€Sir,€thou€knowest.€And€he€said€to€me,€TheseÐ \+ø$( Ðare€they€which€came€out€of€great€tribulation,€and€have€washed€theirÐ d Ðrobes,€and€made€them€white€in€the€blood€of€the€Lamb.€òòRevelationÐ Pì Ð7:14óóÐ<Ø` x` x ÐÌà0  àò ò7.à ` àòòVictorious€by€the€Blood€of€His€Crossóó:ó ó€òòRevelation€12:11óó.Ð °(#(# ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àòòóóòò11€òòóóóóAnd€they€overcame€him€by€the€blood€of€the€Lamb,€and€by€the€wordÐ ð Œ Ðof€their€testimony;€and€they€loved€not€their€lives€unto€the€death.òòóóÐ Ü x ÐòòRevelation€12:11óóÐÈ d` x` x ÐÌI€would€remind€again€you€that€the€Lamb€of€God€is€the€perfect,€sinless€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€God€theÐ  <  ÐFather€required€sinless€blood€to€pay€the€price€for€our€sins.€There€has€only€been€one€perfect,€sinlessÐ Œ(  Ðman€to€ever€live€on€the€face€of€this€earth,€and€that€man€was€the€man€Christ€Jesus.€The€Bible€declaresÐ x  Ðthree€different€times€that€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€sinless.€We€see€those€declarations€in€òò2€CorinthiansÐ d  Ð5:21óó,€òòHebrews€4:15óó,€and€òòHebrews€9:28óó:Ð Pì  ÐÌà8  àòòÔ‡+XâÈXhXâÈÔ21€óóFor€he€hath€made€himòò€to€beóó€sin€for€us,€who€knew€no€sin;€that€we€might€be€made€theÐ (Ä Ðrighteousness€of€God€in€him.€òò2€Corinthians€5:21€óóÔ#†XâÈXX+XâÈÚB#ÔÔ‡+XâÈXXXâÈÔаРР ÐÌà8  àòò15€óóFor€we€have€not€an€high€priest€which€cannot€be€touched€with€the€feeling€of€ourÐ ìˆ Ðinfirmities;€but€was€in€all€points€tempted€like€asòò€we€are,€yetóó€without€sin.€òòHebrewsÐ Øt Ð4:15óóÔ#†XâÈXX+XâÈÄC#ÔÔ‡+XâÈXXXâÈÔÐÄ`Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àòò28€óóSo€Christ€was€once€offered€to€bear€the€sins€of€many;€and€unto€them€that€look€forÐ œ8 Ðhim€shall€he€appear€the€second€time€without€sin€unto€salvation.€òòHebrews€9:28óóÔ#†XâÈXX+XâÈE#ÔЈ$Ð Ð  ÐÌNow€let€us€talk€about€regeneration.Ð `ü ÐÌòòò òREGENERATIONó óóó€-€The€term€regeneration€means€to€be€reborn€spiritually€of€the€Holy€Ghost.€Ð 8 Ô ÐRegeneration€NEVER,€EVER€comes€before€faith.€If€anyone€ever€tells€you€that€you€have€to€beÐ (!Ä Ðregenerated€before€you€can€exercise€saving€faith,€you€had€better€run€from€them€like€a€scalded€dogÐ "° Ðbecause€that€is€the€heresy€of€Calvinism.€The€Holy€Ghost€that€physically€raised€the€Lord€Jesus€ChristÐ #œ Ðfrom€the€dead€is€the€same€Holy€Ghost€that€raises€the€unbeliever€from€spiritual€death.€The€Bible€saysÐ ì#ˆ  Ðin€òòIsaiah€53:10„12óó:Ð Ø$t! Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò10€óóYet€it€pleased€the€LORD€to€bruise€him;€he€hath€put€him€to€grief:€when€thou€shaltÐ °&L # Ðmake€his€soul€an€offering€for€sin,€he€shall€see€his€seed,€he€shall€prolong€his€days,€andÐ œ'8!$ Ðthe€pleasure€of€the€LORD€shall€prosper€in€his€hand.€òò11€óóHe€shall€see€of€the€travail€ofÐ ˆ($"% Ðhis€soul,€and€shall€be€satisfied:€by€his€knowledge€shall€my€righteous€servant€justifyÐ t)#& Ðmany;€for€he€shall€bear€their€iniquities.