Sunday, October 23, 2016

The Parable of The Dragnet (Mt. 13:47-50) (Part 7)

CONCLUSION
  • In the church you will find righteous and unrighteous, good and bad.
    • If you are righteous – that is, if you have been made right with God by the perfect sacrifice of His Son, Jesus Christ, and have asked Him to forgive your sins and have surrendered your will to Him – then rejoice, because you have a bright future.
    • If you are unrighteous – if you have not experienced those things, then your future should concern you.
      • Illustration:  Santa has a list that he checks twice.  Perhaps one of the children changed.  If her status has changed, then her reward should change.  This is too important for Santa to guess or assume.  Jesus gives 100% sure judgment on someone’s status.  He doesn’t have to check twice.  His books are totally reliable (Rev 20:11-15).
  • To the pre-Christian
    • How long will you avoid getting caught in the net of God’s love?
      •  Today is the day of salvation (2 Cor 6:2).
  • To the Christian
    • Be careful how you live!
      • Don’t become another seeker’s stumbling block.
    • Set aside time to pray for those who don’t know Christ.
      • Ask God to give you an opportunity to speak.

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