Persuaded of His Love and Persuaded of Hell

By Shawn Reynolds Bible Text: Preached on: Romans 8:38,39; Luke 1 :31 Sunday, !e"em#er 8, $%13

Grace Particular Baptist Church &'$& (m)erial Lakes Blvd *ul#erry, +L 338 % Website: Online Sermons: www,onefoldoneshe)herd,orwww,sermonaudio,"om.-ra"e)ar/i"ular

Le/ us )ray, Dear heavenly Father and most gracious and holy Lord, we praise thy name this morning, Lord. We thank thee, Lord, for this place to worship thee. Most of all, Lord, we thank thee for thy presence. Lord, I pray this morning for thy people in this room that thou would convince us of thy presence with us today. Lord, may you lift our eyes far from our infirmities, far from the thoughts that easily beset us, far from our sin and, Lord, may you lay us down at thy feet to be instructed in thy gospel this day. Lord, may you be pleased to bring forth thy word in the messages today that we glorify your name and for your name s sake. In !esus name I pray. "men. 0#ou/ a "ou)le of weeks a-o, ( was si//in- a/ my desk a/ /he end of /he day and i/ was one of /hem harder days of /he week and ( kind of sa/ #a"k and looked around and ( looked u) over /he /o) of my desk and ( saw a framed )i"/ure, *y wife likes /o frame S"ri)/ures and ( have a -old frame u) /here and she framed for me Romans 8:3&139, 2) in /he /o) of /his framed )i"/ure, in /he ri-h/ hand "orner, /here is a li//le flo"k of shee) and on /he lef/ hand "orner, /here is a #i- red hear/ for /he love of 3hris/ /o his shee), So ( s/ar/ed 4us/ si//in- /here readin- all of /ha/, Romans 8:3&139, and ( "ame /o verse 38, Paul #e-ins verse 38 wi/h, 5+or ( am )ersuaded,6 7ha/ s/o))ed me in my /ra"ks, ( /hou-h/ ri-h/ /hen for a momen/, if ( "ould 4us/ #e )ersuaded as Paul was, 0/ /ha/ momen/, when /he Holy S)iri/ au/hored /hese words, Paul wi/h all of his soul, wi/h all of his #ein-, wi/h all of his inner man, said, 5Lord, ( am )ersuaded, (8ve #een #rou-h/ /o /his )la"e in my life /ha/ ( am )ersuaded,6 7hen he wen/ on /o say 5/ha/ ( am )ersuaded /ha/ nei/her dea/h nor life, nor an-els, nor )rin"i)ali/ies, nor )owers, no/ /hin-s )resen/, nor /hin-s /o "ome, nor hei-h/, nor de)/h, nor any o/her "rea/ure, shall #e a#le /o se)ara/e us from /he love of 9od, whi"h is in 3hris/ :esus our Lord,6 ( /hou-h/ a#ou/ /ha/, ( /hou-h/ a#ou/ wha/ Paul was )ersuaded a#ou/, He was )ersuaded a#ou/ love, /he love of 3hris/, 7he love of 3hris/ #ein- -rea/er /han every/hin- /ha/ he had fa"ed in his life, /ha/ he was fa"in- in his life and /ha/ he would fa"e in his life, 7hen ( s/ar/ed /o fi; my eyes u)on ea"h one of /hese /hin-s: dea/h, life, an-els, )rin"i)ali/ies, )owers, /hin-s )resen/, Bu/ /hen ( s/ar/ed /o really /hink a#ou/ /hin-s /o

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"ome, 7hin-s /o "ome, Bu/ /he Lord didn8/ /ake me /o /hin-s /o "ome as in, in my life, in /he near fu/ure, He /ook me /o e/erni/y and ( /hou-h/ a#ou/ /ha/ on"e a-ain, ( know from /his )ul)i/ /he Lord has laid on my hear/ many /imes /o s)eak /o you a#ou/ /he sinfulness of sin, /he wi"kedness of Sa/an, Sin, Sa/an, even dea/h and /hose /hin-s are very mu"h enemies /o /he res/ in our souls, 7hen ( /hou-h/ a#ou/ ano/her one and /he /wo /hin-s here /ha/ s/u"k ou/ /o me: nor /hin-s /o "ome and nor de)/h, ( s/ar/ed /o /hink a#ou/ de)/h and my Lord /ook me /o /he de)/hs of hell, <o/ /o /he de)/hs of hell #u/ /o /hinkin- a#ou/ him, =ou know, (8ve wa/"hed a few s)e"ials on /v on /he His/ory 3hannel and o/her /hin-s /ha/ have de#a/ed whe/her /here really is a hell, *an s/ill is de#a/in- /ha/, (s i/ 4us/ a fi-ure /ha/8s used or a word /ha/8s used in /he Bi#le> ?r is /here a )la"e of hell> 7his mornin- my )rayer for us in /his room, is /wofold: /ha/ /he Lord )ersuades us of his )resen"e, his love, /he de)/h of his love /ha/ has saved us from hell #u/ also /ha/ he )ersuades us /ha/ /here is a hell and ( "an8/ /hink of any #e//er )la"e /o -o /han /he Lord8s words /hemselves, (f you8ll /urn wi/h me over /o Luke 1 , @e8re -oin- /o s)eak of )hysi"ali/ies /oday #u/ we8re also -oin- /o s)eak of e;)erien/ial /hin-s, @ha/ does i/ mean /o /he "hild of 9od> (n Luke 1 /he Lord :esus 3hris/ #e-an /his )ara#le in answer /o /he Pharisees, 1A /ells us /ha/ /he Pharisees were "ove/ous, /hey heard /he /hin-s /ha/ :esus said a#ou/ no/ servin9od, you "an8/ serve /wo mas/ers, @hen /hey heard /hese /hin-s, /hey derided him, 7hey #asi"ally "ondemned him; /hey re#uked him, 7hey said /hese /hin-s "anno/ #e /he /ru/h, 0nd in verse 19, /he Lord /ells /hem /here was a "er/ain ri"h man whi"h was "lo/hed in )ur)le and fine linen and he fared sum)/uously every day, So, /here is our firs/ "hara"/er in /his a""oun/ /ha/ /he Lord wan/s /o reveal /o us /oday /ha/ /here is a hell, 0nd /he firs/ one /ha/ we have is a ri"h man, @ell, he8s ri"h in /he /hin-s of /his world, How many of us in here /oday "an say /his does no/ a))ly /o us> @e all have an a#undan"e of /hin-s in /his world, @e have a#undan"e of /hin-s, 7he Lord has #een so #oun/iful /o us; he8s #een su"h a mer"iful, #enevolen/ Lord in /he /hin-s /ha/ he8s -iven us, ( "an say /ha/ none of us really have a la"k or a wan/ of any/hin-, 57here was a "er/ain ri"h man, whi"h was "lo/hed in )ur)le and fine linen, and fared sum)/uously every day, 0nd /here was a "er/ain #e--ar named LaBarus, whi"h was laid a/ his -a/e, full of sores,6 @e8ve -o/ one end of /he s)e"/rum and one all /he way a/ /he o/her end, 7his one had no/hin-, He was layin- a/ /he -a/e of /he ri"h man and he was full of sores so we see /heir rela/ionshi), /ha/ /hey knew ea"h o/her, 50nd desirin- /o #e fed wi/h /he "rum#s whi"h fell from /he ri"h manCs /a#le: moreover /he do-s "ame and li"ked his sores,6 @ha/ we8re shown here is /he des)era/eness of /he si/ua/ion of /he one, ?r is i/> (s i/ a des)era/e si/ua/ion #e"ause all we8re /old a#ou/ /hese /wo is /ha/ one had no la"k of any/hin- from /he world, /he o/her one, we8re /old, had no/hin- of /he world,

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50nd i/ "ame /o )ass, /ha/ /he #e--ar died, and was "arried #y /he an-els in/o 0#rahamCs #osom,6 Dui"kly, we8re fa"ed wi/h some /erminolo-y /ha/ we wouldn8/ use /oday if we were des"ri#in- wha/ heaven would #e like, ( don8/ /hink any of us would say, 5@ell, we8re /aken u) /o #e wi/h 0#raham,6 #u/ we have /o unders/and /ha/ /he Lord was s)eakin- /o /hem, /he Pharisees, @ho are /hey -oin- /o unders/and /ha/8s in heaven> 7he Lord "er/ainly wouldn8/ use himself #e"ause /hey wouldn8/ "oun/ /ha/ as a )la"e /hey8d wan/ /o #e, So he uses 0#raham and he says, 5=ou know, /he #e--ar died and was "arried #y /he an-els in/o 0#raham8s #osom,6 (/ shows us "ommunion, 0s soon as /he life of /his #e--ar was over in /his life where i/ seems as /hou-h he had no/hin-, immedia/ely, immedia/ely, as soon as dea/h )assed, he was "arried in/o /he #osom, in/o /he "ommunion wi/h his Lord, his 7riune Lord, ( ho)e you saw /ha/ when we read /ha/ in Romans 8, /he 38/h and 39/h> 5( am )ersuaded, ( am "onvin"ed,6 7ha/8s wha/ )ersuasion means, (/ means influen"ed or drawn /o an o)inion, "onvin"ed, He was "onvin"ed /ha/ /he Lord had revealed i/ /o him and /hen