8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. Ephesians 2:8-9
1. The Wittenburg Door.
17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, The righteous shall live by faith. Romans 1:17
An indulgence is "a way to reduce the amount of punishment one has to undergo for sins.
As soon as the gold in the casket rings; the rescued soul to heaven springs. John Tetzel (1465-1519)
20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. 21 I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose. Galatians 2:20-21
Reformation Day-October 31 The day Martin Luther nailed his 95 Thesis to the door of the Wittenberg Church in 1517
36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him. John 3:36
1. The Wittenburg Door. 2. The Ark Door.
11 Now the earth was corrupt in God s sight, and the earth was filled with violence. 12 And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth. 13 And God said to Noah, I have determined to make an end of all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them with the earth. Genesis 6:11-13
16 Make a roof for the ark, and finish it to a cubit above, and set the door of the ark in its side. Make it with lower, second, and third decks. 17 For behold, I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life under heaven. Everything that is on the earth shall die. Genesis 6:16-17
1 Then the LORD said to Noah, Go into the ark, you and all your household... 7 And Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons wives with him went into the ark to escape the waters of the flood. Genesis 7:1a, 7
16 And those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him. And the LORD shut him in 21 And all flesh died that moved on the earth, birds, livestock, beasts, all swarming creatures that swarm on the earth, and all mankind. Genesis 7:16, 21
1. The Wittenburg Door. 2. The Ark Door. 3. The Passover Door.
7 Then they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and the lintel of the houses in which they eat it. 12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast... 13 The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to destroy you, when I strike the land of Egypt. Exodus 12:7, 12-13
29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! John 1:29
For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. 1 Corinthians 5:7
18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit. 1 Peter 3:18
1. The Wittenburg Door. 2. The Ark Door. 3. The Passover Door. 4. The Sheep s Door.
7 So Jesus again said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. 9 I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. John 10:7-9
11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. John 10:11
1. The Wittenburg Door. 2. The Ark Door. 3. The Passover Door. 4. The Sheep s Door. 5. Knocking on your door?
20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. Revelation 3:20
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13 Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. 14 For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few. Matthew 7:13-14