SERIES: KNOWING WHAT TO BELIEVE (9 OF 9)

NOTE: This sermon is part 17 and 18 of a 18 part sermon series. Two sermons outlines are included in this download.

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Part 17: The Resurrection of the Body
Series: Knowing What To Believe
Stuart Briscoe

Man has had problems with his body from time immemorial. Not least the Early Christians because of the Gnostic influence. Their statement "I believe…in the resurrection of the body" was intended to combat the Gnostic heresy. The Scriptures give a balanced view.

I. The Natural Body.

A. The design of the natural body.
1. A marvelous machine. Psalm 139:13-17

2. A balanced being. 1 Thessalonians 5:23

3. A holy habitation. 1 Corinthians 6:15

B. The difficulties of the natural body.
1. The abuse of natural appetites. Proverbs 23:10-21

2. The practice of unnatural perversion. Romans 1:24

3. The impact of normal impulses. Matthew 6:22; James 3:2-3

C. The discipline of the natural body.

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Part 18: The Life Everlasting
Series: Knowing What To Believe
Stuart Briscoe

Eternity is to time what space is to an inch or infinity is to a unit. God "inhabits eternity" (Isaiah 57:15); He is the "King Eternal" (1 Timothy 1:17). Any relationship with Him therefore involves life that is eternal. Note: eternal and everlasting in the New Testament both translate the Greek "aionios."

I. Definition of Life Everlasting.

A. A qualitative definition.
1. The life of God Himself. John 5:26

2. The life of Adam received and lost. Genesis 2:7, 17

3. The life of Christ enjoyed and imparted. John 14:6, 10:10

B. A quantitative definition.
1. The immortality of the soul. Hebrews 9:27

2. The certainty of Judgment. Revelation 20:11-12

3. The bliss of heaven. Daniel 12:2

II. Description of Life Everlasting.