WAYS TO LOSE YOUR SOUL

EVERY POSITIVE HAS A NEGATIVE

• I SHALL EXAMINE THE WAYS THE BIBLE TELLS US TO BECOME A CHRISTIAN AND TO LIVE AS ONE, THEN TEACH THE OPPOSITE; THUS ILLUSTRATING HOW TO BE LOST FOREVER.

LISTING THE WAYS• HAVE AN ATTITUDE OF DEFEATISM

– “I JUST CAN’T UNDERSTAND THE BIBLE”

• 3 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,

• 2 If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:

• 3 How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,

• 4 Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)

ANOTHER WAY TO BE LOST• I’LL DO IT LATER ATTITUDE:

• A. SAYING LATER, ISN’T REALLY SAYING NO.

• B. SAYING LATER, SUGGESTS YOU ARE REALLY A GOOD PERSON, BUT FOR SOME KNOW OR UNKOWN REASON, YOU CAN’T DO IT NOW

• 1. NOW IS THE DAY (II CORINTHIANS 6:2)

• 2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)

LAZINESS IS A CAUSE

• “I HAVE BETTER THINGS TO DO”– 1. THE STUDENT HAS TO STUDY FOR TEST;

– 2. OTHER AFFAIRS OF LIFE. (THE RICH FARMER (LUKE 12:20) “THOU FOOL , THIS NIGHT SHALT THOU SOUL BE REQUIRED OF THEE: THEN WHOSE SHALL THOSE THINGS BE, WHICH THOU HAS PROVIDED?”

– YET WE MUST ALL STAND BEFORE GOD IN JUDGMENT (BE TESTED).

– (PETER 4:15-19)

ANOTHER CAUSE..SUBSTITUTION

• SUBSTITUTING ONE’S OWN IDEAS FOR GOD’S WORD.

• LADY IN BIBLE CLASS CONCERNING TREATMENT OF UNFAITHFUL MEMBER.

– GAVE HEART WRENCHING EXAMPLE OF HER OWN FEELING ABOUT EATING WITH THE MEMBER WHO WAS WITHDRAWN FROM.

– (ISAIAH 55:8,9)

SUBSTITUTION

• FEELINGS FOR SALVATION

• NOTE, WE OFTEN ASK.. “HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?”

• CORRECTLY, WE SHOULD ASK…. “WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT?”

• II TIMOTHY 2:15

GIVING UP

• SOME JUST GIVE UP

• EXCUSES I HAVE HEARD

• 1. “YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT I HAVE DONE”

• 2. “I REFUSED TO GO TO CHURCH WITH MY WIFE, NOW SHE WON’T GO WITH ME”

• 3. “I’M DOING THE BEST I CAN”