Welcome To The Church Of Christ

In Them Ye Think Ye Have Eternal Life

John 5:39-40

Investigation• Properly Probing Search

– Research Diligently• Means to search diligently or anxiously----applied to a lioness who

has lost her whelps• The Bereans were commended Acts 17:11---Timothy was

reminded II Tim 3:15– Rightly Divide

• O.T. & N.T.– Recognizing Dispensations

• Patriarchal, Mosaic, Christian• Past Precepts the scriptures

– Read to Discern• Ethiopian Eunuch• Acts 8:34

• Present Precepts– II Tim 3:16– John 6:63

Speculation• Possession for in them

– The Jew studied the O.T. scriptures to the letter– Possession of a Bible is not enough to be saved– Knowing the Bible is not enough to be saved Rom 3:1-2

• Presumption ye think ye have eternal life– The thought that they would obtain eternal life by having the

scriptures• The same scriptures that were so important to them testified

of Jesus– By rejecting Jesus they were rejecting the scriptures

• How many today say “I know & love the Lord” but reject his words

– The O.T. scriptures were not given to man to save him from his sins• Gal 2:21 & 3:21

– The word of God leads us to the way of salvation

Verification

• Prophets Message and they are they– The O.T. prophets spoke about Jesus coming to the world– The gift of prophecy

• Promised Messiah which testify of me– Duet 18:15---John 1:45----Acts 3:22-23– The O.T. refers to Christ

• Coming • Birth• Life • Death

• Prove Message– We have an obligation to test whether religious teacher are

true– I John 4:1

Hesitation

• Pitiful People and ye will not– They were pitiful because they let their prejudices stand

between them and God– They knew the scriptures, but knowing the scriptures did not

produce faith in Christ– We do not have to hesitate when it comes to believing and

obeying the truth• Heb 3:7-9

• Prince of Peace come to me– Jesus is the Prince of Peace

• Is 9:6– Obeying Jesus creates peace in our lives– No matter your circumstance you can have peace if you

obey Jesus

Liberation

• People that ye might– Believing in Christ gives the ability to be saved

• John 1:12– Jesus wants all men to be saved

• Matt 11:28-30• Pardon have eternal life

– Pardon means to take away the punishment that is deserved• Acts 2:38

– Eternal life refers to life after death– This is a life that will never end

• Matt 25:46

We are not Catholics, Protestants, or JewsWe are Christians in the body of Christ

I Cor 12:22

Moses’ Law The Hebrews The Church in the Wilderness (Acts 7: 38) Blood Animals (Heb 10:4) No Salvation (Gal 2:21) No Eternal Life

Man’s Law The Heathens Denominational Churches (Mark 7:7, I Cor 3:11) No Blood (I Cor 1:13) No Salvation (Act 4:12) No Eternal Life

Messiah’s Law The Holy One One Church (Eph 4:1-4) The Blood of Christ (Heb 9:12-14) Salvation (Heb 5:8-9) Eternal Life