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Do. Must. What. I. To be Saved. “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” Acts 16:30 Important question Matt. 16:26 = worth of the soul Asked 3 times in Acts Acts 2:37 “Men and brethren, what shall we do?” Acts 9:6 “Lord, what do You want me to do?”
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Do Must What I To be Saved “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” Acts 16:30 Important question Matt. 16:26 = worth of the soul Asked 3 times in Acts Acts 2:37 “Men and brethren, what shall we do?” Acts 9:6 “Lord, what do You want me to do?” Acts 16:30 “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
Do Must What I To be Saved Man does not know Isa. 55:8-9 “…my thoughts are not your thoughts…” Jer. 10:23 “the way of man is not in himself:” Pro. 14:12 “There is a way which seemeth right…” A reliable source Acts 9:6 “go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.” Isa. 8:20 “To the law and to the testimony:”
Do Must What I To be Saved A strong word Did not ask What he may do What he could do What he thought he should do But what He MUST do A requirement
Do Must What I To be Saved It was not… What must my parents do What must my relatives and friends do What God, Christ or the Holy Spirit must do Individual responsibility Rom. 14:12 “So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.” # 984 “Jesus Walked this Lonesome Valley”
Do Must What I To be Saved Confused: Not what we think, feel, hear, dream It is not rejecting the Grace of God GRACE is received through Faith - Eph. 2:8 Water received through Pipes No Pipes = No water No faith = No Grace
Do Must What I To be Saved Faith is a Work John 6:28-29 “This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.” Acts 10:34-35 “worketh righteousness” Ps.119:172 “all thy commandments are righteousness” To work righteousness is to work commands of God, and to work in order to salvation is to do what God commands Matt. 7:21 “He that doeth the will of my Father”
Do Must What I To be Saved God Saves - - - Not Man Devising a plan as futile as building tower of Babel In one sense man saves himself Acts 2:40 “Save yourselves from this untoward generation.” God Directs - - - - - Man Obeys.
Answers on Different Occasions Acts 16:31 “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved” Saved by Faith John 3:16 “whosoever believeth in him” Rom. 5:1 “justified by faith” Not by Faith Only Jas. 2:24 “…and not by faith only” Jailer was an unbeliever Acts 16:32 “spake unto him the Word of the Lord” Rom. 10:17 “Faith cometh by hearing”
Answers on Different Occasions Acts 2:38 “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins” Faith had been established through preaching Told to: Repent Baptized Mark 16:15-16 “for” = in order to obtain Remission = freedom from guilt
Answers on Different Occasions Acts 9:6 “Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.” Jesus made himself known to Paul - v. 5 Told to go to Damascus - v. 6 Told to be baptized - Acts 22:16 “And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.” Why are there different Answers?
How Far to Turner Field ? Madison 57 Miles Evans 143 Miles Stone Crest Mall 19 Miles Thomson 117 Miles
Do Must What I To be Saved Confess Acts 8:37 Believe Acts 16:31 Heaven Be Baptized Acts 22:16 Repent Acts 2:38
Are You Ready ?
Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ 515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249 arthurpigman@bellsouth.net www.evansgachurchofchrist.org Sunday Morning December 23, 2012