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"He that winneth souls is wise." Proverbs 11:30

"The entrance of thy word giveth light." Psalm 119:130

I. For General Use as Showing Plan of Salvation

GROUP 1

Ruin by sin is, Isa. 53:6: Ps. 53:2, 3.
Redemption by Christ, John 3:16.
Regeneration by the Spirit, John 1:12, 13.

GROUP 2

Under the curse, Gal. 3:10.
A Saviour provided, Gal, 4:4, 5.
What he has done, Gal. 3:13.
How he is received, Gal. 3:1, 2.

GROUP 3

Man guilty, Rom. 3:19.
Cannot be justified by law, Rom. 3:20.
Justification provided by grace, Rom. 3:24.
The death of Christ the procuring cause, Rom. 3:24, 25.
Justified by faith, Rom. 5:1.

GROUP 4

What you are, Rom. 3:23.
Where you are, John 3:18.
Whose you are, Eph. 2:2.
Jesus a Saviour, Matt. 1:21.
God laid our sins upon him, Isa. 53:6.
He bore them, 1 Pet. 2:24.
Our sins removed, Ps. 103:12.

GROUP 5

Confession of sin, Luke 18:13.
Confession of helplessness, Rom. 7:18.
Invited to call on the Lord, Rom. 10:13.
Invited to come to the Lord, Matt. 11:28.

GROUP 6

No power but of God, Rom. 13:1.
God's power in the gospel, Rom. 1:16.
Self must die to know this power, Gal. 2:20.
Power to live as a child of God, Col. 1:10, 11.
Power to preach Christ, Rom. 15:19.

GROUP 7

Under power and penalty of sin, Eph. 2:1-3, 12.
Grace in God the source of redemption, Eph. 2:8, 9.
The death of Christ the fact of redemption, Eph. 1:7.
When Christ is trusted we have redemption, Eph. 1:12,13.
Fruit of faith, Eph. 5:1, 18-20.

GROUP 8

Peace-

False: Based on ignorance, Luke 12:16-20.
Based on self righteousness, Luke 18:9.
Based on a seared conscience, 1 Tim. 4: 2.
True: Based on sin judged and forgiven, Eph. 2:14, 17: Col. 1:20; John 20:19-22.
Maintained by confession to God, confidence and communion, 1 John 1:9: Isa. 26:3, 4; Phil. 4:4-9.

GROUP 9

A sinner under law, Jas. 2:10: Rom. 2:3.
A disobedient child, Mal. 1:6.
A rebellious subject, Luke 19: 14.
A despiser of grace, John 5:40.
Christ exalted to give repentance, Acts. 5:31.

GROUP 10

Salvation needed, Rom. 3:9, 10.
Salvation provided, Rom. 5:8.
Salvation proffered, Acts 13:38, 39.
Salvation rejected, Acts 13:45, 46.
Salvation accepted, Acts 13:48.

GROUP 11

Heart wrong, Matt. 22:37-39.
Life wrong, Rpm. 2:1-3.
Consequences, Rom. 2:8, 9.
Present need, Ps. 51:10.
Present duty, Isa. 1:16-18.
God's present offer, Isa. 43:24-26.

GROUP 12

Christ's invitation, Matt. 11:28.
Who are invited? Rev. 22:17.
Who will come? John 6:44, 65.
What is it to come? Rom. 10:9, 10.
What will Christ do? John 6:37.

GROUP 13

Salvation a gift, Rom. 5:15.
Through Jesus Christ, Rom. 6:23.
Ask him for it, John 4: 10; Luke 11:13; 18:13.
Receive by faith, Mark 2:5; 11:24.

GROUP 14

Christ exalted to give repentance, Acts 5:31.
Christ preached in order to lead to repentance, Luke 24:47.
Repentance secured by Christ's being accepted, Acts 9:6.

GROUP 15

Where Christ finds us, Gal 3:22. 23.
Personal contact through the word, John 17: 20: Rom. 10:17.
The Spirit of God from Christ, John 7: 39; 10:10.
Where Christ takes us, Eph. 2:6-8.
How Christ keeps us, John 10: 27-29.

GROUP 16

The Natural Man, Gen. 5:1-3; 6:5, 13; Ps. 43:1-3; Matt. 15:18, 19; Gal. 5:19-21: Rom. 5:7, 8; 1 Cor. 2:14.
The Spiritual Man, 1 Cor. 15:47-50; John 3:3, 5; 1:14, 16, 12,13; Jas. 1:18; 1 Pet. 1:3.23, 25; Gal. 4:4-7; 1 John 5:1.4, 5.
The Two Natures in One Man, John 5:7; Rom. 7:21-23; Gal. 5:16, 17; 1 John 1:8-10; 3:9; 1 Cor. 9:27; 10:11-13; 2 Cor. 12:7-9; Acts 15:37-39; 2 Cor. 4:10, 11; Phil. 3:20, 21; 1 Cor. 15: 51-54; Rom. 8. 21-23; Rom. 13:14.

