| Message preached to the people in Satan’s dark domain. Acts 26:18
___________________ Jesus, whom you crucified, is Lord and Savior. Acts 2:36 Resurrection in Jesus. Acts 4:2 Full message of this life. Acts 5:20 The Kingdom of God and Jesus. Acts 8:12; 19:8; 28:23 Carry My Name before the Gentiles. Acts 9:16 Turn from worthless things to the living God. Acts 14:15-17 The message to the jailer: Acts 16:31-33 |
Believe/Faith in our Lord
Jesus. Acts 20:21 _______________________ Brothers, what shall we do? 2:37 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They believed Philip as he preached the good news. 8:12 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Believe in the Lord and you will be saved. |
Repentance Acts 17:30
_____________________ Repent >>>>>>>>>>> Repent, then, and turn to God. Acts 3:19 >>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> |
Baptized in water Acts 8:38
____________________________ Be baptized – for the remission of your sins. Acts 2:38 So that your sins may be wiped out >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They were baptized both men and women. 8:12 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> He and his family were baptized. >>>>>>>>>> |
Open their eyes and turn them to the light and God. Acts 26:18
_______________________ The number who accepted was about three thousand. 2:41 That times of refreshing may come from the Lord. 3:19 All the believers were one in heart and mind. Acts 4:32 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly. Acts 4:31; 5:32 They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city. V. 19 Filled with joy. |
| Message preached to the people in Satan’s dark domain. Acts 26:18
___________________
Jesus, whom you crucified, is Lord and Savior. Acts 2:36
Resurrection in Jesus. Acts 4:2 Full message of this life. Acts 5:20
The Kingdom of God and Jesus. Acts 8:12; 19:8; 28:23
Carry My Name before the Gentiles. Acts 9:16
Turn from worthless things to the living God. Acts 14:15-17
The message to the jailer: Acts 16:31-33 |
Believe/Faith in our Lord
Jesus. Acts 20:21
_______________________
Brothers, what shall we do? 2:37
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
They believed Philip as he preached the good news. 8:12
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Believe in the Lord and you will be saved. |
Repentance Acts 17:30
_____________________
Repent >>>>>>>>>>>
Repent, then, and turn to God. Acts 3:19 >>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> |
Baptized in water Acts 8:38
____________________________
Be baptized – for the remission of your sins. Acts 2:38
So that your sins may be wiped out >>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
They were baptized both men and women. 8:12
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
He and his family were baptized. >>>>>>>>>> |
Open their eyes and turn them to the light and God. Acts 26:18
_______________________
The number who accepted was about three thousand. 2:41
That times of refreshing may come from the Lord. 3:19
All the believers were one in heart and mind. Acts 4:32 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly. Acts 4:31; 5:32
They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city. V. 19
Filled with joy. |
The foregoing chart is presented to assist in the presentation of a lesson on the processes of the new birth from the book of Acts. Please see next page.
How this chart is designed. First read the scripture in column one and then read directly across the chart in each of the five columns from left to right.
Column One. Please note the first Scripture in this column is also used as the first point in the fifth column. The movement in Acts 26:18 is from the kingdom of Satan to the kingdom of God. The processes of the new birth show how the graces of God through Christ cooperate with the mind, heart and obedience of a sinner in this movement.
A sinner is defined as one who has broken the law of life (I John 3:4). The need to be born again happens for this person when (and if) they have matured to the point where their conscience has begun to exercise and hold “mind court” on themselves (Rom. 2:14, 15). His or her internal court sessions will make use of their lists of what is good and what is evil from their own memory. See Gen. 3:22; II Cor. 13:5; I Cor. 11:31. The correct concept of what is good and evil can be attained only by a study of Biblical truth (Heb. 5:14). Some members of the Corinthian church had a weak conscience because they were not using God’s list of what is good and what is evil (I Cor. 8:4-8).
When the maturity of one’s conscience approaches – and finally becomes a reality in one’s mental faculties, a guilty conscience is the result. This will happen when he or she examines their “self.” All mature people will make this examination just as Adam and Eve did after they got the knowledge God forbid (Gen. 3:9-11).
A guilty conscience can only be purified by the blood of Jesus (Heb. 9:9, 14). It is at this point of maturity every person needs to start and finish the processes of the new birth shown in this chart. The term “born again” literally means “begotten anew, or from above.”
Please note the heading of each column. If the word in this particular heading is found in the scripture listed in the first column, the word will be noted in its respective column.
The words, believe, repent and baptized are used in context with the historical setting in which Luke used each word. Words have meaning in the sentence in which they are found and sentences have meaning in the context of the document in which they are found.
For instance, the context of Acts 8:36 suggests the Ethiopian eunuch had already been through the processes of believing and repenting. It happened because he had believed the teachings of Philip about the kingdom of God. If this is the true context, then we understand he was obeying his faith with a repentant heart when he said, “Look here is water, why shouldn’t I be baptized?” Acts 8:37. Philip assisted him in the last process of his new birth. They both went down into the water and Philip baptized the eunuch.
This chart was not designed for a member of the church. It has been designed for a member of the church to share with his or her neighbor, friend or relative who may not have been born again. It can be used as a tool for the evangelism of other people . See I Peter 3:13-16.
If you are not a Christian you may want to use this chart, along with your Bible, to teach yourself
