What We Believe: Soteriology

"We believe in salvation by grace through faith;
that salvation is the free gift of God, not by virtue or works of man, and is received only by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, which includes repentance and confession of sin,
that all believers possess the gift of eternal life,
a perfect righteousness, and son-ship in the family of God.
We also believe in the progressive sanctification of the believer which is wrought by the indwelling Holy Spirit and mediated by the Wordof God."
Bethel Bible Church Constitution - Article III - Statement of Faith - Section 6

John 3:1-18

I. What is Salvation?
II. Why do we need to be saved? Reasons
III. How are we saved?
     A. God's Sovereign work
          1. Grace (Romans 3:19)
          2. Justification (Romans 3:19-22; 5:1)
     B. Man's sincere response (Romans 2)
          1. Repentance & Confession (Romans 10:9)
          2. Faith (Romans 10:10)
     Weaving these two concepts together:
          John 3:1-18 these concepts go side-by-side without explanation
          John 6:35-40, 44-47
          Romans 9-10:4,9
          Romans 11:33-36
IV. How do we know we are saved? (Ephesians 1:1-14
     A. The Word of the Father
     B. The Work of the Son
     C. The Working of the Spirit

Next Steps:
What difference does it make?
     > Sanctification - positional
     > Sanctification - progressive
     > Evangelism - passionate declaration of the Good News (Romans 10:14-18)