Fundamentals of the Faith - Wrap up

intro

Why do we do this?????

Because there is an order to everything

We want to build a foundation for you all to grow in your faith

Christianity is a thinking religion

it will require us to us our knowledge of the word of God to sustain us

It’s not just a feeling

It’s not something that we walk in and out of

God gives no “third option”

Romans 6:16 ESV

16 Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness?

Jesus calls people to believe in him

I am the way

So we do this fundamentals class

13 Lessons

intro to the bible

How do we know the Bible

God: his attributes

The Person Of Jesus Christ

The Work of Jesus Christ

Salvation

The Person and Ministry of the Holy Spirit

Prayer and the beliver

The Church

Spiritual Gifts

Evangelism and the believer

Obedience

God’s will and guidance

We have walked through these 13 topics

The order matters

We need to know our bible

Then the rest follows

Once you go through this and what I want to focus on today is two section of scripture

Both written by paul about how we can be saved and how we are able to put these fundamentals to work

If you arent a believer and you try to practice these things you will find yourself feeling fake

Just trying to preform

1 Corinthians 15:1–11 ESV

1 Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, 2 and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. 3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 6 Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. 8 Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. 9 For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. 11 Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

The message of first importance

How do we know it because the bible tells me so

Where

Romans 10:5–13 ESV

5 For Moses writes about the righteousness that is based on the law, that the person who does the commandments shall live by them. 6 But the righteousness based on faith says, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ down) 7 “or ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). 8 But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); 9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. 11 For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.” 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. 13 For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

Discuss what these two passage mean for you and your salvation