1. FACTORS IN OUR SALVATION

2. Definitions:Definitions: Factor -- One of the elements that contributes to produce a result; a constituent ("means" by which) - Webster. Salvation -- Deliverance from the bondage of sin. 2

3. FACTORS IN OUR SALVATION 1. THE ORIGINATING FACTOR: GOD 3

4. Psalm 3:8 Salvation belongs to the Lord. Your blessing is upon Your people. 4

5. Ephesians 1:3-6 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He has made us accepted in the Beloved. 5

6. Ephesians 1:7-10 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence, having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth--in Him. 6

7. Ephesians 1:11-12 In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory. 7

8. Ephesians 1:13-14 In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory. 8

9. Genesis 3:14-15 So the Lord God said to the serpent: "Because you have done this, You are cursed more than all cattle, And more than every beast of the field; On your belly you shall go, And you shall eat dust All the days of your life. And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel." 9

10. FACTORS IN OUR SALVATION 1. THE ORIGINATING FACTOR: GOD 2. THE SACRIFICIAL FACTOR: CHRIST 1. THE ORIGINATING FACTOR: GOD 2. THE SACRIFICIAL FACTOR: CHRIST 10

11. John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!" 11

12. 1 Corinthians 15:1-2 Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you--unless you believed in vain. 12

13. 1 Corinthians 15:3-5 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve. 13

14. Ephesians 5:1-2 Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma. 14

15. Hebrews 10:1-4 For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with these same sacrifices, which they offer continually year by year, make those who approach perfect. For then would they not have ceased to be offered? For the worshipers, once purified, would have had no more consciousness of sins. But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins. 15

16. Hebrews 10:5-7 Therefore, when He came into the world, He said: "Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, But a body You have prepared for Me. In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You had no pleasure. Then I said, 'Behold, I have come-- In the volume of the book it is written of Me-- To do Your will, O God.' " 16

17. Hebrews 10:8-10 Previously saying, "Sacrifice and offering, burnt offerings, and offerings for sin You did not desire, nor had pleasure in them" (which are offered according to the law), then He said, "Behold, I have come to do Your will, O God." He takes away the first that He may establish the second. By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. 17

18. FACTORS IN OUR SALVATION 1. THE ORIGINATING FACTOR: GOD 2. THE SACRIFICIAL FACTOR: CHRIST 3. THE PROCURING FACTOR: CHRIST’S BLOOD 1. THE ORIGINATING FACTOR: GOD 2. THE SACRIFICIAL FACTOR: CHRIST 3. THE PROCURING FACTOR: CHRIST’S BLOOD 18

19. Matthew 26:28 "For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins." 19

20. Acts 20:28 "Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood." 20

21. Ephesians 1:7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace 21

22. 1 Peter 1:17-19 And if you call on the Father, who without partiality judges according to each one's work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your stay here in fear; knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. 22

23. FACTORS IN OUR SALVATION 1. THE ORIGINATING FACTOR: GOD 2. THE SACRIFICIAL FACTOR: CHRIST 3. THE PROCURING FACTOR: CHRIST’S BLOOD 4. THE REVEALING FACTOR: THE HOLY SPIRIT 1. THE ORIGINATING FACTOR: GOD 2. THE SACRIFICIAL FACTOR: CHRIST 3. THE PROCURING FACTOR: CHRIST’S BLOOD 4. THE REVEALING FACTOR: THE HOLY SPIRIT 23

24. Matthew 10:19-20 "But when they deliver you up, do not worry about how or what you should speak. For it will be given to you in that hour what you should speak; for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you." 24

25. John 14:26 "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you." 25

26. John 16:13-15 "However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you." 26

27. Acts 2:2-4 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. 27

28. Acts 7:51 "You stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you." 28

29. Romans 8:14-17 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, "Abba, Father." The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs-- heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together. 29

30. 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 But as it is written: "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him." But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. 30

31. 1 Corinthians 2:11-13 For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. These things we also speak, not in words which man's wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 31

