FTGC-11a THE BLESSED vs.THE CURSED, SAVED vs. THE LOST--ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE REALLY HEADED TO HEAVEN?

JESUS IS VERY BINARY--Jesus Christ is revealed in God’s Word as love personified. In His daily life, He was most observed by those closest to Him as filled with compassion; and He described Himself as “meek and lowly in heart”. So what will be His response towards those who ignore or reject His free gift of grace? In a culture where dogmatics, convictions, absolutes, and exclusive policies are frowned upon at best—what does Jesus actually teach us about the destiny of those who do not get saved, who don’t receive the only cure, and who do not come the only way? The first thing we note about Christ’s teaching is that when it comes to salvation, there is: No Middle Ground With Jesus There is no “middle of the road” position regarding Christ’s view of life, death, and eternity. Jesus declares that He is the One who controls entrance into Heaven. He says He is the Author of salvation, the Judge of the eternal destiny of every creature in this universe. Let me show you what I mean in Matthew 6. For a moment, we need to look at some of the contrasts Jesus gave as He taught His most extended message, the Sermon on the Mount. 1. In Matthew 6:19-21 Jesus describes 2 Types of Banks: earth or Heaven; 2. In Matthew 6:22-23 Jesus describes 2 Types of Eyes: good or bad; 3. In Matthew 6:24, Jesus describes 2 Types of Masters: God or mammon; 4. In Matthew 7:13-14 Jesus describes: • 2 Types of Gates: wide or small; • 2 Types of Roads: broad or narrow; • 2 Types of Destinations: destruction or life; • 2 Types of Travelers: many or few; 5. In Matthew 7:15-20 Jesus describes 2 Types of Trees: fruitful or fruitless 6. In Matthew 7:21-23 Jesus describes 2 Types of Lifestyles: those who say the right things or those who do His will; 7. In Matthew 7:24-29 Jesus describes 2 Types of Foundations: rock or sand; 8. In all of Christ’s stories, He alludes to 2 Inevitable Ends: being thrown into fire and entering the kingdom of heaven Remember that after Christ’s evening discussion with Nicodemus, as we saw this morning, Jesus teaches about going in the “wrong door,” which is any door but Him. These words are recorded in Matthew 7:23. Here, Jesus states that the four worst words anyone could ever hear would be: “I never knew you”. So what is it like for those who: • live for only investing their lives in Earth’s Bank; and • have only eyes that hunger for that which is evil; and • serve only mammon instead of God; and • enter only through the wide gate, head down the broad road, walking along with the many who are headed to destruction, and • live only as fruitless trees; and • only talk the ways of God, never walking them; and • only build their lives on the sand instead of the rock? The Destination of The Lost (FTGC-11; 210317) Follow Discover the Book Ministries to stay up to date: Facebook:   / discoverthebook   Instagram:   / discoverthebookministry   Twitter:   / discoverthebook   Purchase resources: E-Books: https://tinyurl.com/y3wbhlxy Traditional Books: https://tinyurl.com/y4xgz9rb Audio CDs: https://tinyurl.com/y5nnj3eu Donate to the ministry: https://discoverthebook.org/donations... PayPal QuickLink: https://paypal.me/JohnandBonnieDTBM?l... For more of Dr. John Barnett's Bible teaching messages go to: https://discoverthebook.org/