How to Be Absolutely Sure | Part 2

Are you absolutely sure of your salvation. Listen to Adrian Rogers. How does God know anything. As you know something because somebody tells you know something because he has learned. Does he know something because he feels no spiritual knowledge goes beyond those the assurance of your salvation can show in your emotions no domicile that you know what you're saying. You may get very excited. Welcome to love find just heard from beloved pastor and Bible teacher Adrian Rogers being saved is an exciting thing.

The joy of the Lord's next sense of our emotions, but our salvation doesn't depend on our emotions.

Pastor Rogers also said we do not live by explanations we live by promises one of God's promises is the assurance of our salvation. First John chapter 5 reveals the basis for our belief and how to be absolutely sure of our salvation in Christ. If you have your Bible turn there now was Adrian Rogers shares part two of this powerful message. How to be absolutely sure classes in the world that we divide people by upper-class middle-class lower-class. But God doesn't do that only two classes the saved and the loss the saints and angels and you are in one category are you are and what you say. Well I'm not entirely say Pastor Rogers known nobodies have saved to be saved is to be altogether entirely lost. Either you are saved. Are you are lost when you say only God didn't say who say what you write about that last one we don't talk about today. God says says that you can say what God says and you miss you. Now let's see what God says. First John chapter 5 verse five is he that overcomes the world. But even believe that Jesus is the son of God. This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ not by water only, but by water and blood and it is the spirit that bears witness because the Spirit is truth but are three that bear record in heaven, the father of the Word and the Holy Ghost, and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth.

The spirit in the water and the blood and these three agree in one if we receive the witness of men.

The witness of God is greater for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his son. He that believe on the son of God have to witness himself heatedly is not God have made him a liar because he believed not the record that God gave his son and this is the record that God has given to us eternal life in this life is in his son.

He that hath the son hath life, and he that hath not the son of God hath not life matters that climactic verse, verse 13.

These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the son of God, that she may know K NOW, that ye may know that he had to eat eternal life, and that you may believe on the name of the son of God and our Christian schools.

Are we missing Millis audit we have a basis for our belief. Now the Gospel of John was written to tell us how to be saved. And this first John was written of the epistle of John to tell us how to know that we save if you take your Gospel of John, when you get home sometime and read it circle the word no candle.

Debbie just circle maybe take a red pen and just circle by the way don't mind writing your Bible when you wear it. I get a new and amen.

It's just right circle it. If you have a Bible falling apart to have a life it's not falling apart. Just circle and every time you find the word K NOW know just circle it and you will find that over 14 time in these five chapters he uses the word. It is the gospel of certainty. It is not a hope. So, maybe so. It is a know so salvation and he says these things verse 13 of I written of you that believe on the name of the son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life. I now write this down. There is certainty from the lighting witness of the Spirit. What is the witness of the Holy Spirit.

And I want to be very careful here.

The witness of the Holy Spirit is not an emotional feeling that you don't get this you on this whole thing most people think that the witness of the Holy Spirit is some emotional feeling goosebumps liver shivers sign on site because I feel it whole boy then your assurance of your salvation. Don't go up and down with the condition of your liver. If you live by motions you go to be on a roller coaster. No no no no witness of the Spirit is far deeper than a motion how does God know anything. Does he know something because somebody tells does he know something because he has learned. Does he know something because he feels it no spiritual knowledge goes beyond those things, but frankly, I'm not really an emotional person 7-Up reach I get emotional in breach, I don't get all that high. I will get all that well, but I can't take credit for that one way the other is just away on wire that is my psychology I be that way if I will not say that is my emotional man. I don't get all that high. I don't get all that low.

I'm more in an hour man. Now the assurance of your salvation can show up in your emotions.

