There are two reasons why faith toward God is required: IT IS NECESSARY FOR SALVATION: The first reason faith toward God is important is that you cannot be saved without it: He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved, but he that believeth not shall be damned. (Mark 16:16) For by grace are ye saved through faith… (Ephesians 2:8) These by the wayside are they that hear, then cometh …
OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this post you will be able to: Write the Key Verse from memory. Explain the importance of repentance. Explain what causes men to repent. Name four things associated with repentance. Define conversion. Explain the importance of conversion. Define justification. Explain what it means to be “saved.” Use the parable of the prodigal son to describe repentance and conversion. KEY VERSE: I came not to call the …
OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this post you will be able to: Write the Key Verse from memory. Define faith. Identify different types of faith. Define the term “faith toward God.” Explain why faith toward God is important. Explain how faith can be increased. KEY VERSE: But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a …
Evil existed before man was created. Sin was originated by Lucifer, also known as Satan. The Bible records that Lucifer was a special angel who was originally created perfect by God. Lucifer sinned when he tried to stage a rebellion against God. Because of this sin, Lucifer was cast out of Heaven to earth: How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How art thou cut …
OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this post you will be able to: Write the Key Verse from memory. Define “repentance from dead works.” Explain the origin of sin. Recognize different names used for sin in the Bible. KEY VERSE: For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. (Romans 3:23) INTRODUCTION Hebrews 6:1-3 lists principles of the doctrine of Christ on which a believer is to build his …
What is the Nature and Purpose of Faith? The Nature and Purpose of Faith, in the New Testament authors emphasize unremittingly that the key to genuine human flourishing is faith in Jesus Christ as the revealed and revealing Word of God, “the Way, the Truth, and the Life” (John 14:6). In the Gospels Jesus speaks and acts with a hitherto unknown authority that confounds his enemies but induces many others …
