a. The Provisions for sin:
i. Penal provision: Heb. 2:9;
1 Pet. 2:21; 1 Pet. 3:18.
ii. Blood provision (life). Jn. 10:10,11,15.
b. The Calling from sin:
i. No man can bring himself to God. Jn. 6:44.
ii. He must first be convicted by God. Jn. 12:32; Acts. 2:37; Acts. 9:4,5.
iii. He must repent. Acts. 2:38; Acts. 3:19.
iv. He must believe. Mk. 1:14,15; Rom. 10:10.
c. The Renewing from sin:
i. No man can change himself. Jer. 13:23.
ii. It is God alone who can justify man. Rom. 8:33; Acts. 13:39.
iii. God must remove the old carnal mind. Rom. 6:6; Eze. 36:26.
iv. God must give the man a new heart. 1 Sam. 10:6,9; Ps. 51:10.
d. The Maintenance from sin:
i. It is the Holy Spirit that seals/sanctifies us. Eph. 4:30; 1 Pet. 1:2; 2 Thess. 2:13.
ii. We must overcome sin in sanctification. Eph. 5:25-27; 1 Thess. 5:23.
iii. We must resist sin with the aid of grace. Heb. 12:4; Jam. 4:7; Gal. 5:16,17.
e. The Blotting out of sins:
i. We all must face judgment. Heb. 9:27; 1 Pet. 4:5.
ii. We all will be judged by the law. Jam. 2:8-12.
iii. We must have a justification in this last judgment. Rom. 2:13,16; 1 Cor. 4:1-5; Dan. 7:22; Job. 13:18.
iv. We must have forgiveness of past sins. (1 Jn. 4:17; 1 Pet. 4:8).
v. We must then be given objective righteousness or be declared righteous. Rev. 3:5; Rev. 6:9-11; Rev. 19: 7,9.
8. God's plan has indeed a systematic flow and priority positions. 2 Tim. 2:17,18; 2 Thess. 2:1-3; Matt. 23:25,26.
9. This plan shows us how to trust God. Pro. 3:5,6.
10. It shows us how to live. Jn. 12:35; 2 Cor. 5:7.
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