His People
Mt 1:21 And she shall bring forth a
son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall
save his people from their sins.
Jesus came to save his
people. Not everyone but those who
belong to him.
John 3:12-15
Joh 12:32 And I, if I
be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
He was lifted up and he draws
men unto him – his call is to all men but not all will come.
Mt 11:28 Come unto me, all
ye that labour and are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest. 29 Take my
yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall
find rest unto your souls. 30 For my
yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
His call has gone through out
the whole world.
John 3:16-18
Notice
the “should”
Heb 5:9 And being made perfect, he became
the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
We
should obey him … we should obey our parents … do we did we? Certainly we all should
obey Jesus Christ but not do nor will they.
Ro
Romans 5:6-11
Jesus
Christ died for all but not all obeyed and not all received the grace and
atonement. He paid the price for
all. But not all responded to it.
1 Peter 3:18-21
Ga
Ac 2:38 Then Peter said unto
them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for
the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Those who are baptized become
his people … they are his!
Acts 22:7-16
Notice that Saul was not
saved on the road!
Hear – Isa. 55:3; Believe - John
It is in this process that we
become his. When we believe we are given the power to become the sons of God
Joh 1:12 But as many
as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them
that believe on his name:
What shall we do if we have
been baptized and we sin or are fallen away?
Ac 8:13 Then Simon himself
believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and
wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.
Acts 8:18-24
This agrees with what James
and John wrote.
James 5:16-20
1Jo 1:8 ¶ If we say that we
have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is
not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he
is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we
have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
John 5:14-17 Mt
Jesus came to this earth to
die for our sins … He loves to forgive that what he is about. He wants to forgive … He rejoices in it.
Lu 15:7 I say unto you, that
likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth,
more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
But to receive forgiveness we
must forgive.
Luke 17:1-10
We must also forgive others
and ourselves … it is a command from God.
