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The Science of Salvation

From the heart of God to the new earth — salvation taught step by step

Forty-nine sermon-length study units following the whole plan of redemption: the character of God, the origin and nature of sin, the incarnation and the cross, justification and sanctification, the Christian life, and the consummation. Each unit carries a synopsis, key texts, eight discussion questions with model answers, and an eight-question quiz.

Studies
49
Questions
392
Quiz questions
392
A word on sources. This guide is an original series of forty-nine studies on the classic themes of the science of salvation. It is not a reproduction of, nor taken from, any published book, and the titles and order here are our own. If you are studying alongside a printed volume of forty-nine sermons, check its table of contents against these units and adjust the order to match your edition before printing for class use.

The study units

  1. 01The God Who SavesSalvation begins in the heart of God, not in the need of man8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  2. 02The Character of God Is LoveAgape — the self-emptying love that governs every act of God8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  3. 03The Origin of SinHow self-exaltation began in a perfect universe8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  4. 04The Fall of ManWhat was lost in Eden and what humanity became8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  5. 05The Nature of SinSin as a state before it is ever an act8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  6. 06The Universal VerdictAll under sin — the levelling ground of the gospel8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  7. 07The Law of GodA transcript of character, not a ladder to heaven8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  8. 08The Wages of SinDeath, its two kinds, and what Christ tasted for every man8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  9. 09The Promise and the CovenantThe everlasting covenant: God's unilateral promise received by faith8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  10. 10The Sanctuary Plan of SalvationThe gospel taught in furniture, blood, and ministry8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  11. 11The Lamb Slain from the Foundation of the WorldSubstitution: the thread that runs from Eden to Revelation8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  12. 12The IncarnationGod joined Himself to the race He came to save8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  13. 13The Humanity of ChristHe took our nature yet knew no sin8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  14. 14The Sinless Life of ChristThe righteousness that is credited to the believer8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  15. 15Temptation and VictoryHow Christ overcame and how His victory becomes ours8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  16. 16The Cross — Our SubstituteWhat actually happened when Jesus died8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  17. 17The Cross — Revelation of GodCalvary as the unveiling of the divine character8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  18. 18The ResurrectionGod's receipt that the debt was paid8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  19. 19Our High PriestThe ministry of Christ in the heavenly sanctuary8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  20. 20RepentanceA gift of God, not a qualification we manufacture8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  21. 21FaithThe empty hand that receives everything8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  22. 22Justification by FaithDeclared righteous — the verdict that precedes the change8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  23. 23Adoption and SonshipFrom pardoned criminal to welcomed child8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  24. 24The New BirthYe must be born again — a life received, not a resolution made8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  25. 25Conversion and SurrenderThe turning that faith makes and the will God asks for8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  26. 26BaptismBuried with Him, raised to walk in newness of life8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  27. 27SanctificationThe work of a lifetime, wrought by the same grace that justifies8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  28. 28Abiding in ChristThe vine and the branch: union as the secret of fruit8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  29. 29The Holy SpiritThe applier of salvation, the presence of Christ in the believer8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  30. 30PrayerThe breath of the soul and the channel of received grace8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  31. 31The Word of GodHow the Bible becomes the Spirit's instrument of transformation8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  32. 32Growth and the Christian WarfareWhy the conflict intensifies in a life that is truly advancing8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  33. 33Overcoming Besetting SinDeliverance for the habit that will not let go8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  34. 34Faith and WorksPaul and James in perfect agreement8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  35. 35Law and GraceTwo friends often set at war8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  36. 36The Sabbath and Rest in ChristThe sign of a finished work, kept by resting believers8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  37. 37StewardshipGrace at work in the pocket and the calendar8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  38. 38The Body and the GospelHealth as a servant of salvation, never a means of it8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  39. 39The ChurchThe body of Christ: saved people held together by grace8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  40. 40Spiritual GiftsEvery member equipped for a share in the work8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  41. 41Witnessing and Soul WinningTelling what we have received, in the way Christ did8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  42. 42Suffering and the ChristianWhy trouble comes and what God does with it8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  43. 43The Assurance of SalvationHow a believer may know today that he is right with God8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  44. 44Backsliding and RestorationHow people drift, and how God brings them home8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  45. 45The Judgment and the GospelGood news for the believer, not a source of terror8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  46. 46The Sealing and Christian CharacterSettled into the truth so as not to be moved8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  47. 47The Latter Rain and the Loud CryThe Spirit's final outpouring for the finishing of the work8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  48. 48The Second ComingThe blessed hope that completes salvation8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages
  49. 49The New Earth and the End of SinSalvation completed: God dwelling with His people forever8 questions · 8 quiz · 4 key passages