It's a wonderful joy to see the presence of everyone tonight.
We have a wonderful crowd and we appreciate the fact that you are
here and that you may put forth the effort to be here.
I know some of you driven quite a distance, and we totally
understand that. And we appreciate the time, the
effort that you put forth to support this gospel meeting and
to be here as we sing and we pray together.
The prayers have been wonderful. The songs have been well
selected and we want to now study a portion.
Of God's Word, one of the most requested topics in my preaching
and especially in the work that I do in personal work workshops,
whether just one-on-one or or. A.
Group of someone people wanted to study about workshops and
learning how to do personal work and things of that nature.
But one most important topic is what's written on the board.
What saved always saved people all over the country have told
them they said, listen nearly every one of our friends, they
believe what's saved always saved that once you've got it
you're taking punch to heaven. It's always punched and you're
not worried about it anymore. But I thought that'd be really
nice if it were true. The fact is it's not true and I
want to show you from the Bible book chapter verse here they are
on the board any of these first and now to you that are
accustomed to following maybe some preaching that I do around
the country or on YouTube or at Oklahoma City or wherever and
you're in the group of different ones who are doing Bible
markings. This would be a possibility if
you choose to utilize it that you can have it under what's
saved, always saved. And then if you want to use one
or more of these 12 year to do so, use whatever amount you want
to. We've numbered these from left
to right to make it real easy to follow and your Bible studies
with people. And not only that, you know, we
do like we do in all of our sermons in the morning because
we want people to understand what it is we're preaching.
You know, we don't abbreviate books of the Bible.
It's rarely you'll see me abbreviate that.
It's only because not because you don't know it, but visitors
sometimes don't know. And if you abbreviate a book of
the Bible, they don't have clues which one you'll want it.
And therefore I'd like to have it where everyone who chooses to
either take a picture of the board or write down what's on
the board that they are equipped to find the passage that we are
referring to. It's just so important.
A few minor details of change and presenting a message like
full you know, a verse of Scripture that you put the book
chapter and verse. Here you spell out the word.
These are so simple but it helps people.
Have you ever read a book where they had an abbreviation and you
wondered what does that even mean?
Where does that go? You know, a lot of times we
don't know because it's just not a normal school of thought of
where we're at. However, tonight you don't have
that problem. We have all the books of the
Bible written out. We have it all laid out to make
it real clear and what we're going to do.
I am not going to give you the history of what saved always
saved. That is about a 20 minute part
of the presentation that I've chosen to leave out of this
particular lesson. What we want to do, we want to
focus attention, time and effort and absolute attention to the
fact of proving this theory. What's saved always saved is
incorrect. What does incorrect mean?
It means anti biblical. It is not according to the
Bible. Therefore, it's going to be
really easy. We can March right along through
these 12 passages. There's many more we could go
to. I have chosen these 12 because
they have proven to me to be more effective.
When I study with people one-on-one or their family and
myself or someone that I take with me or whatever the case may
be, I will gain more progress with these 12 verses, even six
of the 12, and we'll talk about these as we go along.
Now, what we're going to emphasize here, each of these
verses, standing alone, will help you to answer.
Do you believe in what's saved, always saved?
No, you don't believe that. I doubt if there's anybody here
that believes that. If so, then please listen
carefully and do you that are eager and enthusiastic and talk
to your friends and your family and whoever you can about this
topic, have these verses. They'll be your new best friend.
They will help you be effective in showing people what the Word
of God said. So let's begin.
Point #1 and Luke the 8th chapter, verse 13.
Now, Luke 8 is a parallel passage of Matthew 13.
Most times when you're talking about the parable of the sower,
people go to Matthew 13. That's fine.
Matthew 13, the great place. However, I've chosen by the
wording of Luke 813 to use the Luke passage.
I will briefly say this. In Matthew's account, verses 3
through 9, the Lord gave the parable of the sword and then
verses 18 through 23, Jesus told us what the parable meant.
I wish he did that with everyone, this parable, It would
be a whole lot more than me and you trying to figure out what
did he mean by that? He tells us what it means.
He gives a parable to Matthew 13.
He tells us what it means here. And the 8th verses 18th to 23.
Well, Luke also gives a parable does not go into as much detail
as what Jesus did, but it's really pretty important and very
impressive how he addresses this.
So let's look. Together in Luke the 8th
chapter. I just want to read this one
verse. I'm not talking all about.
Not the powerful sword, because that's not the thrust of today's
lesson, but Luke 813 is a thrust and here's what it says.
The word of God said then on they on the rock are they which
here receive the word with joy, having no root, but which for a
while they believe, but in time of temptation they fall away.
