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2005 - Touchet Baptist Church, Touchet, Washington - Pastor Mike Paulson - 2005
Expounding the way of God more perfectly - Acts 18:26 - with the Scriptures Rightly Divided - II Timothy 2:15

The Simplicities of Salvation
For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity,
not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God,
we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
II Corinthians 1:12

But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty,
so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
II Corinthians 11:3

Salvation seems so complicated these days:

baby baptism, immersion water baptism, speaking in tongues, join a church, take communion, confirmation class, making a commitment to Christ, asking Jesus into your heart, confess your sins, stop sinning, love everybody, agree to disagree, etc.

New bibles complicate it:  "everyone who believes will not die but have eternal life... John 3:16?
New bibles complicate it:  "It's terribly hard to get into God's kingdom..."  Mark 10:24
New bibles complicate it:  harder level of reading; doctrines changed & removed, etc.
New bibles complicate it:  "difficult is the way..." Matthew 7:14
New bibles complicate it:  a few versions already tell people TO take the mark of the beast!  Revelation 13:18 - NLT; Ephesians 1:13 - NIV
New bibles complicate it:  the Message bible brings in the New Age - the spirit of antichrist blatantly and makes Christ a master who wears a lotus wreath and is called the Green One!  The modern bibles are preparing the world for the arrival of the antichrist in Revelation 6 and for the harvest of the tares to be bundled for burning!  Matthew 13:24-30


Just how simple is salvation?
God is NOT the author of confusion!  I Corinthians 14:33
Read on!

SIMPLE SITUATION SIMPLE SINNER SIMPLE SENTENCE SIMPLE SAVIOUR SIMPLE SOLUTION SIMPLE SURGERY SIMPLE SURGEON SIMPLE SWORD SIMPLE SEALING SIMPLE STATUS SIMPLE SATISFACTION
proper understanding of faith - faith "in" and faith "of"
Rest
Comfort
Peace that passeth all understanding - from God of peace
In Christ
Christ in you
Boldness
confidence
not perplexed
understanding
wisdom from God
joy
quietness
assurance
peaceable habitation, in sure dwellings and in quiet resting places
leading a quiet and peaceable life (in all godliness and honesty, though)
proper parenting
aware of the devil's devices
knowing where you are going after you die - and your family's eternal destination, too, etc.
encouragement through the daily routine of 'life!'
etc. - so much more!!!
SAVED TO SERVE SIMPLE SOURCE
King James 1611 Bible
    Word of God
    Words of God
    Words of Jesus Christ
    Sword of the Spirit
    The final authority in the doctrine of...
        Inspired, preserved, inerrant, pure, settled in heaven!
        English Language (not modern English, either)
        Preaching of...
        Reading of...
        Studying of...
        Exhortation of...

It is All So Simple

It is by faith that we stand!
By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand,
and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Romans 5:2
That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
I Corinthians 2:5
Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
I Corinthians 16:13
Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.
II Corinthians 1:24

by faith, we stand, not sight - and it is HIS faith, not ours!
And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law,
but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
Philippians 3:9


P.S.
Don't be STUPID - FOOLISH!
I Corinthians 1:20 - Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
Romans 1:22 - Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
And if saved, take heed to:
Galatians 3:3 - Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
Ephesians 5:15,16 - See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.