About this episode
I. John 3:16 1. God acts - FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY SON 2. We react - THAT WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM (trust in, rely on) 3. The 2 Consequences - SHOULD NOT PERISH / BUT HAVE ETERNAL LIFE II. Luke 19:10 1. Who Jesus is - FOR THE SON OF MAN (SON OF GOD - John 1:14) 2. Why Jesus came - CAME TO SEEK AND TO SAVE THE LOST • God sent me to tell you that He is looking for you (just like in Eden) • Saved from our sin and from sin’s consequences (“Man on a pier”) • Lost communicates 3 things - How did I get here? What do I do here? Where am I going from here? Our salvation answers all three!III. Romans 6:23 1. The Contrasts WAGES GIFT SIN GOD DEATH BUT ETERNAL LIFE IV. I Timothy 2:5 (One Qualified Mediator)V. Romans 10:9-10 1. The conditions of salvation • IF YOU CONFESS (agree with) THAT JESUS IS LORD (verbal surrender) • IF YOU BELIEVE IN YOUR HEART GOD RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD • (Then) YOU WILL BE SAVED V. Ephesians 2:8-10 1. Three Verse Evangelism (Catholic influence) • FOR BY GRACE YOU HAVE BEEN SAVED (God’s grace) • THROUGH FAITH (our faith) • THIS IS NOT YOUR OWN DOING • IT IS THE GIFT OF GOD • NOT A RESULT OF WORKS SO THAT NO ONE MAY BOAST • FOR WE ARE HIS WORKMANSHIP CREATED IN CHRIST JESUS FOR GOOD WORKS, WHICH GOD PREPARED BEFOREHAND, THAT WE SHOULD WALK IN THEM • We are not saved BY our good works — We are saved FOR good works
