WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED?     
 I. FAITH:     
   A. One must have faith:     
    1. Without faith one cannot please God.Heb.11:6     
    2. Without faith we will die in our sins. Jno.8:24     
    3. Belief plus baptism equals salvation.Mk.16:16     
   B. How one receives faith:     
    1. True faith comes by hearing the word 
of God. Rm.10:17     
      a. If we have faith by hearing a denomina-
tional doctrine from a creed book or discipline,
and believe, it is not true Faith.     
      b. We have not heard from Gods word.     
      c. We will be lost if we listen to the 
doctrines of men, which are creed books and 
disciplines.
Mt. 15:9     
    C. Salvation not by faith alone      
     1. Faith along will not save. James.2:17-26     
      a. Noah not saved by faith alone.Heb.11:7     
      b. God told Noah to build an Ark because 
He was going to destroy the world with water.     
      c. Noah proved his faith by obeying 
the commands God gave him     
      d. Probably it had never rained before; 
there had never been a flood; there had never 
been such a boat built, 
but by FAITH, Noah did what God told him to do.
      e.  He would have drowned just like the 
rest of the world if he had faith alone.     
      f. Other examples of individuals who were 
not saved by faith alone, but by faith with works:Heb:11     
     2. Saving faith causes us to obey the 
commands set forth in the New testament in order 
to receive the rewards.     
      a. Won't you accept the type of faith we 
read about in the New Testament, the kind of faith 
that would cause you to obey the commands of Jesus 
for the remission of your sins.     
    
REPENTANCE     
   A. Divine command:     
     1. By God. Acts.17:30     
     2. By Christ. Lk.13:3     
      a. A man cannot be saved until he repents.     
    
   B. God has given repentance to Israel and the
Gentiles:  Acts:5:31 Acts 11:18      
     1. This means that God has given to man.     
      a. The meaning of repentance,     
      b. The means of repentance,     
      c. Ever inducement to repent,     
      d. The opportunity to repent,     
      e. The promise of forgiveness when he does 
repent.     
     2. God sent Jesus into the world to call men 
to repentance.  Mat.9:13     
     3. God is not willing that any should parish, 
but all should come to repentance. 2 Pet.3:9     
      a. God cannot repent for man, but he can give 
man the help he needs in coming to repentance.     
    
   C. Man must do the repenting:     
     1. Sin erects a barrier between man and God; 
therefore separating man from God. Isa.59:2     
      a. Man, in repenting, must turn away from sin, 
the old way of life, unto God.     
      b. Man cannot have fellowship with God until 
in deep penitence he turns back to God.     
      c. Man cannot have the right attitude toward 
God until there is within his heart a godly sorrow for
his having sinned against God.     
      d. There can be no true repentance without this 
godly sorrow 2Cor.7:10     
      e. Not until man reflects upon the goodness of 
God toward him will he have within his soul that godly 
sorrow that will lead him to repent. Rm.2:4     
      f. On the day of Pentecost, the first gospel 
sermon preached by Peter cut (PRICKED) the hearts of 
his hearers, and they were told to repent and be 
baptized. Acts.2:38     
 
CONFESSION     
   A. That Jesus is Christ, the only begotten son
of God. Mt.16:16 Acts. 8:36,37     
     1. The bible declares him to have been born of 
a virgin.  Mt.1:18-25     
      a. Must confess him before man. Mt.10:32,33     
 
BAPTISM     
   A. Purpose of baptism:     
     1. Puts one into Christ. Gal.3:27     
     2. Puts us in contact with his blood that was 
shed in his death. Rm.6:3,4     
     3. Saves us from sin. Mk.16:16     
     4. Remission from sins. Acts.2:38     
     5. Washes away sins. Acts.22:16     
     6. Into the Name. Mt.28:19,20     
     7. Into the body. 1 Cor.12:13     
     8. Newness of life. Rm.6:3-5     
     9. Frees from sins. Rm.6:16-18     
    10. Answer of a good conscience. 1 Pet.3:20,21     
  
B.Baptism is a:     
     1. Burial. Rm.6:4 Col.2:12     
       a. Sprinkling? Search your New Testament.     
       b. Pouring? Search your New Testament.      

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