revealed wha/> 0/ /he end, he said, 57he love of /he +a/her /ha/8s in 3hris/ :esus,6 Perfe"/ 7rini/y, 3onvin"ed of /he Holy 9hos/, Revealed of /he +a/her8s love, Revealed i/ /hrou-h 3hris/, /he kee)er of all of his shee), <ow, we have /ha/ he8s "arried in/o 0#raham8s #osom #u/ we have /his -rea/ )i"/ure of i/ /ha/ every/hin- /ha/ he la"ked in /his life, i/ really didn8/ mean any/hin- #e"ause as soon as /his life was over, /his life /ha/ we8re "um#ered a#ou/ so mu"h, @e8re even /old /ha/ he desired /he "rum#s /ha/ fell from /he ri"h man8s /a#le so he did have desires, He had desires 4us/ /o #e fed day #y day, @e also see /ha/ he was affli"/ed, 0ffli"/ed #adly, Bu/ 5/he #e--ar died, and was "arried #y /he an-els in/o 0#rahamCs #osom: /he ri"h man also died, and was #uried,6 7ha/8s i/, (/8s in/eres/in- /ha/ /o /he :ews who were so fi;a/ed on #urial and so fi;a/ed on /he finali/y of how one would #e #uried and would /hey have a )ro)er #urial, and we do /ha/ /oday, @e8ll /urn on our /v when some#ody )rominen/ dies and /here are 4us/ )eo)le lined u) from everywhere /o -o and )ay /heir final res)e"/s, @e have /hese hu-e funerals and )eo)le lined u) if i/8s a Presiden/ or a world leader or some kind of i"on /ha/8s in so"ie/y, Peo)le 4us/ flo"k and /hey flo"k #e"ause /hey8re mesmeriBed #y dea/h and /hey wan/ /o see /ha/ las/ /ime /ha/ /ha/ )erson is here on ear/h, 0nd all we8re /old was /ha/ he died and was #uried, 7here8s no/ mu"h differen"e #e/ween /he /wo #urials: one is dead and he was "arried #y an-els in/o 0#raham8s #osom, #u/ /he ri"h man died and was #uried, 7ha/8s kind of a so#erin- /hou-h/, @e 4us/ si/ /here and we say, 5@ell, is /ha/ /he end for /he ri"h man>6 7hen, if you /hink /ha/8s so#erin-, we -e/ hi/ wi/h /hese firs/ /hree words ri-h/ here of /he ne;/ verse whi"h are very s"ary words, 50nd in hell,6 (n hell, 7ha/8s a reali/y, 7ha/ is a reali/y /ha/ anyone ou/side of 3hris/, /his is your )la"e in e/erni/y, (n hell, Peo)le de#a/e every day, 5(s /here a hell>6 0nd /he Lord himself says, 5=ou know wha/> (n hell,6 5@ell, :esus, didn8/ you "ome /o save everyone>6 <o, (n fa"/, you "an "learly see /ha/ here: /he soverei-n/y of ele"/ion of one, /he soverei-n/y in damna/ion of ano/her,

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(n hell, 7hose are so#erin- words, 7oday ( say, 50re you )ersuaded of 3hris/8s love>6 ( "an8/ )ersuade you of /ha/, ( "an8/ )ersuade you of /he de)/h of 3hris/8s love /o save everyone in /his room if we #e 9od8s "hildren, (f we #e his "hildren, /o save us from /he wre/"hedness /ha/ is ourselves, <ow, s/o) and /hink a#ou/ /ha/ a minu/e #e"ause ea"h one of us, as /he Lord leads us /o e;amine ourselves, wha/ have we done /ha/8s wor/hy of hell> Sin, How many of us are sinless> How many of us -o day #y day #y day and don8/ sin> How many of us have /his s)o/less )ro-ressive san"/ifi"a/ion /ha/ we kee) -e//in#e//er and #e//er and #e//er> ( don8/ /hink (8d have any /akers on /ha/ one, (n hell, 7hose are so#erin-, so#erin- words, ( wan/ /o #e )ersuaded /ha/ my Lord, /oday, has saved me from /his )la"e /ha/ he8s 4us/ a#ou/ /o e;)lain /o me wha/ i/8s all a#ou/, ( wan/ /o #e )ersuaded /oday /ha/ /he de)/h of his love and /he layin- down of his life is wha/ saved me from /his )la"e /ha/ he8s -oin- /o des"ri#e /oday, ( wan/ /o #e )ersuaded ea"h day /ha/ as ( )ar/ake in /hin-s in /his life /ha/ seem like hell on ear/h: /he un#elief, /he wre/"hedness /o #e in a so"ie/y /ha/ ha/es my Lord, /he a"/ual lookin- in/o self and seein- /he wre/"hedness of my de)ravi/y, 7o see /ha/ ( "ould #e si//in- in a sea/ for five minu/es and #e /hinkin- of my Lord or readin- /he very S"ri)/ures and in /ha/ five minu/e8s /ime "an have some of /he wors/ /hou-h/s 4us/ 4e/ ri-h/ in/o my mind, 7ha/8s hell e;)erien/ially, (/ ro#s me of /ha/ "ommunion, 0re you )ersuaded /oday /ha/ /he Lord /ha/ you #elieve, has saved you from your sin> Has saved you from hell> ( "an8/ make i/ any dee)er, Ri"h man, you8re dead, you8re #uried and in hell immedia/ely, =ou are known as you are known, ( si/ #a"k and ( wa/"h life and ( wa/"h men and ( wa/"h a/hle/es and ( look a/ )eo)le s/rive /o #e//er /hemselves, /o #e//er /hemselves for /his life, 0/hle/es /ryin- /o -e/ /he #i--es/ "on/ra"/ /hey "an and /hey always say /he same /hin-, 5(/8s /o se/ me u) in /his life, (8ll have no more worries,6 ( /hink of /he ri"h man, is /ha/ all you have> (s /ha/ all you have is /his life> 7his life /ha/ we /ry so hard /o )reserve or /o -e/ ahead in /his life, (n hell, 7ha/8s some real words, Some )owerful words, Bu/ i/ /ells us some/hin- a#ou/ hell /oo, @e8re -oin- /o e;)lore wha/ /he Lord has /o say here, 50nd in hell he lif/ u) his eyes, #ein- in /ormen/s,6 Bein- in /ormen/s, =ou wan/ /o know wha/ hell is all a#ou/> Bein- in /ormen/s, Bein- a slave /o /ormen/s, Bein- /ormen/ed in your soul every se"ond of your life, if you "an "all i/ a life, 50nd in hell he lif/ u) his eyes, #ein- in /ormen/s, and see/h 0#raham afar off,6 7here is /ormen/ E1, 7here is no "ommunion /here wi/h /he Lord, =ou say, 5@ell, /he man don8/ "are a#ou/ "ommunion wi/h /he Lord,6 He will, ?h, he will, 7ha/8s )ar/ of /he /ormen/, /ha/ /here is a Savior /ha/ saved wre/"hed sinners #u/ you aren8/ one of /hem, 7ha/8s wha/ hell is, 7ha/8s wha/ /ormen/s are, !on8/ you unders/and /ha/ when Sa/an /em)/s you wi/h /ha/> (sn8/ i/ a /ormen/ /o your soul> 7he Lord has "ome /o save sinners and may#e (8m no/ one of /hem, *ay#e he hasn8/ saved me, *ay#e (8m /oo mu"h of a sinner /o #e saved, (/8s a /ormen/, Bu/ /he Lord has no/ -iven us a s)iri/ of fear, He8s -iven us love, He8s -iven us )ower, He8s -iven us a sound mind, 7ha/8s wha/ he does, 7ha/8s wha/ he8s fai/hful /o #rin- /he

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"hild of 9od ou/ of /his, 7ha/ is /he dan-er of )rea"hin- a messa-e like /his, ( ho)e for /he "hildren of 9od, /ha/ you8re no/ lef/ in /ha/ )la"e /o say, 57ha/8s wha/ ( deserve, ( deserve hell,6 (/8s /rue you deserve i/, #u/ ( )ray /o 9od /ha/ he shows you deliveran"e /oday, !eliveran"e and )ersuades you as he )ersuaded /he 0)os/le Paul of /he de)/h of his love, @hy do ( s)eak a#ou/ hell> 7o e;al/ /he love of my Lord, <o/ /o e;al/ hell, /o e;al/ /he love of 3hris/ /o save us from /his )la"e /ha/ we deserve, (f /his word is /rue, we deserve i/, @e8ve /rans-ressed /he law, @e8ve /rans-ressed every/hin-, @e8ve /rans-ressed /he holiness of our 9od, 50nd in hell he lif/ u) his eyes, #ein- in /ormen/s, and see/h 0#raham afar off, and LaBarus in his #osom,6 7ormen/ E$, 7he very one who had every/hin- in /his life now has no/hin- #u/ /ormen/s and /he one /ha/ /he do-s "ame and li"ked, he8s u) in heaven en4oyin- e/ernal #liss wi/h no more sores and no more )ain and in "ommunion wi/h /he Lord and he has no/hin- /o fear, Have we #een "onvin"ed of /his hell> Have we #een "onvin"ed of /he reali/y of hell> 7he reali/y of no "ommunion ever a-ain wi/h our Lord> @ould /ha/ #e hell /o you> @ould i/ #e hell> 7ha/8s ano/her Fues/ion, 7ha/8s ano/her Fues/ion /his mornin-: would i/ #e hell /o you> =oun- ones in /his room: would i/ #e hell /o you if you never had "ommunion wi/h /he Lord and all you had was /he world8s /hin-s> @ould i/ #e hell> ( "an8/ answer /ha/ for you, 50nd in hell he lif/ u) his eyes, #ein- in /ormen/s, and see/h 0#raham afar off, and LaBarus in his #osom, 0nd he "ried,6 =ou know, /here are no /ears in heaven, Bu/ in hell, /here are )len/y of /ears, 50nd he "ried and said, +a/her 0#raham, have mer"y,6 =ou know, /here is no mer"y in hell ei/her, 5+a/her 0#raham, have mer"y on me, and send LaBarus,6 ?h, send /ha/ one now /ha/ has every/hin-, /he one /ha/ ( never had a /hou-h/ of in my en/ire life, ( never "ared a#ou/ him, ( never wan/ed /o #e around him, 5Send him /o me,6 @ell, why do you wan/ him> 5So /ha/ he may di) /he /i) of his fin-er in wa/er, and "ool my /on-ue; for ( am /ormen/ed in /his flame,6 (/8s )hysi"al /oo, 7he fires of hell are kindled a-ains/ sin, (/8s kindled a-ains/ unri-h/eousness, (/8s kindled a-ains/ iniFui/y, (/8s kindled a-ains/ all na/ions /ha/ for-e/ him, <a/ions of )eo)le of every /ri#e, Hell is full of /hem, So we -o from /ormen/s of mind and soul /o )hysi"al /ormen/s, ?h, if ( "ould 4us/ have 4us/ a fin-er of "old wa/er /o -e/ on my /on-ue, (8m #urnin-, 0re we "onvin"ed of /his )la"e> 0s ( said, ( admi/, ( don8/ s)eak a#ou/ i/ mu"h, ( don8/ s)eak a#ou/ /he darkness of i/, /he /ormen/in- na/ure of i/ and how /ruly los/ a )la"e i/ is, Bu/, of "ourse, /his is ano/her /ormen/ #e"ause he has a desire /ha/ "an8/ #e fulfilled, 5Bu/ 0#raham said, Son,6 /ha/8s no/ a /erm of love #u/ a /erm of iden/ifi"a/ion of man, 5Son, remem#er /ha/ /hou in /hy life/ime re"eiveds/ /hy -ood /hin-s,6 remem#er /he )ros)eri/y, !ear ones, remem#er /he )ros)eri/y, Remem#er /he )ros)eri/y /ha/ we8re in

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ri-h/ now, Remem#er wha/ we have ea"h day, Remem#er all /ha/ 9od o)ens his s/orehouses /o -ive us on /he )hysi"al realm, How does i/ s/a"k u)> How does i/ measure> 3an you measure i/ in your soul> 3an you measure i/ in "ommunion wi/h /he Lord> (s he in /hose /hin-s> 5(n /hy life/ime re"eiveds/ /hy -ood /hin-s, and likewise LaBarus evil /hin-s: #u/ now he is "omfor/ed, and /hou ar/ /ormen/ed,6 0nd (8ll /ell you some/hin- /oo: /he reason /he Lord used /hese )ara#les and he used one end of /he s)e"/rum /o /he o/her, is he showed over and over /o /he :ews /ha/ he was no/ a res)e"/er of )ersons, 7his is no/ an indi"/men/ /oday a-ains/ ri"h )eo)le, (/8s no/, (/8s no/ an indi"/men/ a-ains/ /he /hin-s /ha/ /he Lord has -iven us, (/8s no/, 0nd i/8s no/ lookin- and sayin-, 5?kay, /he heaven is made u) of 4us/ )oor #e--ars,6 (/8s no/ #e"ause we know /ha/ /ha/8s no/ /rue, (n /he soverei-n/y of our Lord, he has a vas/ num#er and /ha/ num#er is made u) of whoever he is )leased /o reveal himself /o, Ri"h, )oor, wha/ever s/a/ion in life, @e8ve seen kin-s, !avid, and we8ve seen /he #e--ars, @e8ve seen all in #e/ween, So, le/8s no/ make /his a#ou/ /he /hin-s in /his life #u/ where your /reasure is, /here will hear/ will #e also, LaBarus, all he had was /he evil /hin-s and, #oy, did /he Pharisees des)ise /ha/, =ou know /hey des)ised /his s/ory #e"ause /hey always looked a/ /he ri"h or /he ones /ha/ had, 7ha/8s how 9od showed favor, he -ave you /hin-s, (f you were /he "hief )ries/, if you were in /he Sanhedrin, if you were /he hi-h reli-ious leaders, 9od loved you #u/ /hose -uys in /he s/ree/, 9od "ursed you, How many /imes did /hey "ome /o :esus> 5@ho did /his> @hy is he #lind> @as /ha/ /he )aren/8s sin or his>6 0nd 5@hy did /ha/ /ower fall and /hem in /he Pool of Siloam /here> (s /ha/ #e"ause /hey were evil and wi"ked>6 7ha/8s always how man looks a/ i/, 7hey look a/ /he s/a/ion in /his life and /hey say, 57here you -o, 7hose are /he ones /ha/ have /he Lord and /hose are /he ones /ha/ don8/, Pros)eri/y means 9od is /here,6 0nd we as a )eo)le of 9od, #y him and him only, are revealed /ha/ he8s in #o/h, He8s in /he )ros)eri/y and he8s in /he hardshi), He is, 0nd he8s in /hem )erfe"/ly /o -lorify his name, /o show /he de)/h of his love, /o show /he hei-h/ of his love, /o show /he #read/h of his love, /o show wha/ he has saved us from, 0nd if you /hou-h/ /hose words 5in hell6 were /ou-h, verse $ , (8m -oin- /o #e hones/ wi/h you, (8ve #een a Bi#le reader )ro#a#ly sin"e ( "ould read and /hese words have always s"ared me, 50 -rea/ -ulf fi;ed,6 7hose are some /errifyin- words, 0#raham s)eaks and he says, of "ourse, we know /his is no/ 0#raham #u/ our 7riune Lord, 50nd #eside all /his, #e/ween us and you,6 #e/ween us and you, 5/here is a -rea/ -ulf fi;ed,6 ?h Lord, )ersuade us of /his ri-h/ now in /his hour, Persuade us /ha/ /here is a -rea/ -ulf fi;ed #e/ween /he shee) and /he -oa/s, @e have /o #e )ersuaded of /ha/ #e"ause if we8re no/, we have /ha/ 0rminian /hou-h/ /o save our nei-h#or, (/8s /he same /hou-h/ you8re -oin- /o see here in a minu/e, (/8s a /ormen/, (/8s a /ormen/, 0re you -oin- /o make i/ shee)> <o, 7here is a -rea/ -ulf fi;ed, +i;ed, Predes/ined, !e"reed, (/8s fi;ed, !o you unders/and /ha/, ri"h man> (/8s fi;ed, (/8s fi;ed, LaBarus "an8/ "ome /o you, ( "an8/ "ome /o you, (/8s fi;ed, 5Be/ween us and you /here is a -rea/ -ulf fi;ed: so /ha/ /hey whi"h would )ass from hen"e /o you "anno/; nei/her "an /hey )ass /o us, /ha/ would "ome from /hen"e,6 =ou "an8/ mi; /he /wo, (f /he Lord has )ronoun"ed

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one los/, he will always #e los/, =ou and ( aren8/ -oin- /o "han-e /ha/, 7he )rea"hers of /he -os)el are no/ -oin- /o "han-e /ha/, 7here is a -rea/ -ulf fi;ed, Bu/ ( wan/ /o /ell you a#ou/ ano/her -rea/ -ulf fi;ed and /his is some/hin- /ha/ ( wan/ /o #e )ersuaded of /oday, ( wan/ /o #e )ersuaded /ha/ /he Lord has )u/ a -rea/ -ulf #e/ween me and my sin and he8s )u/ i/ /here #y his Son and he8s )u/ i/ /here #y his sure/y, /he one who has )aid /he de#/ of /ha/ sin, 7ha/ /here is a -rea/ -ulf fi;ed #e/ween sin and me #e"ause of his ri-h/eousness, #e"ause of his )erfe"/ o#edien"e, #e"ause of his effi"a"ious #lood and /ha/ sin has no rulershi) over me and /he fear of hell has no rulershi) over me and /he #onda-e of /he law /ha/ ( 5have /o6 and ( 5mus/ do6 and /o do some/hin- for a )erfe"/ 9od, has no hold over me, 7ha/8s /he -rea/ -ulf fi;ed /ha/ 3hris/ is for his )eo)le, He )u/s i/ away and he has /o #e"ause all we8ll do is -ravi/a/e #a"k /o i/, @e8ll )u/ ourselves #a"k under /he law, @e8ll )u/ ourselves #a"k in/o fear and #onda-e, @e8ll dwell on our sin every /ime we "an, He mus/ /ake /ha/ away, He mus/ #e /he one who has fi;ed /his -ulf #e/ween us and our sin, 0nd he has /o #e /he one /ha/ fills in #e/ween and he has /o #e /he one /ha/ we only see, 0nd he8s /aken off /ha/ e)hah /ha/ was full of sin /ha/ Ge"hariah /ells us a#ou/ and i/ has flown as far as /he eas/ is /he wes/, 7here is a -rea/ -ulf fi;ed, ( wan/ /o #e "onvin"ed of /ha/ /oday, ( wan/ /o #e "onvin"ed of /ha/ every day, 7here are a lo/ of /hin-s in /his life we -e/ "onvin"ed of in a day8s /ime, @e make u) our own minds; we make u) our own /hou-h/s; we8re )ersuaded one way or /he o/her, @e hear re)or/s from /he heal/h world, we8re )ersuaded /ha/ way, @e hear /hem from /he )oli/i"al world, we8re )ersuaded /ha/ way, @e