What Do Monkeys and Humans Really Have in Common?
2/4/22 - blog
Salvation by Grace
God does all the work sanctification (Php 1:6 - something He doesn’t do for unbelievers). He also never starts something He doesn’t finish (Is 55:8-11).
Severity is clarity.
(Heb 4:12)
Who Do You Trust More?
If salvation were up to you, personally, how confident would you be in it??? Compare this to the Biblical truth that your salvation is up to GOD - how confident would you be in it then???
Pr 14:12
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.
God’s Power, Not Man’s
Without God’s direct intervention, man will never believe the Gospel. This is precisely why those who remain dependent on their natural powers (especially for salvation) remain unsaved (e.g., Mt 7:21-23).
2 Implications of Salvation
- There’s a need for salvation (Gen 2:17; Ps 19:1; 69:1-2; Ecc 7:20; Is 1:6; Jer 17:9; Mt 9:1-2; 14:25-30; Mk 7:20-23; Lk 19:10; Jn 8:44; Ac 8:30-31; 14:17; Ro 1:19-20; 2:14-16; 3:19; 5:12; 2Co 4:4; Eph 2:2,12; Jas 4:4; 1Jn 2:15-16; 3:10; 5:12; Jud 1:19)
- There’s a willing/able party that saves (Zech 9:9; Mt 8:2-3; Lk 1:68-69; 2:29-30; 3:5-6; Ac 4:12; Ro 1:16; Eph 3:20; 1Ti 2:3-4; 2Ti 1:12; Tit 2:11; Heb 2:18; 5:9; 7:25; 2Pe 3:9; Jud 1:24)
True evil is supposing human good is righteous.
True good can ONLY be performed by the grace of God.
True Evil
The fallen nature of man is evil in such a way that it asserts itself as independent from God. It even stakes a claim to independent, self-generating, self-willed nobility. As such, fallen man relies on self for salvation/deliverance. (e.g., Gen 3:7)
Who Do You Trust More?
If salvation were up to you, personally, how confident would you be in it??? Compare this to the Biblical truth that your salvation is up to GOD - how confident would you be in it then???
Fallen Man
A self-professing sovereign will never perceive the NEED to look anywhere else but to itself for salvation! This is an abomination to the TRUE Sovereign, namely God, man’s Creator.
2 Implications of Salvation
- There’s a need for salvation (Gen 2:17; Ps 19:1; 69:1-2; Ecc 7:20; Is 1:6; Jer 17:9; Mt 9:1-2; 14:25-30; Mk 7:20-23; Lk 19:10; Jn 8:44; Ac 8:30-31; 14:17; Ro 1:19-20; 2:14-16; 3:19; 5:12; 2Co 4:4; Eph 2:2,12; Jas 4:4; 1Jn 2:15-16; 3:10; 5:12; Jud 1:19)
- There’s a willing/able party that saves (Zech 9:9; Mt 8:2-3; Lk 1:68-69; 2:29-30; 3:5-6; Ac 4:12; Ro 1:16; Eph 3:20; 1Ti 2:3-4; 2Ti 1:12; Tit 2:11; Heb 2:18; 5:9; 7:25; 2Pe 3:9; Jud 1:24)
Why are people lost?
Because they reject the Bible and what it reveals as Truth (as the Word of God). (Ps 19:1-14; Ac 14:17; Ro 1:19-20)
Why are people lost?
Because they disobey their own God-given conscience regarding right and wrong (even unbelievers are given an internal law). (Ro 2:14-16)
Why are people lost?
Because they prefer the world over Christ (Eph 2:2; Jam 4:4; 1Jn 2:15-16)
Why are people lost?
Because they prefer Satan over Christ (Jn 8:44; 2Co 4:4; 1Jn 3:10)
Why are people lost?
Because they prefer sin over righteousness (darkness over light). (Gen 2:17; Ecc 7:20; Jer 17:9; Mk 7:20-23; Jn 3:19-21; Ro 5:12)
Why are people lost?
Because they reject God (1Jn 5:12; Jud 1:19)
SUMMARY: Why are people lost?
- Rejection of Biblical revelation.
- Rejection of their own conscience.
- Preference for the world over Christ.
- Preference for Satan over Christ.
- Preference for sin over righteousness.
- Rejection of God.
2 Implications of Salvation
- There’s a need for salvation (Gen 2:17; Ps 19:1; 69:1-2; Ecc 7:20; Is 1:6; Jer 17:9; Mt 9:1-2; 14:25-30; Mk 7:20-23; Lk 19:10; Jn 8:44; Ac 8:30-31; 14:17; Ro 1:19-20; 2:14-16; 3:19; 5:12; 2Co 4:4; Eph 2:2,12; Jas 4:4; 1Jn 2:15-16; 3:10; 5:12; Jud 1:19)
- There’s a willing/able party that saves (Zech 9:9; Mt 8:2-3; Lk 1:68-69; 2:29-30; 3:5-6; Ac 4:12; Ro 1:16; Eph 3:20; 1Ti 2:3-4; 2Ti 1:12; Tit 2:11; Heb 2:18; 5:9; 7:25; 2Pe 3:9; Jud 1:24)
The Need for a Savior
- A sick person needs a doctor.
- An accused person needs a defender.
- A drowning person needs a lifeguard.
- A lost person needs a guide.
