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Life and Death September 14, 2014

Life and Death September 14, 2014. Proverbs 12:28 “In the way of righteousness is life, and in its pathway there is no death.”. Main Point: THE PATH AND DESTINATION TO GOD IS LIFE ! “We can choose our path, but we can’t choose our destination.” (Ray Ortlund Jr.).

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Life and Death September 14, 2014

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  1. Life and DeathSeptember 14, 2014 Proverbs 12:28 “In the way of righteousness is life, and in its pathway there is no death.”

  2. Main Point: THE PATH AND DESTINATION TO GOD IS LIFE!“We can choose our path, but we can’t choose our destination.” (Ray Ortlund Jr.) • PATH 1: LIFE, DEATH & DEATH • PATH 2: LIFE, DEATH & LIFE • RIGHTEOUSNESS: THE GOOD NEWS

  3. Proverbs 3:13,16 “How blessed is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gains understanding. Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.”

  4. 1. PATH 1: LIFE, DEATH & DEATH • Life – Prov 3:13-16 • “A time to give birth” (Ecc 3:2) • “A time to laugh” • “A time to build up” • “A time to love” • “A time to dance” • “A time to tear apart” • “A time to weep” • “A time to heal”

  5. Proverbs 14:12 “There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.”

  6. 1. PATH 1: LIFE, DEATH & DEATH • Death (Part 1) – Prov 14:12 • “ A time to die” • This is physical death: SEPARATION OF YOUR SOUL FROM YOUR BODY. • Fear of Death: Why? • Fighting the Fear • Do I have to die???

  7. Genesis 2:16-17 “And the LORD God commanded the man, saying; From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you shall surely die.” Proverbs 8:36 “But he who sins against me injures himself; all those who hate me love death.” Proverbs 11:19 “He who pursues evil will bring about his own death.”

  8. 1. PATH 1: LIFE, DEATH & DEATH • Death (Part 1) – Prov 14:12 • “ A time to die” • This is physical death: SEPARATION OF YOUR SOUL FROM YOUR BODY. • Fear of Death: Why? • Fighting the Fear • Do I have to die??? • Is this IT? • ONE MINUTE AFTER YOU DIE

  9. Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death” Revelation 20:11-15 “Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.”

  10. 1. PATH 1: LIFE, DEATH & DEATH • Death (Part 2) = DESTINATION 1 • SEPARATION OF YOUR SOUL FROM GOD • Judgment of God: You have been found GUILTY of SIN • Punishment is pronounced: DEATH in the “lake of fire” • To be on PATH 1, you just need to be born on earth. • PATH 1 can only lead to DESTINATION 1

  11. Proverbs 1:7 “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge.” Proverbs 14:27 “The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, that one may avoid the snares of DEATH.”

  12. John 3:5-7 “Jesus answered, truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not be amazed that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.” Proverbs 10:16 “The wages of the righteous is life” Proverbs 12:28 “In the way of righteousness is life, and in its pathway there is no death.”

  13. 2. PATH 2: LIFE, DEATH & LIFE • Life – very much like Life of Path 1 – AT FIRST! • At some point a “change” happens • “BORN AGAIN” – Changing of the tracks from Path 1 to Path 2 • “To live is Christ” – the pursuit of life is not after your own wants/desires, but that of God’s • Proverbs 8:35 “He who finds me, finds life” • This is a “spiritual” life, that begins here on Earth, NOW

  14. Proverbs 15:24 “The path of life leads upwards for the wise, that he may keep away from Sheol below.” Luke 23:43 “And He said to him, truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise.”

  15. 2 Corinthians 5:1-8 “For we know that if the earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For indeed in this house we groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling from heaven, inasmuch as we, having put it on, will not be found naked. For indeed while we are in this tent, we groan, being burdened, because we do not want to be unclothed but to be clothed, so that what is mortal will be swallowed up by life. Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave to us the Spirit as a pledge. Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord— for we walk by faith, not by sight— we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.”

  16. 2. PATH 2: LIFE, DEATH & LIFE • Death • Physical death for Christians/righteous is same as for non-Christians – attitude and outlook is DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT • We know where we are going - and why!!! • Dying is simply leaving behind this old house (body) and “passing away” into the presence of Jesus Christ our Lord • Instead of fear, there is JOY and PEACE and LONGING…

  17. Face to face with Christ, my Savior,Face to face—what will it be,When with rapture I behold Him,Jesus Christ who died for me? Refrain:Face to face I shall behold Him,Far beyond the starry sky;Face to face in all His glory,I shall see Him by and by! Only faintly now I see Him,With the darkened veil between,But a blessed day is coming,When His glory shall be seen. What rejoicing in His presence,When are banished grief and pain;Death is swallowed up in vict’ry,And the dark things shall be plain. Face to face—oh, blissful moment!Face to face—to see and know;Face to face with my Redeemer,Jesus Christ who loves me so.

  18. Revelation 21:2-4 “And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them, and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away.”

  19. 2. PATH 2: LIFE, DEATH & LIFE • Life: “To die is gain” = DESTINATION 2 • Prov 10:16 “the wages of the righteous is LIFE” • Phil 3:20 “For our citizenship is in heaven” • Rom 6:23 “but the gift of God is ETERNAL LIFE” • Destination 2 is LIFE with God - FOREVER • PATH 2 CAN ONLY LEAD TO DESTINATION 2

  20. 3. RIGHTEOUSNESS: GOOD NEWS Proverbs 12:28 “In the way of righteousness is life, and in its pathway there is no death.”

  21. 3. RIGHTEOUSNESS: GOOD NEWS • What is righteousness? • The character/quality of being right or just • Deut 18:13 “You shall be blameless, before the LORD your God.”

  22. 3. RIGHTEOUSNESS: GOOD NEWS • How Do I Become Righteous? • YOU CAN’T!!! • Romans 3:10 “there is none righteous, not even one” • Psalm 53:3 “there is no one who does good, not even one” • Isaiah 64:6 “ALL our righteous deeds are like a filthy garment”

  23. John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” Ephesians 2:4-9 “But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.”

  24. 1 Corinthians 15:3 “For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures.” 2 Corinthians 5:21 “He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.”

  25. 3. RIGHTEOUSNESS: GOOD NEWS • But God… • GOD LOVES YOU AND ME • You can’t make yourself righteous…but God can • BELIEVE IN THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, AND YOU SHALL BE SAVED (Acts 16:31)

  26. Main Point: THE PATH AND DESTINATION TO GOD IS LIFE!“We can choose our path, but we can’t choose our destination.” (Ray Ortlund Jr.) • Path 1 leads to eternal DEATH • Path 2 leads to eternal LIFE • Which path are you going to choose?

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