boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9) Friend, listen to me… IF you are trying to please God by behaving… Let me tell you the danger of that kind of theology… #1 – You cannot be good enough to get to heaven. You must confess that to God before He will save you… The second danger of trying to be good enough is that it makes you a critic of everyone else. Just accept the gift of salvation… humble yourself… and ask the Lord for His help. FOR THOSE OF US WHO GET STUCK… 37 And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; (Representing grace) or else the new wine will burst the wineskins and be (representing the law) spilled, and the wineskins will be ruined. 38 But new wine must be put into new wineskins, and both are preserved. (New attitudes) Jesus has NOT been speaking about wine… until V39 39 And no one, having drunk old wine, immediately desires new; for he says, 'The old is better.' " Jesus warns us that we should not get comfortable and stop being ready foe new things… COURSON - In a past election, after all the talk of throwing the incumbents out, 94 percent were voted back into office. Why? Because, although we complain about government and say we need new government, the fact is, we're comfortable with the familiar. I don't need to soak in the Word any longer, you may be thinking. I've got my knowledge of the Scriptures and my theology in place. But because
boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9) Friend, listen to me… IF you are trying to please God by behaving… Let me tell you the danger of that kind of theology… #1 – You cannot be good enough to get to heaven. You must confess that to God before He will save you… The second danger of trying to be good enough is that it makes you a critic of everyone else. Just accept the gift of salvation… humble yourself… and ask the Lord for His help. FOR THOSE OF US WHO GET STUCK… 37 And no one puts new wine (Representing grace) into old wineskins; (representing the law) or else the new wine will burst the wineskins and be spilled, and the wineskins will be ruined. 38 But new wine must be put into new wineskins, (New attitudes) and both are preserved. Jesus has NOT been speaking about wine… until V39 39 And no one, having drunk old wine, immediately desires new; for he says, 'The old is better.' " Jesus warns us that we should not get comfortable and stop being ready foe new things… COURSON - In a past election, after all the talk of throwing the incumbents out, 94 percent were voted back into office. Why? Because, although we complain about government and say we need new government, the fact is, we're comfortable with the familiar. I don't need to soak in the Word any longer, you may be thinking. I've got my knowledge of the Scriptures and my theology in place. But because