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Choose One or the Other. Two Rulers. Matt. 6:24 “No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”. god of riches. Satan Eph. 6:11-12 “wiles of the devil”. Christ
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Two Rulers Matt. 6:24 “No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.” god of riches Satan Eph. 6:11-12 “wiles of the devil” Christ - “all power [authority]” Matt. 28:18 - “He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet” 1 Cor. 15:25
Two Foundations Matt. 7:24-27 - Wise man and foolish man “every one that hears these sayings of mine, and does them” “and does not do them” Sand - Those who reject the Word - Wayside soil Lk. 8 Rock - This who build their lives on Christ - 1 Cor. 3:11 “which is Jesus Christ” - Matt. 16:18
Two Ways "Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it” Matt. 7:13-14 • Broad Way • - popular way • - majority is always right • - easy way • - Ex. 23:2 Narrow Way - God’s way - Difficult - few follow
Two Guides Opinion - You have as much right to your opinion as others - Creeds are opinions of men - Prov. 14:12 Faith - 2 Cor. 5:7 “walk by faith not by sight” - Rom. 10:17 “So then faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God.” - Heb. 11:1 “faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen”
Two Views Bible is Inspired - 2 Tim. 3:16-17 “All scripture is given by inspiration of God…” - Complete and perfect revelation Bible is work of men - Needs additions and changes - Creeds, Manuals, Disciplines, etc. Not to add or Take Away Deut. 4:2 Prov. 30:6 Rev. 22:18-19
Two Doctrines Obedient Faith - Heb. 5:8-9 “all who obey Him.” - Rom. 6:16-18 “obeyed” “made free from sin” - 1 Pet. 1:22 “purified your souls in obeying” Faith Only - Jas. 2:24 “You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only” - Jn. 12:42-43 believed but did not confess
Two Places to Die Die In The Lord - Rev. 14:13 “Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from now on” - 1 Thess. 4:13-15 “which sleep in Jesus” Die In Sin - Jn. 8:21 “will die in your sins” - Jn. 8:24 “Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins”
Choose One or the Other Two Rulers Two Foundations Two Ways Two Guides Two Views Two Doctrines Two Places to Die Christ or Satan Rock or Sand Broad or Narrow Faith or Opinion Bible Inspired or From Man Obedient Faith or Faith Only In the Lord or In Sin
Choose One or the Other Narrow Broad
Heaven John 14:2-3 “mansions” Two Destinies Place of Torment “everlasting fire” Hell
God’s Plan For Your Salvation HEAR THE GOSPEL – ROMANS 10:17 BELIEVE JESUS IS THE CHRIST – JOHN 8:24 REPENT OF SIN – ACTS 2:38 CONFESS OUR FAITH – ACTS 8:37 BE BAPTIZED – MARK 16:16 BE FAITHFUL – 1 CORINTHIANS 15:58