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Mon, 19 September 2016
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Tue, 6 September 2016
THE RICH YOUNG RULER MATTHEW 19:16-22 16 Now behold, one came and said to Him, “Good[a] Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?” 17 So He said to him, “Why do you call Me good?[b] No one is good but One, that is, God.[c] But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.” 18 He said to Him, “Which ones?” Jesus said, “‘You shall not murder,’ ‘You shall not commit adultery,’ ‘You shall not steal,’ ‘You shall not bear false witness,’ 19 ‘Honor your father and your mother,’[d] and, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ ”[e] 20 The young man said to Him, “All these things I have kept from my youth.[f] What do I still lack?” 21 Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” 22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
STEP #1 – SEEK ETERNAL LIFE
CONFESSION
Romans 10:9-10 9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
3 steps to salvation
Psalm 103:10-14 New Living Translation (NLT)10 He does not punish us for all our sins;
STEP #2 – GOD ALONE IS GOOD
John 14:6 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 6 Jesus *said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.
Spiritual Transformation – The Holy Spirit changes the condition of our spirit, alters the operation of the soul, and reverses the function of the body.
STEPS #3 – KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS
James 2:8 refers to Love your neighbor as yourself as the “Royal law.” The person who loves his neighbor will have excellent relations with everyone and will experience love, joy, peace---the abundant life.
STEP #4 – GIVE ALL YOU ARE AND HAVE TO CHRIST
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