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Light Of His Word The Sermons of Pastor Mike Walls Freedom Baptist Church Used By Permission Psalms 119:105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. |
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Light Of His Word The Sermons of Pastor Mike Walls Freedom Baptist Church Used By Permission Psalms 119:105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. |
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INSIDE INFORMATION 1st
John 5:1-13 Introduction:
It is not my intention today to try to give you a false sense of security.
I want to give what the Bible says on this subject of being eternally
saved. In fact, if you would doubt your salvation because of the
Word preached today, then you need to make sure you are saved and live
as victorious believer should do so. Don’t let demonic pride keep
you from walking the aisle and getting saved today. Many people go around with many doubts in many areas of his or her
life. This goes over into the spiritual realm. There are
several reasons for these doubts in this area of salvation. 1. It could be sin
in their lives. Sin makes you feel naked and ashamed when you
are in the presence of the Lord. Sin will take you further than
you wanted to go; it will take more than you are willing to give and
keep you longer than you were willing to stay. 2. It could be listening
to the old accuser. Satan loves to plant doubts. It has
been his game plan since the Garden. The Accuser planted doubts in the
mind of Eve who gave them unto her husband who plunged the entire human
race into sin. If you have doubts 3. It could not knowing
or even understanding what the Bible really says about being eternally
saved. There is no real reason for ignorance of what the Bible
plainly teaches. The fault in this area is usually we do not take
the time and study the Bible for itself. 4. It could be a major
misconception of what salvation really is. They think it
is good works being balanced by the Lord. Or they think that church
membership is salvation. Or taking part in a ritual such as baptism
or communion is salvation. Or having a parent who is a Christian
is salvation. These are major lies from the devil about what salvation
really is. 2nd Peter 1:10 says "Wherefore the rather, brethren,
give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do
these things, ye shall never fall” When you clear up these doubts, you will find that you can go further
into a closer relationship with the Lord. If all you have are
doubts, doubts and more doubts, then your effectiveness for Christ will
not be in place. All you will be worrying about is whether or
not you are saved. Others will be the farthest thought in your
mind. Verse ten says very plainly “He that believeth on the Son of God
hath the witness in himself.” In other words, you will have INSIDE
INFORMATION. This inside information will show us some things that we
have. I want to give with you five truths that we have in this
life as a believer. We have three witnesses that are in us.
Verse seven tells that we have the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
to give us this inside information. There may be have been someone
that led you to Christ and tell you that you got saved. But the
witness that we have from the Lord is greater. We see this in
verse nine. Let's look at those five truths that are INSIDE INFORMATION. I. THIS
INSIDE INFORMATION SHOWS THAT WE HAVE A NEW INNER NATURE. 2nd
Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore if any
man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away;
behold, all things are become new.” A. We
will have new desires. Ephesians 4:24 “And
that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness
and true holiness.” 1. You
will have a love for Christ that you never had. You will love
Him for dying for y you. You will
love Him for being God. “Whosoever believeth
that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth
him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. By
this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God,
and keep his commandments.” We may not understand all there is about Him being God when we first
get saved. But we start that lifelong journey that is sweet
as we learn more about Him and that will not even touch the hem
of the garment. We will have all of eternity to learn about
Him. Jesus will be the sweetest name you know. When
you think about what your life used to be, you will rejoice in the
fact that your name is written in the Lamb’s book of life.
But if you have no change in your love for the Lord Jesus, then
you better check up. You most like likely are still in your
sins and need to be saved. 2. You
will have the desire for the Bible. You will find that
the Bible is real and alive to you for the first time. David
expressed his love for the Book in many places. It is as natural as a baby wanting to drink his or her bottle of
milk as it is for a new believer to want to read the Word of God.
As I was typing this, I remember the first summer I was saved, I
sat under a peach tree in our yard and followed along in my Bible
as I hear the Bible being read on records. I remember that
it was the book of Revelation. I want to know more about the
Bible. That is natural growth and desire and it only comes
when you get saved. If you have no desire for this book, it is very possible that you
never got saved. No other book will bring joy, wisdom, true
knowledge and help for the problems of life other than the Bible. 1st
John 3:14 “We know that we
have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren.
He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.” There are no other folks that it is more natural that you want to
be a part than the fellow believers are. That is one of the
many reasons why we meet together at church. Let me give you
a few reasons why I need the local church. I will preach this
in an entire message some time but will give these to you today.
I need church because it’s a family reunion. I need church
because it’s a classroom. I need church because it’s a refuge from
the world. I need church because it’s like a billboard in that I
have a testimony with my family and neighbors that I love the Lord
enough to be in His house. I need church because it’s a memorial
service for the One who died in my place and I want to honor Him
with my presence. I need church because it’s a victory celebration.
I need church because it’s a time to spend with my Heavenly Father.
But if I don’t try to be in the house of God every time I am able,
it may be that I have never been saved. I
am afraid I would miss something if I missed church. Think
about whom Thomas missed when he missed assembling himself the other
disciples after the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. He missed
the Lord Himself. What else can we miss when we miss church?