€òò12€óóTherefore€will€I€divide€him€a€portion€withÐ `*ü#' Ðthe€great,€and€he€shall€divide€the€spoil€with€the€strong;€because€he€hath€poured€outÐ L+è$( Ðhis€soul€unto€death:€and€he€was€numbered€with€the€transgressors;€and€he€bare€the€sinÐ 8,Ô%) Ðof€many,€and€made€intercession€for€the€transgressors.€òòIsaiah€53:10„12óóÐdÐ Ð  ÐÌFaith€and€repentance€always€precede€regeneration.€Regeneration€€is€referred€to€as€being€ð ðborn€againððÐ <Ø Ðor€to€be€ð ðborn€from€aboveðð.€€The€result€of€regeneration€is€spiritual€renewal€by€the€Holy€Ghost€untoÐ ( Ä Ða€new€life.€€It€is€this€regeneration€and€the€resulting€indwelling€of€the€Holy€Ghost€that€gives€us€theÐ  ° Ðpower€to€live€sanctified€and€holy€lives.€€Regeneration€is€best€described€in€òòJohn€3:3-8óó€and€briefly€inÐ  œ ÐòòTitus€3:5óó:Ð ì ˆ ÐÌà8  àòò3€óóJesus€answered€and€said€unto€him,€Verily,€verily,€I€say€unto€thee,€Except€a€man€beÐ Ä ` Ðborn€again,€he€cannot€see€the€kingdom€of€God.€òò4€óóNicodemus€saith€unto€him,€How€canÐ °L  Ða€man€be€born€when€he€is€old?€can€he€enter€the€second€time€into€his€motherððs€womb,Ð œ8  Ðand€be€born?€òò5€óóJesus€answered,€Verily,€verily,€I€say€unto€thee,€Except€a€man€be€bornÐ ˆ$  Ðof€water€and€of€the€Spirit,€he€cannot€enter€into€the€kingdom€of€God.€òò6€óóThat€which€isÐ t  Ðborn€of€the€flesh€is€flesh;€and€that€which€is€born€of€the€Spirit€is€spirit.€òò7€óóMarvel€notÐ `ü  Ðthat€I€said€unto€thee,€Ye€must€be€born€again.€òò8€óóThe€wind€bloweth€where€it€listeth,€andÐ Lè  Ðthou€hearest€the€sound€thereof,€but€canst€not€tell€whence€it€cometh,€and€whither€itÐ 8Ô  Ðgoeth:€so€is€every€one€that€is€born€of€the€Spirit.€òòJohn€3:3„8óóÐ$ÀÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àòò5€óóNot€by€works€of€righteousness€which€we€have€done,€but€according€to€his€mercy€heÐ ü˜ Ðsaved€us,€by€the€washing€of€regeneration,€and€renewing€of€the€Holy€Ghost;€òòTitus€3:5óóÐè„Ð Ð  ÐÌHave€you€been€born€again?€We€refer€to€being€born€again€as€salvation.€So,€what€is€salvation?Ð À\ ÐÌòòò òSALVATIONó óóó€-€Put€simply,€salvation€is€the€redemption€from€the€penalty€of€sin€through€the€bloodÐ ˜4 Ðof€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€€Though€salvation€is€sometimes€referred€to€as€a€process,€for€the€unbelieverÐ ˆ$ Ðsalvation€comes€the€moment€they€exercise€faith€and€they€turn€from€their€sin€to€God.€€It€is€a€processÐ t Ðonly€in€the€sense€that€God€has€established€the€plan€(or€the€process)€through€which€salvation€takesÐ `ü Ðplace.€Unlike€what€one€Bible€perversion€reads,€we€are€not€being€saved.€At€any€specific€€point€in€time,Ð Lè Ðwe€either€are€100%€saved€or€we€are€100%€lost.€From€the€moment€of€faith,€salvation€is€instantaneous.Ð 8 Ô ÐSalvation€brings€instant€everlasting€deliverance€from€the€eternal€flames€of€hell.€Salvation€gives€usÐ $!À Ðinstant€everlasting€life.Ð "¬ ÐÌòòò òCONFESSIONó óóó€-€is€an€action€that€takes€place€with€the€mouth.€€Once€we€are€convicted€of€our€sin,Ð è#„  Ðexercise€faith€unto€salvation,€and€come€to€repentance€in€our€hearts,€we€are€to€confess€our€sin€ofÐ Ø$t! Ðunbelief€before€God€and€man.