See people when they have Matthew said thorns or stones.
Whenever this occurs in Luke the 8th chapter, you find out that
people are overtaken because of the mere fact that they have
allowed the cares of this life to choke out the word and people
become unfruitful. When people become unfruitful,
the Bible teaches here in Luke 813, they fall away.
Now listen, when you fall away, that proves to you what saved
always saying is not a true doctrine.
It violates this one passage Luke 813 and Lord be willing
before we conclude tonight we can show you 12 passages that
evaluate then violates many others.
I'm just selecting these twelve OK number two and 1st strength
in nine and 27. I love this passage.
The apostle Paul is Speaking of himself, and he's making a point
that every one of us need to understand, Paul said in First
Corinthians 9 and 27. I keep under my own body, and I
bring it under subjection, lest that I try and preach to others,
get a hold of this. I myself should be castaway.
I mean, that's hard for me to fathom.
I can remember a time in my earlier preaching years it never
crossed my mind that Paul would ever be a castaway or he would
lose his soul. The man that wrote fourteen of
the 27 books of the Bible, the man that had that miraculous
event happened in the book of Acts and Outs chapter.
We had that conversation with Jesus and he said, who art thou,
Lord? And Jesus said, I am Jesus and
now you're persecuted. And it's quite a conversation
that they had. But let me tell you something,
Paul the apostle makes it abundantly clear.
And I want every man, woman, boy and girl here to get this point
in Chapter 9 and 27 to keep your own body under subjection,
practice self-control in your life.
I have a study that I love to study for myself.
I need this and that is self-control and I've strutted
this off and on for several years because I know me and I
need that. It affects many parts of my life
that I need to practice self-control and the Word of God
teaches here. Paul said I keep under my own
body. I'll watch after my own self
after I preach to you. I can be a castaway.
That is a sobering thought. Now this passage is not on the
board, but if you want to write one, put parentheses on it.
Write James 3 verse one. Where James said, be not many
teachers, for they shall receive the great condemnation.
Ouch. I mean, that almost makes you
not want to be a preacher. I mean, you're James three one.
You're under greater condemnation.
The Lord is going to look at you and judge you according to how
effective you've handled the word of God.
This is very, very important today.
Whenever you tell somebody something biblically,
spiritually, it is imperative that you make sure that you're
telling them what the Bible says.
Book, chapter, verse. You share with them the Word of
God. No whiffs, no ads, no butts.
No, I think it could be this way, or it could be that way, or
it may be another way. I don't want to hear that.
Give them book, chapter, verse. Give them a scripture.
Jesus said this, God's word said this Holy Spirit inspired that.
Let people know what the word of God said.
Don't worry about what you say or what I say.
That's very immature as far as being very valuable.
No, no, what's important is what the God's word say and that's
exactly what we find here in 1st 2927.
Paul said I've got to really watch out for old Allen, or in
his case old Paul Blessed after I.
Preach to you, I could be a castaway.
My dear friend, I don't want you to ever lose your soul.
I've dedicated my life to try to help people go to heaven.
I'm very fortunate. I do realize I lived in the
household of my family. My dad who was an evangelist,
who was an elder of the congregation in LaGrange, GA.
Not all of that. I live 4 houses down from my
grandfather EH Miller, who was an evangelist but he's also an
elder. And all of my life, or at least
all of my life from adolescent years on up, he was an elder and
there was other elders in the congregation.
But that was a great joy. And I learned a lot and and I
listened a lot. And I wanted to be like they
were, not all of them, but other people like them.
That love the Lord enough and they will make personal
sacrifices to do the right thing and and be the right person.
But that's what's important here.
Well, Paul, addressing in no uncertain term, watch out for
yourself. I've got a lesson.
I brought it with you, but I'm not have time to preach.
You know this go around. But that is simply this.
Take heed unto yourself. Self examination is very very
important. That's what Paul has mentioned,
without using the terminology I keep under my own.
Self, I take you to yourself and he's talking about what he does
for himself. Very important number three.
Look at the very next chapter. You make me even flip a page or
you may not even need to in your Bible first print in the 10th
chapter verse 12, the apostle Paul said wherefore my brethren,
I want you to take heed lest ye fall 1st Corinthians 10 and
verse 12. Now take a good look at that
passage. Now don't lose the title once
saved, always saved. This task we have on this
section of our preaching. We're going to use these 12
passages to show this is a false doctrine.
Now you're going to hear this taught on radio, no television
on Internet. You'll hear it talk with anybody
in the denomination of the world.
Majority of the people going to teach you once they would always
say they will talk about how great this person was or that
person was and and people are going to leave the convey the
edge they're right with the Lord, they're going to heaven
when they die. I'll tell you something today.
