Certainties Faced by the Unrepentant Sinner [Unfailing, Firm, Undoubted Truth] No doubt, Luke 1:4No doubt, Luke 1:4 Know for certain, Acts 22:30Know for certain, Acts 22:30
2 Unrepentant Sinner Faces the certainty of… Sin’s exposure, Num. 32:23 Sin is never hidden from God, Heb. 4:13 (Jer. 16:17) Only temporarily from others, Josh. 7:20- 25; 2 Sam. 12:7-12 (1 Cor. 4:5)
3 Cleansing Isaiah 1:16-20 What is certain for the repentant
4 Unrepentant Sinner Faces the certainty of… Sin’s disappointment It never delivers what it offers, 2 Pet. 2:18-19 Unrepentant is trusting in wrong things: False gods, Deut. 32:15-18 Unholy alliances, Deut. 32:28-33 (1 Cor. 15:33-34) Selfishness, James 4:1-4
5 joy Psalm 30:5 (1-3, 11-12) What is certain for the repentant
6 Unrepentant Sinner Faces the certainty of… Leaving earthly possessions, 1 Tim. 6:7 Sin of covetousness, Lk. 12:13-21 Possessions are temporary, Job 1:21 Possessions are a blessing & a tool, not an end, Eccl. 5:13-17 It is idolatry, Col. 3:5 Be rich toward God! Lk. 12:21
7 What is certain for the repentant Treasure in Heaven 1 Timothy 6:17-19 (Mk. 10:29-30)
8 Unrepentant Sinner Faces the certainty of… Spiritual & eternal death Sin brought death into the world: Spiritual, Gen. 2:17 (because all sinned), Rom. 5:12 Physical (consequence), Gen. 3:19 Eternal (punishment), Rom. 6:23 God takes no pleasure, Ezek. 18:32 Warns sinners to repent, Lk. 13:1-5
9 What is certain for the repentant life John 11:25-26
10 Unrepentant Sinner Faces the certainty of… Judgment, Eccl. 12:14 (11:9); Jer. 6:19 Day is appointed, Acts 17:31 (Heb. 9:27) Individual, 2 Cor. 5:10; Rom. 2:3-11 Inescapable, righteous, our deeds, impartial & true, Rev. 16:7
11 What is certain for the repentant Salvation, glory and honor Revelation 19:1-2
12 Unrepentant Sinner Faces the certainty of… Separation from the righteous, Matthew 25:31-33, 41 Gathered out of the world, Matt. 13:41
13 What is certain for the repentant Inherit the prepared kingdom Matthew 25:34
14 Unrepentant Sinner Faces the certainty of… Banishment from the presence of God, 2 Ths. 1:9 Eternal punishment Outer darkness & agony, Matt. 25:46, 30; 8:12
15 What is certain for the repentant God’s Mercy with Eternal Glory Luke 15:24; Col. 3:4
16 The Pattern of Paul 1 Tim. 1:12-16 Blasphemer, persecutor, violently arrogant man obtained mercy, 1:13 Exceedingly abundant grace, 1:14 With faith & love in Christ Jesus Jesus came to save sinners, 1:15 Pattern of Christ’s longsuffering, 1:16
17 Turn & live! Ezekiel 18:30-32 “Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways,” says the Lord GOD. “Repent, and turn from all your transgressions, so that iniquity will not be your ruin.”
18 Turn & live! Ezekiel 18:30-32 “Cast away from you all the transgressions which you have committed, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O house of Israel? For I have no pleasure in the death of one who dies,” says the Lord GOD. “Therefore turn and live!”