3. Saving faith in Christ is the work of the Holy Ghost alone. Not my works or my merits, but only His grace has moved Him to bring me to Christ and save me.
MEMORIZE:—
The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness unto Him. 1 Cor. 2,14.
Ye were dead in trespasses and sins. Eph. 2,1.
No man can say that Jesus is the Lord but by the Holy Ghost. 1 Cor. 12,3.
By grace are ye saved, through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not of works, lest any man should boast.
QUESTIONS.
1. What has Christ done for our salvation? 2. In what manner did He gain for us the grace of God, forgiveness of sins, and life everlasting? 3. What is now the one thing necessary for our salvation? 4. What happens if we do not accept all that Christ offers us for our salvation? 5. How do we come to Christ and accept in true faith what He has gained for us? 6. What does it mean to believe in Christ? 7. In what respect may we compare our faith with a hand? 8. Which is the only way to heaven? 9. What do we confess in the Third Article about our coming to Christ and believing in Him? 10. Why are we not able to come to Christ by our own reason? 11. How do we always try to save ourselves? 12. Why do we not have strength to come to Jesus and believe in Him? 13. What does the apostle say 1 Cor. 12,3? 14. Who alone can bring us to Christ and work faith in us? 15. What moves the Holy Ghost to perform this work in us?
LESSON 32.
The Third Article.
The Holy Ghost Has Called Me.