Church Goers Need Saved Too!

I was preaching last night on this matter of the need to be in Christ by entering into him by faith and repentance. The need for substance to fill the profession. I would encourage you to think upon this. The passage in Matt 7:21-23 certainly leads us, in the words of Christ, to consider the substance of our profession. The whole of Matthew 7 concerns this very matter and would be a good passage to read with this thought in mind. My outline was as follows:

1. There is a place called Heaven- "The Kingdom of Heaven" 

2. There is a place called Hell- "Depart from me" + "Ye that work iniquity"

3. There is only one way to Heaven- "Lord, Lord"

4. There are many ways to Hell- "Lord, Lord, have we not..."

There is an imperative to take Christ, that is present throughout this passage. I used a line from John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress- "There is a way to hell, even from the gates of heaven." From sitting in Church, from listening to the gospel and knowing about Christ, we can still go into everlasting punishment. Please consider this seriously and ensure you have in the simplest sense taken Christ without question or without your own works and hopes. Christ alone will get you into heaven. Every other combination only serves to drive you into the pit when you stand before God!