"If Any Man Love Not The Lord"
A. THE GOSPEL IS THE "GOOD NEWS." WHY?
B. THE GOSPEL IS ALSO A MESSAGE OF WARNING
( Heb. 10:31; John 12:48; Matt. 10:28 ).
C. OUR TEXT IS SUCH A WARNING.
A. NEED NOT REFER TO THE INFIDEL, , CRIMINAL OR PERSECUTOR.
B. THE WARNING IS INTENDED FOR CHRISTIANS.
C. WHAT CHRISTIANS DO NOT LOVE THE LORD?
1. Those who don't kiip his commandments( John 14:15 ).
a. Refers to baptism, of course( Acts 2:41 ), but more, also.
b. Includes these, too( John 13:34; Matt. 6:33; 2 Cor. 7:1;
1 John 2:15; Jude 3; Phil. 4:8-9; Luke 9:23; Matt. 10:34-39 ).
2. Keeping his commandments involves sacrifice( Rom. 12:1 ).
3. It involves making him Lord - The Boss( Acts 2:36; 1 Pet. 3:15 ).
D. MANY THINK THEY THE LORD WHO DO NOT( Matt. 7:21 ).
A. OUR TEXT SAYS THEY ARE ACCURSED.
B. CONSIDER THIS PASSAGE( 2 Thess. 1:7-9 ).
A. JESUS LOVED US( Eph. 5:1-2; Gal. 2:20; 1 John 4:19 ).
B. HE BECAME OUR SERVANT( Matt. 20:28 ).
C. HE LAID DOWN HIS LIFE FOR US( John 15:13; Matt. 20:28 ).
D. HE BORE OUR SINS TO THE CROSS THOUGH HE WAS SINLESS
( 1 Pet. 2:21-24 )
E. WE ARE THEREFORE SAVED THROUGH HIS BLOOD( 1 Pet. 1:18-20 ).
A. John 14:15; 1 John 2:3-5.
B. HIS LOVE CONTRAINS US( 2 Cor. 5:14-15 ).
A. DO YOU LOVE JESUS?
B. WILL YOU KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS?