OUTLINE:

Divine Justice
Since we are commanded to repent, believe, and have faith, it is righteous to say that we are handed PERSONAL accountability to God on the topic of our own salvation.

Divine Justice
We have also learned that it is by God’s grace alone that we are even able to repent, believe, have saving faith, etc. In fact, God saves those He’s chosen, no more, no less.

“who trusted in themselves”
This is a picture of an arrogant unbeliever (to be contrasted with a believer who is saved through humility).

God Saves, Man Is Involved
God’s grace is all-sufficient, certainly enough to quicken a totally depraved person to repentant faith.

The Simplicity of the Gospel
- Lk 18:9-14 - Conversion (repentance & justification by faith): Parable
of Pharisee & Tax Collector
- Lk 18:15-17 - Simplicity (faith of a child): Entrance into the Kingdom
- Lk 18:18-25 - Rejection (refusing to deny self): Parable of
the Rich Young Ruler
- Lk 18:26-27 - Grace: God saves!
- Lk 18:28-30 – Salvation: Eternal life in the Kingdom

Rev 2:7
‘He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will grant to eat of the tree of life which is in the Paradise of God.’

Eph 2:8-9
For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.

Jn 10:26-27
“But you do not believe because you are not of My sheep. My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.”

We Are Born Deaf
God gives us hearing. As the Bible teaches us: Ro 10:17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

James Montgomery Boice
We often hear the "Savior" characteristics of God stressed – His love, mercy, goodness and so on – but the matter of his lordship is absent. The distortion is particularly clear in evangelism.

James Montgomery Boice
In modern practice the call to repentance is usually called an "invitation," which one can obviously accept or refuse. It is offered politely.

James Montgomery Boice
Seldom do we hear presented God's sovereign demand to repent or his demand for total submission to the authority of his appointed king, Christ Jesus.

I believe the Bible teaches…
- Jesus preached repentance
- Jesus preached belief in Himself
- God is all-sufficient in His saving grace
- Man is held accountable by God in salvation
- God elected/draws every believer to Christ

Evangelist Scott Grande
Let Pastor do his job in your life... 
we have a willing under-shepherd who cares for us, and his motivation is the love of Christ.