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The Shortest Road to Hell

The Shortest Road to Hell. Hebrews 2:1-3. So Great A Salvation. The author of Hebrews encourages his readers not to fall away from Jesus Christ (3:12; 4:11; 12:25) One argument that the author makes throughout the book is that Jesus is “better” (superior) than all others

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The Shortest Road to Hell

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  1. The Shortest Road to Hell Hebrews 2:1-3

  2. So Great A Salvation • The author of Hebrews encourages his readers not to fall away from Jesus Christ (3:12; 4:11; 12:25) • One argument that the author makes throughout the book is that Jesus is “better” (superior) than all others • In Chapter 1, Jesus is shown to be “better” than the angels (1:4) • “Therefore” (2:1), the readers are encouraged not to neglect the great salvation spoken by Jesus (2:1-4) • What is the shortest road to hell? Neglect!

  3. "If We Neglect So Great A Salvation" • Will we take heed to it? • Will we drift from it? • How shall we escape it? • Will we neglect it?

  4. The Shortest Road to Hell • Negligence shows up at work (Prov. 10:4; 24:30-31) • Negligence shows up in carelessness (Ex. 21:33-36; 22:6; Deut. 22:8) • Negligence shows up in the family (1 Sam. 3:13; 2 Tim. 3:3) • Negligence shows up in the Lord’s work (2 Chron. 29:11; Jer. 48:10; Haggai 1:4)

  5. The Shortest Road to Hell • Negligence shows up in one’s priorities (Mt. 23:23) • Negligence shows up in one’s salvation (Lk. 12:20-21; 16:30-31)

  6. The Shortest Road to Hell • Those invited to the marriage feast neglected the invitation (Mt. 22:5; “made light of it” = ameleo = to be careless, not to care) and the garment (22:12) • The five foolish virgins neglected to prepare their oil (Mt. 25:1-13) • The slothful servant neglected his talent (Mt. 25:25) and the wicked neglected the needy (Mt. 25:41-46) • Many neglect their salvation because they underestimate its worth, they have no regard for their soul, they have a strong love for the world, or they believe they have plenty of time

  7. The Shortest Road to Hell • Some neglect to secure their salvation (Acts 24:25) • Some neglect to strengthen their salvation (Acts 20:32; Heb. 10:25) • Some neglect to support their salvation (1 Tim. 3:15) • Some neglect to surpass their salvation (1 Tim. 4:14) • Some neglect to show their salvation (Heb. 13:2,16) • Some neglect to share their salvation (Mt. 28:19; Mk. 16:15)

  8. Are You TravellingThe Shortest Road to Hell?Neglect!

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