Spritual Loopholes

Last Sunday, I had the priviledge of sitting in on a sermon that talked about the loopholes that people try to use with God in explaining away the fact that they've never accepted Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. It was such a refreshing sermon. My 13-year-old son and I sat in and were amazed.

It was funny, the middle schoolers sit in "big church" after Sunday School, so G3 and I sat together. this church offera a traditional and a contemporary worship service. Unbeknownst to us, I picked the traditional, not the contemporary worship, so when they started singing, George turns to me and said, "How do I know the words, there's no screens?" I picked up a hymnal and handed it to him. We laughed.

The sermon started with a basic question that most of us have probably heard before, "Do you know that you have a home in Heaven when you breath your last breath on this side of glory?"

You see, there are things that you need to know. More specifically, what do you know?... and how do you know that it's right?

He went on to say,"If you don't know, I want you to know that you don't know. If you know, I want you to know that you know."

Loophole #1 - My sin is not that bad.
- We all have sinned.
- Your heart gets harder the more that you say, "No" to God.
- Today is the day of salvation.

Loophole#2 - Everybody's doing it.
- They may be sincere, but they are sincerely wrong.
- Life is about choices.
- Anytime God says "Don't do it," He is protecting you.
- Anytime God says,"Yes", He is getting ready to bless you.

Loophole #3 - I didn't know
- You wouldn't walk into an exam unprepared and write, "I don't know" on a blank sheet of paper and turn it in.
- His Word is alive and sharper than any two-edged sword.
- Well, people may say, "I've got free choice." Yes, but you also have full responsibility and accountability.
- God's Word is sure.

Loophole #4 - How can I be sure?
He gave numerous points here about the assurance of our salvation. I'll have to find my notes and post on it.

Loophole #5 - It's no big deal.
- Are you saying that what Jesus did for us on the cross was no big deal?

There was so much more, but I can only write so fast during the sermon... LOL