The Plan of Salvation
God’s Perfect Creation
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What were the angels like when God created them?
Ezekiel 28:14, 15. “14Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. 15Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.”
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What were Adam and Eve like when God first created them?
Genesis 1:27. “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.”
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How did God describe our world as He first created it?
Genesis 1:31. “And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.”
The Entrance of Sin
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Where did sin start?
Revelation 12:7-9. “7And there war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,. 8And prevailed not; neither was their place fund any more in heaven. 9And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.”
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How was the loyalty of mankind tested after Satan rebelled?
Genesis 2:8, 9. “8And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. 9And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.”
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What was the penalty, if they stole fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil?
Genesis 2:17. “But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.”
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What did Adam and Eve do regarding the tree of knowledge of good and evil?
Genesis 3:6. “And when the woman saw the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.”
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How was the penalty of death enforced?
Genesis 3:22-24. “22And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: 23Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. 24So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.”
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What happened to indicate the penalty for disobedience was true?
Genesis 5:5. “And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.”
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What was the result for all of the descendants of Adam?
Romans 5:12. “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:”
God and Mankind Separated
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What happened to the communication between God and mankind as a result of sin?
Isaiah 59:2. “But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid [his] face from you, that he will not hear.”
God’s Recovery Plan
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How many does God desire to be saved?
1 Timothy 2:3, 4. “3For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; 4Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.”
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How many does God not want to be lost?
2 Peter 3:9. “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.”
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How many plans does God have to save mankind?
Acts 4:12. “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”
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When did God institute the Plan of Salvation?
1 Peter 1:20. “Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,”
Salvation in Christ
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When was the promise of a Savior first given?
Genesis 3:15. “And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.”
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How does God’s plan recover what was lost?
Galatians 4:4, 5. “4But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, 5To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.”
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Who is the central person in the Plan of Salvation?
Matthew 1:21. “And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.”
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What did God do to give us a second probation?
John 3:16, 17. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.”
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Who is the only mediator between god and man?
1 Timothy 2:5, 6. “For [there is] one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.”
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What is the only way to approach God?
John 14:6. “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”
Exceptions to the Plan
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Has God made provision for someone to be saved with only limited or no knowledge of Him?
Romans 2:12-16. “12For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law; 13(For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. 14For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: 15Which show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;) 16In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.”
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Does God consider the disadvantages of our background?
Psalm 87:4-6. “4I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopie; this man was born there.” 5And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her. 6The Lord shall count, when he writeth up the people, that this man was born there.”
Eternal Life
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What promise has God made?
1 John 2:25. “And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.”
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Through whom is eternal life received?
Romans 6:23. “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
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How is eternal life described?
John 17:3. “And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.”
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What assurance can we have of eternal life?
1 John 5:11-13. “11And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. 13These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.”
The Death of Christ
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What does the death of Christ accomplish?
Ephesians 1:7. “In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;”
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What did Jesus do to carry out the Plan of Salvation?
Philippians 2:5-11. “5Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 8And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 9Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
The Perfect Life of Christ
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How sinless of a life did Jesus live?
Hebrews 4:15. “For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.”
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Could anyone convict Jesus of sinning?
John 8:46. “Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?”
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Why was Jesus able to bear our sins?
2 Corinthians 5:21. “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”
Forgiveness of Sins
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What must we do to have our sins forgiven?
1 John 1:9. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
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What sins are forgiven?
Romans 3:25. “Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;”
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How is the process of forgiveness described?
Isaiah 1:18. “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.”
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How does the process of forgiveness begin?
Acts 2:38. “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.”
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What work is Jesus doing now regarding forgiveness?
Hebrews 9:24-26. “24For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us: 25Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others; 26For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.”
Mankind Restored
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How much is new in Christ?
2 Corinthians 5:17. “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”
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What is the assurance that God can resotre us?
Philippians 1:6. “Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:.”
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Who helps us to both desire and do what is right?
Philippians 2:13. “For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.”
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What is God able to do?
Jude 24. “Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,”
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What does God give us that is new?
Ezekiel 36:26, 27. “26A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. 27And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.”
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Where does God place His law?
Hebrews 8:10. “For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:”
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By what means do we obtain victory?
1 John 5:4. “For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.”
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What is the final goal?
1 Corinthians 15:57. “But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
The Work of the Holy Spirit
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What is required?
John 3:5. “Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.”
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Salvation comes through what means?
2 Thessalonians 2:13. “But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:”
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Who are led by the Spirit of God?
Romans 8:14. “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.”
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How are we changed by the Spirit?
2 Corinthians 3:18. “But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.”
How the Plan Works
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By what means are we saved?
Ephesians 2:8, 9. “8For bygrace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9Not of works, lest any man should boast.”
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By what means is the plan lived?
Romans 1:16, 17. “16For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 17For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.”
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What must we say and believe to be saved?
Romans 10:9, 10. “9That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”
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How does the plan work?
Titus 3:5-7. “5Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; 6Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; 7That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.”
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How do we receive the right to become God’s children?
John 1:12. “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, [even] to them that believe on his name:”
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How do we become God’s children?
Ephesians 1:4-6. “4According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: 5Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, 6To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.”
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Does anyone have any advantage over others in the Plan of Salvation?
Galatians 3:27-29. “27For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. 29And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.”
The Reward
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What will happen to the penalty of death?
1 Corinthains 15:51, 52. “51Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.”
Revelation 21:4. “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain; for the former things are passed away.”
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What is Jesus preparing for the saved?
John 14:1-3. “1Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.”
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Which people will have access to the tree of life?
Revelation 22:14. “Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in though the gates into the city.”
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What will those who are restored be like when Jesus returns?
Hebrews 9:28. “So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.”
Our Part
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What question does God ask?
Matthew 16:24-26. “24Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 25For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. 26For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?”
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What should our prayer be?
Psalm 51:10-13. “10Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. 11Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. 12Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. 13Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.”
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How can we find God?
Jeremiah 29:12, 13. “12Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. 13And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.”
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What invitation does God give?
Revelation 3:20. “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.”
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Scriptures taken from the King James Version.