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33. FACTORS IN OUR SALVATION 1. THE ORIGINATING FACTOR: GOD 2. THE SACRIFICIAL FACTOR: CHRIST 3. THE PROCURING FACTOR: CHRIST’S BLOOD 4. THE REVEALING FACTOR: THE HOLY SPIRIT 5. THE INSTRUMENTAL FACTOR: THE BIBLE 1. THE ORIGINATING FACTOR: GOD 2. THE SACRIFICIAL FACTOR: CHRIST 3. THE PROCURING FACTOR: CHRIST’S BLOOD 4. THE REVEALING FACTOR: THE HOLY SPIRIT 5. THE INSTRUMENTAL FACTOR: THE BIBLE 33

34. 2 Corinthians 4:7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. 34

35. John 8:32 "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." 35

36. John 17:17 "Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth." 36

37. Romans 1:15-16 So, as much as is in me, I am ready to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome also. 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. 37

38. James 1:21 Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. 38

39. Ephesians 3:1-4 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles-- if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you, how that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already, by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ), 39

40. Ephesians 3:5-7 which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets: that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel, of which I became a minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of His power. 40

41. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. 41

42. Acts 7:51 "You stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you. Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who foretold the coming of the Just One, of whom you now have become the betrayers and murderers, who have received the law by the direction of angels and have not kept it." 42

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44. FACTORS IN OUR SALVATION 1. THE ORIGINATING FACTOR: GOD 2. THE SACRIFICIAL FACTOR: CHRIST 3. THE PROCURING FACTOR: CHRIST’S BLOOD 4. THE REVEALING FACTOR: THE HOLY SPIRIT 5. THE INSTRUMENTAL FACTOR: THE BIBLE 6. THE APPROPRIATING FACTOR: FAITH 1. THE ORIGINATING FACTOR: GOD 2. THE SACRIFICIAL FACTOR: CHRIST 3. THE PROCURING FACTOR: CHRIST’S BLOOD 4. THE REVEALING FACTOR: THE HOLY SPIRIT 5. THE INSTRUMENTAL FACTOR: THE BIBLE 6. THE APPROPRIATING FACTOR: FAITH 44

45. Acts 16:30-31 And he brought them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" So they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household." 45

46. Romans 10:14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? 46

47. Hebrews 11:1-3 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good testimony. By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible. 47

48. Hebrews 11:4-5 By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still speaks. By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, "and was not found, because God had taken him"; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God. 48

49. Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. 49

50. FACTORS IN OUR SALVATION 1. THE ORIGINATING FACTOR: GOD 2. THE SACRIFICIAL FACTOR: CHRIST 3. THE PROCURING FACTOR: CHRIST’S BLOOD 4. THE REVEALING FACTOR: THE HOLY SPIRIT 5. THE INSTRUMENTAL FACTOR: THE BIBLE 6. THE APPROPRIATING FACTOR: FAITH 7. CONSUMMATING FACTOR: OBEDIENCE 1. THE ORIGINATING FACTOR: GOD 2. THE SACRIFICIAL FACTOR: CHRIST 3. THE PROCURING FACTOR: CHRIST’S BLOOD 4. THE REVEALING FACTOR: THE HOLY SPIRIT 5. THE INSTRUMENTAL FACTOR: THE BIBLE 6. THE APPROPRIATING FACTOR: FAITH 7. CONSUMMATING FACTOR: OBEDIENCE 50

51. James 1:21-22 Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 51

52. James 1:23-25 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does. 52

53. Matthew 7:21-23 "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. "Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?' "And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!' 53

54. Matthew 7:24-25 "Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. 54

55. Matthew 7:26-27 "But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall." 55

56. James 2:19-22 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe--and tremble! But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect? 56

57. James 2:23-24 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness." And he was called the friend of God. You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only. 57

58. James 2:25-26 Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way? For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. 58