I want people to be saved. Those outside the church God
will judge according to First Corinthians chapter 5, verse 13.
We judge those within same passage 1st 25 and verse 13.
But what's important is what did Paul say?
I want you to get this, and I don't want you to miss one point
of what Paul said in 1st 2010. Twelve Paul said, Wherefore,
brethren, I want you to take heed.
Be alert, be conscious, be aware, take heed, lest ye fall.
Do what? Fall.
Let's see what fall. What saved?
Always saved. Now listen.
Would the apostle Paul have ever warned us about falling if we
could never fall to begin with? Would he have ever warned you?
Now don't do this. It's impossible to do anyway.
He would never warn you about doing something you cannot do to
begin with. He doesn't you, you really can't
fall, but just be careful that you don't.
No, no, no. He let him be laying on breath.
I want you to be on your guard. I want you to be alert.
I want you to be conscious. Be aware that you could fall
just like the previous chapter. In Chapter 9 and 27, Paul said I
can fall. Now in chapter 10 says you can
fall. He's driving a point home very,
very clear and that is that we all should stay true to the
course. The course is set forth by Jesus
Christ and his apostles and other inspired men of God is so
wonderful. And here Paul is saying to the
Corinthian church, a great congregation that had a lot of
issues. I'm not knocking that, but there
there were new converts. The congregation was newly
established and we we're at Rodney at home at 20 1st St. in
Oklahoma City. We're focusing in on every
Wednesday night. We're studying more and more of
First Corinthian. As a matter of fact, Lord be
willing, when I get home on Monday afternoon, on Wednesday,
I'm going to start in on explaining First Corinthians.
Chapter seven got 40 verses. No, I'm not doing one lesson and
maybe two, maybe 3. But it's very, very important
because these are very important truths and it's teaching people
if you do these things, you'll go to heaven.
If you don't, you won't. And they're all referring to
marriage type questions. Well, here we find in first in
1012, Paul said, I want to be honest with you brethren, here's
the deal. You've got to take heedless to
fall. Paul would have never warned us
about falling if we can never fall.
That's one of the ways you can know without any shadow of doubt
that once saved, always saved to the false doctrine, because Paul
would have never told the Church of Carpent you got to watch out
unless you fall, if they could not fall anyway.
But that's not it doesn't take a rocket.
Scientist to grab that point. All right, let's look at #4
Galatians one verse 6 through 9. This is one of the rarities of
Scripture. You're going to see Paul
repeating himself. And in Galatians one, I want to
look at the passages. I'm going to read verses 6
through 9, and then I'm going to explain them, but I'm going to
read them without comment. I want you to take a good look
at what we're finding here because what we're finding here
is so very important and it's going to really be a genuine
help to us. So would you go with me to the
Book of Galatians, chapter one, verses 6 through 9?
Now what we find here, let me give you a little bit of history
behind the congregation of Galatia.
The brethren Galatia were good people, just like every
congregation mentioned in the New Testament, those 14 from
Romans through Thessalonica, wonderful Christians with a lot
of challenges and difficulties. And those seven churches of
Asia, wonderful people, but have some problems.
They have some strength, but they have some weaknesses.
Guess what? They're just like me and just
like you. We are not perfect, We make
mistakes, we sin, and we need to learn to get rid of our sins.
Now what we find in Galatian, the Galatian Christians, they
were born under the Mosaic Law, the Law of Moses before the Lord
of Christ came into effect. They were born under that law.
They wanted to hang tight under that law, the Mosaic Law.
They do not want to turn it loose, however, they wanted to
embrace Jesus Christ and crucified.
They wanted to embrace grace and truth that came by Jesus.
They wanted that. But here's what they really
wanted. One hand on the Old Testament,
one hand on the New Testament, and they wanted to ride it out.
Guess what? It can't be done, can't do it.
Is it possible to go by both lawns at the same time?
And this is what has been addressed right here.
And Paul the apostle said these words.
And I'm going to read these passages from the King James
Version, the passes that I preach out.
Of most of the time and Galatians chapter one, verse six
and nine. Let's listen carefully what Paul
said. Please listen.
I'm marvel. That means I'm amazed.
I marvel that you're so soon removed from him.
They called you into the grace of Christ, and to another gospel
which is not another. But there be some that trouble
you. I would pervert the gospel of
Christ, but though we or anything from heaven, preach any
other gospel unto you than thou which we preach.
Let him be accursed. I like this part.
This is what's unique different about Paul's writing here.
He said as I've said before, so say I now again, if any man
preach any other gospel than what I preach to you, let him be
a curse. Galatians one verse six and
nine. Now when you look back up here,
verse six and seven when he said I marvel or I'm amazed that
you're so soon removed. Things were new Christians and
they were quick to fall away and Paul said please listen to me.
I am amazed. I am shocked that you're so soon
removed and going into another gospel.
But he said which is not another.
Now many of your translation, if you're using an up to date
modern translation, it will word it slightly different, but
perhaps more clear, more clear than the King James, what you'll
probably find and your passage here.
And I want to talk with you a little bit about this because
this is very, very important. I want to talk about this word
another because what Paul said is very, very interesting when
he says that. I'm so amazed that you're moved
to another gospel which is not another.
Did he contradict himself? No, he didn't contradict.
Himself, let us never think that No, no, no, he used two
different Greek words. Two different words, two
different Greek words, one English word, the word another.
Now you'll find out two different Greek words used here.
And here's one of the Greek words.
Alas, this. Is very important you find this
word, alas, and it simply means a lot.
You'll see some Greek studies call it the same.
Now there's another Greek word for the English word, another,
and this is heteros, HETEROS, heteros.
Now heteros talks about something that is different.
This is very important and I ask you to pay very close attention
because this here will help to understand and appreciate the
teaching of Galatians from chapter one to chapter 6.
It's very, very important. So he's saying, here I am marvel
that you're so soon removing him, that causing the grace of
Christ into another gospel, another of a different gospel,
which is not another of the same kind.
You follow me, he said. I am amazed that you're so soon
removed to follow something different, which is not the same
thing. It's not alike what you've
already obeyed. So Paul the Apostle is driving
this point very much home with these people, letting the
Galatians know you have made a move in the wrong direction.
You have gone after something that is totally different than
what we have presented, totally different than what you've
already obeyed. It's you're not going after.
Something that's just like what you've obeyed.
You're not going after the same thing.
No, no, you're going after something totally different, a
heteros, a different gospel. My dear friends, today that
shows you and that shows me the possibility of falling.
The reality. These Galatian Christians have
done just what you did. They obeyed the gospel of
baptism. They became son and daughters of
God Almighty. They became brothers and sisters
of those that were living in that day and time.
This is wonderful, but this is huge that we understand.
All of this comes from Galatians 1 verses 6 through 9 and
learning the difference between a loss of verse 6 and heteros of
verse 7. Grabbing this, being able to
share with your friends, looking at your translation of
preference, whichever one that you may be using it will help to
understand what we're writing right here.
Matter of fact, many of your version will very likely use the
word alike, which is not alike what you have, and it also used
the word different, but not every one of them There.
I've read many many versions of it, but you get the.
Point We're proven by this passage the possibility of
falling. I want everybody to know that I
don't want you to believe me. Get a hold of this and please
listen. I don't want you to get to the
point that you believe the likelihood is you're going to
fall because that's not right. I don't want you to.
Well, I'll probably go to hell. No, that's not right in there.
I want you to be mad enough, woman enough.
Strong enough that you're a resistant of the Satan of sin,
of evil, and all those wicked things the devil puts before
you. You let people know I'm
dedicated to serving the Lord. This is real, true, loyal
commitment to you. I'm going to stay following the
Allah's Gospel, same thing that he preached.
I'm going to obey everyone of you in this assembly who are new
converts in the last three months, six months, a year, two
years. Everyone of you here who was
born and raised in the Lord's Church, every one of us here.
It is so imperative that we stay true to God's Word and we let
nothing get in our way of being faithful.
All the way to the day that we die for the Lord comes back.
This is huge and we have learned from reading Galatians 169 how
it is and what he really meant. He meant exactly what he said,
but he illustrated it this way with the one English word
another the two different Greek words.
If you have any question whatever about that particular
point from Galatians one, please, after services, we're
having a a social gathering where we'll have refreshments
and such like. I'll be glad to visit with you
and we can go into more detail if you would like to.
OK, Galatians five and four, by the way, look at points 4-5 and
six. They're all from Galatians.
They're all doing the same thing.
And and what Paul is really. Striving to do is to stabilize
the Christians. Now listen, it's OK for you to
feel unstable at times. It's not OK for you to stay
further than unstable. I want you to be a God fearing
man and a God fearing woman and you know you got some things
wrong in your life. You see how quickly you can get
rid of the wrong and you can embrace the right things of your
life and Galatians 5 and verse 4.
This is a great passage. It's one that illustrates the
mere fact that you cannot go by the law of Christ and the law of
Moses at the same time. The word of God, said Christ,
has no effect unto you. This is the Galatians five and
four. Christ is not effect unto you if
you're justified by the law. Now listen what he's talking
about here. If you're justified by the law,
that is the Old Testament. That is the law of Moses.
If you're justified by the law of Moses, if you're going by the
Old Testament, you're going away from the grace and truth.
That came by Jesus Christ. You can't do them both.
Paul told us that you know what he meant.
He meant just what he said. No, if no, if no buts He knew
exactly what he said. You can't go back to the old
law, but you can stay true to the new.
Stay true to what Jesus brought. Jesus replaced many of the old
law teachings with the truth of what God's will was.
Much more can be said on that, but we will continue to press
on. But you now know Pop Galatians
169 teaches. You now know Pop Galatians 5 and
verse. Four teach you.
Now we're going to look at Galatians 6.
And verse one. I like this factors too.
You say, well, you like them all.
I really do. You know, people at home cut up
with me and they say, you know what we've learned about you.
You've been here for 20 years. You've been preaching for 20
years plus the time you've been here, but 20 years right here,
and we've learned that your favorite scripture is one you're
preaching on. Well, they're right.
I can't argue with that. Because it is.
Because I love learning every word, every phrase, every
passage, every context of Scripture.
I love it. But I get it said to hear
preachers preaching, congregation of teachers
teaching as important biblical truths, and we just listen and
soak it up like a sponge. Oh, it's so important.
Let's look at Galatians 6:00 and 1:00.
The word of God says the following and this is so
beautiful. It's really encouraging to me,
although it establishes our premise for the lesson tonight.
Once saved, always saved to the false doctrine.
And we never, ever want you to believe that Galatians six,
first one begins the word brethren.
It said, brethren, if any man is overtaken in a fault.
Wait a minute. Whoa, I didn't think you could
commit sin. I didn't think you could fault.
But apparently you can't because he warned the Galatians.
Brethren, if any man is overtaken in a fault, you which
a spiritual restore such one and spirit of meekness, considering
yourself that you also be tempted.
Friends, please listen in an effort to help other people to
become stronger spiritually. The Bible teaches help other
people, but at the same time watch out what you're doing.
Very similar to what Paul said in first year to 927.
I keep finding my own body and I bring them in a suggestion
that's not going to preach to you.
I could be a castaway. He realized I've got to watch
out for me. I want to watch out for you, but
I also got to watch out for me. Paul said, well now right here,
he's illustrated Galatians 6 verse one is called them
brethren. They're baptized believers.
He said I want you to be. Fully aware of the fact that
even after you reach out and try to help others, you could be a
castaway. You can lose your soul.
My dear friends, we are wanting to present to you a very
positive message that will help you in every way.
Go to heaven. It'll help you cleanse your life
of, of sin and Satan and evil and all that stuff.
It will help you. But you know what's going to
have to happen? You're going to have to want to
go to heaven bad enough to make some good choices.
You know, one of the things and I, I'm trying to think the
actual theme of the Oklahoma New Year meeting a few weeks ago,
but it was one of the things that talked about rejoicing in
Philippians 4. Rejoicing.
But you know, it is a choice to rejoice.
I preached on that at the New Year meeting.
It is a joy and it's a choice to rejoice.
It is a choice that you make to do the right thing, or it's a
choice that you make to do the wrong thing.
We've got to be like Paul in the Corinthian.
We've got to be like Paul directing the Galatian brethren.
And he wanted them to make the right choice.
To do the right thing. Oh my dear Christian friends,
listen, you don't let anything get in your way of living a
Christian life. You don't let anybody get in
your way. You don't let any job, any
school, any career, you don't let anything get in your way.
God is first. Jesus said it this way.
Seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and all these things will
be added to you. You know what it meant?
He meant seek ye first the Kingdom of God and all these
things will be added to you. He meant exactly what he said.
So don't guess second guess Jesus.
Don't try to figure out how to wiggle around what he said.
Just simply say speak. Lord, thy servant Herod, your,
your servant Herod command Lord, I will obey you live a life of
obedience. You do his will.
You keep his will. You obey his will.
You observe his will you hold his will, fire hold fast.
There are many verses of Scripture.
You've got to do that. That's where your level, high
level of commitment comes in. One day, and I don't know when
it's going to be, but one day this world's going to come to an
end and this earth and everything they're in the Bible
said by writing of the Apostle Peters can be burned up.
Wow. I mean burned up.
Now, what's going to be important?
Are you ready to meet your Maker or not?
Because see, what saved, always saved is not true.
And if you just sit back and do nothing, you're acting like
you're saying nothing you can do to be lost and that is not
accurate. I want you to do the right
thing, make the right decision, pray to God and say thank you
God for all that you've done and ask God to forgive you.
As a baptized believer, that is one of the most beautiful,
precious gifts that we have from above and that is simply this,
that we can pray to God for forgiveness as a baptized
believer. Let me give you an example.
Acts is done on the board now to write this one down.
Acts 8 and verse 22 when Simon the sorcerer was baptized, he
was baptized back in verse 13. Acts 8 verse 13, he was baptized
and sometimes when verse 13 and verses around 20, he said I
don't know if it was the day after noon next day, I don't
know. I don't really care.
I don't know where it was, but I do know this Peter lit him up.
Peter said your man who perished with you, you think the gift of
God be perched with money. You're offering US money so we
could you can do what the apostles are able to do.
He let him know in no uncertain terms.
Your heart's not. Right at the sight of God.
You know what that shows me? That shows me you can fall from
grace. See, there's a lot of verses of
Scripture that we never use to prove the theory that we have
here we're talking about. But we need to.
But what we need to do is have these verses so clean, so clear,
so methodical. You lay it down and it would
take a rocket scientist to figure it out that hey, boy,
that's right, we can lose ourselves.
What? Once saved, always saved is such
a false doctrine. It's hard for me to imagine
people embracing it, but they do, and they do it by the
thousands. They do it by the hundreds of
thousands. But let me tell you what, I
don't want you to do it. I do not want any of you,
however long or however little you've been in the Lord's
church. I don't want you to ever, ever
embrace that. Once I'm saved, I'm always
saved. You've obeyed the gospel, many
of you have. And the baptistry right here,
you became a son or daughter of God.
You became a brother and sister of this congregation.
Now I want to tell you something about all of that.
You made a commitment to the Lord.
It's time to fulfill your commitment.
You don't have anything. Get in your way of doing the
right thing. Oh, there's so much more we
could talk about here. Well, we're going to move on.
Live with me, please. First Timothy four and one.
You know, Paul is writing this young preacher.
That's first Timothy 4 verse one.
Paul is doing everything he could to stabilize Timothy and
get him ready. Paul loved Timothy.
You know, Timothy mother was in the church, his grandmother was
in the church. They were known as Eunice and
Lois. We typically today we pronounce
it Eunice. It's my understanding that in
the Bible days in the 1st century.
They called it Eunice, but whatever it's called, it's OK
Eunice. That's fine.
I had one of my elders wives in in LaGrange, GA.
Her name is Eunice. I never heard her calling you.
Nicest well whatever it is it's OK.
I just want you to know this when you look at first Timothy 4
and verse one here's what we're going to find.
This is again one of those past you where Paul was really
stabilized in Timothy and I I man this passage really hits
home. Run now the Spirit.
This is chapter four of first Timothy verse one.
Now the Spirit speaketh expressly that some shall depart
from the faith. Wait a minute, I didn't think
you could fall from the faith. Yeah, you can, it said.
Spirit speaketh expressly that in a lot of time some shall
depart from the faith. You know why he said that?
Because it's possible to fall from grace.
All these verses are so clear. I'm I'm assuring you this these
I've looked at. I've used many, many verses.
There have been times I've used verses that didn't even include
the end of these 12. But in the last number of years,
these passenger out here, they're not taken to a very
successful Bible. Study and then it's my
opportunity to help convert someone, Paul said.
The Spirit, thus Holy Spirit speaketh expressly.
The sun shall depart from the faith.
They'll give heed to seduce and spirits and doctrines of devil.
They're going to be people followed the doctrines of devil,
even though they've been baptized different.
Don't let it be you. That's the main point I want to
get across today. I don't want any of you, young
or old. We've got some very precious
eternal souls in our assembly. Variety of physical ages,
spiritual ages. That's all wonderful.
I just don't want you to ever lose sight that once saved
always saves a false doctrine. It is a going to hell offense.
And if you embrace that, you'll lose your soul.
I want you to be the man or the woman who said, let me tell you
one thing. I know this is false and I know
we have all these verses that will support that it is false.
OK, now look at point #8 and point #9.
It's both from Hebrew. Now I'll tell you something.
I want to draw you a comparison between Galatians.
We noticed three of those .45 and six to Hebrews.
Now, there's more I could have talked about in Hebrews, but I
just include the two because I know that by the time I get
through 12, it's already time to have to quit preaching.
And don't go looking at your clock.
It's 8:30, I'll tell you, OK? But let's be real.
What we find right here in Hebrew is a similarity of
Galatia, but it's not identically the same thing.
OK, you remember what I mentioned about Galatians?
They wanted one hand of the Lord of Moses and the other hand of
the Lord of Christ. You remember that from a few
minutes ago where the Hebrew people weren't trying to do
that. They were going to abandon the
Lord of Christ completely. And it's in an entirety.
Some of them are willing to abandon Jesus and go back to the
old law. Guess what?
Paul's dead. It's not a good idea.
It's not going to be of any benefit.
So I want to look at these two verses.
Once you look at Hebrew 3 and 12, this passage right here is
going to say it's so clear that everybody can understand it.
And then we've got to just be committed.
We've got to be committed to do the right thing, made the right
choices. Hebrews 3 and 12, the word of
God said take heed brethren, if you're wondering if they're
remember the church or not, live that word, brethren.
Take heed brethren, lest there be in any of you and even heart
of unbelief and departed from the living God.
Why would he say and departed from the living God.
If you cannot depart from the living God because you can, you
can depart from God's wonderful. Grace Abrah, 312 He told them
they were brethren. Paul wanted them to stay there.
Of course. He didn't want them to wander
away. You know, there are times that
we worry about people. We're concerned when they seem
to be slowly drifting away. And we want to grab them and
pull them back in because it gets hot in hell.
It is eternity in hell. We don't want anybody to be lost
in hell. We want you to hear the right
words. Well done.
We want you to be a good and faithful servant.
Let me tell you what the only way you're going to ever hear
well done, not good and faithful servant is if you've done well
and you are a good and faithful servant.
That's the only way you can ever hear from God.
Are you with me? Hebrew 312.
Now let's go to chapter 10 and 26.
Now Paul is getting really wound up right here.
I love preaching about Hebrew, the 10th chapter and verse 26.
You know, when when Paul writing this particular point, he makes
it so clear that sometimes it kind of makes us sit back a
little bit. I remember distinctly I
misunderstood this passage earlier on in my preaching.
And when I read that the first number of times, I thought, man,
this is not good. Hebrew 1026 the Bible says the
following. How you look at it, it's very
clear for if we sin willfully. After.
We've received the knowledge of the truth.
There remaineth no more sacrifice for sin.
That's a great passage. But you know what?
I thought it meant you there were meeting back in Manteca
back July, maybe last year. I explained it there too.
But you can hear it again. Hebrew 1026 If we sin willfully,
after we receive the knowledge of the truth, no more sacrifice
is granted for you. What that means is if you sin
and what I was afraid of, let me first say that what I was afraid
of, I was afraid of what I thought it meant.
If you sin, knowing you sin, when you sin, you are a goner.
There's nothing you can do to be.
Saved. I was so thankful to find out I
was wrong. That's not what he meant.
I was. Wrong.
I want you to get used to saying I'm wrong, OK?
Why don't you get used to saying that?
There's some people I just almost think they just don't
know how to say I'm wrong. I want you to learn to say I'm
wrong. I want you to learn to say I
have sin because those things can help you go to heaven.
Therefore he said in Hebrew the 10th chapter, verse 26, he said
there's no more sacrifice for sin.
You know where the sacrifice is all the way back to the old law.
They go back to the Mosaic, the law, law of Moses.
You go back to the Old Testament.
You know they had daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi
annually and annual sacrifices also.
Hey, there's no more sacrificing for sin.
Those days are gone. This passage is not on the
board, but you may want to write it down. 1st Serenthem 5 and
verse 7. And he said the Christ is our
Passover is sacrifice for us. First Corinthians 5 verse seven.
Dear friends, when we do things God's way, going to heaven
becomes a piece of cake. It's wonderful.
God went through a lot. He gave up his begotten,
begotten Son. Jesus went through a lot.
He gave up his life. My dear friend, it's time for me
and for you, man or woman, that we do a lot, and that is we give
our heart, soul, mind and strength to the Lord.
We let nothing get in our way. Well, you now see the
similarities of Hebrews and Galatians, but you also see the
difference, all right. Let's look at verse.
Ten. Wow, this is the last passage.
James, the brother of our Lord says the following.
Confess your faults 1 to another, pray one for another.
Why? That you may be healed.
You know why you need to confess?
The Bible says you're false. Guess what?
Once saved, always saved is false because you got to confess
your faults. If you've got faults, they need
to confess it. I don't think go hanging on to
him until. What?
I don't care what your sin is, it's not worth going to hell
over. Please understand that it's not
worth going to hell over. You confess your sin.
The word confess means to own up to, to acknowledge your sin.
As a matter of fact, there's two passages of scripture you can
find that one is James 5 and 16 and the other is first John
chapter one. It says if you confess your sin,
God is faithful and just to forgive you of your sin and to
cleanse you from all unrighteousness.
We've got it made. We're living a Christian life.
We know God's truth. We can sing, we can pray, we can
teach, we can commute, we can contribute.
We are members of God's family, the sky.
Is the limit. I just want you to always be so
determined that you're not going to let anything or anybody or
any circumstance keep you away from living up faithful life.
But the mere fact that confessing your faults 1 to
another, it shows that as a baptized believer, you can still
have faults. And it shows you that what's
saved, always saved is a false doctrine.
OK, verse 11. I'm sorry, point #11 only has
one chapter. I put a.
One there just for the sake of those who are not in the queen
of the Scripture as what you may be, but it's book of Jude on one
chapter. I put chapter one and verse 24.
You know, this is the book you find right before the Book of
Revelation and it's really a good book.
It's a book that teaches about a lot of people that make them bad
choices. And when you look at James the
1st chapter and verse 24, I'm sorry about James, Jude, Jude
the 1st chapter and verse 24. Here's what he said.
This is the next to the last. Verse of the.
Book of Jude. Here's what he said.
Not unto him. That saved you to get hold of
this keep you from. Falling not unto him that's able
to keep you from falling, and because then you faultless
before the presence of the glory of exceeding joy, the Lord can
keep you from falling. I thought you couldn't fall.
You can before we get through tonight.
Everybody, this assembly, I have confidence in you.
You won't realize what saved always saved, the false
doctrine. We could fall, but we can rally
back if we choose to see. You have to make a choice to be
in a position to rejoice. You know what I don't want?
I do not want us to lose the joy of our salvation.
You remember the day he was baptized?
Wow, that was the best day of your life.
You became a son or daughter of God Almighty.
You come out of that water grave of baptism and my dear friend,
the blessings from above came to you.
It is fabulous. I.
Just want you to know this right here.
When you're living a dedicated life, you are letting nothing
get in your way of continuing faithful until the day the Lord
comes back or until the day your life ends.
OK, let's look at the last point, Revelation 2, verse four
and five. Now Revelation 2, verse four and
five is very similar to a couple of other places.
We're talking about the seven congregations of Asia.
Two of the seven congregations had done things that were not in
accordance to the will of God. Chapter 2 is talking to the
congregation of Ephesus. Now it's a great study and I
love preaching on it, but all I'm talking about is 2 verses of
Revelation 2 and Revelation chapter three.
Look at Revelation 2, the Angel of the Church of Ephesus.
You can see that in verse one, two verse one, it identifies the
congregation. We now looking at the Church of
Ephesus. So there and then verse one.
Now look at verse four and five. He said, nevertheless, he'd
already bragged on him a little bit.
But he said nevertheless, in other words, uh oh, he got a
problem with us. Nevertheless, I have somewhat
against him. What can he possibly have
against him after all the goodness in great things he said
He said because. You've left your first life.
Whoa. What a mind boggling thought.
You've left your first love. Listen friends, don't dare lose
your first love. Look at the dance first.
Remember therefore, whence you have fallen.
Why do you think you could fall? Well yeah, you can't remember
where you've fallen. This is Christian people,
baptized believers. Remember where you have fallen
and repent and do the 1st works. He said RLS or else I'm coming
to you quickly and I'm going to remove the counterstick out of
his place. And you're not having one.
You're not having a counterstick either.
I'm going to remove the counterstick out of his place.
Except I repent. Wow, my dear friend, I just ask
of you, I beg of you, I'm honored to be here at the Plants
Rd. congregation. I am honored to study the Word
of God with you. It is a great joy.
And tonight I want us to get a good handle on the fact of what
saved, always saved and how it's not a true doctrine.
It's disproven by these and many, many other passages of
scripture. And you can take these passages,
you can put in your Bible markings.
You can take these passages and put them wherever you put
anything that you can put your finger on real quick when you
have an opportunity to study instead of the word of God's
people. Well, there's a lot more I could
say, but I'm going to let tonight go down to be completed.
It's such a pleasure. You've been a great audience and
it's a joy to be with you and worship tonight.
Now my question to you is, Are you ready to meet your Maker?
If today were the end of the world, have you sinned and for
whatever reason you've hung on to it?
If you have, get rid of it. Have the baptized believer
repent of your sins, confess your faults and we'll pray with
him for you to God Almighty that He'll forgive you everything and
you being reinstated. Into the Lamb's book of life.
If you've never been baptized, Oh my friends, you just don't
know what you're missing. The you don't have the privilege
of saying our Father, which art in heaven because he's not your
father and you're not his son or daughter, but you need to be.
You heard the word believe it, repent of your sin, confess the
beautiful, glorious, magnificent name of Jesus be buried in
baptism to wash the way your sins they've got in this
facility the baptistry water a candidate.
You're the candidate. Please come while stand while.
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