• False doctrine of total hereditary depravity• Coupled with false definitions of the

gospel and man’s responsibility to it• Deny plain Bible passages about how to be

saved, Mk. 16:15-16; Acts 2:37-38; 1 Pet. 3:21

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•Man can NEVER earn salvation•All have sinned, Rom. 3:23; Eph. 2:9;

2 Tim. 1:8-10; Titus 3:5

•Does not diminish the conditional nature of grace, Eph. 2:8

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This is Salvation by FAITH ONLY

John 12:42

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False View of Salvation by Grace, through Faith

Eph. 2:8-9

False View of Salvation by Grace, through Faith

Saving Faith is OBEDIENT FAITH Heb. 11:6; 5:8-9

Rom. 2:8; 6:16-18 1 Peter 1:2Phil. 2:12

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Eph. 2:8-9

The Nature of Saving Faith is at the Heart of the Gospel Romans 5:1-2; James

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• Trust the POWER of faith, 17:6

• Offer the SERVICE of faith, 17:7-8

• Obey the DUTY of faith, 17:9-10

• Salvation is God’s GIFT, accepted through FAITH, Eph. 2:8-9 (2 Tim. 4:7-8)

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Luke 17:5-10

Works that Cannot Save

• Works of my own righteousness (Eph. 2:9) Phil. 3:9; Titus 3:5; Rom. 4:1-4; 3:27-28−Trusting in oneself, Luke 18:9-14−Ex. Rich young ruler, Luke 18:18-23

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Works God Requires to be Saved by Grace, through Faith

• Works of righteousness commanded by God, Acts 10:34-35; 2 Tim. 3:16-17; Titus 2:11-14 (Psa. 24:3-6)

• Works of faith (obedience), Gal. 5:6-7; Jas. 2:14-26

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Faith without Works…−Profitless, 2:14-16−Dead, 2:17, 20, 26−Unseen and unknown, 2:18−Like the demons, 2:19−Is incomplete, 2:22−Will not justify, 2:21-25

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Works God Requires to be Saved by Grace, through Faith

• What is good (according to God’s word), Rom. 2:10; Eph. 2:10; Heb. 13:

21; Rev. 14:13• The works of God, Jno. 6:26-29;

9:3-4; Phil. 2:12-13

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• God’s word does not contradict (James 2 – Ephesians 2 – Romans 4)• Active, obedient faith is commanded and

blessed by Christ with salvation• Without obedient faith you cannot be

saved “by grace” (Eph. 2:8-9; Lk. 17:10)

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