hear /hem from our own loved ones and we8re )ersuaded /ha/ way, ( don8/ wan/ /o #e )ersuaded /ha/ way, ( wan/ /o #e )ersuaded in /he /ru/h of my Lord, ( wan/ /o #e )ersuaded /oday /ha/ /here is a -rea/ -ulf fi;ed, ( wan/ /o #e )ersuaded /ha/ his love has )u/ me on /he side of /he 5us,6 ( wan/ /o #e )ersuaded /ha/ (8m in /he #osom of my Lord safe and se"ure, ( wan/ /o #e )ersuaded /ha/ i/8s e/ernal, ( wan/ /o #e )ersuaded of all /ha/ he8s done, 7ha/8s wha/ ( have /o ask you a#ou/ LaBarus here: wha/ has he done> @ha/ has he done /o meri/ all /ha/ he has now> <o/hin-, He8s a #e--ar, 0nd /he )eo)le of 9od #y na/ure are #e--ars, By his na/ure, no/ our na/ure, Believe me, we8re "on/en/ wi/h ourselves #u/ /he "hild of 9od is #rou-h/ /o #e- /he "rum#s of /he /a#le of his Lord, He8s #rou-h/ /o see /ha/ every/hin- is in his Lord and he needs a daily, hourly, minu/e #y minu/e su))ly of every/hin- his Lord has, 50nd #eside all /his, #e/ween us and you /here is a -rea/ -ulf fi;ed: so /ha/ /hey whi"h would )ass from hen"e /o you "anno/; nei/her "an /hey )ass /o us, /ha/ would "ome from /hen"e,6 Le/ me /ell you some/hin-: you and ( /oday "an assen/ /o /ha/ and nod our heads and say, 5( unders/and i/,6 #u/ in /his )la"e, in hell, you8ll never unders/and i/, (/8s a /ormen/, =ou will "on/inuously #elieve /ha/ you8re -oin- /o -e/ ou/, =ou will "on/inuously, He 4us/ /old /hem, 57here is a -rea/ -ulf fi;ed, 7here is no ho)e for you, =ou are ou/side of me, =ou have no life in you,6 7hen lis/en /o wha/ he says, 57hen he said, ( )ray /hee,6 he8s a reli-ious man all of a sudden, 5( )ray /hee,6 (sn8/ /ha/ a -ood /hin- /ha/ ( )ray> (sn8/ /ha/ a meri/orious /hin-> 5( )ray /hee /herefore, fa/her, /ha/

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/hou wouldes/ send him,6 LaBarus, 5/o my fa/herCs house,6 Send him /here, ( )ray /hee, (8m askin- for mer"y a-ain, 7ormen/ed a-ain, 7here is no mer"y, (/8s never1endinunFuen"ha#le /ormen/ of /he flames of hell and /he never Fuen"ha#le desires /ha/ you have /o -e/ ou/, /o no/ #e /ormen/ed anymore, 7his now is /ransferred over /o his loved ones, /he ones /ha/ he loves in /his life, He says, 5?h, my -oodnessH Look now where (8m a/, *ay#e ( unders/and (8m no/ -oin- /o -e/ ou/ #u/ ( "an save /hose u) /here #e"ause ( know, ( know, /hey8re 4us/ like me,6 5( )ray /hee /herefore, fa/her, /ha/ /hou wouldes/ send him /o my fa/herCs house: +or ( have five #re/hren; /ha/ he may /es/ify un/o /hem, les/ /hey also "ome in/o /his )la"e of /ormen/,6 ( have five o/hers /ha/ ( know are no/ "onvin"ed, /hey8re no/ )ersuaded, of /his )la"e and /hey sure don8/ "are a#ou/ salva/ion from /his )la"e, 7ha/ #rin-s us #a"k /o our Fues/ion: are you> 0re you )ersuaded /ha/ his love has saved you from /his dea/h> Be"ause /hese five, /hey8re no/ ei/her, ?n"e a-ain, ano/her /ormen/: he #elieves he "an save his #re/hren, 2nFuen"ha#le /ormen/, 50#raham sai/h un/o him, 7hey have *oses and /he )ro)he/s; le/ /hem hear /hem,6 *oses s)oke of him, 7he )ro)he/s s)oke of him, How hard is man> How hard are you and ( wi/hou/ -ra"e> !o you know how hard you are> ( know how hard ( am, (8ve #een allowed /o see a li//le #i/ of i/, (8ve #een allowed /o see how wi"ked i/ is, 7hey have *oses and /he )ro)he/s, (sn8/ /ha/ all we need> 0ll we need is /o hear )rea"hin-> 0ll we need is /he law> 0ll we need is /o hear> @ha/ is /he answer of /he ri"h man> 50nd he said, <ay, fa/her 0#raham: #u/ if one wen/ un/o /hem from /he dead,6 meanin- LaBarus, 5/hey will re)en/,6 =ou really don8/ know any/hin- do you> =ou really don8/, !o you /hink /he