Some Things We Can Know

2. Some Things We Can Know

3. Some Things We Can Know We can know by sight many things We can know by deduction from evidence. We can know things by faith. Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”

4. Some Things We Can Know • We can know the truth John 8:31-32 “Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

5. Some Things We Can Know • We can know the truth All can know if we desire John 7:17 “If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.”

6. Some Things We Can Know • We can know the truth Know the truth calls for obedience I Peter 1:22-23 “Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God. Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth…”

7. Some Things We Can Know • We can know the truth We can know we are of the truth I John 3:18-19 “My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.”

8. Some Things We Can Know II. We can know the plan of salvation It is as simple as 2+2=4 Mark 16:16 “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.” We know repentance & confession are required but it is a very simple plan.

9. Some Things We Can Know II. We can know the plan of salvation We know that baptism saves I Peter 3:21 “The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:”

10. Some Things We Can Know II. We can know the plan of salvation We know that we know Him I John 2:3-4 “And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.”

11. Some Things We Can Know III. We can know that God hears not sinners. John 9:24, 31 “Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner… Now we know that God hears not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he hears.”

12. Some Things We Can Know III. We can know that God hears not sinners. Notice the apostle’s statement I Peter 3:12 “For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.”

13. Some Things We Can Know III. We can know that God hears not sinners. The apostle John wrote I John 3:22 “And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.”

14. Some Things We Can Know IV. We can know there is one church. Christ built only one! Matthew 16:18 “And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hades shall not prevail against it.”

15. Some Things We Can Know IV. We can know there is one church. Christ purchased only one Acts 20:28 “Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit hath made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which He purchased with His own blood.” (ASV)

16. Some Things We Can Know IV. We can know there is one church. Christ purchased only one Acts 20:28 “Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit hath made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which He purchased with His own blood.” (ASV)

17. Some Things We Can Know IV. We can know there is one church. There is but one! Colossians 1:18 “And he is the head of the body, the church…” Ephesians 4:4 “There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;”

18. Some Things We Can Know IV. We can know there is one church. He adds to only one Acts 2:47 “Praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.” (NKJV)

19. Some Things We Can Know IV. We can know there is one church. Christ saves only one Ephesians 5:23 “For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the savior of the body.”

20. Some Things We Can Know V. We can know how to live Walk in newness of life Romans 6:4 “Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.”

21. Some Things We Can Know V. We can know how to live Live soberly, righteously, and godly Titus 2:11-12 “For the grace of God that brings salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;”

22. Some Things We Can Know V. We can know how to live Set our affections on things above Colossians 3:1-2 “If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.”

23. Some Things We Can Know VI. We can know we must die Hebrews 9:27 “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:” Only exception will be those living when Christ comes. Not to set up His kingdom, but to take the kingdom home.

24. Some Things We Can Know VI. We can know we must die The living know this Ecclesiastes 9:5 “For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.”

25. Some Things We Can Know VI. We can know we must die It is the way of all the earth I Kings 2:1-2 “Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and show thyself a man;”

26. Some Things We Can Know VII. We can know judgment is coming God has appointed a day Acts 17:30-31 “And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commands all men every where to repent: Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained…”

27. Some Things We Can Know VII. We can know judgment is coming God has appointed a day Acts 17:30-31 “And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commands all men every where to repent: Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained…”

28. Some Things We Can Know VII. We can know judgment is coming All will be judged II Corinthians 5:10 “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.”

29. Some Things We Can Know VII. We can know judgment is coming We will be judged by His word John 12:48 “He that rejects me, and receives not my words, hath one that judges him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.”

30. Some Things We Can Know We can know how to obey the gospel! • Hear – Rom. 10:17 • Believe – Heb. 11:6 • Repent – Luke 13:3 • Confess Christ – Acts 8:36-37 • Be Baptized – Acts 2:38, 47 • Remain faithful – Rev. 2:10