Sermon Tone Analysis

Intro:

Last week was a dark lesson.

If it hadn’t been for the last phrase, it could have left us hopeless!

Although man was created in the image of God (: 2:17) he fell through sin and that image was marred (; ).

In his unregenerate state, he is void of spiritual life, is under the influence of the devil, and lacks any power to save himself (; ).

The sin nature has been transmitted to every member of the human race, the man Jesus Christ alone being excepted (; ).

Because of the sin nature, man possesses no divine life and is essentially and unchangeably depraved apart from divine grace (; ).

A. The Meaning of Salvation–

Salvation is the gracious work of God whereby He delivers undeserving sinners from sin and its results (; , ).

In justification He declares righteous all who put faith in Christ as Savior (), giving them freedom from condemnation, peace with God, and full assurance of future glorification ().

A. Salvation is the gracious work of God whereby He delivers undeserving sinners from sin and its results (; ).

Jesus came to save

That was His purpose

Saved by grace

Saved through faith

NOT saved by works

eliminates boasting

A. The Meaning of Salvation–Salvation is the gracious work of God whereby He delivers undeserving sinners from sin and its results (; , ).

In justification He declares righteous all who put faith in Christ as Savior (), giving them freedom from condemnation, peace with God, and full assurance of future glorification ().

B. In justification He declares righteous all who put faith in Christ as Savior (),

i. giving them freedom from condemnation,

ii.

peace with God,

iii.

full assurance of future glorification ().

C.The Provision of Salvation–Christ died for the sins of the whole world (; ; , ).Through His blood, atonement is made without respect of persons ().

All sinners can be saved by this gracious provision (; ).

D. Divine Sovereignty and Human Freedom–God’s sovereignty and man’s freedom are two inseparable factors in the salvation experience ().

The two Bible truths are in no way contradictory, but they are amazingly complementary in the great salvation so freely provided.

God, in His sovereignty, purposed, planned and executed salvation in eternity; while man’s freedom enables him to make a personal choice in time, either to receive this salvation and be saved, or to reject it and be damned (; , ; , ).

B. The Way of Salvation–

Salvation is based wholly on the grace of God apart from works (; ).

Anyone who will exercise repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ will be saved (; ; ).

A. Salvation is based wholly on the grace of God apart from works (; ).

There is no work within our capabilities we can do which will save us.

B. Anyone who will exercise repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ will be saved (; ; ).

All who have faith in Jesus will be saved!

D. Divine Sovereignty and Human Freedom–God’s sovereignty and man’s freedom are two inseparable factors in the salvation experience ().

The two Bible truths are in no way contradictory, but they are amazingly complementary in the great salvation so freely provided.

God, in His sovereignty, purposed, planned and executed salvation in eternity; while man’s freedom enables him to make a personal choice in time, either to receive this salvation and be saved, or to reject it and be damned (; , ; , ).

C.The Provision of Salvation–

Christ died for the sins of the whole world (; ; , ).Through His blood, atonement is made without respect of persons ().

All sinners can be saved by this gracious provision (; ).

A. Christ died for the sins of the whole world (; ; , ).

B. Through His blood, atonement is made without respect of persons ().

C. All sinners can be saved by this gracious provision (; ).

D. Divine Sovereignty and Human Freedom–

God’s sovereignty and man’s freedom are two inseparable factors in the salvation experience ().

The two Bible truths are in no way contradictory, but they are amazingly complementary in the great salvation so freely provided.

God, in His sovereignty, purposed, planned and executed salvation in eternity; while man’s freedom enables him to make a personal choice in time, either to receive this salvation and be saved, or to reject it and be damned (; , ; , ).

A. God’s sovereignty and man’s freedom are two inseparable factors in the salvation experience ().

B. The two Bible truths are in no way contradictory, but they are amazingly complementary in the great salvation so freely provided.

God, in His sovereignty, purposed, planned and executed salvation in eternity;

Our names and the name of all who will be saved were in the Lamb’s book of life before the world was ever created.

God knew all choices we could make and exactly what choices we would make

In His sovereignty, HE predestined and chose us to be saved.

while man’s freedom enables him to make a personal choice in time, either to receive this salvation and be saved, or to reject it and be damned (; , ; , ).

Both God’s sovereignty and humanity’s freedom played a part.

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