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CAN MAN BE SAVED OUT OF THE CHURCH
Read Jno. 15:1-6
Memorize Eph. 1:22-23
- Introduction:
- Give a Bible definition of the church. Eph. 1:19-23; Col. 1:18.
- Who dwells in the church? 1 Cor. 3:16; 6:19; 2 Cor. 6:16; Eph. 2:19-22.
- Is the church a denomination?
- What is a denomination? (Ans. Only a part of the entirety; A religious organization larger than any local church on earth, and yet, smaller than all Christian people on earth.)
- Is there a certain place for fish life? (God ordained water).
- The Blessings That Can Be Had Only In Christ:
- Where are all spiritual blessings? Eph. 1:3.
- Where are all promises? 2 Cor. 1:20.
- Where are men accepted? Eph. 1:6.
- Where is the blood, the forgiveness of sins? Eph. 1:6-7.
- Where must one be to have an inheritance? Eph. 1:11.
- Where are those saved by grace created? Eph. 2:8-11.
- Where is sanctification? 1 Cor. 1:2.
- Where do we become new creatures? 2 Cor. 5:17.
- Where is the "prize of the high calling?" Phil. 3:14.
- How many members in one body, and whose body? Rom. 12:5.
- Where do men die blessed? Rev. 14:13.
- The Entrance And The Way:
- How do we get into Christ? Rom. 6:3; Gal. 3:27.
- What way are we to enter? Matt. 7:13-14.
- Who is the way, truth and life? Jno. 14:6; 15:6; Acts 4:12.
- How many bodies do we have? Eph. 4:4.
- When we get into Christ, are we in the body, the church? Eph. 1:22-23.
- Does the same thing that makes one a Christian make him a member of the church? Acts 2:47.
- Did the Lord give His blood for something that is useless, and therefore in vain? Acts 20:28.
- What will the Lord save? Eph. 5:23.
- Can a man have the saving power out of Christ any better than the branch can bear fruit off the vine? Jno. 15:1-6.
- What of those who enter not by the door? Jno. 10:1.
- What will some religious people say in judgment? Matt. 7:21-23.
- Introduction: