Sermon Tone Analysis

! The Promise: /Eternal Life/

!! Whom is this Promise made to?

1.       “Whosoever” – Unlimited Atonement

 

/a.

/The word “whosoever” is used 110 times in the N.T. and is used with an unrestricted meaning (Jn.3:16;

Acts 2:21; 10:43; Rev.22:17).

·         And it shall come to pass That/ /whoever calls on the name of the LORD Shall be saved.'

(Acts 2:21 NKJV)

·         "To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins."

(Acts 10:43 NKJV)

·         For "whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved."

(Romans 10:13 NKJV)

·         And the Spirit and the bride say, "Come!"

And let him who hears say, "Come!"

And let him who thirsts come.

Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.

(Revelation 22:17 NKJV)

 

/b.

//Christ died for the world/ (Jn.1:29; 3:16; 2Cor.5:19;

Heb.2:9; 1Jn.2:2)

 

·         The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold!

The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

(John 1:29 NKJV)

·         "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

(John 3:16 NKJV)   

·         Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.

(2 Corinthians 5:18-19 NKJV)

·         But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone.

(Hebrews 2:9 NKJV)           

·         And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.

(1 John 2:2 NKJV)

 

/c.

//Christ died for all/ (2Cor.5:14;

1Tim.2:6;

4:10; Titus 2:11; Rom.5:5).

·         For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; (2 Corinthians 5:14 NKJV)

·         For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time, (1 Timothy 2:5-6 NKJV)

·         For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.

(1 Timothy 4:10 NKJV)

·         For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, (Titus 2:11 NKJV)

 

/d.

//Christ died for/ /sinners/ (1Tim.1:15;

Rom.5:6-8) all of mankind.

·         This /is/ a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

(1 Timothy 1:15 NKJV)

·         For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die.

But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

(Romans 5:6-8 NKJV)

 

/e.

//Christ died for false teachers/ (2Peter 2:1-3), “denying the Lord who /bought them/.”

2.

God is not willing that any should perish – 2 Peter 3:9

 

!! Condition of the Promise.

1.       Whosoever “/believes/” in Him shall not perish

 

/a.

//Acknowledge that we are sinners./

·         Every person is guilty of sin (Rom.3:23),

following his own way instead of God’s (Is.53:6), breaking all of God’s commands (James 2:10), & cannot claim innocence before God (Rom.3:10).

/b.

//Understand the penalty of our sins./

·         The wages of sin is death (Rom.6:23),

eternal death (Rev.20:11-15).

/c.

//Confess & repent of our sins./

·         God is faithful to forgive us when we confess our sins to Him (1Jn.1:9),

we must turn from our sin and turn to God.

·         Paul declared, /"You know, from the first day that I came to Asia, in what manner I always lived among you…  "how I kept back nothing that was helpful, but proclaimed it to you, and taught you publicly and from house to house… /repentance toward God/ and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ./

(Acts 20:18-21 NKJV)

 

/d.

//Believe that Christ is the only way of salvation./

·         Salvation is found only in Jesus (Acts 4:12), & He demonstrated this /unconditional love/ for you by His death (Rom.5:8),

& taking the punishment for our sins on the cross to bring us to God (1Pet.3:18).

·         Belief in Jesus’ death & resurrection is essential to salvation (Rom.10:9-10).

/e.

//Receive Christ into our lives to obtain forgiveness & eternal life/

 

·         We must be spiritually /“re-born”/ (Jn.3:3), this happens by /believing in Jesus Christ/, God’s Son (Jn.3:16), who is the /gate to salvation/ (Jn.10:9).

·         Christ waits for an invitation into our lives (Rev.3:20)

·         We receive salvation /through faith/ (Eph.2:8-9),

not by our good works.

/f.

//Result is astounding!/

 

·         We /become a child of God/ (Jn.1:12), & have been given a /“new life”/ in Jesus (Gal.2:20),

having to no longer /“fear condemnation”/ (Rom.8:1),

having our inheritance /reserved for us in heaven/ (1Pet.1:3-4).

·         This new life comes from God (1Pet.1:23),

& God personally guards this salvation (Jn.10:27-28).

·         Our assurance is based on faith not by feelings(1Jn.5:13),

for it is impossible to please God without faith (Heb.11:6).

·         God has placed His Holy Spirit in our hearts (2Cor.1:22

cf.

Eph.1:13-14) as proof that we belong to Him.

·         We have all the privileges and rights that come from becoming God’s Child (Gal.4:6-7).

!!

The Meaning of Eternal Life

1.       Eternal life is a Present Possession, not merely a Future Hope.

/a.

/Eph.1:3

– God has blessed us with every Spiritual blessing /in the heavenly places/.

/b.      /Eph.2:5-6 - Even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ…and raised /us/ up together, and made /us/ sit together /in the heavenly places/ in Christ Jesus, (Ephesians 2:5-6 NKJV).

/c.       /Both passages, the verbs are past tense.

/d.      /Already accomplished reality—We already possess /eternal life./