Your Soul
A. OUR TEXT EMPHASIZES THE VALUE OF THE SOUL – NO PRICE IS ENOUGH!
B. WHAT IS IT?
1. Soul, psuchee, breath - the breath of life; the vital force which animates the body and
shows itself in breathing … the soul … as an essence which differs from the body
and is not dissolved by death Matt 10:28 (Thayer).
2. Matt. 10:28. "soul" here of the eternal spirit, not just life in the body. (Robertson).
3. God and Jesus have souls (Matt. 12:18; Acts 2:27).
4. The soul is us, contained in an earth-suit called the body (2 Cor. 5:1-4).
C. WHO CARES MOST ABOUT OUR SOULS?
A. HE CREATED US AND OUR SOULS (Gen. 1:26; 2:7).
B. HE MADE US SPECIAL (Gen. 1:26-28; Psa. 8:4-6).
C. GOD'S DILEMMA:
1. God's just character demands justice for the sinner (Rom. 6:23; Ezek. 18:4).
2. But God loves us (1 John 4:7-8, 19).
3. So God wants none to perish (1 Tim. 2:3-4; 2 Pet. 3:9).
D. GOD'S SOLUTION (John 3:16; Rom. 5:8).
A. JESUS WAS NOT FORCED TO COME (Phil. 2:5-8).
B. HE HAD THE CHOICE TO DIE OR LIVE(John 10:14-18; Matt. 26:53).
C. WHY DID HE CHOOSE DEATH? (John 15:13).
D. HOW GREAT WAS HIS LOVE? (Eph. 3:19).
A. THE MISSION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (John 16:8).
1. Inspired the Apostles and prophets in revealing the Truth (Eph. 3:5).
2. Confirmed the word by the miracles (Heb. 2:3-4).
B. THE FINISHED PRODUCT (Rom. 1:16-17).
C. HE INTERCEDES (Rom. 8:26-27).
D. HE INVITES (Rev. 22:17).
A. LIVES OF SELF-DENIAL AND SHAMEFUL TREATMENT.
1. Paul gave up what we take for granted (Phil. 3:4, 7; 1 Cor. 9:5-7).
2. He suffered what we can't imagine (1 Cor. 4:9-13; 2 Cor. 4:7-12; 11:23-27).
B. WHAT WAS HIS CONCERN (2 Cor. 11:28; 1 Cor. 9:23; 2 Cor. 12:15).
C. TYPICAL OF THE OTHERS, HE HAD NO REGRETS (2 Tim. 1:12).
A. THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH (1 Tim. 3:15; 1 Thess. 1:8).
B. SUPPORTING TEACHERS IS THE MEANS (Phil. 1:3-5).
C. THE END SOUGHT (James 5:19-20).
D. THE BRIDE JOINS WITH THE SPIRIT TO INVITE (Rev. 22:17).
A. A LIAR AND ACCUSER OF GOD AND MEN (John 8:44; Gen. 3:4; Rev. 12:10).
B. HE IS A SNEAK (2 Cor. 11:3).
C. HOW MUCH DOES HE WANT YOUR SOUL? (1 Pet. 5:8).
HE WANTS YOU WORSE THAN DEAD!
A. YOU ARE THE ONE TO FINALLY DECIDE WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR SOUL.
B. WHAT IS YOUR INTEREST IN YOUR SOUL?
C. COULD IT BE THAT SATAN HAS MORE CONCERN FOR YOUR SOUL THAN YOU?
D. THOSE WHO LOVE YOU HAVE DONE ALL THEY CAN. IT'S UP TO YOU!
