I. John 3:16 

  1.  God acts - FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY SON 

  2.  We react - THAT WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM (trust in, rely on)

  3.  The 2 Consequences - SHOULD NOT PERISH / BUT HAVE ETERNAL LIFE 

II. Luke 19:10 

  1.  Who Jesus is - FOR THE SON OF MAN (SON OF GOD - John 1:14)

  2.  Why Jesus came - CAME TO SEEK AND TO SAVE THE LOST 

  •  God sent me to tell you that He is looking for you (just like in Eden)

  •  Saved from our sin and from sin’s consequences (“Man on a pier”)

  •  Lost communicates 3 things - How did I get here? What do I do here? Where am I going from here? Our salvation answers all three!

III. Romans 6:23 

  1.  The Contrasts 

    WAGES             GIFT

    SIN                 GOD

    DEATH     BUT    ETERNAL LIFE 

IV. I Timothy 2:5 (One Qualified Mediator)

V. Romans 10:9-10

  1.  The conditions of salvation

  •  IF YOU CONFESS (agree with) THAT JESUS IS LORD (verbal surrender)

  •  IF YOU BELIEVE IN YOUR HEART GOD RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD 

  •  (Then) YOU WILL BE SAVED 

V. Ephesians 2:8-10

  1.  Three Verse Evangelism (Catholic influence) 

  •  FOR BY GRACE YOU HAVE BEEN SAVED (God’s grace)

  •  THROUGH FAITH (our faith)

  •  THIS IS NOT YOUR OWN DOING

  •  IT IS THE GIFT OF GOD 

  •  NOT A RESULT OF WORKS SO THAT NO ONE MAY BOAST

  •  FOR WE ARE HIS WORKMANSHIP CREATED IN CHRIST JESUS FOR GOOD WORKS, WHICH GOD PREPARED BEFOREHAND, THAT WE SHOULD WALK IN THEM

  •  We are not saved BY our good works — We are saved FOR good works