John 5:31-40 If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.… I. Some refuse Christ from IGNORANCE OF THEIR TRUE SPIRITUAL CONDITION. Content with lip-knowledge. Need to realize that "respectability is not conversion." II. Some are hindered by what they deem OPPOSING FORCES. 1. Pre-occupation. 2. Mistaken ideas of religion. 3. Inconsistency of professing Christians. 4. Fears — of God, of man, of self, of the danger of falling. III. All these are SUMMED UP IN CHRIST'S WORDS, "Ye will not." How long is this to last? Why give everything to gain the world, and take no step to save your soul? IV. YOUR LOSS IS LIFE. Christ came to rescue from death. Appreciate His love by appropriating His salvation. (John Edwards.) Parallel Verses KJV: If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. |
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