59. John 3:36 ESV Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him. 59

60. FACTORS IN OUR SALVATION 1. THE ORIGINATING FACTOR: GOD 2. THE SACRIFICIAL FACTOR: CHRIST 3. THE PROCURING FACTOR: CHRIST’S BLOOD 4. THE REVEALING FACTOR: THE HOLY SPIRIT 5. THE INSTRUMENTAL FACTOR: THE BIBLE 6. THE APPROPRIATING FACTOR: FAITH 7. CONSUMMATING FACTOR: OBEDIENCE 8. THE SUSTAINING FACTOR: HOPE 1. THE ORIGINATING FACTOR: GOD 2. THE SACRIFICIAL FACTOR: CHRIST 3. THE PROCURING FACTOR: CHRIST’S BLOOD 4. THE REVEALING FACTOR: THE HOLY SPIRIT 5. THE INSTRUMENTAL FACTOR: THE BIBLE 6. THE APPROPRIATING FACTOR: FAITH 7. CONSUMMATING FACTOR: OBEDIENCE 8. THE SUSTAINING FACTOR: HOPE 60

61. 1 Corinthians 15:19-20 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable. But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 61

62. Hebrews 6:17-18 Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to the heirs of promise the immutability of His counsel, confirmed it by an oath, that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us. 62

63. Hebrews 6:19-20 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek. 63

64. Colossians 3:1-4 If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. 64

65. FACTORS IN OUR SALVATION 1. THE ORIGINATING FACTOR: GOD 2. THE SACRIFICIAL FACTOR: CHRIST 3. THE PROCURING FACTOR: CHRIST’S BLOOD 4. THE REVEALING FACTOR: THE HOLY SPIRIT 5. THE INSTRUMENTAL FACTOR: THE BIBLE 6. THE APPROPRIATING FACTOR: FAITH 7. CONSUMMATING FACTOR: OBEDIENCE 8. THE SUSTAINING FACTOR: HOPE 9. THE AUTHORITY FACTOR: CHRIST'S NAME 1. THE ORIGINATING FACTOR: GOD 2. THE SACRIFICIAL FACTOR: CHRIST 3. THE PROCURING FACTOR: CHRIST’S BLOOD 4. THE REVEALING FACTOR: THE HOLY SPIRIT 5. THE INSTRUMENTAL FACTOR: THE BIBLE 6. THE APPROPRIATING FACTOR: FAITH 7. CONSUMMATING FACTOR: OBEDIENCE 8. THE SUSTAINING FACTOR: HOPE 9. THE AUTHORITY FACTOR: CHRIST'S NAME 65

66. Matthew 28:18-20 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen. 66

67. Philippians 2:9-11 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. 67

68. Colossians 3:17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. 68

69. FACTORS IN OUR SALVATION All of these factors must come into play in order for an individual to be saved. All of these factors must come into play in order for an individual to be saved. Have they all come into play where your salvation is concerned? Have they all come into play where your salvation is concerned? 69

70. FACTORS IN OUR SALVATION 1. THE ORIGINATING FACTOR: GOD 2. THE SACRIFICIAL FACTOR: CHRIST 3. THE PROCURING FACTOR: CHRIST’S BLOOD 4. THE REVEALING FACTOR: THE HOLY SPIRIT 5. THE INSTRUMENTAL FACTOR: THE BIBLE 6. THE APPROPRIATING FACTOR: FAITH 7. CONSUMMATING FACTOR: OBEDIENCE 8. THE SUSTAINING FACTOR: HOPE 9. THE AUTHORITY FACTOR: CHRIST'S NAME 1. THE ORIGINATING FACTOR: GOD 2. THE SACRIFICIAL FACTOR: CHRIST 3. THE PROCURING FACTOR: CHRIST’S BLOOD 4. THE REVEALING FACTOR: THE HOLY SPIRIT 5. THE INSTRUMENTAL FACTOR: THE BIBLE 6. THE APPROPRIATING FACTOR: FAITH 7. CONSUMMATING FACTOR: OBEDIENCE 8. THE SUSTAINING FACTOR: HOPE 9. THE AUTHORITY FACTOR: CHRIST'S NAME 70