€òòMatthew€10:32„33óó€states:Ð Ä%`" ÐÌà8  àòò32€óóWhosoever€therefore€shall€confess€me€before€men,€him€will€I€confess€also€beforeÐ œ'8!$ Ðmy€Father€which€is€in€heaven.€òò33€óóBut€whosoever€shall€deny€me€before€men,€him€willÐ ˆ($"% ÐI€also€deny€before€my€Father€which€is€in€heaven.€òòMatthew€10:32„33óóÐt)#&Ð Ð  ÐÌNote€also€what€òòRomans€10:8„14óó€states:Ð L+è$( ÐÐ 8,Ô%) Ðà8  àòò8€óóBut€what€saith€it?€The€word€is€nigh€thee,€even€in€thy€mouth,€and€in€thy€heart:€thatÐ d Ðis,€the€word€of€faith,€which€we€preach;€òò9€óóThat€if€thou€shalt€confess€with€thy€mouth€theÐ Pì ÐLord€Jesus,€and€shalt€believe€in€thine€heart€that€God€hath€raised€him€from€the€dead,Ð <Ø Ðthou€shalt€be€saved.€òò10€óóFor€with€the€heart€man€believeth€unto€righteousness;€and€withÐ ( Ä Ðthe€mouth€confession€is€made€unto€salvation.€òò11€óóFor€the€scripture€saith,€WhosoeverÐ  ° Ðbelieveth€on€him€shall€not€be€ashamed.€òò12€óóFor€there€is€no€difference€between€the€JewÐ  œ Ðand€the€Greek:€for€the€same€Lord€over€all€is€rich€unto€all€that€call€upon€him.€òò13€óóForÐ ì ˆ Ðwhosoever€shall€call€upon€the€name€of€the€Lord€shall€be€saved.€òò14€óóHow€then€shall€theyÐ Ø t Ðcall€on€him€in€whom€they€have€not€believed?€and€how€shall€they€believe€in€him€ofÐ Ä ` Ðwhom€they€have€not€heard?€and€how€shall€they€hear€without€a€preacher?€òòRomansÐ °L  Ð10:8„14óóМ8 Ð Ð  ÐÌA€word€of€warning€is€in€order€here.€It€is€not€just€saying€some€words€that€saves€you.€Verse€13€saysÐ t  Ðthat€ð ðwhosoever€shall€call€upon€the€name€of€the€Lord€shall€be€savedðð,€but€verse€14€says€you€cannotÐ `ü  Ðcall€upon€him€for€salvation€unless€you€have€believed.€That€belief€is€called€faith.€A€faithless€ð ðsinnerððsÐ Lè  Ðprayerðð€cannot€save€you.Ð 8Ô  ÐÌThere€are€four€evidences€of€salvation€and€five€birthmarks€of€a€believer.€Ð ¬ ÐÌThe€four€evidences€of€salvation€are:Ð è„ ÐÌ(1)€a€new€relationship€with€and€a€new€attitude€toward€GodÐ À\ Ð(2)€a€love€for€Godððs€Word.Ð ¬H Ð(3)€a€love€for€and€a€desire€to€be€with€Godððs€people.Ð ˜4 Ð(4)€a€love€for€Godððs€ways.€Ð „  ÐÌThe€five€birthmarks€of€a€believer€are:Ð \ø ÐÌò ò(1)à0  à€òòObedienceóó:€òò1€John€2:3-6óó.ó óÐ4 Ð(#(# Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò3€óóAnd€hereby€we€do€know€that€we€know€him,€if€we€keep€his€commandments.€òò4€óóHe€thatÐ  "¨ Ðsaith,€I€know€him,€and€keepeth€not€his€commandments,€is€a€liar,€and€the€truth€is€notÐ ø"” Ðin€him.€òò5€óóBut€whoso€keepeth€his€word,€in€him€verily€is€the€love€of€God€perfected:Ð ä#€  Ðhereby€know€we€that€we€are€in€him.€òò6€óóHe€that€saith€he€abideth€in€him€ought€himselfÐ Ð$l! Ðalso€so€to€walk,€even€as€he€walked.€òò1€John€2:3ð!ð6óóм%X"Ð Ð  ÐÌò ò(2)à0  à€òòLoveóó:€òò1€John€3:14-19óó.ó óД'0!$(#(# ÐÌà8  àòò14€óóWe€know€that€we€have€passed€from€death€unto€life,€because€we€love€the€brethren.Ð l)#& ÐHe€that€loveth€notòò€hisóó€brother€abideth€in€death.€òò15€óóWhosoever€hateth€his€brother€is€aÐ X*ô#' Ðmurderer:€and€ye€know€that€no€murderer€hath€eternal€life€abiding€in€him.