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Introduction
What a picture of the believer, who is safe in Christ!
Harry Ironside tells the story of a wagon train of pioneers crossing the prairie.
One day they saw a long line of smoke in the distance.
A raging prairie fire was headed toward them.
Traveling in covered wagons pulled by oxen was a slow business, so there was no way to outrun the blaze.
The river they crossed the day before was too far away for safety.
One man gave the order to set fire to the grass behind them, when it had burned over they moved back onto the burned section.
As the flames roared on toward them from the west, a little girl cried out in terror, "Are you sure we shall not all be burned up?"
The leader replied, "My child, the flames cannot reach us here, for we are standing where the fire has been!"
What a picture of the believer, who is safe in Christ!
There is an old hymn called “Hail, Sovereign Love” and one verse says.
"On Him Almighty vengeance fell, Which would have sunk a world to hell.
He bore it for a chosen race, And thus becomes our Hiding Place."
The fires of God's judgment burned themselves out on Him, and all who are in Christ are safe forever, for they are now standing where the fire has been.
http://www.sermonillustrations.com/a-z/j/judgement.htm.
H.A. Ironside, Illustrations of Bible Truth, Moody Press, 1945, pp.
34-35.
"On Him Almighty vengeance fell,
Which would have sunk a world to hell.
He bore it for a chosen race,
And thus becomes our Hiding Place."
The fires of God's judgment burned themselves out on Him, and all who are in Christ are safe forever, for they are now standing where the fire has been.
http://www.sermonillustrations.com/a-z/j/judgement.htm.
H.A. Ironside, Illustrations of Bible Truth, Moody Press, 1945, pp.
34-35.
That is the essence of this portion of .
Those who trust in Jesus Christ do not perish.
This is the promise.
Those who trust in Jesus Christ do not perish.
The promise of not perishing is conditioned upon belief in Jesus Christ.
This is the result of our response.
Those who respond to Jesus Christ in faith, “shall not perish”.
This is the result of our response.
Those who respond to Jesus Christ in faith, “shall not perish”.
“Perish” ἀπόλλυμι (apollymi)
Perish - ἀπόλλυμι (apollymi) destroy; perish; lose.
To perish (spiritually) v. — to be or become without spiritual life under the condemnation of God.
Finite verb, aorist, middle, subjunctive, third person, singular.
The promise of not perishing is conditioned upon belief in Jesus Christ.
This is the result of our response.
Those who respond to Jesus Christ in faith, “shall not perish”.
Belief in Jesus Christ makes it to where we will not face the condemnation of God.
The implication here is that those who do not believe, will be condemned.
This is explicitly stated in .
“Perish” is the Greek word ἀπόλλυμι (apollymi) meaning destroy; perish; lose.
To perish (spiritually), to be or become without spiritual life under the condemnation of God.
The grammatical voice that signifies that the subject of the verb is being affected by its own action or is acting upon itself.
By believing in Jesus Christ we make it to where we will not perish.
Our actions effect us!
The promise of not perishing is conditioned upon belief in Jesus Christ.
This is the result of our response.
Those who respond to Jesus Christ in faith, “shall not perish”.
Belief in Jesus Christ makes it to where we will not face the condemnation of God.
The implication here is that those who do not believe, will be condemned.
This is explicitly stated in vv.
17-19.
Never perish does not refer to never die.
Unless Christ returns we all will die.
However, when we die, we will not face condemnation.
That is what is all about (S).
Romans 8:1
This morning, as we examine this phrase, we are going to be both encouraged and challenged.
Encouragement is found in knowing that we will never face condemnation.
The removal of condemnation challenges us to live boldly for Jesus Christ.
This verse, , explains the motivation behind making not perishing an option, what has been done to provide the ability not to perish, and finally the conditional requirement for those desiring not to perish.
First, the motivation…
1. Believers Shall Not Perish Because Of The Love Of God
We have already looked at this but I want to examine it in light of the ability not to perish.
We must never lose sight of the reality that this is the motivating factor.
The love of God is what has set the entire plan of salvation in motion!
That is what this verse teaches us.
God loved the world in this way, He gave His only begotten son.
Through His Son we have life!
makes this very clear (S).
Ephesians 2:4-5
We must never lose sight of the reality that this is the motivating factor.
The love of God is what has set all this in motion!
It is because of God’s great love!
This love was extended to us even when we were dead in our sin!
God reached down made us alive together with Christ!
We are saved by grace!
What this verse implies, the apostle John explicitly states in (S).
1 John 4:19
Salvation is an experience of the love of God.
Think about that for a moment.
Scripture is filled with passages that tell us of God’s love.
But when we trust Jesus Christ as Savior, we get to experience it!
Because of His love, we will not perish!
This love is designed to be reciprocal.
Do we return God’s love to Him? How can we be sure we do?
Obedience.
This is what Jesus told the disciples in (S).
Salvation is an experience of the love of God.
John 14:15
Because of His love, we will not perish!
This love is designed to be reciprocal.
Do we return God’s love to Him? How can we be sure we do?
Obedience.
Do we?
Not perfectly.
But is this what we strive for?
takes this a step further (S).
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