How to be saved?

• Baptist:

Ephesians 2:8-98 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and

that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

How to be saved?

• Catholic

James 2:2424 Ye see then how that by works a man is

justified, and not by faith only.

How to be saved?

• Church of Christ

Mark 16:15-1615 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the

world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

How to be saved?

• Pentecostal

Mark 16:17-1817 And these signs shall follow them that

believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

How can the Book of Truth have different

and conflicting answers to the same

question?

2 Timothy 2:15

15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

To be approved unto God you must:

• Divide

• Rightly divide

All scripture is written for our learning, but not all scripture is written for our application.

1 Corinthians 10:11 Romans 15:4

How do you divide the Scripture?

Ephesians 2:11-1211 Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past

Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;

12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:

Ephesians 2:1313 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes

were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

Time Past, and But now are different time periods.

Ephesians 2:77 That in the ages to come he might shew the

exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

Time Past But Now Ages to come

Time Past

Gen. 12:1

• Land

• Great Nation

• Great Name

• Bless all that Bless thee

Gen. 17:3-14

• Everlasting Covenant (7)

• Circumcised (10-14)

Time Past

Ephesians 2:1111 Wherefore remember, that ye being in time

past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;

Ephesians 2:14

14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition

between us;

Time past

God divides to purify

Genesis 12:1

Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:

Ephesians 2:1414 For he is our peace, who hath made both one,

and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;

Time past

God divides to purify :

• Ex. 11:7 …the LORD doth put a differencebetween the Egyptians and Israel.

• Exodus 9:3-4 …the LORD shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt

• Leviticus 20:22-26 …I am the LORD your God, which have separated…and have severed you from other people

• Num. 23:9, Deut. 14:1-2, 1Kings 8:53

Time Past (Mat.-John)

Romans 15:88 Now I say that Jesus Christ was (past) a

minister of the circumcision (Jews) for the truth of God, to confirm the promises (Gen. 12,17 Rom. 9:4) made unto the fathers: (Abraham)

Why did Jesus come?

To confirm the promises made to Israel

Matthew 10:5-65 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded

them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:

6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Matthew 15:2424 But he answered and said, I am not sent but

unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Luke 19:8-108 And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord:

Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.

9 And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.

10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

Time Past (Mat-John)

John 4:2222 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what

we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.

Ephesians 2:1212 That at that time ye were without Christ,

being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:

Ministry of Christ to IsraelLuke 13:6-9

6 He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.

7 Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?

8 And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:

9 And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.

1 Year for Israel to repent

• Jesus death 33 AD

• Book of John ends 33 AD

• Acts 1-7 33AD

• End of Acts 7 (9) 34AD

1 Year in Acts

Acts 1:6 wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?

Acts 2:14-16 Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel (the day of the Lord)

Acts 3:12,19-21 Ye men of Israel, Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.

1 Year in Acts

Acts 3:24-26 all the prophets foretold of these days Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.

Acts 4:6-10 Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.

1 Year in Acts

Acts 5:30-31 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

Acts 6:9-14 certain of the synagogue, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, this Jesus of Nazareth shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.

1 Year in Acts

Acts 7:51,58 Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy

Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye. And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young

man's feet, whose name was Saul.

The Fall of Israel

1 Corinthians 1:2323 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews

a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;

Romans 11:1111 I say then, Have they stumbled that they

should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.

The Fall of Israel

Romans 11:13

For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:

Romans 11:2525 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be

ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.

But Now

Colossians 1:25-2725 Whereof I am made a minister, according to the

dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God;

26 Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:

27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: