John 16

October 26, 2016

John 16

Preacher: Tom Kurland

Series: John

Passage: John 16

Service Type: Wednesday Evening

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To abandon one's religious faith is to commit apostasy. Having once trusted in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and then completely rejecting his plan of salvation qualifies one as a backslider. We are told in II Thess. 2:3 that the anti-christ will not be revealed until a great apostatizing from the faith occurs. “Don't let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion (apostasy) occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction.” (NIV). Many will eventually discard the Savior and treat Him as a phase of life but how can we avoid this same fate? First, trust in Christ. He is the only one that can keep us in God. Second, we are told in 1 Timothy 4:16 to persevere in faith and grow in our knowledge of Him. “Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.”(NIV). Are you watching your life? Something to think about…