T is for Turn

THE FAITH SERIES (3 of 5)

Bobby Earls, First Baptist Icard, July 22, 2001

KEY QUESTION: In your personal opinion, what do you understand it takes for a person to go to heaven?

F is for FORGIVENESS

We cannot have eternal life and heaven without God’s forgiveness.

In Him, we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins. Ephesians 1:7a NKJV

A is for AVAILABLE

God’s forgiveness is AVAILABLE. It is AVAILABLE FOR ALL.

For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son that whoever believes in Him, should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16 NKJV

God’s forgiveness is available for all, BUT NOT AUTOMATIC.

Not everyone who says to me, “Lord, Lord,” shall enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Matthew 7:21a NKJV

I is for IMPOSSIBLE

It is impossible for God to allow sin into heaven.

GOD IS…. LOVE John 3:16,

But God is also JUST James 2:13a “for judgment is without mercy.” MAN IS SINFUL For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”

Romans 3:23 Question: How can a sinful person enter heaven, where God allows no sin?

The T in FAITH is for TURN.

Question: If you were driving down the road and someone asked you to turn, what would he or she be asking you to do?

(Change Direction)

Turn means REPENT.

Turn also can mean to ____________ _______________ ________

Turn from SOMETHING – SIN AND SELF

“But unless you repent you will all likewise perish” Luke 13:3

Turn to SOMEONE – TRUST CHRIST ONLY

“Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures; and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures.” 1 Corinthians 15:3-4

“If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” Romans 10:9