One of Two Reservations in ETERNITY A Reservation In Heaven A Reservation In Hell or 1 Peter 1:4 2 Peter 2:4, 17

THE COWARDLY

Anyone Ashamed of Christ & His Words "For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels." Mark 8:38

SOME APPLICATIONS: Of those ashamed of Christ Of those ashamed of the church Of those ashamed of the plan of pardon Of those ashamed of the reality of hell The Cowardly

THE UNBELIEVING

WHO ARE UNBELIEVING TODAY? The atheist The agnostic The unfaithful The repudiator of the word The Unbeliever

REJECT OR RECEIVE? Baptism required to be saved? Marriage between a man and a woman? One reason to put away and remarry?

REJECT OR RECEIVE? Spirit and truth worship? Necessity of church discipline? Existence of hell? God’s people make up a minority?

John 1:12 those who receive are those who believe cannot receive without believing only the one who “receives” can exercise his right to become a child of God Implied: not all believers will exercised their right to become God’s children (Jn. 12:42, 43) How do believers exercise their right to become children of God (Jn. 1:13)?

John 1:12 “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name.” Galatians 3:26, 27 “For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.” [CLICK X3] THE RIGHT EXERCISED

John 1:12 “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name.” Acts 8:12 “But when they believed Philip as he preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized.” [CLICK X3] THE RIGHT

"I will be a Father to you, And you shall be My sons and daughters, Says the LORD Almighty" 2 CORINTHIANS 6:18