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Sermon by Ken Trivette (2005-29)
*NEVER GETTING OVER BEING SAVED*
*2 Peter 1:9*
This sermon was preached on August 28, 2005
| Outline 1.
A PAST FORGIVENESS A) A Past Conduct of LifeB) A Past Change of Life 2.
A PRESENT FORGETFULNESS A) Their Salvation No Longer Moves ThemB) Their Salvation No Longer Motivates Them 3.
A PERPETUAL FASCINATION A) Never Forget the Day God Saved YouB) Never Forget the Way God Saved You |
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What is the greatest thing that ever happened in your life?
Some might say that it was that job promotion that they got.
Others might say it was an award or special recognition they received.
If you listen to Gladys Knight and the Pips, you probably think some fellow or some girl was the best thing that ever happened to you.
I don’t know what you may consider as the greatest thing that ever happened to you, but as for me, the greatest thing that has ever happened in my life happened on a Sunday morning in 1972.
It was when God saved me.
Years I spent in vanity and pride,
Caring not my Lord was crucified,
Knowing not it was for me He died on Calvary.
By God’s Word at last my sin I learned—
Then I trembled at the law I’d spurned,
Till my guilty soul imploring turned to Calvary.
Mercy there was great and grace was free,
Pardon there was multiplied to me,
There my burdened soul found liberty—at Calvary.
2.
That day was a miraculous day!
It was a marvelous day!
It was a momentous day!
It is a day that I have never forgotten, and I pray by the grace of God, to never get over.
Someone once asked Gypsy Smith why God had so used him through the years and he replied, “I never lost the wonder of it all.”
I don’t want to loose the wonder of what God has done for me.
It is a spiritual tragedy when the believer looses the wonder and thrill of being saved.
May we ever stand amazed in the presence of Jesus the Nazarene.
3.
Our text speaks to the matter of getting over being saved. 2 Peter 1:9 actually describes three tragic spiritual conditions.
It speaks of someone who is blind, cannot see afar off and has forgotten they were purged from their old sins.
Due to a spiritual deficiency there is blindness which affects one’s spiritual */apprehension/*.
There is a lack of spiritual insight.
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Also this spiritual deficiency results in not being able to see afar off.
The statement literally means short-sighted and speaks of one’s spiritual */affection/*.
They only see as far as themselves and only think about themselves.
This is a person in love with themselves.
5.
The third condition, and the one that I am going to specifically deal with, concerns one’s spiritual */appreciation/*.
There is the matter of one forgetting that they have been purged from their sins.
It is a case of someone getting over being saved and loosing the wonder of being saved.
6.
Let’s look closer at the statement.
First, in the statement we see:
*1.
A PAST FORGIVENESS*
1.
The statement speaks of a time in the past when one “was purged from his old sins.”
In these words we are reminded of what we used to be and the glorious day when we came to the Lord Jesus and were forgiven of our sins.
2.
First, we are reminded of:
*/A) The Past Conduct of Life/*
1.
The “old sins” speak of the things we did before we were saved.
It speaks to us of our old life and the conduct of that life.
Ephesians 2:2 says, “Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience.”
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The course of the world refers to the age in which we live.
In the past, we were slaves to the styles, trends, fads and lifestyles of our age.
We lived like everyone else and did the things that everyone else was doing.
We were the products of our culture.
We had no room for God in our life and no thoughts of God.
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In many cases the course of the world took us down paths that were marked by fulfilling the lusts of the flesh.
For some the paths were steeper and deeper.
The Bible clearly states that we are all sinners, but for some it was more evident.
Someone has said that we are all dead in trespasses and sins.
The only difference is the state of decay.
For some the state of decay was far advanced.
4.
Do you remember what you used to be and how you used to live?
There is the “old sins,” the old life we used to live.
However, there was a day when something wonderful happened in our life.
As we say in FAITH, there was a day when we had a life-changing experience.
There is not only the past conduct of life, but also:
*/B) The Past Change of Life/*
1.
There are the “old sins” but hallelujah those “old sins” have been “purged.”
The word “purged” means “washed” or “cleansed.”
There was a day when by the grace of God and through the blood of the Lord Jesus we were cleansed of those old sins.
The old life gave way to a new life in Christ Jesus.
You ask me why I'm happy so I'll just tell you why, \\ Because my sins are gone; \\ And when I meet the scoffers who ask me where they are, \\ I say, "My sins are gone."
They're underneath the blood on the cross of Calvary, \\ As far removed as darkness is from dawn; \\ In the sea of God's forgetfulness, that's good enough for me, \\ Praise God, my sins are gone!
I'm living now for Jesus, I'm happy night and day, \\ Because my sins are gone; \\ My soul is filled with music, with all my heart I say, \\ "I know my sins are gone!"
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If there has been a time when you came to the Lord Jesus and accepted Him as your Savior, then praise God your old sins have been purged.
Those old sins and that old life are under the blood of Jesus never to be remembered again.
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Lindsay Glegg in one of his books told the story of how as a student he had a headmaster that had a great influence on him and many of the students.
On New Year’s Eve he invited all the students to a party.
He built a huge bonfire on the playground and all the students gathered around.
The headmaster walked up to the fire with a book under his arm.
The students immediately recognized it as the detention book.
In that book were the names of each student that had failed to do their work or had misbehaved.
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When he opened that book every boy groaned.
The headmaster said, “Boys, here is the record of your past misdeeds; here is your wrong-doing written in ink.”
Not one boy moved, said a word, or took their eyes off the headmaster.
Each knew what the book said about them.
Then the headmaster said, “This is the last day of the year and we are going to start the New Year fresh, and all your past is going to be forgiven and blotted out.”
He took that book and swayed it back and forth and then threw it into the fire.
Every boy cheered to the top of their voice and some even threw their hats into the bonfire.
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Praise His name, the record of my “old sins” and my past have all been forgiven and blotted out.
/O happy day, O happy day/
/When Jesus washed my sin away./
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Secondly, I want you to notice from the statement not only a past forgiveness but also:
*2.
A PRESENT FORGETFULNESS*
1.
In this case, one “hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.”
Now, all of us as we get older become more and more forgetful.
In fact, some may be like a couple I read about named Bub and Emi.
As Bub and his wife Emi, had gotten older they started noticing that they tended to get a tad bit forgetful.
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