14-week bible study
These bible studies use the book, The Subject of Salvation. You can follow the entire 14-week study or choose a chapter of interest such as baptism.
Anyone is welcome to use this web page to teach a bible study provided that the material is not modified. You can teach from your phone, tablet, or laptop. You are also welcome to put this up on a screen in a public setting such as church (no permission required).
My long-term goal is to get the entire book on this page in slideshows for each chapter with PDF workbook pages to go along.
Anyone is welcome to use this web page to teach a bible study provided that the material is not modified. You can teach from your phone, tablet, or laptop. You are also welcome to put this up on a screen in a public setting such as church (no permission required).
My long-term goal is to get the entire book on this page in slideshows for each chapter with PDF workbook pages to go along.
The weekly schedule
Week 1
Chapter 1 Who Jesus Is
Week 2
Chapter 2 About the bible
Week 3
Chapter 11 Becoming a Christian
Chapter 12 What it means to be Christian
Chapter 13 Who you are in Christ
Week 4
Chapter 14 About prayer
Week 5
Chapter 3 We need a savior
Chapter 4 Sin and salvation
Week 6
Chapter 5 Belief and faith
Week 7
Chapter 6 Repentance and forgiveness
Week 8
Chapter 7 Baptism
Week 9
Chapter 8 Receiving the Holy Spirit
Week 10
Chapter 9 Abide in Him
Chapter 10 How to be saved
Week 11
Chapter 15 Holiness and living righteously
Week 12
Chapter 16 Choosing your beliefs wisely
Chapter 17 Dealing with doctrinal differences
Week 13
Chapter 18 Sharing the faith
Chapter 19 Discipleship
Week 14
Chapter 20 Teaching this topic
Chapter 1 Who Jesus Is
Week 2
Chapter 2 About the bible
Week 3
Chapter 11 Becoming a Christian
Chapter 12 What it means to be Christian
Chapter 13 Who you are in Christ
Week 4
Chapter 14 About prayer
Week 5
Chapter 3 We need a savior
Chapter 4 Sin and salvation
Week 6
Chapter 5 Belief and faith
Week 7
Chapter 6 Repentance and forgiveness
Week 8
Chapter 7 Baptism
Week 9
Chapter 8 Receiving the Holy Spirit
Week 10
Chapter 9 Abide in Him
Chapter 10 How to be saved
Week 11
Chapter 15 Holiness and living righteously
Week 12
Chapter 16 Choosing your beliefs wisely
Chapter 17 Dealing with doctrinal differences
Week 13
Chapter 18 Sharing the faith
Chapter 19 Discipleship
Week 14
Chapter 20 Teaching this topic
This book is divided into 3 sections. Part 1 talks about who God is and what the bible is. That lays the foundation before we begin to study salvation. Part 2 is the study of salvation breaking it down into easy-to-read chapters. Part 3 talks about living for the Lord as a Christian.
Why Part 1
We need to lay a foundation. As a former atheist, someone asked me what's the first thing I would talk about to someone interested in becoming Christian. My answer was that people need to know who Jesus is before they will understand sin or salvation or anything else. We also need to establish the bible as the word of truth divinely inspired by God. Those two things need to be taught before we get into any topical bible study.
Why Part 2
We need to study salvation. Of all the things we can and will consider as a Christian, this is the most important. We must be saved. We must know what the Word says is required. We need to be obedient to that, not making excuse or argument but submitting ourselves to obeying what we are told to do.
Why Part 3
We do people a disservice when we stop after the essentials and do not teach them how to live as Christians. We should be teaching people how to pray and how to study the bible. We should be teaching spiritual battle. We should be nurturing the growth of their roots in Christ and nurturing their growth in spiritual maturity. The way we live matters. Holiness matters. Righteousness matters. The seasoned saints need to be teaching the spiritually younger how to live out the faith. We should also teach how to share the faith. Let's not neglect these more mature topics after someone has come to believe and has followed instructions for salvation.
Why Part 1
We need to lay a foundation. As a former atheist, someone asked me what's the first thing I would talk about to someone interested in becoming Christian. My answer was that people need to know who Jesus is before they will understand sin or salvation or anything else. We also need to establish the bible as the word of truth divinely inspired by God. Those two things need to be taught before we get into any topical bible study.
Why Part 2
We need to study salvation. Of all the things we can and will consider as a Christian, this is the most important. We must be saved. We must know what the Word says is required. We need to be obedient to that, not making excuse or argument but submitting ourselves to obeying what we are told to do.
Why Part 3
We do people a disservice when we stop after the essentials and do not teach them how to live as Christians. We should be teaching people how to pray and how to study the bible. We should be teaching spiritual battle. We should be nurturing the growth of their roots in Christ and nurturing their growth in spiritual maturity. The way we live matters. Holiness matters. Righteousness matters. The seasoned saints need to be teaching the spiritually younger how to live out the faith. We should also teach how to share the faith. Let's not neglect these more mature topics after someone has come to believe and has followed instructions for salvation.
Week by Week
Each week will be added once the slideshows are complete.
Week 8 - Baptism
Week 9 - Receiving the Holy Spirit (getting the Holy Ghost)
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The world tells us we are saved if we want to be.
What does the Word tell us?