1. What Jesus Himself Teaches About Salvation

2. Anyone who goes too far and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God; the one who abides in the teaching, he has both the Father and the Son.
- II John 9

3. What Jesus Himself Teaches About Salvation:
One must come to Him
I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.
- John 10:9

4. And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.
- Acts 4:12

5. What Jesus Himself Teaches About Salvation:
Faith is necessary
11 "Now the parable is this: the seed is the word of God. 12 Those beside the road are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they will not believe and be saved. – Luke 8:11-12

6. What Jesus Himself Teaches About Salvation:
Repentance is necessary
5 When Jesus came to the place, He looked up and said to him, "Zaccheus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house." 6 And he hurried and came down and received Him gladly. 7 When they saw it, they all began to grumble, saying, "He has gone to be the guest of a man who is a sinner." – Luke 9:5-7

7. 8 Zaccheus stopped and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, half of my possessions I will give to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will give back four times as much." 9 And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because he, too, is a son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost."
- Luke 19:8-10

8. 34 And He summoned the crowd with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. 35 For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it.
- Mark 8:34-35

9. I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.
- Luke 13:3

10. What Jesus Himself Teaches About Salvation:
Baptism is necessary
He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned. - Mark 16:16

11. Forgiveness → Baptism. – Acts 2:38 Holy Spirit → Baptism
Forgiveness → Baptism – Acts 2:38 Holy Spirit → Baptism – Acts 2:38 Church → Baptism – Acts 2:47 Put on Christ → Baptism – Gal. 3:26 Saved → Baptism – I Peter 3:21

12. BAPTISM Jesus Commands It!

13. What Jesus Himself Teaches About Salvation:
Endurance is necessary
21 “Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death. 22 You will be hated by all because of My name, but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved. - Matthew 10:21-22

14. In the Christian race only those who finish faithfully are saved.

15. Why this Sermon?
Certainty

16. Why this Sermon?
Certainty
Knowledge

17. Why this Sermon?
Certainty
Knowledge
Challenge

18. Why this Sermon?
Certainty
Knowledge
Challenge
Encouragement