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STANDING FOR TRUTH IN THE LAST DAYS–Part 2–EPHESIANS 6:10-18

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STANDING FOR TRUTH IN THE LAST DAYS

PART 2
EPHESIANS 6:10-18

Introduction:

This is the second part of this message dealing with the last days before the coming of Jesus Christ to catch away His own unto Heaven. In the first message we dealt with BEING STRONG IN THE LORD and that our fight is not with men, but rather, with the powers of Satan, the Prince of this world.

This message continues that thought and deals with the weapons at our disposal for the fight before us. Consider the following:

II. HAVING DONE ALL TO STAND, STAND THEREFORE

A. Having your loins girt about with TRUTH, v. 14;

1. We have trusted in Christ after we heard the WORD OF TRUTH, Ephesians 1:13, “In whom ye also TRUSTED, after that ye heard the WORD OF TRUTH, the GOSPEL of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,”

a. You Trusted Christ after hearing the Word, Romans 10:17, “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”

b. The Good News of salvation, James 1:18, “Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.”

2. We have GROWN UP (MATURED) in Truth, Ephesians 4:15, “But speaking the truth in love, may GROW UP into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:”

a. Becoming that Perfect Man in Christ, Ephesians 4:13, “Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:”

b. Here the “New Man” become dominant, Ephesians 4:24, “And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.”

B. Having on the BREASTPLATE of RIGHTEOUSNESS, v. 14; 1 Thessalonians 5:8, “But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.”

a. Stand therefore, resist every attack—as a soldier does in battle, 1 Timothy 6:12, “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.”

b. The enemy will not sleep, Isaiah 5:27, “None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken:”

c. We must stand in Righteousness, Isaiah 59:17, “For he put on RIGHTEOUSNESS as a BREASTPLATE, and an HELMET of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with ZEAL as a cloke.”

C. Having your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace, v. 15;

1. READINESS of MIND that comes from the gospel WHOSE MESSAGE IS PEACE, Isaiah 52:7, “How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!”

2. Whose message is RECONCILIATION, 2 Corinthians 5:18, “And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;”

D. Taking the shield of Faith, v. 16; Genesis 15:1, “After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.”

a. Fear not, Isaiah 35:4, “Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.”

b. The Lord is our shield, Deuteronomy 33:29, “Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.”

E. Having the helmet of Salvation, v. 17; Isaiah 59:17, “For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.”

a. With the Helmet of salvation there is no danger of lethal wound, Job 11:18, “And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.”

b. Clad with the Zeal of the Lord, Psalms 119:139, “My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.”

F. Using the Sword of the Spirit, the Word of God, the ONLY OFFENSIVE WEAPON, v. 17; Hebrews 4:12, “For the word of God is QUICK, and POWERFUL, and SHARPER than any twoedged sword, PIERCING even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a DISCERNER of the THOUGHTS and INTENTS of the heart.”

a. The Word was a known name of the Messiah, John 1:14, “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,)full of grace and truth.”

b. It pierces to the soul, Acts 2:37, “Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?”

c. It is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart, Revelation 2:23, “And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.”

G. The last weapon is PRAYER, v. 18; Luke 18:1, “And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;”

STANDING FOR TRUTH IN THE LAST DAY–EPHESIANS 6:10-18

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STANDING FOR TRUTH IN THE LAST DAY

EPHESIANS 6:10-18

Introduction:

The Apostle tells us in 2 Timothy 3:1, “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof:”

The verse describes our day. Every word in these verses is true of our day today. It is a time to….

I. BE STRONG IN THE LORD

A. Be strong in the POWER of HIS MIGHT, v. 10;

1. As Saul of Tarsus after his conversion, Acts 9:22, “But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.”

2. As Abraham, Romans 4:20, “He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;”

3. As the Apostle Paul in his later ministry, Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”

B. That you might be STRENGTHENED by HIS SPIRIT in the INNER MAN, Ephesians 3:16, “That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;”

1. We should NOT have FAINT HEARTS or FEAR, Deuteronomy 20:3, And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let NOT your HEARTS FAINT, FEAR NOT, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them; 4 For the LORD your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.”

2. We come before the Lord in PRAYER for STRENGTH, Psalms 138:3, “In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with STRENGTH IN MY SOUL.”

C. For we wrestle NOT AGAINST FLESH and BLOOD, v. 12;

1. This is not a contest of the flesh, but of the Spirit, Hebrews 12:1, “Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside EVERY WEIGHT, and the SIN which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,”

2. We wrestle against SATAN, the RULER of THIS WORLD, John 14:30, “Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the PRINCE OF THIS WORLD cometh, and hath nothing in me.”

3. Against the GOD OF THIS AGE, 2 Corinthians 4:4, “In whom the GOD OF THIS WORLD hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.”

