MORE THAN ONE SALVATION

Sunday Morning: March 14, 1999

Text: 1 Timothy 2:4 "Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth."

MIGHT BE SAVED, NOT WILL

John 3:17 "For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved."

SAVED FROM BONDAGE

Luke 1:71 "That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;"

PHYSICAL SALVATION

Matthew 8:25 "And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish." (boat was sinking)

HEALING OF THE BODY

Luke 18:42 "And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee."

THE COMING OF THE LORD

Romans 13:11 "And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed."

THE COMMON SALVATION

Jude 1:3 "Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints."

DEAD IN SINS

TELLING A DEAD MAN WHAT TO DO

SO GREAT SALVATION, CAN BE LOST

Hebrews 2:3 "How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;" (if neglected)

SALVATION OF THE ELECT

HEIRS OF SO GREAT SALVATION

KINGDOM OF THE HEAVENS

KINGDOM OF HEAVEN INHERITED

WHO THEN CAN BE SAVED? (verse 25)

Matthew 19:16-25 "&ldots; behold, one (young man v 20) came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have (inherit Mark 10:17, Luke 18:18) eternal [age, kingdom] life?

BE JUST

BE OBEDIENT TO THE LAW

UNJUST

I KEEP THE LAW, I AM NOT GUILTY

NOW LIVE BY FAITH

I CAN'T TRUST YOU, NO FAITH

HE LOST HIS INHERITANCE

WHO THEN CAN INHERIT

THE APOSTLES

Matthew 19:27-29 "Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?

GAINED THEIR INHERITANCE

INHERIT KINGDOM LIFE

MANY ARE CALLED

Matthew 22:14 "For many are called, but few are chosen."

SAVED THEN CALLED

CALLED TO HIS KINGDOM

WARNING AND TEACHING

IS YOUR CALLING AND ELECTION SURE?

2 Peter 1:10-11 "Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: 11. For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting [agelasting] kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ."

DO THESE THINGS