si-n of a "ross is -oin- /o make man re)en/> !o you /hink /ha/ knowin- /ha/ /here8s dea/h and hell, i/8s -oin- /o make man re)en/> =ou mi-h/ #e fri-h/ened #y some of /he /hin-s /ha/ you8ve heard /oday, is i/ -oin- /o make you re)en/> <o, <o, i/8s no/, !o you wan/ /o hear /he very /ru/h of /he ma//er> (/ "omes in /he Lord8s words in verse 31, 50nd he said un/o him, (f /hey hear no/ *oses and /he )ro)he/s, nei/her will /hey #e )ersuaded,6 /here is /ha/ word a-ain, 5nei/her will /hey #e "onvin"ed /hou-h one rose from /he dead,6 0nd he s)oke of himself, 7housands u)on /housands u)on /housands si/ in )la"es like we si/ /oday, in "hairs, in )ews and /hey8ve heard a#ou/ one who died and /hey8ve heard a#ou/ one who rose a-ain and /hey8ve heard a#ou/ hell and /hey8ve heard a#ou/ sin #u/ /hey8ve never #een "onvin"ed /ha/ i/8s /rue, 7hey8ve never #een )ersuaded #y /he love of 3hris/, #y /he love of /he +a/her and #y /he love of /he Holy 9hos/, /ha/ /hey8ve #een saved from i/ or /hey even need /o #e saved from i/, ( )ray /ha/ none of us in /his room are in /ha/ num#er, (8d like /o end #y -oin- /o $ 7imo/hy 1, ( was -oin- /o read 4us/ verse 1$ #u/ le/ me s/ar/ a/ 8, 5Be no/ /hou /herefore ashamed of /he /es/imony of our Lord, nor of me his )risoner: #u/ #e /hou )ar/aker of /he affli"/ions of /he -os)el a""ordin- /o /he )ower of 9od,6 as /he Lord -ives you s/ren-/h, #e /hou )ar/aker of his affli"/ions, /he affli"/ions of soul, /he

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affli"/ions of #ody, 5@ho ha/h saved us, and "alled us wi/h an holy "allin-, no/ a""ordin/o our works, #u/ a""ordin- /o his own )ur)ose and -ra"e,6 Lord, )ersuade us of /ha/ /his hour, /ha/ i/ is #y -ra"e alone, 5@hi"h was -iven us in 3hris/ :esus #efore /he world #e-an, #u/ is now made manifes/ #y /he a))earin- of our Savior :esus 3hris/, who ha/h a#olished dea/h, and ha/h #rou-h/ life and immor/ali/y /o li-h/ /hrou-h /he -os)el,6 Has /he -os)el revealed /hose /hin-s /o you> 7he li-h/ of 3hris/ and /he immor/ali/y, /he e/ernal life in 3hris/> 7ha/8s wha/ /ha/ love )ersuades /he "hild of 9od, 7he e/ernal se"uri/y in his Lord, 5@hereun/o ( am a))oin/ed a )rea"her, and an a)os/le, and a /ea"her of /he 9en/iles,6 Here8s /he verse /ha/ ( wan/ed /o -e/ /o, 5+or /he whi"h "ause ( also suffer /hese /hin-s: never/heless ( am no/ ashamed: for ( know whom ( have #elieved,6 ( know whom ( have #elieved, 5and am )ersuaded,6 (8m "onvin"ed, Here he is a-ain, Paul you8re "onvin"ed #y /he Holy 9hos/, (8m "onvin"ed and (8m )ersuaded, 5/ha/ he is a#le /o kee) /ha/ whi"h ( have "ommi//ed un/o him a-ains/ /ha/ day,6 @hy have ( "ommi//ed any/hin-> Be"ause of him, 0re you )ersuaded now /ha/ he is a#le> <o/ only is he a#le #u/ /ha/ he8s willin-> 7ha/ he has saved you from wha/ we8ve s)oken of /oday> =ou know, /ha/ li//le "lause ri-h/ /here a/ /he end 5/ha/ whi"h ( have "ommi//ed un/o him a-ains/ /ha/ day,6 ( wan/ /o read you /he 9reek, 7he 9reek says /his: he is /he de)osi/ of me /o -uard un/o /ha/ day, 7ha/8s #eau/iful, He is /he de)osi/ of me, He8s done i/, He8s made i/, He is my sure/y, He is my s/ren-/h, He is my revealer, He is my Savior, He is /he de)osi/ of me /o -uard un/o /ha/ day, 0nd /ha/ day /ha/ we /alked a#ou/ /oday is a day of finali/y, so we /hink, in /his life, ?h, #u/ a #e-innin- of a life so mu"h -rea/er, 7o #e )ersuaded, /o #e "onvin"ed of his love and of hell is /ruly a #lessin-, Lord, dear heavenly Father, add thy power and thy strength for thy name s sake. In !esus name I pray. "men.

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