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Point I :
Point II :
Point III:
some would not like, for if they dont like the fact that
they are a sinner, they will like even less that someone
else had to Atone or pay the price for their sin! They
would much rather believe that somehow they can fix
themselves or make things right with God! How many
times have you heard someone say... well, when I get
some things straight in my life, I am going to come to
church.... NOT... LIE!!! Thats just an excuse to put
off what you know you should and I think I told you
what Howard Eaves, a Stone Mason and Farmer in
Texas said about excuses... He said that they are
nothing more than the skin of a reason with a lie
stuffed in side! The Truth is, we need Atonement for
our sins, and remember from last week it is more than
just paying the price, it is restoring the relationship with
God, and it is empowering us to overcome our own
desires, passions and lusts so that we can become useful
members of Christs eternal Kingdom as we learn to live
a full and meaningful Christian life!!
And yet the Bible is clear in Romans 6:23 that the
wages of Sin is Death but the free gift of God is Eternal
life through Jesus Christ our Lord!
Slide 6 And so we come to the letter C like the letter R,
there are two words.... We must Choose and the choice
is either for Christ or against Christ! And we must also
Confess Christ... Our statement for this letter is...
We must Choose to believe in Jesus Christ and we
must Confess Him as Lord and Believe that God
has raised Him for our justification.
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Point I : A Critical Choice. . . . . . . . . . . . Rom 10:8
(Rom 10:8-13 NASB) But what does it say? "THE
WORD IS NEAR YOU, IN YOUR MOUTH AND IN
YOUR HEART"-- that is, the word of faith which we
are preaching,
Did you catch the question?.... It is far too easy to
over look it!!! But what does it say? That is an
incredible question beloved...
TRAGICALLY it is a question that we are not EVEN
asking today, for we have REJECTED the BIBLE as a
source of education, the foundational book that taught
the vast majority of Americans all the up to 1941, when
it was still used as a text book in the Dallas school
system! But today... we have discarded this
CRITICAL source... But what does IT say? The IT is
the Holy Scriptures, the very Word of God!!!
WHAT DOES IT SAY beloved!!! DO YOU KNOW?
Can you quote Bible verses to address the things you
confront in any given day, verses that will give you
direction and understanding to make the RIGHT
choices? Can you quote verses from the Bible that will
help you to handle the confrontations in a manner that is
constructive and healing? Can you quote verses that
will help you to avoid the temptations that can and
WILL destroy your life, your family, your future and
perhaps even your fortune?
Psa 119:105 Thy word is a lamp to my feet, And a
light to my path.
Psa 119:11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I
might not sin against thee.
O beloved... do you remember what Peter said to Jesus
in John 6:68-69 when Jesus asked if the 12 disciples
wanted to leave to, as many others had because of some
of Christs hard saying?.... the Holy Scriptures read in
John 6:68-69... Simon Peter answered Him, "Lord,
to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life.
John 6:69 "And we have believed and have come to
know that You are the Holy One of God."
Listen my dear friends... Jesus has the Words of
Eternal Life!!! We have one of two choices... For Him...
or against Him... there is NO MIDDLE Ground.
You are either with him or you arent... Youre either
all in, or you are all out.... O there are many that pretend
that they are in, and have even come to believe that they
can have one foot in the kingdom and one in the world,
but you cant... you cant!!! You are just kidding
yourself!!!
But what does IT say? But what does IT say?
Paul and Silas told the Jailer who had them imprisoned
in Acts 16:31
"Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you shall be saved,
you and your household."
O beloved!! There is a choice, Lifes ultimate choice
and we all make it, and that many times over every day!
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Point III: A Completed Conversion.. . Rom 10:10-13
{11} For the Scripture says, "WHOEVER BELIEVES
IN HIM WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED." {12} For
there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for
the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for
all who call upon Him; {13} for "WHOEVER WILL
CALL UPON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL
BE SAVED."
O dear friends... what does it say... whoever believes
in Him will not be disappointed!.... whoever will call
upon the name of the Lord, WILL BE SAVED!!!
And who is that Lord? It is none other than Jesus
Christ, the very Son of God, God Himself and the Only
way to heaven!!
We have two confirmations of His assurance to us
that our Conversion is complete and that it is Safe and it
is Secure!!
whoever believes in Him will not be disappointed!
I dont know about you my friends, but I have had my
share of disappointments in this life, not only with
things and with circumstances, but even with people.
But Jesus will never let you down! The Holy Bible
will NEVER lead you astray! What He has done for
us on the cross is EXACTLY what we needed and we
will NEVER be disappointed with what He has done!
But it also says that if we call upon His name, we
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O beloved... what are WE choosing?
Where will we each stand on that day...
You can choose Christ today... The question?
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