4. Against the SPIRITUAL ELEMENTS of WICKEDNESS, 1 Corinthians 5:8, “Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

D. THEREFORE, PUT ON THE WHOLE ARMOR OF GOD, v. 11, 13;

1. The NEW MAN will put on this armor, Ephesians 4:24, “And that ye put on the NEW MAN, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.”

2. This NEW MAN who has CONFIDENCE IN CHRIST, Ephesians 3:12, “In whom we have boldness and access with CONFIDENCE by the faith of him.”

3. The STRONGER MAN wears God’s armor, Luke 11:22, “But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.”

II. HAVING DONE ALL TO STAND, STAND THEREFORE

A. Having your loins girt about with TRUTH, v. 14;

1. We have trusted in Christ after we heard the WORD OF TRUTH, Ephesians 1:13, “In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,”

2. We have GROWN UP (MATURED) in Truth, Ephesians 4:15, “But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:”

B. Having on the BREASTPLATE of righteousness; v. 14; 1 Thessalonians 5:8, “But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.”

C. Having your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace, v. 15;

1. Readiness of mind that comes from the gospel whose message is peace, Isaiah 52:7, “How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!”

2. The message of RECONCILIATION, 2 Corinthians 5:18, “And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;”

D. Taking the shield of Faith, v. 16; Genesis 15:1, “After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.”

E. Having the helmet of Salvation, v. 17; Isaiah 59:17, “For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.”

F. Using the Sword of the Spirit, the Word of God, the only OFFENSIVE weapon, v. 17; Hebrews 4:12, “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”

G. Praying and Watching on every occasion, v. 18; Colossians 4:2, “Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;”

SIN AND IT’S DEFEAT–ROMANS 5:6-14

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SIN AND IT’S DEFEAT

ROMANS 5:6-14

Introduction:

“Sin is a fundamental relationship: it is not WRONGDOING, it is WRONG BEING, deliberate and emphatic independence of God.” (Oswald Chambers).

Sin is a terrible thing. Religion deals with SINS (plural), only the Bible deals with SIN (singular)(the word appears 457 times in Scripture). God deals with the NATURE of sin, the HEREDITY of sin, and He deals with the DEFEAT of sin.

I. THE NATURE OF SIN – TOTAL DEPRAVITY.

A. One whose heart has turned away from God, Deuteronomy 29:18, Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood;”

1. One who rejoices to do evil, Proverbs 2:14, “Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness [perversity] of the wicked;”

2. Those without faith, Deuteronomy 32:20, “And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith.”

3. Those who are disobedient, Genesis 2:17, “But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.”

B. Those whose every desire is sin, Genesis 6:5, “And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.”

II. THE HEREDITY OF SIN – TOTAL.

A. One man brought sin into the world, Romans 5:12, “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:”

1. “The sin,”—the sin of unbelief.

2. “The death,” both physical and spiritual death.

B. Death came by this man also, Romans 5:18a, “Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation;”

III. THE DEFEAT OF SIN – RECONCILIATION.

A. God sees but two men, Adam and Christ.

1. Note the repetition of the word “one.”

a. In v. 12, “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:”

b. In v. 15, ” But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.”

c. In v. 16, “And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.

d. In v. 17, “For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)”

e. In v. 18, “Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.”

f. In v. 19, “For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.”

B. This story does not end in tragedy, but in victory, 2 Corinthians 5:21, “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”

1. The Second Adam who knew no sin became sin for us.

2. In Him we see the victory of man over sin by the quickening power of Jesus Christ, 1 Corinthians 15:45, “And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.”

CONCLUSION

Jesus has dealt defeat to Satan and sin by the offering of Himself as the sacrifice for sin that God required. Now we who have trusted Jesus Christ as our Savior stand justified before the God of Heaven.

 

SIN, A LITTLE THING?–ROMANS 7:1-13

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SIN, A LITTLE THING?

ROMANS 7:1-13

Key verse: v. 13, “Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.”

Introduction:

The Apostle Paul has successfully shown that peace was not in the law; that justification is by faith in Jesus Christ. The Jews had taught that following the Law promoted peace, but Paul maintained that the Law was to excite the mind to conflict, and anxiety, and distress. He shows that the tendency of the law, as a practical matter, was everywhere the same. It was not to produce peace, but agitation, conflict, distress, v. 7, “What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.”

I. AT THE TIME OF CONVERSION…

A. The young believer has a holy timidity, a godly fear, Hebrews 12:28, “Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:”

1. He wants to do everything according to God’s pattern, Hebrews 8:5, “Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.”

2. He DOES NOT want a guilty conscience toward God, Hebrews 10:2, “For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.”

B. To the young believer the slightest sin is “exceeding sinful,” v.11, “For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.”

1. God allows sin to “beguile” [make me lose my way] him that he might learn to rely on the Lord, Hebrews 3:13, “But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.”

