MEN ARE NOT SAVED BECAUSE OF WORKS    BY STEVE FINNELL

1. Meritorious works cannot save you.

2. Works of the Law of Moses cannot save you.

3. Works of righteousness (good deeds) cannot save you.

Titus 3:5 not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, (NKJV)

Titus 3:5 He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, (NASB)

Titus 3:5 then he saved us---not because we were good enough to be saved, but because of his kindness and pity--- by washing away our sins and giving us the new joy of the indwelling Holy Spirit(The Living Bible ---Paraphrased)

Ephesians 2:8-9....you have been saved...9 not of works, lest anyone should boast. (NKJV)

Ephesians 2:8-9 ...have been saved...9 not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. (NASB)

Ephesians 2:8-9 ...you have been saved...9 Salvation is not a reward for the good we have done, so none of us can take credit for it.(The Living Bible---Paraphrased)

Galatians 2:16 "knowing that a man is not justified by works of the law..... (NKJV)

Galatians 2:16 and yet we Jewish Christian know very well thatwe cannot become right with God by obeying our Jewish law,...(The Living Bible--Paraphrased)

WATER BAPTISM IS NOT A WORK.

1.It is not a work of righteousness.

2. It is not a good deed.

3. Men are not baptized because they are good enough.

4. Water baptism is not administered as a reward for good deeds.

5. Baptism is not a work of the Law of Moses.

Water baptism is so men can be saved. (Marl 16:16)

Water baptism is so men can have their sins forgiven. (Acts 2:38)

FAITH, REPENTANCE, AND CONFESSION ARE NOT WORKS.

1. They are not works of righteousness.

2. They are not good deeds.

3. Men do not believe, repentant, and confess because they are good enough.

4. Faith, repentance, and confession are not works of the Law of Moses.

Faith, repentance, and confession are so men can have their sins forgiven and be saved. (Mark 16:16, Acts 2:38, Romans 10:9-10)

SALVATION IS A FREE GIFT FROM GOD. But men have to accept that gift through faith, repentance, confession and water baptism.THERE IS NO WORK REQUIRED. 

Men can be saved in the time it takes to believe, repent, confess, and be immersed in water.

(Note: Repentance in Acts 2:38 means to change from unbelief and to make the commitment to turn from sin and to turn toward God)