I.       Believing that salvation is given by grace through faith.  However, it is necessary to rely on the Holy Spirit to strive for holiness, to fulfill the teachings of the Bible, to fear God and to love man.

1.        Salvation is given by grace through faith.

 a.       By grace.

(a)     The Lord Jesus gives us grace (Jn 1:17).

(b)     The Lord sacrificed His life to fulfill the salvation (Heb 10:19, 20; Rom 3:25; 1 Jn 2:2).

(c)     Besides Him there is no other Savior (Acts 4:12; Jn 14:6).

 b.        Through Faith.

(a)     Man cannot be saved through deeds alone (Eph 2:9; Tit 3:5).

(b)     Man cannot be saved by keeping the Laws (Rom 3:20, 28).

(c)      Salvation is by grace through faith (Eph 2:8).

(d)     Salvation of the Lord is given to everyone who has faith (Rom 1:16, 17).

(e)     Those who believe and are baptized will be saved (Mk 16:16; Tit 3:5).

2.       To rely on the Holy Spirit to strive for holiness.

 a.      To strive for holiness.

(a)     Everyone who belongs to the Lord should depart from iniquity (2 Tim 2:19).

(b)     The unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God (1 Cor 6:9, 10; Gal 5:19-21).

(c)      Without holiness no one will see the Lord (Heb 12:14; Mt 7:21-23).

 b.      Rely on the power of the Holy Spirit.

(a)      With his own efforts man alone is never able to do good (Jer 13:23; Rom 7:18-24).

(b)     The Holy Spirit will help to sanctify us (2 Thess 2:13; Rom 8:13).

(c)     Only by relying on the Holy Spirit can one bear good fruits (Gal 5:22, 23; Rev 22:1-2).

3.       To fear God and Love man.

·                  The Lord has summarized the commandments of God into two:

·                  To love God with all our souls

·                  To love others as we love ourselves (Mt 23:34-40). If one can abide in these two teachings of love, on, has fulfilled the law (Rom 13:8-10).

 a.      To fear God and also to love Him.

(a)     We should worship the only true God (Ex 20:3-6; Dan 3:16-18).

(b)     We should keep His commandments (1 Jn 5:3; Jn 14:21-24).

(c)     We should obey His will (Mt 26:39, 42; Heb 10:7).

(d)     We should offer everything to God (Rom 12: 1; Gen 22: 16-18).

 b.      To love others as we love ourselves.

(a)      We should care for the physical needs of others (1 Jn 3:16-18; Jas 1:27).

(b)      We should love the souls of others (Rom 9:1-3; 2 Cor 12:15).

(c)     We should love others as we love ourselves (Mt 22:39, 40; Rom 13:9).

(d)      If we love man we would be loving God (1 Jn 4:16, 17).

(e)     If we love God and man we shall enter the kingdom of heaven (Mt 25:34-40).