BELIEVER'S CONFIDENT HOPE (1 OF 5)
Scripture: I Thessalonians 5:6-11
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Believer's Confident Hope (1 of 5)
Series: Thessalonians
Stephen Whitney
I Thessalonians 5:6-11
Unbelievers are not spiritually alert or aware that Christ will return and they will be judged for their sins. Their attitude is eat, drink and be merry today because we don't know what the future holds.
Ecclesiastes 8:15 I commend joy, for man has no good thing under the sun but to eat and drink and be joyful.
God threatened Israel with punishment for their sins, but instead of repenting their attitude was live for today. Isaiah 22:13 Let us eat and drink for tomorrow we die.
Today people express their attitude about life in phrases like: ''If it feels good, do it''; ''Live it up while you can''; ''Just do it'' ''Life is short; play hard''; ''TGIF - Thank God it's Friday''
The beer commercials put it this way: ''This Bud's for you'' or ''You only go around once so grab all the gusto you can.''
In 2015 Zac Brown wrote a song titled: Tomorrow Never Comes.
I've been climbing my way through the sky searching for answers that I'll never find . . .
I'm gonna live like tomorrow never comes, there's no end in sight.
Tonight we black out the sun better hold on tight. Before you know it it's gone and live like tomorrow never comes.
1. Unbelievers live for themselves and their own pleasure, they do not believe Christ will come back and judge them for their sins.
2. Satan deceives them into believing a lie that God will not judge them, but instead will forgive them because he is love. People believe only those who are really evil will be judged for their sins.
3. Because unbelievers do not believe in God's judgment on them
they live for today without any thought about when Christ returns.
ALERT TO THE TRUTH :6-7
Alert :6
Paul calls Christians to be alert to the fact that Jesus could return at any time and they should continually be looking for him. Keep awake - to be alert and watchful for the return of the Lord.
Be sober - Gk. l ...
Series: Thessalonians
Stephen Whitney
I Thessalonians 5:6-11
Unbelievers are not spiritually alert or aware that Christ will return and they will be judged for their sins. Their attitude is eat, drink and be merry today because we don't know what the future holds.
Ecclesiastes 8:15 I commend joy, for man has no good thing under the sun but to eat and drink and be joyful.
God threatened Israel with punishment for their sins, but instead of repenting their attitude was live for today. Isaiah 22:13 Let us eat and drink for tomorrow we die.
Today people express their attitude about life in phrases like: ''If it feels good, do it''; ''Live it up while you can''; ''Just do it'' ''Life is short; play hard''; ''TGIF - Thank God it's Friday''
The beer commercials put it this way: ''This Bud's for you'' or ''You only go around once so grab all the gusto you can.''
In 2015 Zac Brown wrote a song titled: Tomorrow Never Comes.
I've been climbing my way through the sky searching for answers that I'll never find . . .
I'm gonna live like tomorrow never comes, there's no end in sight.
Tonight we black out the sun better hold on tight. Before you know it it's gone and live like tomorrow never comes.
1. Unbelievers live for themselves and their own pleasure, they do not believe Christ will come back and judge them for their sins.
2. Satan deceives them into believing a lie that God will not judge them, but instead will forgive them because he is love. People believe only those who are really evil will be judged for their sins.
3. Because unbelievers do not believe in God's judgment on them
they live for today without any thought about when Christ returns.
ALERT TO THE TRUTH :6-7
Alert :6
Paul calls Christians to be alert to the fact that Jesus could return at any time and they should continually be looking for him. Keep awake - to be alert and watchful for the return of the Lord.
Be sober - Gk. l ...
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