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"Therefore I endure all things for the
sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which
is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory." 2 Timothy 2:10.
1. Where is salvation found?
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"Jesus said to him, 'I am the way the truth,
and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me."
John 14:6.
2. Is there more than one way to be saved?
3. Can you be saved outside Christ?
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"No one can come to Me unless the Father who
sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day. It
is written in the prophets, 'And they shall all be taught by
God.' Therefore everyone who has heard and learned from the Father
comes to Me." John 6:44-45.
4. What must happen before one can come to Christ?
5. How does the Father draw us?
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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." Romans 1:16.
6. To be saved, what must we learn?
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"And truly Jesus did many other signs in
the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this
book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is
the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life
in His name." John 20:30-31.
7. The gospel teaches that Jesus was _____________________.
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"Therefore I said to you that you will
die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you
will die in your sins." John 8:24.
8. Must we believe in Jesus to be saved?
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"You see then that a man is justified by
works, and not by faith only." James 2:24.
9. Are we saved by faith alone?
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"Repent therefore and be converted, that
your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may
come from the presence of the Lord." Acts 3:19.
10. Must we repent of our sins to be saved?
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"For with the heart one believes unto righteousness,
and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." Romans
10:10.
11. Do we need to confess our faith in Christ to be saved?
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"For you are all sons of God through faith
in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ
have put on Christ." Galatians 3:26-27.
12. What is the act of faith that puts us into Christ?
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"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?" Acts 8:36.
13. We should be baptized in what?
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"He who believes and is baptized will be
saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned" Mark
16:16.
14. Who should be baptized?
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"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." Romans 6:4.
15. What is the action of baptism?
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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." Acts 2:38.
16. What is the purpose of baptism?
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"He who believes and is baptized will be
saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned." Mark
16:16.
17. Does baptism come before or after salvation?
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"There is also an an antitype which now
saves us--baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh,
but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the
resurrection of Jesus Christ." 1 Peter 3:21.
18. Do we have to be baptized to be saved?
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"And he said to them, 'Into what then were
you baptized?' So they said, 'Into John's baptism.' Then Paul
said, 'John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying
to the people that they should believe on Him who would come
after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.' When they heard this, they
were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus." Acts 19:3-5.
19. If you have been baptized with a baptism other than
the one authorized by Christ, do you need to receive the baptism
He authorizes?
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20. Based on the verses in this lesson,
which statement below about baptism is NOT true?
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