7 about SALVATION

“What must I do to be saved?” Salvation? “What must I do to be saved?” 1 Corinthians 1:10 Philippians 1:27 Ephesians 4:3

1 John 4:1 “test the spirits” Many false teachers 1 John 4:1 “test the spirits” 2 Peter 2:1 “false teachers among you” Acts 15:1 example of

Many who Believe these Myths have not had their convictions examined- 2 Corinthians 13:5 “examine yourselves…Test yourselves” Proverbs 18:17

John 8:31,32 “Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, "If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." 2 Thessalonians 2:9-11 “The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, 10 and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie,”

Myth #1 “If I am just a good person, I will be saved.” The Position: 15% think they will go t heaven because “they are basically a good person” 29% “being a good, moral person is the key to everlasting life.”

Do you believe a loving God would never condemn good people? 2 Corinthians 13:5 “Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? --unless indeed you are disqualified.” Do you believe a loving God would never condemn good people? Do you believe there are good people in all denominations of [so-called] Christianity who are saved? Do you believe there are good people in all world religions (Buddhism, Islam, etc.) who are saved? Do you believe some atheists & agnostics who live good lives will be saved? Are you willing to admit that there are good people who will be condemned?

Matthew 19:17 “one, that is, God.” General Reproofs: Who is really “good?” Matthew 19:17 “one, that is, God.” Romans 3:10-12 Jesus – “broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many choose it…” Matthew 7:13,14 1 Timothy 2:4 Matthew 7:21-23

General Reproofs: Unless one is “born again,” he will not see the kingdom of heaven.” John 3:3 What you choose to believe does matter when it comes to heaven 2 Thessalonians 2:11,12 “that they all may be condemned who did not believe but had pleasure in unrighteousness.”

3 Biblical Cases in Point: Rich Young Ruler Mark 10:17-22 The Apostle Paul Acts 23:1; 24:16 1 Timothy 1:15,16 Acts 9:1-6,10-19; 22:12-16 Centurion Cornelius Acts 10:1-6; 11:13,14 Acts 10:22,29-33,43-48

C.S. Lewis "We must not suppose that if we succeeded in making everyone nice we should have saved their souls. A world of nice people, content in their own niceness, looking no further, turned away from God, would be just as desperately in need of salvation as a miserable world."

Unless we believe in and turn to the Lord Jesus Christ and do His will, it does not matter how "good" we think we are, we will not find eternal life John 5:39,40