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 2

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 3

This is Salvation by F AITH O NLY John 12:42 4

Saving Faith is O BEDIENT F AITH Heb. 11:6; 5:8-9 Rom. 2:8; 6: Peter 1:2 Phil. 2:12 5

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

Trust the P OWER of faith, 17:6 Offer the S ERVICE of faith, 17:7-8 Obey the D UTY of faith, 17:9-10 Salvation is God’s G IFT, accepted through F AITH, Eph. 2:8-9 (2 Tim. 4:7-8) 7

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:

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:

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:

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:

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) 12