Sons of God.
BQ: Often I hear that we need to become sons of God by just believing in Jesus. The Bible addresses this. What do you think it says? We'll look at a verse and pay careful attention to the wording.
A: "He came to His own, and those who were His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name." (John 1:11-12)
Notice that believing and receiving do not make one a child of God. They open up that option, however, and that's why it says that we have the RIGHT to become children of God. There are still conditions to be met, or everyone would make it to heaven by default.
Credit for the idea for this BQ goes to Brian Howard.
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"For the entire Law is fulfilled in in this one word: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."—Gal 5:14
Filtering by Category: Salvation
Various aspects of salvation for those being saved.
Requirements of Salvation
BQ: The Bible lists those things which God has created to ensure our salvation. What are they?
A: 1-Romans 10:14-17 (We must HEAR.)
2-John 8:24, Romans 5:1-2, Acts 16:31 (We must BELIEVE.)
3-Acts 2:38, Luke 13:5, Acts 3:19, 2 Cor 7:10-11 (We must REPENT of
our worldly ways.)
4-Mt 10:32-33, Romans 10:8-10, Acts 10:36-37 (We must CONFESS before
men that Jesus is the Son of God.)
5-Acts 2:38, Acts 22;16, 1 Pet 3:21, Romans 6:4, Gal 3:27, Mk 16:16
(We must be IMMERSED in water to wash away our sins and to get the
gift of the indwelling Holy Spirit)
6-Rev 2:10, Rev 3:11, Mt 10:22 (We must remain FAITHFUL until death.)
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