What hinders my/your salvation? Hinder defined: (Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.) Verb – “to restrain or hold something back” Transitive.

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What hinders my/your salvation? Hinder defined: (Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.) Verb – “to restrain or hold something back” Transitive verb – “1. to keep back; restrain; get in the way of; prevent; stop 2. to make difficult for; thwart; impede; frustrate”

Conversion is sometimes hindered  Acts 8:36 – What prevents me from being baptized?  Rom. 10:1 – Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved. Rom. 10:16-18 – they have not all obeyed the gospel Rom. 10:21 – a disobedient and contrary people

Conversion is sometimes hindered  Acts 8:36 – What prevents me from being baptized?  Rom. 10:1 – Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved. Rom. 10:16-18 – they have not all obeyed the gospel Rom. 10:21 – a disobedient and contrary people  Acts 26:23-29 – In a short time would you persuade me to be a Christian?

Faithfulness is sometimes hindered  Galatians 5:7 – You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?  2 Timothy 4:10 – For Demas, in love with this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica.  2 Peter 2:18-22 – The last state has become worse for them than the first.

Ignore deep misgivings or uneasy feelings  The conscience – 2 Cor. 1:12 & 1 Timothy 1:18-20  A change in understanding based on truth – Acts 23:1  A change in understanding based outside of truth – 1 Tim. 4:1-3

Ignore deep misgivings or uneasy feelings  The conscience – 2 Cor. 1:12 & 1 Timothy 1:18-20  A change in understanding based on truth – Acts 23:1  A change in understanding based outside of truth – 1 Tim. 4:1-3  Persuaded to act without conviction – 1 Cor. 8:10-12  Acting without conviction defiles the conscience – Rom. 14:23

Ignoring sound principles hinders salvation  Tell the truth without deception  Should not lie or try to deceive Eph. 4:25 Rom. 16:18

Ignoring sound principles hinders salvation  Tell the truth without deception  Should not lie or try to deceive  Go to an event or place  Avoid some events or places Eph. 4:25 Rom. 16:18 Heb. 10:25 1 Cor. 8:10 & 1 Pet. 4:3

Ignoring sound principles hinders salvation  Tell the truth without deception  Should not lie or try to deceive  Go to an event or place  Avoid some events or places  Show love, peace, and kindness  Do not show hate, anger, and malice Eph. 4:25 Rom. 16:18 Heb. 10:25 1 Cor. 8:10 & 1 Pet. 4:3 Gal. 5:22-23 Eph. 4:31-32

Self deception hindrances salvation Self deceived – convince myself I am right when clearly I am wrong King Saul – 1 Samuel 15

Self deception hindrances salvation Self deceived – convince myself I am right when clearly I am wrong King Saul – 1 Samuel 15  Convince myself to change my view or opinion  Uncomfortable with the truth  Influenced by the religious world