Things that are NOT Important
John 10:9 “I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture ”
Rev 3:8 “I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name”
A variety of things or options to choose from.
Matt 7:14 “Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it”
Num 22:26 “And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left”
Luke 13:24 “Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able”
Matt 7:13-14 “Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat. Because strait…
Matt 7:13-14 …is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it”
Attempting things that cannot be accomplished
One cannot enter into heaven by any door but Christ
John 10:1-10 “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber…
John 10:1-10 …But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep…
John 10:1-10 …by name, and leadeth them out. And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice…
John 10:1-10 …And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers. This parable spake Jesus unto them…
John 10:1-10 …but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them. Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you…
John 10:1-10 …I am the door of the sheep. All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door: by me if any man…
John 10:1-10 …enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy…
John 10:1-10 …I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly”
God’s eternal purpose cannot be overthrown
Acts 5:39 “But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God”
One cannot bear good fruit without Christ
John 15:5 “I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing”
No person can keep his sins hidden forever
1 Tim 5:24 “Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after”
No person can live after the flesh and please God
Rom 8:8 “So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God”
A person cannot love God and not love his brother in Christ
1 John 4:20 “If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?”
A person cannot serve two masters
Matt 6:24 “No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon”
No one can take anything out of this world
1 Tim 6:7 “For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out”
After dying lost, one cannot be saved
Luke 16:26 “And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence”
One cannot make God be a liar
Rom 3:4 “God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged”
One cannot enter in after the door is closed
Luke 13:25 “When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord…
Luke 13:25 …open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are: Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence…
Luke 13:25 …and thou hast taught in our streets. But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity”
One cannot avoid reaping what he has sown
Gal 6:7-8 “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting”
One cannot be saved by animal sacrifices
Heb 9:22 “And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission”
Heb 10:4 “For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins”
Heb 10:10-12 “By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering…
Heb 10:10-12 …oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God”
Man cannot escape death or the judgment
Heb 9:27 “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment”
A Christian who is faithful till death cannot lose his reward
1 Cor 15:58 “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord”
You can't control the length of your life — but you can control its width and depth.
You can't control the contour of your face —but you can control its expression.
You can't control the weather —but you can control whether you endure adversity.
You cannot control many things in life –you can keep yourself busy controlling the things that depend on you?
The Bible is one book; it is 66 letters. 39 letters in the Old Testament and 27 letters in the New Testament.
They were written over a period of about 1500 years by 40 different authors, in 3 different languages.
They were written by people of all walks of life (poets, shepherds, kings, herdsmen, farmers, prophets, preachers, and priests)
When you gather these materials together, they don’t read like 66 letters.
The 66 letters read like one book.
How is that possible?
2 Pet 1:21 “For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost”
Things that are NOT Important
Things that are Importan t ONE DOO R
John 10:9 “I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture ”
Rom 10:9 “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved”
Acts 2:38 “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost”
Acts 18:8 “And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized”
Col 2:12 “Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead”
Things that are Importan t ONE DOOR
Things that are Importan t Hear Believe Repent Confess Baptized