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I B E L I E V E : S A L VA T I O N I S A G I F T O F G O D T O M A N P U R C H A S E D S O L E LY B Y T H E B L O O D O F J E S U S A N D I S ETERNAL.

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J E S U S C H R I S T I N S A L VA T I O N

1 . S A L VA T I O N I S B Y G R A C E T H R O U G H F A I T H , A PA RT F RO M WO R K S ( E P H . 2 : 8 - 9 ) , A G I F T F RO M G O D ( RO M . 6 : 2 3 ) , B E C A U S E G O D G AV E H I S S O N , J E S U S C H R I S T, T H A T W H O S O E V E R W I L L M I G H T H AV E E T E R N A L L I F E ( J O H N 3 : 1 6 ) . S A L VA T I O N WA S N E C E S S A RY B E C AU S E A DA M S S I N B RO U G H T D E AT H T O T H E HUMAN RACE AND AFFECTED THE ENTIRE U N I V E R S E A N D N E C E S S I TAT E D R E D E M P T I O N . ( RO M . 5:12) 2 . C H R I S T ' S S A C R I F I C I A L , S U B S T I T U T I O N A RY D E A T H O N T H E C R O S S H A S M A D E S A L VA T I O N ACCESSIBLE TO A L L M E N . ( R O M . 5 : 6 - 1 2 , 1 S T T I M . 2 : 4 - 5 , 2 N D P E T. 3 : 9 , 1 ST J O H N 2 : 2 )

B . T E R M I N O L O G Y O F S A L VA T I O N 1. GRACE IS GODS UNMERITED GOODNESS T O WA R D M A N . ( E P H . 1 : 6 - 7 ; 2 : 7 - 9 , T I T U S 2 : 1 1 )

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2 . FA I T H I S C H I L D L I K E T R U S T I N T H E F I N I S H E D W O R K O F J E S U S C H R I S T F O R S A L VA T I O N . ( 1 ST J O H N 5 : 1 0 - 1 1 ) 3 . R E P E N T A N C E I S A C H A N G E O F V I E W T O WA R D S I N A N D G E N U I N E S O R ROW O F S I N A N D A D E S I R E F O R PA R D O N . ( 2 ND C O R . 7 : 9 - 1 0 ) 4 . R E G E N E R A T I O N I S T H E W O R K O F T H E H O LY S P I R I T W H E R E B Y M A N I S Q U I C K E N E D, O R M A D E A L I V E I N C H R I S T, W H O WA S F O R M E R LY D E A D I N TRESPASSES AND SINS. (JOHN 11:25, TITUS 3:5) 5 . J U S T I F I C AT I O N I S T H E F R E E A C T O F G O D S G R A C E W H E R E B Y, O N T H E G R O U N D O F T H E V I C A R I O U S D E A T H O F J E S U S C H R I S T, G O D R E M I T S T H E S I N S O F G U I LT Y M E N A N D I M P U T E S T O T H E M T H E R I G H T E O U S N E S S O F C H R I S T. ( R O M A N S 3 : 2 4 ; 4:6-8; 5:1; 8:1) 6 . S A N C T I F I C AT I O N I S S E PA R AT I O N F RO M T H E W O R L D A N D U N T O G O D. A . I N I T I A L S A N C T I F I C AT I O N TA K E S P L A C E AT T H E M O M E N T O F S A L VA T I O N . I N S T A N T A N E O U S LY WE A R E S A N C T I F I E D F R O M T H E P E N A LT Y O F O U R S I N . ( J O H N 1 7 : 1 9 - 2 0, RO M . 5 : 8 - 9 , E P H . 4 : 2 4 ) B . P RO G R E S S I V E S A N C T I F I C AT I O N TA K E S P L AC E IN OUR LIVES AS WE YIELD TO GOD A N D G ROW I N W I S D O M A N D K N OW L E D G E , T H E R E F O R E H AV I N G P O W E R O V E R S I N . ( I I C O R . 6 : 7 , PS. 119:9)

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C. FINAL SANCTIFICATION IS WHEN THE B E L I E V E R I S F I N A L LY S E T A P A R T F R O M T H E V E RY P R E S E N C E O F S I N . ( P H I L I P P I A N S 1 : 6 , 3 : 2 0 - 2 1 , 1 ST JOHN 3:2) 7 . A D O P T I O N I S T H E A C T O F G O D A T S A L VA T I O N WHEREBY HE DECLARES THE BELIEVER TO BE HIS OW N C H I L D G UA R A N T E E I N G E T E R N A L S E C U R I T Y A N D H E AV E N LY I N H E R I T A N C E . ( G A L . 4 : 1 - 5 , E P H . 1 : 5 - 6 , RO M . 8 : 1 5 - 2 3 ) 8. ETERNAL SECURITY IS THE DOCTRINAL BELIEF T H A T T H E G O D W H O S AV E S U S B Y G R A C E A L O N E A L S O K E E P S U S S AV E D E T E R N A L LY B Y G R A C E ALONE. (JOHN 6:37-40; 10:27-30)

9. ASSURANCE OF BELIEVERS IS THE PERSONAL R E C O G N I T I O N A N D C O N F I D E N C E T H AT A N I N D I V I D U A L H A S D O N E A L L T H A T I S N E C E S S A RY BY FAITH TO POSSESS GOD'S WONDERFUL, ETERNAL S A L VA T I O N . ( J O H N 5 : 2 4 , 1 ST J O H N 5 : 1 1 - 1 3 )

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