The document discusses different Christian denominations' views on salvation - Baptist view salvation as by grace through faith alone, Catholic view works as justifying faith, Church of Christ view requires belief and baptism. It then examines how to properly interpret scripture by distinguishing between time periods - the "time past" focused on God's promises to Israel, while the "but now" includes Gentiles. During Jesus' ministry and Acts 1-7, the early church's message was directed to Israel to repent, but they fell so salvation could come to the Gentiles.

1. How to be saved?
• Baptist:
Ephesians 2:8-9
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and
that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

2. How to be saved?
• Catholic
James 2:24
24 Ye see then how that by works a man is
justified, and not by faith only.

3. How to be saved?
• Church of Christ
Mark 16:15-16
15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the
world, and preach the gospel to every
creature.
16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be
saved; but he that believeth not shall be
damned.

4. How to be saved?
• Pentecostal
Mark 16:17-18
17 And these signs shall follow them that
believe; In my name shall they cast out devils;
they shall speak with new tongues;
18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink
any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they
shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall
recover.

5. How can the Book of Truth have different
and conflicting answers to the same
question?

6. 2 Timothy 2:15
15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a
workman that needeth not to be ashamed,
rightly dividing the word of truth.
To be approved unto God you must:
• Divide
• Rightly divide

7. All scripture is written for our learning, but not
all scripture is written for our application.
1 Corinthians 10:11 Romans 15:4

8. How do you divide the Scripture?
Ephesians 2:11-12
11 Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past
Gentiles in the flesh, who are called
Uncircumcision by that which is called the
Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being
aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and
strangers from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God in the world:

9. Ephesians 2:13
13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes
were far off are made nigh by the blood of
Christ.
Time Past, and But now are different time
periods.

10. Ephesians 2:7
7 That in the ages to come he might shew the
exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness
toward us through Christ Jesus.

11. Time Past But Now Ages to come

13. Time Past
Gen. 12:1
• Land
• Great Nation
• Great Name
• Bless all that Bless thee
Gen. 17:3-14
• Everlasting Covenant (7)
• Circumcised (10-14)

14. Time Past
Ephesians 2:11
11 Wherefore remember, that ye being in time
past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called
Uncircumcision by that which is called the
Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;

15. Ephesians 2:14
14 For he is our peace, who hath
made both one, and hath broken
down the middle wall of partition
between us;

16. Time past
God divides to purify
Genesis 12:1
Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of
thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy
father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
Ephesians 2:14
14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one,
and hath broken down the middle wall of
partition between us;

17. Time past
God divides to purify :
• Ex. 11:7 …the LORD doth put a difference
between the Egyptians and Israel.
• Exodus 9:3-4 …the LORD shall sever between
the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt
• Leviticus 20:22-26 …I am the LORD your God,
which have separated…and have severed you
from other people
• Num. 23:9, Deut. 14:1-2, 1Kings 8:53

19. Time Past (Mat.-John)
Romans 15:8
8 Now I say that Jesus Christ was (past) a
minister of the circumcision (Jews) for the
truth of God, to confirm the promises (Gen.
12,17 Rom. 9:4) made unto the fathers:
(Abraham)

20. Why did Jesus come?
To confirm the promises made to Israel
Matthew 10:5-6
5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded
them, saying, Go not into the way of the
Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans
enter ye not:
6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of
Israel.

21. Matthew 15:24
24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but
unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Luke 19:8-10
8 And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord:
Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the
poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man
by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
9 And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation
come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son
of Abraham.
10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save
that which was lost.

22. Time Past (Mat-John)
John 4:22
22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what
we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
Ephesians 2:12
12 That at that time ye were without Christ,
being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel,
and strangers from the covenants of promise,
having no hope, and without God in the
world:

23. Ministry of Christ to Israel
Luke 13:6-9
6 He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig
tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and
sought fruit thereon, and found none.
7 Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard,
Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on
this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why
cumbereth it the ground?
8 And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone
this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
9 And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that
thou shalt cut it down.

24. 1 Year for Israel to repent
• Jesus death 33 AD
• Book of John ends 33 AD
• Acts 1-7 33AD
• End of Acts 7 (9) 34AD

26. 1 Year in Acts
Acts 1:6 wilt thou at this time restore again the
kingdom to Israel?
Acts 2:14-16 Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell
at Jerusalem, this is that which was spoken by the
prophet Joel (the day of the Lord)
Acts 3:12,19-21 Ye men of Israel, Repent ye
therefore, and be converted, that your sins may
be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall
come from the presence of the Lord.

27. 1 Year in Acts
Acts 3:24-26 all the prophets foretold of these days
Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the
covenant which God made with our fathers Unto
you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent
him to bless you, in turning away every one of
you from his iniquities.
Acts 4:6-10 Be it known unto you all, and to all the
people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ
of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God
raised from the dead, even by him doth this man
stand here before you whole.

28. 1 Year in Acts
Acts 5:30-31 The God of our fathers raised up
Jesus, for to give repentance to Israel, and
forgiveness of sins.
Acts 6:9-14 certain of the synagogue, We have
heard him speak blasphemous words against
Moses, this Jesus of Nazareth shall change the
customs which Moses delivered us.

29. 1 Year in Acts
Acts 7:51,58 Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in
heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy
Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye. And cast
him out of the city, and stoned him: and the
witnesses laid down their clothes at a young
man's feet, whose name was Saul.

30. The Fall of Israel
1 Corinthians 1:23
23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews
a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks
foolishness;
Romans 11:11
11 I say then, Have they stumbled that they
should fall? God forbid: but rather through
their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles,
for to provoke them to jealousy.

31. The Fall of Israel
Romans 11:13
For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the
apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:
Romans 11:25
25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be
ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise
in your own conceits; that blindness in part is
happened to Israel, until the fulness of the
Gentiles be come in.

33. But Now
Colossians 1:25-27
25 Whereof I am made a minister, according to the
dispensation of God which is given to me for you,
to fulfill the word of God;
26 Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages
and from generations, but now is made manifest
to his saints:
27 To whom God would make known what is the
riches of the glory of this mystery among the
Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: