Salvation and the Work of Christ

As Christians, we need to understand the many nuances of the gift of salvation and how to explain the process! Here are some tools to help flesh out the important beliefs about salvation. If you are not sure about faith, please look at the Gospel Presentation first.

Salvation Foundations of Faith [6 pages]
A one page summary of what every Christian should believe about the process of salvation, along with five pages of elaboration and biblical support which every teacher and leader in the church should understand and believe

Gospel Presentation [2 pages]
The gospel with the bridge illustration

Gospel for Children [1 page]
A basic version of the gospel with illustrations for children

Gospel Content Summary [2 pages]
A summary of the content of the gospel, then presented

Gospel Content Emphasis [3 pages]
An explanation about what John and Paul emphasized about the gospel

Justification History [3 pages]
A history of the theological term "justification," showing how the Roman Catholic Church has strayed from its own historical roots and from what the Bible really teaches about this tremendously important doctrine having to do with salvation

Belief in the Explicit Promise [1 page]
A short discussion of why we think belief in the explicit detail about Jesus is necessary for salvation, even though in the Old Testament people were saved before Jesus came

The Function of OT Sacrifices [2 pages]
A short discussion of how the Old Testament sacrifices fit into the salvation process before Christ came

Conversion Summary [1 page]
A brief summary of what the term "conversion" means

Repentance and Covenants [5 pages]
An explanation of what is meant by "repentance" in the New Testament in light of Old Testament covenants

The Cross of Christ review [2 pages]
A review of one of the best books I have read, about the many facets of salvation

Violence in the Atonement [4 pages]
An argument with an article by Denny Weaver about whether God would provide salvation through the violent death of Christ

Response to inclusivism [1 page]
An argument against C.S. Lewis' comments on inclusivism [that you can be saved by Christ without accepting the gospel]

Justification Joint Declaration [2 pages]
A discussion about the attempt by the Roman Catholic Church and the Worldwide Lutheran Federation to agree about justification

This rock is all that remains visible of the actual hill upon which sits the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, thought by most scholars to be the most likely place for the crucifixion of Jesus.

John 3.16 NET: For this is the way God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.

Philippians 3.1-3 Sermon [7 pages]
There are two conceptions of righteousness: which one leads to rejoicing because it offers eternal life?

Ephesians 2.1-10 Sermon [7 pages]
Paul shows how lost we really were before Christ, and then not only that we are saved by grace, but saved into something wonderful!

Easter 2014 [4 pages]
My Easter 2014 message: what we believe about Easter, why we can trust the New Testament account, and why it matters.

Easter 2015 [3 pages]
My Easter 2015 message: looking at the real Jesus and why he must be our source of hope. In the middle, we watched a video by my friend, Pastor Kit Bogan.

Christmas 2014 [1 page]
My Christmas Eve 2014 discussion

Christmas 2016 [3 pages]
My Christmas 2016 teaching on imputed righteousness