I. INT.
A. My friends this verse implies several things
II. FIRST OF ALL IT IMPLIES THAT THE LORD HAS A WILL
A. THAT WILL CAME BY JESUS CHRIST-JN. 1:18
B. THAT WILL WAS RATIFIED AND SANCTIFIED BY THE BLOOD OF CHRIST-MATT. 26:28’ HEB. 9:15-17
C. WE ARE TO OBEY THAT WILL-HEB. 5:9; MATT. 7:21; JAS. 1:22
III. SECOND, WE CAN UNDERSTAND THAT WILL-EPH. 5:17
A. WE CAN UNDERSTAND HIS LAW CONCERNING MARRIAGE
1. God ordained it and regulates it
2. Marriage is universal is scope
3. God’s law was given to regulate it, to govern, to direct it
4. All men are subject to it-Matt. 19:4-6, 7-9
a. Please notice, Jesus said-“whosoever”
B. THE PROBLEM WITH MOST PEOPLE IF NOT IN UNDERSTANDING-THE PROBLEM IS IN ACCEPTING
IV. HOW STRICT IS GOD
A. GOD IS SO STRICT THAT HE BARRED THE GATE OF EDEN TO ADAM AND EVE FOR EATING A PIECE OF FORBIDDEN FRUIT-GEN. 3
B. GOD CONSUMED NADAH AND ABIHU IN FIERY DEATH FOR USING UNAUTHORIZED FIRE IN WORSHIP-LEV. 10:1-2
C. GOD COMMANDED DEATH BY STONING TO A MAN WHO GATHERED STICKS ON THE SABBATH-NUM. 15
D. GOD IS SO STRICT THAT HE DESTROYED AN ENTIRE FAMILY FOR A MOMENT OF COVETEOUSNESS-JOSH 7
E. HEB. 10:28-29
V. CONSIDER FOR A MOMENT THE WELL KNOWN DOCTRINE OF SALVATION BY FAITH ALONE THAT IS TAUGHT BY BILLY GRAHAM AND MANY OTHERS
A. ADVOCTES THEROF HAVE A ONE SIDED PERCEPTION OF GOD
1. Grace is viewed as a panacea for man’s ills apart from human response
2. Such a doctrine is blatantly inconsistent with the teaching of the Bible-Heb. 5:9; Matt. 7:21; Jas. 1:22; 2:19-24
B. WE ARE SAVED BY FAITH BUT NOT BY FAITH ALONE- JAS. 2:20,29,24
C. THE BIBLE SPEAKS OF THE FAITH THAT SAVES, IS THE FAITH THAT OBEYS-GAL. 5:6; JAS. 1:22; REV. 22:14
VI. CONSIDER GOD’S PLAN OF SALVATION
A. MAN WANTS TO BE SAVED, BUT ON HIS OWN TERMS
B. GOD’S PLAN TO SAVE IS A GRACE-FAITH SYSTEM-EPH. 2:8
1. Salvation originates with Grace-Tit. 2:11
2. It culminates with faith-Rm. 5:1-Repentance-Lk. 13:3; confession of faith in J.C. as the Son of God-Matt. 10:32 and Baptism-Acts 22:16
C. BECAUSE OF CALVARY, GOD SAVES WHEN MAN OBEYS
VII. CONCLUSION: