Chapter 21

Being Right with God

Sections

1. Getting Right with God
   1. God’s Invitation
      • God invites all people to come to him and be saved
      • God wants us to earnestly seek him
      • We must believe in God and what he says
      • We need to be open to believing and responding
   2. Repentance
      • We must repent
      • Confess your sins . . .
      • . . . Turn from sin and do what is right
      • Turn to God in repentance
      • Repentance is required for the forgiveness of sins
   3. Belief in Jesus Christ
      • Believe in Jesus Christ
      • Believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God
      • Belief in Jesus Christ brings forgiveness of sins
      • Belief in Jesus Christ makes one righteous before God
      • Belief in Jesus Christ brings eternal life
   4. Reasons for Assurance
      • Having the Holy Spirit
      • Obedience to God
      • Love for other Christians
      • Further reasons

2. Staying Right with God
   1. The Need to Obey God
      • We need to obey God as well as believe
      • Obedience is critical for holiness and eternal life
   2. The Need for Good Deeds
      • True faith involves good deeds
      • Good deeds accompany salvation
      • But our deeds do not earn salvation, for it is by grace
   3. Living Free of the Law and Sin – by the Spirit
      • We have been freed from the law to live by the Holy Spirit
      • Instead of living by the sinful nature, live by the Holy Spirit
      • Inner righteousness is needed, not just compliance with rules
   4. Epilogue: Living ‘in’ Jesus Christ
      • Live “in” Jesus Christ by faith
      • Live “in” Jesus Christ by holding to his teachings

 ➜Major headings in: 21. Being Right with God (and all of Unit E)

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