II. Texts for Special Cases

Where the Deity of Christ Is Doubted

John 1:1-3, 14, 18, 34, 49; I. John 1:1-3; 5:10-13. 20; Acts 4:10-12; Rom. 3:14; Matt. 22, 42-45; John 12:38-41 with Isa. 6; John 9: 35-38; 34:9:19:7; Mark 14:61-64.

Where Christ's Substitutionary Work as the Sacrifice for Sin is Rejected

Isa. 53:12 with Luke 22:37; Matt. 26:27, 28; Mark 10:45; Luke 24:44-48; John 1:29; 6:51; 10:15-18; Acts 8: 30-35; Rom. 4:25; 7:4; 8:3; 10:4 ;1 Pet. 1:18, 19; 2:24: 3:18; Rev. 1:5, 6.

Where the Divine Authority of the Word of God in Holy Scripture Is Questioned

John 5:39; 15:26, 27: 20:30,31; 1 John 1:1-4; John 17:20; 2 Tim.. 3:13-17; 2. Pet. 1:21; 3:15, 16.

How to Believe

Rom. 10:17; 1 John 5:9-13; 2 Tim. 1:12; Heb. 11:1-6; Eph. 1:12, 13; Luke 24: 27; John 4:50; 9:11; 7:17; Acts 8:35-37; 10:43; 16:14, 31; Rom. 10: 5-11; 1. Cor. 15:1-4; John 20:25-31.

Commands to Forsake Sin

Isa. 55:7; 59:1-3; Luke 38; John 5:14; Acts 19:18, 19; 20:21; 25:20; I. Tim. 1:5; Matt. 5:23, 24; 6:15; Ezek. 33:11-15; Micah 6:8.

Encouragement for Great Sinners

Isa. 43:22, 26; 1 Tim. 1:11-16; Luke 7:44-50; 1. Cor. 6:9-11; Eph. 2:3-10; Isa. 44:22; John 10:9-11; 2 Chr. 33:9, 11, 13; Ps. 116:1-6; Luke 19:10; 18:13, 14; 15:18-20; Mark 16:15; Matt. 9:12, 13.

How to be Kept

1 Pet. 1:5; Isa. 41:10; 40: 27-31; 45:22, 24; 1 Pet. 2:2; Col. 3: 16; John 15:4, 7; 1 John 2:24-29.

For Dark Days

Isa. 50: 10; Job. 13:15-18; Mic. 7:7,8; Ps. 37:1-11; Nah. 1:7; Heb. 10, 35-37; 13:5, 6; 1 Pet. 4:12-14; 5:4.7-11; 2 Cor. 4:16-18; Rom. 8:22, 23; 1 Thes. 4: 13-18; Hab. 3:17-19.

For Backsliders

(Let such go carefully through with the texts of Group 2, and see if they have ever truly trusted Christ, and understood redemption.) Mal. 3:10; Mic. 2:7; Hos. 14:14; Jer. 31:18-20; Ps. 32:51; Luke 22: 61, 62; Mark 15:7: 1 John 1:7-9; 2: 1, 2.

For Those Who Look to Feeling for Faith

Feeling not to he trusted, Jer. 17:9; Luke 18:11, 12 God speaks to us through his word, not through our feelings, Jer. 23:23-30; Ps.119:113-117; John 5:24; Rom. 10:12-17.
The witness of the Holy Spirit is received by our receiving his testimony to Christ in the written word, 1 John 5:9-13; Eph. 1:12-14; Rom. 16:25, 26 with Rom. 8:1-4, 15, 16.
Feelings fluctuate, but God's word is unchangeable, Rom. 3:3, 4; 4:20, 21; 2 Tim. 1:12; Rom. 8:23 with 34-39; 1. Pet. 1:7, 23-25; John 3:34-36.

