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TEACHING GOAL:<\/strong> To show why many evangelicals are self-deluded concerning their personal salvation.<\/p>

OUTLINE:<\/strong><\/h3>

SALVATION OR SELF-DELUSION?<\/strong><\/p>

1. Unsaved Believers in the Church Today<\/strong><\/p>

2. Defining \u201cSelf-Delusion\u201d<\/strong><\/p>

3. Contributors to Self-Delusion<\/strong><\/p>

3.1. Salvation without Repentance<\/strong><\/p>

3.2. A False Doctrine of Assurance<\/strong><\/p>

3.3. Faith that is not Linked to Obedience<\/strong><\/p>

3.4. Focused Concentration on Religious Activity<\/strong><\/p>

3.5. Trusting the \u201cFair Exchange\u201d or \u201cBalanced Approach\u201d<\/strong> for Assurance. <\/strong><\/p>

3.6 The Failure to Self-Examine re our Spiritual State<\/strong><\/p> Read more [...]<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TEACHING GOAL:<\/strong> To show why many evangelicals are self-deluded concerning their personal salvation.<\/p>\n

OUTLINE:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

SALVATION OR SELF-DELUSION?<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Unsaved Believers in the Church Today<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. Defining \u201cSelf-Delusion\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. Contributors to Self-Delusion<\/strong><\/p>\n

3.1. Salvation without Repentance<\/strong><\/p>\n

3.2. A False Doctrine of Assurance<\/strong><\/p>\n

3.3. Faith that is not Linked to Obedience<\/strong><\/p>\n

3.4. Focused Concentration on Religious Activity<\/strong><\/p>\n

3.5. Trusting the \u201cFair Exchange\u201d or \u201cBalanced Approach\u201d<\/strong> for Assurance. <\/strong><\/p>\n

3.6 The Failure to Self-Examine re our Spiritual State<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-matthew-7"],"yoast_head":"\n117. Salvation Or Self-Delusion? (Mt. 7:21-23) - Bible Lessons from Jeff Gulleson<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffgulleson.com\/bible-studies\/sermon-on-the-mount\/matthew-7\/117-salvation-or-self-delusion-mt-721-23\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"117. Salvation Or Self-Delusion? 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