“he Can’t Save Himself”
Mark 15:16-32
Key Verse: 15:31
Date: Oct. 11, 2018
Question
What makes the word effective for salvation?
Answer
The Spirit of God causes the reading and especially the preaching of the word to convince and convert sinners and to build them up in holiness and comfort through faith to salvation.
Reference Passages
1
Nehemiah 8:8-9
8 They read from the book, from the Law of God, clearly, and they gave the sense, so that the people understood the reading.
9 And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, “This day is holy to the LORD your God; do not mourn or weep.” For all the people wept as they heard the words of the Law.
Acts 20:32
Romans 10:14-17
2 Timothy 3:15-17