2. Sin can drive one to despair, Job 7:6, “My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and are spent without hope.”

II. GIVEN TIME AND EXPERIENCE IN THIS WORLD…

A. The tender, sensitive bloom of salvation becomes like a willow that is pliant, too easily yielding, Romans 6:16, “Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?”

B. The sin that once startled us does NOT ALARM us in the least, v. 15, “For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.”

1. The believer does NOT RECOGNIZE its true nature, Galatians 6:1, “Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.”

2. Our spiritual PERCEPTIONS are DULLED, blinded by sin, 2 Corinthians 4:4, “In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.”

a. The believe can fall into this same blindness and he begins to palliate [cover up or gloss over] sin, 1 Samuel 15:20-21, “And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites. 21 But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal.”

b. The believer gets familiar with sin by degrees, Psalm 19:13, “Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.”

III. SIN, A LITTLE THING?

A. It is DEADLY poison, Psalm 58:3-4, “The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies. 4 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;”

1. It is deceitful (deliberately misleading), Romans 3:13, “Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:”

2. The tongue of a sinner is out of control, James 3:8, “But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.”

B. Sin appears to be a LITTLE thing, however,..

1. It is like little foxes, Song of Solomon 2:15, “Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.”

2. It is like the SMALL things of earth.

a. It is like a TINY CORAL INSECT that builds a rock that WRECKS A NAVY.

b. It is like the little STROKE OF AN AXE that brings down a mighty oak.

c. It is like the CONTINUAL DROPPING of water that wears away a huge stone.

d. It is like a LITTLE LEAVEN in bread, 1 Corinthians 5:6, “Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?”

3. It destroys kingdoms, 1 Samuel 15:23, “For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.”

CONCLUSION

Let us go back to time when we first received Christ as our Savior and have the same attitude toward sin that we had then. Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 10:14, “Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.” And 1 Thessalonians 5:22, “Abstain from all appearance of evil.”

Remember that sin caused our Savior to suffer and die on Calvary’s Tree. Sin put the scars in His hands and a lance in His side. SIN IS A TERRIBLE THING!!!

SIN IS “EXCEEDING SINFUL.”

SIN–ROMANS 3:9-23

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SIN
ROMANS 3:9-23

Introduction:

Sin is the major problem in our lives. We deal with it every day of our lives. The word “sin” appears in the Bible 448 times; “sins” 172 times; “transgression,” 51; “transgressions,” 48; and “trespass” or “trespasses,” 85 times.

The Scriptures tell us in Romans 6:23 that the payment for sin is death, “For the wages of sin is death;” But God did not stop there. He adds, “but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” So there is hope.

Let examine what the Scriptures say about sin.

I. PERSONAL SIN

A. The sin of commission (doing something prohibited), v. 23.

1. Everyone is guilty of this, Romans 3:9, 19, “What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin; 19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.”

2. We are all guilty of the same thing, Romans 2:1, “Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.”

B. The sin of omission (failing to do that which is required), James 4:17, “Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.”

1. The servant that knows his Lord’s will, Luke 12:47, “And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.”

2. That servant that knew not his Lord’s will, Luke 12:48, “But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.”

II. SIN PORTRAYED IN SCRIPTURE

A. Falling short of God’s glory, Romans 3:23, “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”

1. In Portuguese the expression “come short” is translated “destitute [void] of the glory of God,” 1 Timothy 6:5, “Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute [ void ] of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.”

2. We are called unto the glory of God, 2 Thessalonians 2:14, “Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

B. Going astray like wandering sheep, Isaiah 53:6, “All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.”

1. Peter said that we were like sheep gone astray, 2 Peter 2:22, “But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.”

2. We have gone out of the way, Romans 3:12, “They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.”

C. Transgressing or overstepping the law, Psalm 51:1, “Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.”

1. Transgression of the law is rebellion, Psalm 5:10, “Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.”

2. They need to be confessed to the Lord, Psalm 32:5, “I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin.”

D. Sin is portrayed as “trespassing” (exercising our own will contrary to God’s authority), Ephesians 2:1, “And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;”

1. Alienated from the life of God, Ephesians 4:18, “Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:”

2. Spiritually dead in trespasses, Ephesians 5:14, “Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.”

III. SIN BRINGS HIDEOUS RESULTS

A. It brings physical death, Romans 5:12, “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:”

B. After death it brings judgment, Hebrews 9:27, “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:”

1. This is for those who have not trusted Christ as their Savior, Romans 2:5-6,“But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; 6 Who will render to every man according to his deeds:”

2. Those whose names ARE NOT written in the Lambs book of life, Revelation 21:27, “And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.”

3. There is the SECOND DEATH, Revelation 20:13-15, “And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. 14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.”

CONCLUSION

Remember the second part of Romans 6:23? It says, “but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Christ died on Calvary’s cross to keep men out of hell. Trust Him for salvation.