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Theme: A Great Salvation— Its Rejection and Penalty. T ext : “ How shall we escape, if we neg lect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him.” —Hebrews 2 :3. Introduction. The pre-eminence o f Christianity over Judaism. 1. T he S alvation O ffered . 1. Salvation: its meaning—what? 2. Great: How and why ? (a ) Because o f its author (v. 3). The Trinity engaged in its work. (b ) Because o f what it can do (v. 4). (c ) Because o f the nature o f the proofs, divine and human submitted for its genuineness (v. 4). II. A n A ttitude D escribed . 1. Neglect. What mean? (v. 1). (a) Refusing to give heed (v. 1). (b ) Allowing to drift by (v. 1). (c ) Refusing to accept the well attested : truth (vv. 3, 4). . (d ) Simply do nothing—let things slip (v. i ) , : III. A P enalty V isited . 1. Certain (vv. 2, 3; cf. 12:25-29). 2. Just (v. 2). 3. Commensurate with privileges (vv. 2, 3). 4. Described (10:26-29). Conclusion. Illustration showing danger and fatal consequences o f neglect. Sermons 2. What is Involved in Such Denial: (a) Self-deception (v. 8 ). (b ) Challenge God’s statement (v. 7). (c ) Make God a liar (v. 10). (d ) The Word o f God, as a norm, has no abiding place in the heart (v. 10 ). II. C onfessing I t , 1:9. 1. The Nature o f Confession: (a) Confess—take sides with God against it.. Admit it.
II. T he N ecessity 7 of K eeping F irst L ove . 1. Without it orthodoxy and service are nothing, 2. No Church has a right to exist with out it (Revelation 2 :5). 3. Without love all is lost (1 Corinth ians 13). III. S igns of L ost L ove . Not necessarily by : 1. Lack o f activity (Revelation 2 :2). 2. Lack o f orthodoxy (Revelation 2:2 ). 3. Lack o f patient suffering for Christ (Revelation 2 :3 ). But manifest by the absence o f: 4. Personal love in service. 5. Joy in our activity for Christ. 6 . Unselfishness and forgetfulness of self. IV . How F irst L ove I s L ost . The secret o f failure is found in the words : “ From whence thou art fallen out,” implying that the Ephesian Church had got ten out o f an .atmosphere in which it once lived: Tins may have happened 1. By neglecting to maintain fellowship and communion with God, byjthe reading o f the Word o f God and prayer. 2. By spiritual pride. Forgetting unwor- thiness still as at the time o f conversion. V. How to R egain L ost L ove . 1. Remember—your past experience, the atmosphere in which you once lived, etc. 2. Repent—turn back, confess, promise reformation. 3. Return—do the first works over again. Conclusion. Expository Theme: A Fourfold Attitude Towards Sin. T e x t : - 1 John 1:7-2:2. Introduction. I. D enying I t , 1 :8-10. 1. Nature o f the Denial : (a ) As to the possession o f a sinful nature (v. 8 ), (b ) As to the committal o f sinful acts (v. 10).
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