COMMITMENT
Sunday
Morning: February 8, 2004
Text: Colossians 3:23-25 "And
whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord,
and not unto men; 24. Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the
reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. 25. But
he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong
which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons."
2
Corinthians 5:9-11 "Wherefore we labour [present
middle, ambitious of honor], that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted
[pleasing to] of him. 10. For we must all appear before the judgment
seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in
his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good
or bad [evil]. 11. Knowing therefore the terror
[fear] of the Lord, we persuade men. . . "
1
Corinthians 6:9-10 "Know ye not that the unrighteous
[unjust] shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not
deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor
effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10. Nor thieves, nor
covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the
kingdom of God."
Matthew
19:16-17 "And, behold, one came and said unto
him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have (inherit,
Luke 10:25; 18:18) eternal [agelasting] life? 17. And
he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that
is, God: but if thou wilt enter (not just see) into life
(for the millennial age), keep the commandments (be
just).
Matthew
19:20-21 "The young man saith unto him, All
these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet? 21. Jesus
said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect [complete], go and
sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure
in heaven: and come and follow me."
Matthew
16:24-25 "Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If
any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take
up his cross, and follow me. 25. For whosoever will save
his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his
life for my sake shall find it.
John
12:24-26 "Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except
a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if
it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. 25. He that
loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life
in this world shall keep it unto [leading to] life eternal
[agelasting]. 26. If any man serve me, let him follow
me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve
me, him will my Father honour (with agelasting life in the
kingdom)."
Matthew
16:26-27 "For what is a (saved) man
profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul [life
in the kingdom age]? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul [life
in the kingdom age]? 27. For the Son of man shall come in the
glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according
to his works."
Luke
14:26-28 "If any man come to me, and hate
not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and
sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
27. And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come
after me, cannot be my disciple. 28. For
which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth
the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?"
Luke
9:62 "And Jesus said unto him, No man,
having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom
of God."
Acts
14:22 "Confirming the souls of the disciples, and
exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we
must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom
of God."
Colossians
1:23 "If ye continue in the faith
grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope
of the gospel, . . . "
Colossians
1:27 ". . . which is Christ in you, the hope
of [the] glory:"
Colossians
4:2 "Continue in prayer, and watch
in the same with thanksgiving;"
1
Timothy 4:16 "Take heed unto thyself, and unto the
doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save
thyself, and them that hear thee."
John
8:31 "Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed
on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples
indeed;"
2
Timothy 2:15 "Study [give diligence]
to show [present] thyself approved unto God, a workman
that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the
word of truth."
2
Timothy 3:14 "But continue thou in the things
which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou
hast learned them;"
Acts
13:43 "Now when the congregation was broken up,
many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking
to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of
God."
2
Corinthians 12:9-10 "And he said
unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength
is made perfect in (your) weakness. Most gladly therefore will I
rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
10. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches,
in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's
sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong."
Mark
10:30 "But he shall [mh, may not] receive an hundredfold
now in this time (age, implied), houses, and brethren, and
sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in
the world [age] to come [the one coming] eternal [agelasting
kingdom] life."
Hebrews
12:28-29 "Wherefore we receiving a kingdom
which cannot be moved, let us [may we] have [present
active] grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with
reverence and godly fear: 29. For our God is a consuming fire."
Luke
19:13 "And he called his ten servants,
and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy
till I come."
1 Corinthians 15:58 "Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour [toil, weariness] is not in vain in the Lord."