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THE GIFT
OF
SALVATION
CONDITIONAL
OR
UNCONDITIONAL?
CAN A GIFT BE CONDITIONAL
AND YET REMAIN A GIFT?
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SOME SAY THAT SINCE SALVATION IS BY
GRACE : Ephesians 2:5
– That is (AN UNEARNED/UNMERITED FREE GIFT).
 “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that
not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:” Ephesians
2:8 (KJV)
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IT MUST BE TOTALLY UNCONDITIONAL.
– THE REAL QUESTION IS:
 IS
THIS TRUE?
AN ILLUSTRATION
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FAMILY NEEDED A CAR - HAD NO MONEY. A
FRIEND HEARD OF THE NEED – MADE PLANS TO GIVE THEM A CAR.
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FRIEND SAID, “MEET ME AT CAR LOT, SIGN
PAPERS, PROMISE TO CHANGE OIL REGULARLY DRIVE IT HOME.”
WAS IT A GIFT?
– WERE THERE CONDITIONS?
– DID THE FAMILY EARN THE CAR?
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SUPPOSE THEY HAD NOT MET THE CONDITIONS?
AN OLD TESTAMENT
EXAMPLE:
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JOSHUA 6:2 - “And the LORD said unto Joshua,
See, I have given into thine hand Jericho...”
VERSES 3-5 TELL US WHAT GOD REQUIRED
OF THE PEOPLE
– THE CONDITIONS UPON THE GIFT!
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VERSE 16 - DAY SEVEN (BEFORE THE WALLS
FELL) –
– “Shout; for the LORD hath given you the city.”
Old Testament Example –
Cont.
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JOSHUA 6:20 - “the people shouted with
a great shout, that the wall fell down flat,
– so that the people went up into the city... AND
THEY TOOK THE CITY.”
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WAS JERICHO A GIFT FROM GOD?
– WERE THERE CONDITIONS?
– WHAT POWER CAUSED THE WALLS TO
FALL?
 MARCHING? SHOUTING?
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DID THE PEOPLE EARN THE CITY?
– IF THEY HADN’T MET CONDITIONS?
WHAT ABOUT
SALVATION?
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IT IS A GIFT FROM GOD!
– CONDITIONAL?
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EPHESIANS 2:8-9 –
– “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that
not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works,
lest any man should boast.
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GOD’S GRACE SUPPLIES!
– OUR FAITH APPLIES!
DOES “FAITH” STAND ALONE AS A
CONDITION OF SALVATION?
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FIRST, WE MUST UNDERSTAND THE “KIND” OF
FAITH GOD REQUIRES.
– WHOLE-HEARTED, OBEDIENT,
– TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN GOD AND HIS
WILL!
– THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN SO!
– ROMANS 1O:17 – “Faith Comes By…”
– JAMES 2:14-26 – “can faith save him?...”
– HEBREWS 5:8-9 – “learned he obedience”
GOD’S CONDITIONS OF
OUR SALVATION….
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A BELIEVER MUST ALSO:
– REPENT OF SINS
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LUKE 24:47; ACTS 2:38
– CONFESS FAITH IN CHRIST
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ROMANS 10:9-10
– BE BAPTIZED IN THE NAME
OF JESUS
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ACTS 2:38; 22:16
– LIVE FAITHFULLY
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REVELATION 2:10
IS SALVATION A
CONDITIONAL GIFT
FROM GOD?
WHAT IF ONE DOES
NOT MEET GOD’S
CONDITIONS?
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