Words of Life

John 6:62

What does it say?

LoveisnowhereLove is no whereLove is now here

The letter “F”

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John 6:63

63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.

Great Danger

2 Peter 3:15-18 15  And count the patience of our

Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him,

2 Peter 3:15-18 16  as he does in all his letters when

he speaks in them of these matters. There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures.

2 Peter 3:15-18 16  as he does in all his letters when

he speaks in them of these matters. There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures.

2 Peter 3:15-18 17  You therefore, beloved,

knowing this beforehand, take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability.

2 Peter 3:15-18 18  But grow in the grace and

knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

Romans 16:17-18 17  I appeal to you, brothers, to

watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them.

Romans 16:17-18 18  For such persons do not

serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.

Key Words

Key Words

Holy

Holy

It signifies (a) separation to God (b) the resultant state, the conduct befitting those so separated,

Vine, W. E., Unger, M. F., & White, W., Jr. (1996). Vine’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words (Vol. 2, p. 307). Nashville, TN: T. Nelson.

Three words one meaning

Holy, Sanctified, Saint

Key Words

Faith

Faith

• Trust• Trustworthiness• Trust that moves us to

obedience.

Hebrews 11:1

1  Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

Romans 10:17

17  So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

Hebrews 11:6

6  And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

James 2:14

14  What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him?

James 2:17-19

17  So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.  

James 2:17-19

18  But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

James 2:17-19

19  You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder!

James 2:26

26  For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.

Key Words

Repentance

What it doesn't mean• Sorrow for sin• Prayer• Confession.

2 Corinthians 7:10 10  For godly grief produces a

repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.

Luke 13:5

5  No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.”

Key Words

Confession

Confession

“to express openly one’s allegiance to a proposition or person—‘to profess, to confess, confession.”

Louw, J. P., & Nida, E. A. (1996). Greek-English lexicon of the New Testament: based on semantic domains (electronic ed. of the 2nd edition., Vol. 1, p. 417). New York: United Bible Societies.

Matthew 10:32-33 32  So everyone who

acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven,

Matthew 10:32-33 33  but whoever denies me

before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.

John 12:42-43

42  Nevertheless, many even of the authorities believed in him, but for fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue;

John 12:42-43

43  for they loved the glory that comes from man more than the glory that comes from God.

1 Timothy 6:12

12  Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

Confession Confusion

What we confess

Romans 10:9-10

9  because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

Romans 10:9-10

10  For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.

Key Words

Baptism

Baptism a made up word

• To dip, plunge or immerse• To sink a ship• “βαπτίζειν means technically

‘to baptise in water.’ Hence it is unnecessary to specify a medium.”

• Kittel, G., Bromiley, G. W., & Friedrich, G. (Eds.). (1964). Theological dictionary of the New Testament (electronic ed., Vol. 1, p. 539). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.

Its Purpose

• The remission of sins

Acts 22:16

16  And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name.’

Its Purpose

• The remission of sins• To unite us with Christ.

Galatians 3:26-27 26  for in Christ Jesus you are

all sons of God, through faith.

27  For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

Its Purpose

• The remission of sins• To unite us with Christ.• To obtain a good conscience

1 Peter 3:21

21  Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

Its Purpose

• The remission of sins• To unite us with Christ.• For a good conscience • To rise to a new life

Romans 6:4

4  We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.

2 Corinthians 5:17 17  Therefore, if anyone is in

Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.