You know when it dawns on you that you know that you're saying you may get very excited about nothing wrong with that, the emotions are fine. That is not the witness of the Spirit. Your emotions may play on the witness of the Spirit is a faster than what is the witness of the Spirit have explained it you don't explain your receiving God's Spirit speaks to you that you belong to him. He that hath the son hath the witness in him self and you know so many times were trying to make everybody else have the same kind of emotional experience that we doing some churches. They used to have altars where you came to the altar to immediately get saved. Nothing wrong with that's not necessary to be saved by clearing the saved appearing be saved in an airplane you be saved in the summer and be saved anywhere. But this man came on those old-fashioned prayer ventures to get saved and there was some of the brothers in this country church and sisters who came to helping me get through one meal down alongside of him while he was praying and said brother alone, you'll never hear same as the old old. I'm not a well-meaning person came up right after that is a brother like you saved a lot finally let go and somebody else came right after that he said all man look for bright light. So when you see that bright light you know you say in this matter later.

Only finally did get Sadie said, you know, between trying to hold on let go and look for that light, almost didn't make it… Don't you don't you impose your emotions on me.

I will impose my emotions on you. We are different, emotionally the witness of the Spirit is not an emotional experience. It is a certainty. When God's spirit space to your spirit. And he tells you you why he that hath the spirit witness himself. The Holy Spirit of God. Witnesses to you and the Holy Spirit of God witnesses a new and that my friend is when the Holy Spirit of God can witness through you and know what our Lord said fax 180 sourcing power at that the Holy Ghost is come upon you should be witnesses on the me ma'am when you have the assurance of your salvation.

You know, so salvation is so much easier to be a witness because as the apostle say we are witnesses of these things and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God has given to them that obey him time not dependent upon eloquence are not attentive on logic not dependent upon those things in order to persuade you as a reason before I came out here this morning I got on my knees and so will God. You're the witness you witness through me. It's the Holy Spirit of God is the witness. How do we have this assurance, the atoning work of the Savior of the water in the blood by witness of the Spirit is the third court remember now threefold cord is not easily broken. The work of the Savior.

The witness of the Spirit. And here's the third floor. The word of the father. The word of the father bear. You see this threefold cord, father, son and Holy Ghost together to bring a certainty about what is the word the father I want you to listen to it here. Beginning in verse 10 he that believes on the son of God hath the witness himself and he that believe is not God narratives the father he that leave is not God has made him a liar because he believe in the record that God gave his son and this is the right color that God has given to us eternal life, and this life is in his son. He that had the son hath life, and he that hath not the son of God hath not life now_this next phrase things have I written to you. That's the written word for that believe on the name of the son of God, that she make a NOW know that you have eternal life. Now God gave us a record God gave us this is core these things have I correct in under you. Aren't you glad for the Bible say men were those where we learned about the water and blood where we learn about the witness of the Spirit. We learn about that from the word of God. This is the threefold court I gain that is not easily broken. God gave us is for now. It's so very important that you believe the word of God because the word of God has one central message from Genesis to Revelation. You put into words.

Ready for Jesus saves. That's it. This will when I written to tell you how the heavens go with her and the day had a good head. The message of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation is one message Jesus saves. Jesus saves Matt God gave us his word that we might have that assurance that we might be absolutely sure now if you don't believe the Bible and what you doing your calling God a liar look in verse 10 he that leave is not.

God is made in life. Now sometimes a person will say to me when you know Pastor Rogers. I am trying to believe the Bible or you are, how nice. Suppose you came to me and asked me for some information and I said here's a way to 1234 and I tell you some things you would give me as I will Adrian.

I'm trying to believe you was a say that me I'm trying to believe you mean later you must be alive part of the time not trustworthy. I'm trying to leave you Adrian friend listen when you say oh I'm trying to have pain you believe is not God and made him a liar got a liar to see.

Listen, this is God, give us eternal life. There is a divine inspired word of God and it is settled in heaven.

Psalm 119 verse 89 forever Lord thy word is settled in heaven.

The atoning work of Christ.

The abiding witness of the Spirit and the affirming word of God, you take those three put them together and then you can say I know that I have eternal life. Ellis break it down a bit much to see what John did say the word. First of all, he tells us the source of this life noticed the record and this is a record that got it given to us eternal life, and this life is in his son. Now that's the source you will have life if you don't have Lord Jesus apart from Jesus. There is no eternal life. When you say I have life know you have existence.

Jesus at outcome which might have life and have it abundantly.

