Comfortable Lies or Uncomfortable Truth Convict the World

Comfortable Lies or Uncomfortable Truth?

Convict the World of Sin John 16: 8 l “to convict, confute, refute, usually with the suggestion of putting the convicted person to shame” (Vine) ( l John the Baptist, Mark 6: 17 -20, 27 l Peter, Acts 2: 37 l Stephen, Acts 7: 51 -60 l Paul, Acts 24: 24 -25 2

Convict the World of Sin John 16: 8 l We are more concerned about eternal comfort than temporal comfort, 2 Cor. 4: 16 -18; 2 Tim. 4: 3 -5 l Truth, while at times uncomfortable, exposes the lies of our Adversary, the devil, John 3: 20 -21 3

COMFORTABLE LIES or UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH? 4

“Faith only saves” “Not by faith only” Jas. 2: 24; Acts 2: 38 Eph. 2: 8 -9; Lk. 17: 10 5

Comfortable Lie or Uncomfortable Truth? COMFORTABLE LIE l “Good moral people will be saved (go to heaven). ” UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH l Good people are lost without the gospel, Acts 10: 1 -2, 6, 22 Acts 11: 14; 15: 7 -11 Acts 10: 48 6

Comfortable Lie or Uncomfortable Truth? COMFORTABLE LIE l l “There are many ways to heaven. ” ”Choose the church of your choice. ” UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH l l l Only one way – Jesus, John 14: 6 (Jer. 10: 23) Only one church, Matthew 16: 18; Eph. 1: 22 -23; 4: 4; 5: 23 Baptized into one body, 1 Cor. 12: 13 7

Comfortable Lie or Uncomfortable Truth? COMFORTABLE LIE l “There is no hell (no eternal punishment). ” UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH l l Hell is real, Mk. 9: 43 -44 Many are headed there, Matt. 7: 13 -14; 25: 41 8

Comfortable Lie or Uncomfortable Truth? COMFORTABLE LIE l “All remarriages are acceptable. ” UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH l l One cause for putting away that allows for remarriage, Matt. 19: 9 One man and one woman for life, Matthew 19: 3 -6 1 Corinthians 7: 10 -11 9

Comfortable Lie or Uncomfortable Truth? COMFORTABLE LIE l “Once saved, always saved. ” UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH l Christians can fall away and be lost -Galatians 5: 4 -1 Timothy 4: 1 -3 -Hebrews 3: 12 -14 -2 Peter 1: 10 -11 10

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