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Assurance of SalvationPart 19

Things that prove you are saved

(Introduction)

STRAIGHT is the path that leads to

life

Wide is the

path that leads to destruction

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The example we must follow

Now the Bereans were of more noble

character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures

every day to see if what Paul said was true.

(Acts 17:11 NIV)

Our road map

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3. Actions that prove you are saved.

Yes

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FINALLY

HERE!!!

�With the influences of today's ungodly society, few* of us are likely to a

foundation completely based on truth.

�Our goal is to GROW.

WHO NEEDS

THIS?�This will be important

for all of us who want to follow Jesus.

*(perhaps none of us)

TIME for the COUNTDOWN to the first PROOF!!!

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4 Things to Watch Out For.Kamalnv (CC-BY-3.0)

Watch out for:

• Half-truth

Only ONE

drop of poison won't

hurt!

Doesn't the Bible say, "For God so

loved the world …"?

A "God of love" would never send someone to hell, would he?

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• Counterfeits & fakes– (both teachers and teachings)

Watch out for:

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These people are false apostles. They have fooled you by disguising

themselves as apostles of Christ.(2 Cor. 11:13 NLT)

Thus you nullify the word of God for

the sake of your tradition. (Matthew 15:6b NIV)

Watch out for:

• False motives,

pretention, hypocrisy

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… on the outside

you appear to people as righteous but on the inside

you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. (Matthew 23:28 NIV)

• Hearing only

what you want

to hear

Watch out for:

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For a time is coming when people will no

longer listen to right teaching. They will follow their own desires

and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever they want to hear.

(2 Tim. 4:3 NLT)

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3 TYPES OF RESPONSES when we look at these proofs.

Yes! It's true of me!

Well… It doesn't quite describe me,

but I want to change!

TWO GOOD RESPONSES!

3 TYPES OF RESPONSES when we look at these proofs.

I don't care what you say. / That's

your opinion. / I've got my own views. / I want to interpret it my way.

(etc.)

ONE BAD RESPONSE!

2 WAYS TO HELP EACH OTHER

• Encourage each other.

• Pray for each other.

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1 Reminder about Patience & Effort:

But this transformation will require effort – time and energy on our part. And it won't happen overnight.

Scripture tells us we need transformed.

Do not live like the people of this world.

Instead, be transformed into a new person,

by changing the way you think. (Romans 12:2a)

It's like trying to look through a muddy window. To accomplish this, it takes effort.

An ILLUSTRATION of Patience & Effort

The more

we patiently clean the

window…

and

clean it…

… the better we can see what's on

the other side.

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We're finally here!

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So are you ready?

The #1proof of

salvation is….

(can you guess it?)

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LOVE FOR GOD!!!

LOVE FOR GOD!!!

* But there's a tiny little problem with this statement. *

Just about anyone can say they love God!

NOT ME. I'M AN

ATHEIST.

I LOVE GOD!!!

(or whatever you call it)

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So how do you know if your claim

to love God is accurate?

• Opinion?

• Ask the government?

• Can't know?

• Each according to his own view?

• Majority vote?

• Brute force? ("I make the rules and you have to follow them")

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If you claimyou're following the Bible…

• How do you know the Bible and you

are talking about the same thing?

Your mission: This week…

• THINK about this issue.

• PRAY that we will be receptive

to what we discover in Scripture.

(Getting it right is a matter of life or death.)

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• 2 Corinthians 11:13; 2 Timothy 4:3 - Scripture quoted from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ©1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved. (www.newlivingtranslation.com)

• Matthew 15:6b; 23:28; Acts 17:11 - Scripture quoted from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved. (www.zondervanbibles.com)

• Romans 12:2a - my translation.

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