Faith, Forgiveness, and the Assurance of Eternal Life

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1. "To God, you are a sinner. Tell Him, 'I have sinned against you, God. I know that I own it, but I believe in Jesus Christ. I believe He's the Son of God. I believe He died on the cross for my sins.'"

2. "You don't leave this room being unprepared to meet the righteous judge. My daddy was ready, and it was a hard week, but it could have been a lot harder. I know where he's at, he's praising Jesus right now, he's enjoying the favor of God."

3. "I watched my Dad's life being poured out like a drink offering... my dad wasn't perfect but he loved Jesus and he loved to serve... his life was an offering and this offering was about up."

4. "As Paul stares death in the face he makes three statements to summarize his life... I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith... I have completed the task given to me and I didn't lose my faith."

5. "Paul took that commissioning and ran headlong into the most hostile territories in the world to take the gospel to the people who were the most far from God... he recounted his treatment in missionary work... Paul says I have worked much harder, been imprisoned more frequently, been flogged more severely, and had been exposed to death again and again."

6. "For I'm already being poured out like a drink offering and the time for my departure is near. I fought the good fight, I finished the race, I've kept the faith."

7. "Paul here sees a purpose in this terrible situation... he describes his day-to-day prison existence as a drink offering."

8. "No one in this room is beyond that Jesus Loves You Jesus wants to forgive you of your sins you haven't gone too far you haven't sinned so much that Jesus can't reach down and clean you up and put you on your feet."

9. "That radical transformation changed the trajectory of my Dad's life and my life and many people in this room who were touched by that faith in Christ Ronnie D wasn't just a nice man or a guy with a great disposition he was a man radically Changed by Jesus Christ."

10. "Has there ever been a time in your life when you surrendered your life to Jesus Christ because each of you just like Paul just like my dad just like me just like everyone in this room are going to stand before the judge and give an account of Our Lives."
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