III. Forty Questions Answered from the Word of God

How may I know that there is a God? John 1:14, 18; 14:9-14; 20:29-31; Rom. 1:20; Ps. 19:1; Isa. 43:9, 10; Hos. 3:4, 5; John 8: 47.
How can I know that the Bible is true? John 5:39, 40; John 7:17; Acts 17:11, 12.
How can I understand the Bible? 1 Cor. 2:9-14; John 16:13: Luke 11:13.
If a man does the best he can, will he not go to heaven? John 3:5, 6, 36; Rom. 3:19, 20; Gal. 3:10.
If a man honestly thinks he is on the right road, will he he condemned? Prov. 14:12; Rom. 3:3, 4; Acts 17:30.
Can't a man be a Christian without believing that Christ was the Son at God? 1 John 5:9-13, 20; John 20:28-31; Matt. 16:13-18.
Why was the death at Christ needed to save men? Rom. 8:3; Gal. 3:10; Rom. 5:12, 19.
What is the first thing to do in becoming a Christian? Matt. 12:28; John 6:29, 37; Acts 16:31.
What is the next thing? Matt. 10:32; Rom. 10:9, 10; Heb. 13:15, 16.
Must I not feel my sins before I can come to Christ? How can I do this? Rom. 7:13; John 16:8, 9; Acts 2:36,37; Zech. 12:10.
Must I not repent? What is repentance? How can I repent? Luke 24:46, 47; Acts 5:30, 31; Acts 20:21; Luke 15:17, 18.
How do I come to Christ? Isa. 55:7; 1 John 1:1.3; Rom. 10:8-17; Mark 10:49, 50.
What is it to accept of Christ? John 1:11, 12; Rom. 6:23; John 4:10; Eph. 2:8.
How may I get faith? Rom. 20:37; Eph. 1:12, 13; Luke 16:29-31; John 5:39, 46, 47; John 4:50; Luke 17:5.
How can I know that my sins are forgiven? Mark 2:5; Luke 7:48-50; Acts 13:38, 39; 1 John 1:9.
How can I tell that I love God? 1 John 4:10, 19; Rom. 5:5-8; Eph, 2:4-8.
Why will not the Lord show himself to me, and speak to me as he did to Paul? 1 Tim.. 1:16; John 17:20; John 20: 29; 1 Pet. 1:8; John 14:16-18.
How may I know that the Spirit of God has come to me? John 16:8; 1 Cor. 12:3; Gal. 5:22, 23; 1 John 3:14.
Why do church members do wrong? Phil. 3: 18, 19; 1 Tim. 4:1, 2; 2 Tim. 3:1-5; Gal. 5:17; 6:1.
Why are there so many different churches?1 Cor. 3:1-5; 1 Cor. 12:12-14; 1 Cor. 11:19; 2 Pet. 2:1, 2; Eph. 1:17-23.
Must I join the church to be a Christian?Matt. 28:18-20; Acts 2:38-42, 47; Heb. 10:25.
Are amusements wrong for Christians? 1 John 2: 15-17; John 17: 14-19; 1 Pet. 4:2-5.
How shall I overcome the world? Col. 3:1-6; 1 John 5:4, 5; Gal. 1:4.
Why do good Christians have so much trouble in the world? 1 Cor. 11:32; Ps. 94:12, 13: Heb. 12:6-11; 1 Pet. 4:12-19.
How shall I find deliverance from the power of sins that I have practiced? Rom. 6:9-14; Eph. 6:10-18; 1 Pet. 5: 6-l0.
If I sin after I become a Christian, will God forgive me? Rom. 13:14; 1 John 2:1, 2; Heb. 4:14-16; Jas 5:16: Matt. 18:21, 22
What is the sin against the Holy Ghost? Mark 3:28-30: Heb. 10: 28, 29; Acts 8: 18-23
How will know that l am one of the elect?John 3:16; John 6:37; John 10:9; Rev. 22:17.
Must I forgive my enemies in becoming a Christian? Matt. 5:23, 24; Matt. 6:12, 14, 15; Eph. 4:31, 32.
Must I make restitution? Mark 12:31; Rom. 12:17; Luke 19:8; 2 Cor. 8:21.
Must I not wait until I understand the Bible better before I become a Christian? Acts 8:12, 35-37; Acts 16:30-33; 1 Cor. 2:1-5
Must I not become a better man before I become a Christian? Matt. 9:12-13; Matt. 17:1518; Rom. 7: 23-25; Gal. 2:16.
When I try to pray it seems unreal to me; how can l overcome this? Luke 11:14; John 1:18; John 17:6, 25, 26.
Are you sure so great a sinner as I am can be saved? Isa. 55:6-9; Isa. 43:24-26; I. Tim. 1:15,16.
Should I make any start to confess that I want to be a Christian while I have no feeling? Matt. 12: 10-13; Ezek. 36; 26; Eph. 2:4-6.
What is the greatest sin? 1 John 5:10; John 5:38; Num. 23,19.
If I become a Christian, what ought I to seek for most earnestly? John 14:16-18; John 20: 22; Acts 1:8; Acts 2:39; Eph. 5:17-21.
What will be my greatest difficulty in the Christian life? Phil. 2:3-5; Rom. 12:3, 16; John 13:12-17.
How can I be sure of holding out? Isa. 41:10; 1 Cor. 10:13; 2 Cor. 9:8; 2 Cor. 12:9; Heb. 7:25; Jude 24; John 10:27-29.
I do not feel like becoming a Christian now; can I not put this off until some other time? 2 Cor. 6:2; Heb. 3:7, 8; Heb. 4:7; James 4:13-17.

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