Searching For The Impossible

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Searching For The Impossible
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Why Such An Outrageous Search?

• Deceived By Someone
• Self-Deceived
• Greed
• Looking For The Easy Way

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Salvation Without Christ
An Impossible Search

• Only Name Acts 412
• The Only Way To God Jn. 146
• Without Christ, Can Do Nothing Jn. 155
• Must Have His Blood Eph. 17 Mt. 2628
  Rev. 15
• Must Believe In Him - Jn. 824

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An Impossible Search
Salvation Without The Sacrifice of Christ

• Had To Go To The Cross To Reach His Goal Heb.
  122 Lk. 2425-26
• Died For Our Sins Isa. 533-8, 12 Rom. 56-9
  1 Pet. 221-24
• We Sinned Rom. 323
• We Deserved To Die Rom. 623
• The Just Died For The Unjust 1 Pet.
  318 1 Jn. 22

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An Impossible Search
Salvation Without Repentance

• Perish Without It Lk. 133
• All Commanded To Repent Acts 1730
• Necessary For Forgiveness Acts 238
• A Turning From Sin 1 Thess. 19
• Fruits Will Follow Acts 2620

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An Impossible Search
Salvation Without Baptism

• Commanded Mk. 1616 Acts 238 2216
• Without It, Not In Christ Rom. 63-4
• Without It, Not Have Soul-cleansing Blood Rom.
  63-4
• No Salvation Without It 1 Pet. 321

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Salvation Without The Church
An Impossible Search

• Church Built by Christ Mt. 1618
• Adds Saved To It Acts 238-47
• Baptized Into The Body, The Church 1 Cor. 1213
• Christ Savior of the Body Eph. 523
• Purchased With Blood Acts 2831
• No Saved Outside of Christ or His Church Gal.
  327 Col. 113-14

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Have You Been Searching For The Impossible?

• You Will Never Find Salvation Without
• Christ
• His Sacrifice
• Repentance
• Baptism
• His Church

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An Impossible Search

• Salvation without faithful service
• Lifelong commitment Rev. 210
• Faith must work Jas. 214-26
• Must improve self Jas. 121-26
• Must serve others Jas. 127
• Unfaithfulness condemned Heb. 1025
• Steadfastness required 1 Cor. 1558
• Keep the faith 2 Tim. 46-8

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An Impossible Search

• Salvation Without Personal Sacrifice
• Jesus not reach goal w/o sacrifice
• Heb. 122
• Must carry our cross Mt. 1624
• Personal cost to discipleship
• Lk. 1426-33
• We will be tested 1 Cor. 311-17
• 1 Pet. 16-7 412-19
• God will not accept less than our best Rom.
  121-2 Mal. 16-14

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An Impossible Search

• False Teaching Without A False Teacher
• Some troubled Galatians Gal. 16-7
• Some hindered them Gal. 57
• Companions who teach error are evil
• 1 Cor. 1533
• Someone is to be marked and avoided
• Rom. 1617 Eph. 511

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Impossible Searches

• Salvation Without Christ
• Salvation Without His Sacrifice
• Salvation Without Repentance Baptism
• Salvation Without Christs Church
• Salvation Without Faithful Service
• Salvation Without Personal Sacrifice
• False Teaching Without A False Teacher

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An Impossible Search

• Discipline Without Pain
• Self-discipline 1 Cor. 924-27
• Parental discipline Heb. 1211 Prov. 1324
  2215 2313
• Church discipline 1 Cor. 511
• 2 Thess. 36, 14

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An Impossible Search

• Non-Offensive Way To Preach Gospel
• Jesus offended some Lk. 416-30 Lk. 66-11
  Matt. 151-12 John 1025-33
• John the Baptist offended - Mk. 618-19
• Some people today will be offended
• Mk. 1616 Matt. 1618 John 424 Matt. 633
  Matt. 199 2 Jn. 10-11 1 Cor. 511 Gal. 519-21

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An Impossible Search

• Make True Christianity Fun
• Must Properly prepare new converts - Acts 1422
  1 Thess. 33-4
• Some will hate us Jn. 1519 319
• Reality Christianity is not popular or fun!

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An Impossible Search

• Easter, Christmas, or Any Other Holy Day in the
  Bible
• Origin Man, Not God Mt. 2123-27
• Therefore, Vain Mt. 158-9
• Can find John 424 Acts 242 Eph. 519
• 1 Cor. 161-21123-26 Col. 317
• Walk by Faith - 2 Cor. 57 Rom. 1017