romans 6:16 -18 16. “know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants...
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Romans 6:16 -18
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?
17. But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.”
Romans 13:7 NKJV “Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due,”
“But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain:” Romans 13:4
Because I Believe there is a God
Man will worship something We did not get here by our self Men have rejected a belief in God
“Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools” Rom. 1:22
Believe evolution No system of morality Man is just an animal
“The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.” Psalms 14:1
Because I Believe there is a God
We believe there is a God A person - personality - “in His image” Gen.1:26 Infinite in size - Ps. 19:1 “glory of God” Infinite in knowledge Infinite in power - able to destroy - Mt. 10:28
I will obey because• He can destroy• He speaks - Heb. 12:25 “See that ye refuse
not him that speaketh”
Because I Believe The Bible isGod’s revealed message to man
Written by about 40 menOver a period of about 1600 yearsHistorically accurateKnowledge excelling their own time
If written by men then: How could it be so unified ? How could it make predictions ? Why a high standard of morality ?
Because I Believe The Bible isGod’s revealed message to man
God spoke to mankind “men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit” 2 Peter 1:20-21 ESV
God Speaks to us through His SonHeb.1:1-2 “Hath in these last days spoken unto
us by his Son”Message of Christ is in New Testament Heb. 9:15 “he is the mediator of the new testament”
“And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?” Luke 6:46
Because I Believe God knows my Name
He has names for all the starsPsalms 147:4 “He telleth the number of the
stars; he calleth them all by their names.”
He knows the number of hairs in my headMt 10:30 “But the very hairs of your head are all
numbered.”
SURELY HE KNOWS MY NAME !“your names are written in heaven” Lk.10:20
Because I Believe God knows my Name
Nothing is hid from HimHeb. 4:12-13 “Neither is there any creature that
is not manifest in his sight”
He demands of me, my very best
I will be held personally responsible
Psalms 139:1-2 I may run, but I can’t hide !
Because I Believe God Loves Me
Why Does God Care About Me? “What is man, that thou art mindful of him?”
Psalms 8:4
Why Does God Love Me ?I have sinned against Him - Rom. 3:23I am not insignificantRomans 5:8 “But God commendeth his love
toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
Because I Believe God Loves Me
Love Demands a responseLove returned “We love Him because He first loved us.” I Jn 4:19
Love will cause us to do things we would not do“Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.” 1 John 4:11Human standards could not do this
When we Love God --- Obedience is simple ! !
“If you love me, keep my commandments” Jn. 14:15
Because I Believe God Loves Me
Because I Believe God knows my Name
Because I Believe The Bible isGod’s revealed message to man
Because I Believe there is a God
Sermon by Arthur Pigman
Evans Church of Christ
515 Gibbs Road
Evans, Ga. 30809
706-855-1249
[email protected]@bellsouth.net
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Sunday Morning March 24, 2013