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For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH."

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26 But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith.

To be right with God, we must seek & find:1. The Right God2. The Right Savior3. The Right Gospel4. The Right Baptism5. The Right Church6. The Right Life

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Then Paul stood in the midst of the Mars’ hill and said, "Men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are very religious; 23 for as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore, the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you.

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24 God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands.

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25 Nor is He worshiped with men's hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things.

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26 He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings.

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27 so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.

1. The Right God B. We Must Seek & Find the One True God

Not the 330 million Hindu gods Not Buddha Not Allah

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Mecca,SaudiArabia Golden Rock

Temple,Sri Lanka

Divya DhamaTemple,

New York City

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3 I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.

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But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way; And the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

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1 Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, 2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. 3 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures.

2. The Right Savior D. Other Saviors Do Not Qualify

Buddha: Not born of Abraham, did not die for our sins,

not raised

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2. The Right Savior D. Other Saviors Do Not Qualify

Not Mohamed: Did not die for our sins, not raised

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16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.

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8 But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed. 9 As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed.

3. The Right Gospel C. Many Changes Are Made,

Some in the Name of Angels Islam accepts Bible PLUS Koran: Revelations to Mohamed by angel Gabriel

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Some in the Name of Angels Mormon accepts Bible PLUS Book of Mormon: Revelations to Joseph Smith by angel Moroni

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Some in the Name of Angels 7th Day Adventist accepts Bible PLUS E.G. White: Visions & instructions of angels to E.G. White

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Some in the Name of Angels Catholic Church accepts Bible PLUS hierarchy: Pope speaks for Christ, councils guided by God

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Some in the Name of Angels Denominations accept Bible PLUS other books: Holy Spirit guided catechism, discipline, manual

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15 And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.

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Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

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35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him. 36 Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, "See, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?" 37 Then Philip said, "If you believe with all your heart, you may." And he answered and said, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God." 38 So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him.

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3 Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? 4 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

4. The Right Baptism E. How to Receive the One True Baptism of the

Gospel of Christ FIRST STEPS: Believe in Christ (Mk. 16:16) Repent of sins (Acts 2:38) Confess Christ (Acts 8:35-38)

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Gospel of Christ RIGHT PURPOSE: To be saved (Mk. 16:16) For remission of sins (Acts 2:38) To be united with Christ & His death (Rom.

6:3-4)

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Believe

Repent

Confess Christ


Gospel of Christ NOT INFANT BAPTISM: Wrong order: baptized, saved, & believe

later (see Mk. 16:16) Innocent, not a sinner Cannot take first steps: believe, repent,

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Gospel of Christ NOT SAVED BY FAITH ONLY: Wrong order: believe, saved, & baptized

later or never (see Mk. 16:16) Must repent (Acts 2:38) & confess Christ

(Acts 8:35-38) Must have right purpose: to be saved (Mk.

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18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.19 And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."

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And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole year they assembled with the church and taught a great many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

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16 Salute one another with an holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you.

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12 Now I say this, that each of you says, "I am of Paul," or "I am of Apollos," or "I am of Cephas," or "I am of Christ." 13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?

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26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, "Take, eat; this is My body." 27 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. 28 For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

7 Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread...

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2 On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper, that there be no collections when I come.

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42 And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.

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19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord...

5. The Right Church C. Identified by Right Worship

Focus on praising & pleasing God, not entertaining themselves with dancing, drama, comedians, instrumental music

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4 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

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9 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites,10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.

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For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.

To be right with God, we must seek & find:1. The Right God2. The Right Savior3. The Right Gospel4. The Right Baptism5. The Right Church6. The Right Life

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GOD’S SIMPLE PLAN FOR SALVATION

hearhearbelievebelieve

repentrepentconfessconfess

baptismbaptismACTS 3:22ACTS 3:22

JN. 8:24JN. 8:24

LK. 13:3LK. 13:3

JN. 12:42JN. 12:42

Acts 2:38Acts 2:38Rev. 2:10Rev. 2:10

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