PERISH

Sunday Morning - February 11, 1996

Text: John 3:14-17 "And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

15. That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

16. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

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

COMMON AND SO GREAT SALVATION

John 10:10 "... I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly."

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"

PUTS US IN CHRIST

1 Corinthians 12:12-13 "For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. 13. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit."

SALVATION IN CHRIST JESUS

2 Timothy 2:10 "Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory."

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;" MYSTERIES OF THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.

1 John 3:14-15 "We know that we have passed from death [qanatos] unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. 15. Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him."

WAGES OF SIN

Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death [qanatos], but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."

SIN!

Galatians 5:19-21 "Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery [immorality], fornication [harlotry], uncleanness [impurity], lasciviousness [lewdness], 20. Idolatry, witchcraft [sorcery], hatred [hostility], variance [quarrel, strife, contentions], emulations [jealousies], wrath [fierceness with passion], strife [faction, selfish ambitions], seditions [disunion, dissension's], heresies,

21. Envyings [ill-will, spite], murders, drunkenness, revellings [as if a letting loose, rioting], and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God."

PERISHING

2 Peter 3:9 "The Lord is not slack concerning his [the] promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any (OF US) should perish, but that all should come to repentance."

1 John 2:25 "And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life."

Acts 2:38-39 "Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 39. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call."

2 Timothy 1:9 "Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,"

1 Thessalonians 2:12 "That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory."

SO GREAT A DEATH

2 Corinthians 1:9-10 "But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead: 10. Who delivered [AORIST] us from so great a death [qanatos], and doth deliver [FUTURE]: in whom we trust [PERFECT] that he will yet deliver [FUTURE] us;"

DO NOT ERR FROM THE TRUTH

James 5:19-20 "Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; 20. Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death [qanatos], and shall hide a multitude of sins."

WORK!

John 6:29 "Jesus answered and said to them, "This is the work of God, that you believe [PRESENT ACTIVE SUBJUNCTIVE] in Him whom He sent.""

John 6:47 ""Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes [PRESENT ACTIVE PTC] in Me has everlasting life."

John 6:64 ""But there are some of you who do not believe [PRESENT ACTIVE INDICATIVE]." For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not [MAY NOT] believe [PRESENT ACTIVE PTC], and who would betray Him."

John 6:66-69 "From that time many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more.

67. Then Jesus said to the twelve, "Do you also want to go away?" 68. But Simon Peter answered Him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.

69. "Also we have come to believe [PERFECT ACTIVE INDICATIVE] and know [PERFECT ACTIVE INDICATIVE] that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.""

MY SHEEP BELIEVE [present active]

John 10:26-28 "But ye believe [present active] not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you. 27. My sheep hear [present active] my voice, and I know [present active] them, and they follow [present active] me: 28. And I give [present active] unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand."