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Title: The Supreme Value of Eternal Life
Application Outline:
Title: The Supreme Value of Eternal Life
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Introduction:
Illustration: Recently, a teenager in New York was mistaken as being part of a gang, and he was attacked in a convenience store...
If we think that we are going to scare this generation out of Hell, we are sadly mistaking.
The point of the passage is not this, but this passage should matter greatly to all people in this room.
Why should this topic matter to the listeners?
Sometimes when we are in the thick of the work, we do not rightly evaluate things.
It is one thing if you pick up the wrong size of socket to work on your car because you weren’t really paying attention too well, but it is another thing when the decision has more devastating consequences.
For example, if you are stopped at an intersection where cross traffic does not stop.
A split second, poor decision could lead to you get T-boned.
Maybe it was because you had a poor perception or poor visibility.
Such is the case with the topic at hand.
As people think about Eternal Life versus Hell, what are some of the thoughts that they have.
For believers:
Some Christians have a perspective of eternal life and Hell that is so immature that they stop other witnesses for Christ who are not in the same camp.
The danger here is especially more risky because they are unaware of their own naivety.
(1) It is the ultimate reason why someone should get saved.
(2) It is not thought of much because it is not their destination.
(3) Everyone eventually gets saved and taken to Heaven.
Hell is not real.
(4) Some believe in soul sleep and not Hell.
(5) Is not consistent with a "loving God".
(6) Is preeminently a place of physical pain
What we will study this morning should matter to all Christians because the consequences for not understanding could possibly lead people away from Jesus Christ.
At very least, the Christian’s focus should be more fully sharpened on the topic at hand.
For unbelievers:
Then there are those individuals who willfully give no real consideration to eternal life and Hell.
They see Hell as inconsistent with a “loving God”, or possibly they believe that Hell does not even exist.
Again, the perspective is not clear for this individual.
This should matter to all those who are not truly saved because Christ speaks with such clarity, that you must call Christ a liar in order to deny what He tells you is of supreme worth.
Because it is a big deal if something less valuable stops you from coming to Christ
What do people currently think about this topic?
Proposition: It is imperative that we rightly value the worth of eternal life!
(1) The undervaluation of eternal life by those who are following Jesus Christ.
(v.
42)
[Unintended consequences by those who are following Jesus Christ]
(a) The zeal of the disciples (v.
38)
(b) The response of Christ (v.
39 - 41)
Summary:
the Lord is serious about impediments to those who are impeding the progress of other Christians.
the Lord is in more control than we often know or believe
…which
…which shows how little of God’s sovereignty we believe in, and how much in our ability we believe in.
the people who can be impediments are not always those you would think.
They can be very selfish, naive, self-centered, position-seeking, spiritually immature people ()
The Lord is amazingly patient with his disciples
We conclude then that eternal life is of such value to Christ, receiving Christ is of such value to Christ, belonging to Jesus Christ is of such value that he gives a clear warning to all those who would impede the progress of other Christians!
Brief Application:
Today this is most notably accomplished by those who belong to Jesus Christ, but they’ve lost the humility of a child with which they came to Christ -
But
Because of this, they have begun to think more of themselves and their group than they should
This has led to speech and contempt towards those who are preaching the gospel, though they don’t run with our group.
Remember the words of the Apostle Paul:
We understand that if we don’t value eternal life of such supreme worth, then we may be part of those who impede other believers who are trying to preach for the deliverance of souls.
Illustration: Recently, I came across some documents of our church.
It was a transcript about a controversy before Pastor Green was addressing in a message.
I must admit that I was disheartened by how distracted it appeared that this individual was with other church’s and pastors.
I was disheartened by how the scriptures were handled.
Can we just get back to the centrality of Jesus Christ?
Can we just get back to rejoicing when Jesus Christ is preached?
(2) The undervaluation of eternal life by those who are not believers in Jesus Christ.
(v.
43 - 48)
[Unimaginable comparisons for those who are not believers in Jesus Christ]
Note some important points of the context:
- Jesus is to be received
- John calls Jesus “Master”
- “because ye belong to Christ”
What does it mean to enter into life?
What does it mean to enter into the Kingdom of God?
What does it mean to receive Jesus Christ?
What does it mean to belong to Christ?
It means that Christ becomes the ultimate One in your life, thus ANYTHING THAT WOULD KEEP YOU from a decision to yield yourself to Him is sin.
Hence, it requires that you see, believe, and admit your utter sinfulness
(a) cutting off the mastery of what you do (v.
43 - 44)
(b) cutting off the mastery of where you go (v.
45 - 46)
(c) cutting off the mastery of what you see (v. 47 - 48)
Three Marks
A. W. Tozer says that people who are crucified with Christ have three distinct marks:
1.
They are facing only one direction.
2. They can never turn back.
3.
They no longer have plans of their own.
Holy Sweat, Tim Hansel, 1987, Word Books Publisher, p. 187
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