Choosing the Messiah of the Scriptures as Your Lord
This series looks at things that will take people away from the Christ of Scripture to a substitute or false Christ. It is based on John's doubt filled question in Matthew 11:1-3. Consideration is also given to the misplaced love of Demas with an interesting quote from Polycarp that clearly references 2 Timothy. Additional rejections are identified from pride. God's choices clearly fly in the face of human pride. Sermon notes are supplied here: pdf.
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Comparing presidential pardons with what went on at Calvary and the gospel's course of pardoning sinners.
How To Call On The Lord To Be Saved?
It is a phrase which is often stated but one that is unlikely explained. You must "call on the name of the Lord" to be saved. But what does it mean? How do we call on the name of the Lord today?
This command was also unclear to many of the Jews in the first century. The apostle Peter was preaching the gospel to thousands on the day of Pentecost wherein he quoted from the prophet Joel, "And it shall come to pass That whoever calls on the name of the LORD Shall be saved" (Acts 2:21).
After he testified against their deeds and after he gave irrefutable proof that Jesus was the Christ, the people were pierced to the heart and asked a very important question, "Men and brethren, what shall we do?" (Acts 2:37). If they knew "how to call on the name of the Lord, they would not have asked, "what shall we do?"
Have you obeyed the gospel? Is the gospel to be obeyed and if so, what is required? We know the gospel is to be obeyed because Paul said of our Lord’s second coming,
“in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ” (2 Thess. 1:8).
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