The source of life is Jesus. Now not only is Jesus, the source of life, but he's also the substance of life like in verse 12 he that hath the son hath life, and he that hath not the son of God have not life, not Christianity is Christ is not a creed, not a code, not because it is Christ Jesus Christ is your spirit one bloodiest your body is not a religion about him is not simply follow his precepts. It is Christ in you the hope of glory. Other teachers may point to life.

Jesus says I am life and illicitly the source of your life is Jesus, the substance of your life is Jesus, and therefore the surety of your life is Jesus. Notice verse 13. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the son of God, that you may know that you have a eternal life now notice he says these things have I written that you might know, so the surety of your life is the Lord Jesus Christ. Now suppose you and your wife filed a joint income tax return and the tax man came to you and Savior filed a wrong return.

You have not proven that your marriage is, or will I will marry know I will some proof that your matter is a well man I Aiken. It was like yesterday.

I stood there the marriage altar with Joyce or you should've seen her usual single. She came and then that white dress she was reading. All I remember when when the past, said Adrian you take choice will now I just wilted. I remember I remember the emotion I had. I remember the feelings that I had sir, all I can tell you all about the joy, the commitment in my home is a well son, I'm glad that you had that experience and you feel that way but for our records that will count no matter how you felt you have something better.

I said yes I have something better come back tomorrow and I'll have and I go down to the courthouse and I get the right cord were Adrian Pierce Rogers was married to Joyce Louise gentry and the sign and attested to see. I say now you want something better than emotion bears the record master record. God has given to us a hard ass, is for goes beyond the motion. Thank God for emotion. Y'all have someone get married but is not the emotion that makes you married will get married without it, but for in limitation. There is a threefold cord. The atoning work of Christ via my witness of the Spirit the word of the fall, put them together and together. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the son of God. Listen, that you may know that you have eternal life. A little boy was in a revival meeting.

The pastor preached from John five verse 24 verily, verily, I sent you, he that hears my word and believes on him that sent me, hath eternal life, and shall not come into condemnation but is passed from death into life. That was the message he believed it was a, you know the devil always counterattacks on the way home Bill Avella said the devil began to whisper to him as I do not say you don't feel just right, you don't deserve it and all the way home. The devil was just dogging the footsteps of that little boy. He sat on the couch trying to get all sort it out because he wanted the absolute assurance that was saved.

You remember the verse where was it John 524 verily, verily, I say, and you barely rent like them is truly, truly, I say to you, Jesus says, he that hears my words that I heard and believes on him.

The Sidney said, I believe everlasting life. He said I have everlasting life. I've says so he said. By then it seem like Satan was under the couch, is that I took the Bible and stuck it on the couch and is it devil read for yourself in their own without left listen when the devil gets on your trail. Don't argue with him. He's not worth pointing to the word of God and step out of the argument but him argue with God himself. These things have I written to you that believe, May the son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life has only God can save to save that's exactly as he that this verse 12 hath life, and he that hath not the son of God have not life be heading the Holy Spirit of God is here today telling you, there was one who came by water and blood, who died for you as I'm preaching to you.

He saying that is right that is true. He is witnessing to you right now value heads in prayer and close your eyes while heads about a miser closed.

Now remember, you can receive the witness of God. If we receive the witness of men. The witness of God is greater is more than what Adrian is selling you today is what God is telling. Would you pray this prayer if you want to be saved, or God.

I know that you love me and I know that you want to save me Jesus, thank you for praying for my sin with their blood on the cross.

I believe the son of God. I believe that God raised from the dead, and I now receive you as my Lord and Savior and Master forever saving the Lord Jesus know me never to be ashamed of you say me by your grace and keep me for your glory. Save me Jesus Lord Jesus, I thank you for doing it.

I will make it public. I will not be ashamed of you and I will live for you.

The rest of my life as you give me strength probably got. I just pray that many will say this today and mean it in your holy name. Amen, amen. If you prayed to receive Jesus Christ. Just know we would love to celebrate with you and invite you to our discovery, Jesus page of the website and you will find answers, you may need about your newfound faith.

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