October 7, 1962 .... Salvation Sermon ... W. B. Bingham II

Here are the sermon notes that our pastor gave today from his father's sermon on Salvation back in 1962. This was the year that my pastor was saved. I loved these. Enjoy!

To understand Salvation you must realize:

What Salvation Is Not:
1. reformation (meaning you have to get everything perfect in your life before you can get Saved.)
2. confirmation (you have to confirm your reservations to Heaven yourself, no one else can do it for you.
3. just information (you can miss Salvation by 18 inches... the inches from your head to your heart.)
4. not a demonstration (you have to be true and you can't just put on a show and "act" like you are a Christian.)
5. a denomination (as long as you are Saved by Jesus Christ and believe that God sent Him to die to pay your ransom, it doesn't matter what denomination you are or how well you represent that denomination.)

What Salvation Is:
1. A change of mind
2. Repentance towards God
3. Faith in Jesus Christ
4. When you agree with God about all He's said about you and about Himself
5. A new walk (We are new creatures in Christ!)
6. A commitment of Faith in Jesus Christ alone

You Should Be Saved Because:
1. Of the increasing power of sin (sin is more present everyday and can harm you more each day.)
2. Of the present influence of sin (no one will go to hell alone, they will have to drag someone down with them.)
3. Of the expanding penalty of sin (we are all closer to death today than we have ever been.)

My pastor added the following:

3 circles of Salvation:
1st circle is the circle of despair that we are walking in before we get Saved.
2nd circle is the circle that we move to which turns opposite of the 1st one and that we walk in after we get saved.
3rd circle is the the circle we will merge into when we get to Heaven