Understanding Scripture: The Path to Salvation

He leaves them with a word of warning now there was nothing else that he could do there was nothing else to say he had gone out of his way in order to make the truth plain and clear to them he has told them specifically that he is speaking to them at all in order that they might be saved. [00:02:20]

He has put the truth very plainly he has made explicit statements with regard to himself and who he here he hasn't hesitated to claim that he's equal with God the Father and that the father has given him the power to give life and even the power of judgment nothing could be plainer. [00:03:10]

He shown them I was alive and they are they as viewers especially were familiar with the scriptures and as I kept on reminding him he produces his wonderful evidence the evidence the testimony of John the Baptist the testimony of miracles the testimony of God's own voice heard from heaven the testimony of all the Old Testament Scriptures. [00:03:58]

There is some natural dislike in the human heart of words of warning and yet it's very foolish isn't it people say I'll tell us about the love of God but don't warn us don't threaten us with my dear friend if you don't listen to the positive statements the love of God is so great that he would warn you in order that you might see your position. [00:06:10]

He shows them the inevitability of it and he at the same time shows them the way in which this accusation and condemnation will be brought to pass and as I say his only reason for doing this is that he would have them see the perilous position in which they are they didn't realize that our Lord is trying to get these people to see that if they don't believe in him they are refusing and rejecting the last hope of salvation. [00:08:23]

We must start by realizing and accepting the supreme authority of this book which we call the Bible now I say that if you want to be helped if you want to know this gospel if you want to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ here's a starting point you must believe and accept the authority of this book. [00:13:12]

Our Lord is here teaching that there is no authoritative statement on these matters apart from this we've got it in the words of the Apostle Paul haven't we and they explain why our Lord doesn't refer to the Greek philosophers you know don't you that Plato and Socrates and Aristotle have lived before Christ ever came into this world. [00:15:33]

I assert to you again my friend that as long as you trust your own little mind and reason and your own speculation and your own philosophies you'll remain exactly as you are now you'll remain in the dark because God can never be found by men Hahnemann by searching find out God will try it and you'll find he can't even these mightiest philosophers couldn't. [00:19:07]

The first great message of the Bible is the message about judgment think not that I will accuse you to the Father there is one that relativism even Moses what's he talking about well he's introducing here I say this tremendous teaching of the Bible concerning judgment what does it mean well let me repeat it to you as quietly in the solemnly as I can it means that man is a model and a responsible being. [00:31:51]

Death is not the end that man is not a mere animal that man goes on living beyond death read your Old Testament read your New Testament listen to the words of Christ that is what he tells you thus there were to dust returnest was not spoken of the soul f is not the end my friend had you realized that that's the message of this book. [00:34:42]

The Bible tells us that a great calamity has happened in the history of the story of mankind it calls it the fall of men that men sinned and rebelled against God and thus has brought himself under condemnation and under the wrath of God now people in their folly say they don't like this and because they don't like it they don't believe it is I believe in a positive gospel of salvation. [00:39:37]

He came to save because none other good but he can and he did and how did he do it Oh his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree that we being dead to sins should live unto righteousness he didn't save by preaching the sermon on the mount alone and no man saves himself by trying to practice the Christian ethic it is Christ themselves and he alone and he saves by bearing our sins in his own body on the tree. [00:47:53]