You miss the worship of God. I know you can worship God is
other places other than the church but what better place to worship
God than with other believers. You miss the Word of God and the
words from God. You miss the wonderful uplifting of music,
fellowship and atmosphere in God's house. You miss the working
of God's Spirit in your life and the lives of others. B. We
will have new Director in Life. “For by grace are
ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift
of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are
his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God
hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” Many people do not want someone to tell what to do. But after
they get saved, that is exactly what Christ will do. Where He
leads, He feeds. Where He guides, He provides. If you
are really saved, you will want the Lord Jesus to direct you through
life. Why? He knows the way through the wilderness and
the valleys of life. He can help in the mountain top times too. II. THIS
INSIDE INFORMATION SHOWS THAT WE HAVE A NEW INNER SPIRIT. Romans
8:15,16 “For ye have not received
the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit
of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth
witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God” A. The
Holy Spirit reports to us about our salvation. “But ye are not in
the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell
in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of
his.” “And he that keepeth
his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know
that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.” “Hereby know we that
we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.” Satan plants doubts. He loves doing that because you are constantly
thinking only about yourself. The Holy Spirit will let you know
that you are a child of God. He will bear witness with you.
B. The
Holy Spirit reproves about sin in our lives. “But your iniquities
have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his
face from you, that he will not hear.” Sin is a barrier to fellowship with the Lord. Sin is the break
with friendship with the Lord. Sin is a blemish to fellowship
with the Lord. No better illustration of this is Adam and Eve in the
Garden. When He came to fellowship with them, they hid themselves
because of sin had entered into their lives. III. THIS
INSIDE INFORMATION SHOWS THAT WE HAVE A NEW INNER LOVE. Love
is based on truth and real truth is based on the Word of God. “Sanctify
them through thy truth: thy word is truth.” A. We
will have a new inner love for the brethren. “We know that we have
passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that
loveth not his brother abideth in death.” Many times fellow believers are close to us than our physical family.
It will get around town that those folks down at Freedom Baptist Church
really love each other and want to be a blessing to each other.
But this is not a natural love but a supernatural love that came from
our Lord when we got saved. But love like this has to mature
and grow as we grow older in the Lord. Love like this crosses
every barrier. It crosses cultural barriers, sex barriers, race
barriers and color barriers. Only the Lord Jesus can bring a
group together and help them love each other as He commanded. B. We
will have a new inner love for the Bible “O
how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.” Here are some thoughts I gleaned on this verse of scripture. When
we go the way of the Word, we love the Word of God and meditate in
it. When we love something or someone several things are evident.
We can't get enough of that person of thing. We can't talk enough
about that person or thing. We can't think enough about that
person or thing. When we love the Word of God some of the same
truths are noted. We can't get enough of the Word of God. We
can't talk enough about the Word of God. We can't think enough
about the Word of God. IV. THIS
INSIDE INFORMATION SHOWS THAT WE HAVE A NEW INNER ATTITUDE TOWARD
SIN. 1st John
3:8 “He that committeth
sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For
this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy
the works of the devil.” I
am not saying that you will never sin as a believer. There is
no such creature. We have the Lord’s word on this in this book.
Turn back a few pages and look with me. “f we say that we
have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If
we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,
and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have
not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. My little
children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any
man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous” But I am saying that if you are saved, you will not want sin in your
life. It makes you feel dirt. If you have no problems
with sin in your life, it is a very strong possibility that you have
never been saved. If you can live in constant or commit constant
sin without the Holy Spirit convicting you, it may be that you have
never been saved. Sin should alarm us. We will want to deal with it quickly.
Sin should make us ashamed. We will not want to continue in
it. Sin will anger us. We will speak out against
it. Sin will awaken us. We will hate it with a passion.
If this is not so, then it is possible that you have never been saved. V. THIS
INSIDE INFORMATION SHOWS THAT WE HAVE A NEW INNER PEACE. Romans
5:1 “Therefore
being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus
Christ” “And
the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts
and minds through Christ Jesus.” Quickly I want to give you a few thoughts in regards to this peace.
When Jesus saves you, you have the peace with God. This means
that we are reconciled to him, and in a state of favor with him. Faith
in Christ makes a great and blessed change in the state, character,
condition, enjoyments, and prospects of men. The peace of God is that peace that comes by putting all in the hands
of the one who is able and willing to deliver. Whenever we fully
trust the Lord there comes a peace that is past the understanding
of those who have never experienced it. But also it shall
keep your hearts. That peace will be a guard, which will keep the
heart and thoughts holy and pure. A. We
have the Peace that comes from sins forgiven. Where are my sins
now that I am saved? According to the Word of God, they are in the
depths of the sea. They are behind God’s back. They are
as far as the east is from the west. The Lord forgets them.
They were laid on Christ. They have been washed away by Christ’s
blood. The blood of Christ has blotted them out. If you don’t have that
peace, then it is very possible that you have never been saved. Conclusion: I have said
many times in today’s message that if you don’t have these that it is
possible that you have never been saved. I am not trying to get
you walk down the aisle just because I want to brag on conversions.
I am very concern where you are going to spend eternity. Will
you spend eternity in hell because your pride prevents you from getting
saved? Today we are going to give an invitation. This could
be the day of your salvation.
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