€òò16€óóHerebyÐ D+à$( Ðperceive€we€the€loveòò€of€Godóó,€because€he€laid€down€his€life€for€us:€and€we€ought€toÐ 0,Ì%) Ðlay€downòò€ouróó€lives€for€the€brethren.€òò17€óóBut€whoso€hath€this€worldððs€good,€and€seethÐ d Ðhis€brother€have€need,€and€shutteth€up€his€bowelsòò€of€compassionóó€from€him,€howÐ Pì Ðdwelleth€the€love€of€God€in€him?€òò18€óóMy€little€children,€let€us€not€love€in€word,€neitherÐ <Ø Ðin€tongue;€but€in€deed€and€in€truth.€òò19€óóAnd€hereby€we€know€that€we€are€of€the€truth,Ð ( Ä Ðand€shall€assure€our€hearts€before€him.€òò1€John€3:14ð!ð19óóÐ °Ð Ð  ÐÌò ò(3)€à0  àòòTruthóó:€òò1€John€4:1-6óó.ó óÐì ˆ(#(# ÐÌà8  àòòóóòò1€òòóóóóBeloved,€believe€not€every€spirit,€but€try€the€spirits€whether€they€are€of€God:Ð Ä ` Ðbecause€many€false€prophets€are€gone€out€into€the€world.€òòóóòò2€òòóóóóHereby€know€ye€the€SpiritÐ °L  Ðof€God:€Every€spirit€that€confesseth€that€Jesus€Christ€is€come€in€the€flesh€is€of€God:Ð œ8  Ðòòóóòò3€òòóóóóAnd€every€spirit€that€confesseth€not€that€Jesus€Christ€is€come€in€the€flesh€is€not€ofÐ ˆ$  ÐGod:€and€this€is€thatòòòòóó€spiritóóòòóó€of€antichrist,€whereof€ye€have€heard€that€it€should€come;Ð t  Ðand€even€now€already€is€it€in€the€world.€òòóóòò4€óóYe€are€of€God,€little€children,€and€haveÐ `ü  Ðovercome€them:€because€greater€is€he€that€is€in€you,€than€he€that€is€in€the€world.€òò5Ð Lè  ÐóóThey€are€of€the€world:€therefore€speak€they€of€the€world,€and€the€world€heareth€them.Ð 8Ô  Ðòò6€óóWe€are€of€God:€he€that€knoweth€God€heareth€us;€he€that€is€not€of€God€heareth€notÐ $À Ðus.€Hereby€know€we€the€spirit€of€truth,€and€the€spirit€of€error.òò1€John€4:1ð!ð6óóЬРР ÐÌò ò(4)€à0  àòòThe€Witness€of€the€Holy€Spiritóó:€òò1€John€4:13€óó(See€also€òòRomans€8:16óó).ó óÐè„(#(# ÐÌà8  àòò13€óóHereby€know€we€that€we€dwell€in€him,€and€he€in€us,€because€he€hath€given€us€ofÐ À\ Ðhis€Spirit.€òò1€John€4:13óóЬHÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àòò16€óóThe€Spirit€itself€beareth€witness€with€our€spirit,€that€we€are€the€children€of€God:Ð „  ÐòòRomans€8:16óóÐp Ð Ð  ÐÌò ò(5)€òòà  àThe€Witness€Withinóó:€òò1€John€5:9-13óó.ó óÐ Hä ÐÌà8  àòò9€óóIf€we€receive€the€witness€of€men,€the€witness€of€God€is€greater:€for€this€is€theÐ  !¼ Ðwitness€of€God€which€he€hath€testified€of€his€Son.€òò10€óóHe€that€believeth€on€the€Son€ofÐ  "¨ ÐGod€hath€the€witness€in€himself:€he€that€believeth€not€God€hath€made€him€a€liar;Ð ø"” Ðbecause€he€believeth€not€the€record€that€God€gave€of€his€Son.€òò11€óóAnd€this€is€theÐ ä#€  Ðrecord,€that€God€hath€given€to€us€eternal€life,€and€this€life€is€in€his€Son.€òò12€óóHe€that€hathÐ Ð$l! Ðthe€Son€hath€life;òò€andóó€he€that€hath€not€the€Son€of€God€hath€not€life.€òò13€óóThese€thingsÐ ¼%X" Ðhave€I€written€unto€you€that€believe€on€the€name€of€the€Son€of€God;€that€ye€mayÐ ¨&D # Ðknow€that€ye€have€eternal€life,€and€that€ye€may€believe€on€the€name€of€the€Son€ofÐ ”'0!$ ÐGod.€òò1€John€5:9ð!ð13€óóЀ("%Ð Ð  ÐÌ