WHY I AM A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST #12<\/p>\n
INTRODUCTION:<\/p>\n
A. Review<\/p>\n
B. I am a member of the church of Christ because it teaches that a child of God can so sin as to lose salvation.<\/p>\n
C. The doctrine that a child of God cannot so sin as to lose salvation is one that is very prevalent in the denominational world today.<\/p>\n
1. A host of people find false comfort in this doctrine of “once saved always saved.”<\/p>\n
2. And, I believe that this doctrine leads to apathy, and in many instances – immorality.<\/p>\n
C. But what does the Bible says about such a doctrine?<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
DISCUSSION:<\/p>\n
1. There are things for Christians to do to keep from falling<\/p>\n
a. 2 Peter 1:10<\/p>\n
b. “Give diligence … sure”<\/p>\n
c. Do what things?<\/p>\n
d. Do the things mentioned in the previous five verses<\/p>\n
2. The Corinthian Christians were admonished to take heed lest they fall.<\/p>\n
a. 1 Corinthians 10:12<\/p>\n
b. If a person can not fall, why give this command?<\/p>\n
c. There is no need for such a command if a person cannot fall from grace<\/p>\n
3. Paul knew that is was possible for him to be rejected<\/p>\n
a. 1 Corinthians 9:27<\/p>\n
b. Paul knew that it was possible for him to be lost; and to prevent it, he disciplined his body<\/p>\n
4. A child of God can quit believing and when he does he will start falling – Hebrews 3:12<\/p>\n
5. The Galatians were taught that a Christian can fall from grace<\/p>\n
a. Galatians 5:4<\/p>\n
b. In attempting to be justified by the law of Moses they became guilty of a complete apostasy.<\/p>\n
c. It is not only possible for one to fall from grace, it actually happened.<\/p>\n
6. A person can so sin as to be eternally lost, because he can so sin as to be in a worse condition than he was before he became a Christian.<\/p>\n
a. 2 Peter 2:20-22<\/p>\n
b. Notice:<\/p>\n
1) The had escaped the defilements of the world<\/p>\n
2) They were again entangled therein and overcome<\/p>\n
3) The last state is worse than the first<\/p>\n
7. The parable of the sower emphatically refutes the doctrine of the impossibility of apostasy (Mt. 13:3-8, 18-23; Lk. 8:4-15)<\/p>\n
a. The seed in the parable is the word of God (Lk. 8:11)<\/p>\n
b. The sower is the gospel teacher or preacher (1 Cor. 3:6)<\/p>\n
c. The soil is the human heart (Lk. 8:15)<\/p>\n
d. The stony heart in this parable represents those who accepted the word but withered because of tribulation or persecution (Mt. 13:20-21; Lk. 8:13)<\/p>\n
1) They became Christians but failed to produce fruit<\/p>\n
2) Their appointed lot is recorded in Matthew 7:19<\/p>\n
e. The thorny ground represents those who became Christians, but were choked out by the cares of the world and became unfruitful (Mt. 13:22; Lk. 8:14)<\/p>\n
1) These accepted the word but later fell<\/p>\n
2) This parable is a forceful warning to Christians that they can fall and be lost<\/p>\n
8. The parable of the vine and the branches is more proof that a child of God, a Christian, can be eternally lost.<\/p>\n
a. John 15:1-6<\/p>\n
b. Those who are “in Christ,” Christians, if they do not bear fruit will be cast into the fire – into the fires of hell<\/p>\n
9. We learn from the parable of the talents that a servant of the Lord can be lost (Mt. 25:14-30)<\/p>\n
a. The persons under consideration are the Lord’s own servants<\/p>\n
b. Two were faithful and were blessed; and one was unprofitable and wicked, and the Lord commanded him to be cast into outer darkness<\/p>\n
c. Therefore, one of the Lord’s own servants can be eternally lost.<\/p>\n
10.Jesus said that He would gather ones out of His kingdom and cast them into the furnace of fire.<\/p>\n
a. Matthew 13:41-42<\/p>\n
b. The citizens of Christ’s kingdom, Christians, who cause stumbling and do iniquity shall be cast into the furnace of fire.<\/p>\n
11.Jesus said that He would spew the Laodiceans out of His mouth.<\/p>\n
a. Revelation 3:15-16<\/p>\n
b. Spewed out of Christ! So we can get out of Christ!<\/p>\n
12.Paul said that men would apostatize or fall away from the faith.<\/p>\n
a. 1 Timothy 4:1-2<\/p>\n
b. It is an evident conclusion that they had the faith or they could not have departed from it<\/p>\n
c. As a result _ 1 Timothy 5:12<\/p>\n
1. John 5:24<\/p>\n
a. This verse is used by many to say that the believer has eternal life now, and is therefore impossible for him to be lost.<\/p>\n
b. The obedient believer has eternal life in two senses:<\/p>\n
1) In promise (1 Jn. 2:25)<\/p>\n
2) And he has Jesus who is the “eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us” (1 Jn. 1:2)<\/p>\n
c. The Bible teaches that we do not now have eternal life<\/p>\n
1) Titus 1:1-2 … we do not hope for what we have – Romans 8:25<\/p>\n
2) Romans 2:6-7 … eternal life is something that will be rendered<\/p>\n
3) Eternal life is received in the world to come (Mk. 10:30)<\/p>\n
2. Another “so-called” proof text is 1 John 3:9<\/p>\n
a. Many denominations use this verse in an attempt to prove that a child of God cannot sin as to be eternally lost.<\/p>\n
b. John says that the person cannot sin because the seed abides in him.<\/p>\n
1) The seed is the word of God (Lk. 8:12)<\/p>\n
2) The devil, though, can steal the word out of a person’s heart (Lk. 8:12)<\/p>\n
c. John is not teaching in this verse that it is impossible for a Christian to sin, because he teaches in other verses that he can:<\/p>\n
1) 1 John 1:7<\/p>\n
2) As long as man does what the Bible says he will not sin … sin is a transgression of the law (1 Jn. 3:4)<\/p>\n
3. One more “so-called” proof text is John 10:27-28<\/p>\n
a. We need to realize that these precious promises are conditional upon the person following Christ …”they follow me”<\/p>\n
b. Notice what Jesus says in the 12th verse of this same chapter … John 10:12<\/p>\n
c. God’s promises are conditional!!!<\/p>\n
CONCLUSION: Are you living up to God’s conditions?<\/p>\n
* Gleaned from Leroy Brownlow’s book: “Why I Am A Member Of The Church of Christ”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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