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Scripture: Rom. 1:19-20; Acts 14:15-18; 17:24-29
I. The creation of the universe proves the existence of God.
II. The order of the universe proves the existence of God.
III. The biological structure of man proves the existence of God.
IV. The psychological structure of man proves the existence of God.
Scripture: John 8:44; 1 John 5:19; 3:8
I. Everything in the universe has its opposite:
А. Positive and negative, up and down, good and evil, true and false are opposites.
B. White and black, light and darkness, heaven and earth are also opposites.
C. Hence, as there is a God, there must also be a devil.
II. All the contradictions in the universe come from this opposition between God and the devil:
А. Since there exists both God and the devil, a conflict occurs.
B. All the opposite pairs, such as good and evil, light and darkness, white and black, true and false, are contradictions existing in the universe.
III. All the tragedies and miseries in the universe originate from the devil:
А. Since there is not only God but also the devil, there appear not only bright, good, and happy things but also dark, evil, and miserable things.
B. All the dark, evil, and miserable things come from the devil.
IV. All the sins of man come from the devil:
А. No one sins voluntarily and willingly, but everyone sins because he cannot help it.
B. This is because the whole world lies in the hand of the devil.
V. The devil, which is Satan, is the enemy of God:
А. The existence of falsehood proves the existence of truth in the same way that the existence of forged bank notes proves that there are genuine ones.
B. The existence of a devil proves the existence of God.
Scripture: Gen. 1:26-27; 1 John 3:8a; Rom. 3:10-12; Heb. 9:27; Rev. 20:11-15
I. Man is made by God and for God:
Man was innocent in his original state.
II. Man followed after Satan:
By this he became corrupted and forsook God.
III. Man sinned.
IV. The end of man’s sin is death:
After death there is judgment, and after judgment there is the lake of fire.
Scripture: Rom. 1:28-32; Mark 7:21-23
The book of Romans mentions twenty-one kinds of sins, and the Gospel of Mark mentions thirteen. There are altogether thirty-four kinds of sins. A few toward which the feelings of the sinners are sensitive can be chosen and expounded in detail.
Scripture: Matt. 1:21; Luke 2:11; John 4:42; Acts 4:12
I. Man needs a Savior because he is sinful.
II. Throughout the entire history of mankind no one ever claimed to be the Savior.
III. Only the Lord Jesus said that He is the Savior.
IV. The Lord Jesus is God coming not only as man but as the Savior:
(Refer to Subject 215.)
Scripture: Matt. 20:28; Heb. 9:12; Rom. 3:24
I. The Lord desires to save:
He came as the Savior to accomplish the work of redemption. This work was accomplished through His death on the cross where the Savior bore man’s sins and died in man’s place.
II. Salvation is through His death and resurrection:
Not only did the Savior die to redeem us and to free us from sin, but He rose from the dead that man may receive His life and thus be regenerated.
III. Man’s need is salvation:
Man’s need is not that he be reformed or improved but that he be redeemed and regenerated. (Refer to Subject 216.)
Scripture: Mark 1:15; Acts 16:31; Rom. 10:10-13
I. The Savior’s redemption having been accomplished, there is the need for man’s receiving.
II. Before he receives, man must first repent.
III. After repenting, man needs to believe, and this believing is his receiving.
IV. In this receiving, he should call upon the name of the Lord:
(Refer to Subject 217.)
Scripture: Acts 16:31; 10:43; John 3:36; 1 John 5:13; Luke 19:8-9
I. As soon as man believes, he is saved.
II. Salvation is of two aspects:
On the one hand, man receives forgiveness of sins; on the other hand, he receives the life of God.
III. Assurance of salvation is based upon the word of the Bible:
The Bible guarantees our salvation.
IV. One proof of man’s salvation is that there is a change in his life.
