Precious Possession

Matt 16:26 “For what is a man profited, if he shall

gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or

what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?”

Man has a morality problem!

1 Pet 1:3 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by

the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead”

Many do not understand the

term “obeying the gospel”

1 Pet 1:22 “Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying

the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren,

see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently”

1 Pet 3:21 “The like figure whereunto even baptism doth

also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection

of Jesus Christ”

Rom 10:9-10 “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth

the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that

God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man…

Rom 10:9-10 …believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made

unto salvation”

Gala 3:26-27 “For ye are all the children of God by faith

in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have

put on Christ”

Rom 10:17 “So then faith cometh by

hearing, and hearing by the word of God”

Acts 3:19 “Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted

out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord”

Phil 2:11 “And that every tongue should confess

that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God

the Father”

Gal 3:27 “For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ”

Rom 6:3-4 “Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ

were baptized into his death? Therefore we are

buried with him by…

Rom 6:3-4 …baptism into death: that like as Christ

was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father,

even so we also should walk in newness of life”

1 Pet 4:16 “Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this

behalf”

“obeying the gospel”

= Christian

“obeying the gospel”

= Newness of life

“obeying the gospel”= obey

commandments

Rev 22:14 “Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to

the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates

into the city”

Matt 7:21 “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the

kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my

Father which is in heaven”

Acts 8:30-39 “And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and

said, Understandest thou what thou readest? And he

said, How can I, except some man should guide me?...

Acts 8:30-39 …And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him. The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a

sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before…

Acts 8:30-39 …his shearer, so opened he not his mouth: In his humiliation his judgment

was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the

earth. And the eunuch…

Acts 8:30-39 …answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of

whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some

other man? Then Philip opened his mouth, and began

at the same scripture…

Acts 8:30-39 …and preached unto him Jesus. And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the

eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to

be baptized? And Philip…

Acts 8:30-39 …said, If thou believest with all thine heart,

thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe

that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and…

Acts 8:30-39 …they went down both into the water,

both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. And

when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip…

Acts 8:30-39 …that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing”

“obeying the gospel”

= is obeying the absolute standard of

God

Matt 5:16 “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your

Father which is in heaven”

Precious Possession

SOUL

James 5:20 “Let him know, that he which converteth

the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide

a multitude of sins”

Rom 13:1 “Let every soul be subject unto the

higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are

ordained of God”

Mark 8:37 “Or what shall a man give in exchange

for his soul?”

Mark 12:30 “And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with

all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength:

this is the first commandment”

Isaiah 58:11 “And the LORD shall guide thee continually,

and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of

water, whose waters fail not”

Isaiah 61:10 “I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the

garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of

righteousness…

Isaiah 61:10 …as a bridegroom decketh himself

with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with

her jewels”

Isaiah 26:9 “With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy

judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will

learn righteousness”

Matt 16:26 “For what is a man profited, if he shall

gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or

what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?”

Man has a morality problem!

Prov 6:32 “But whoso committeth adultery with a

woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his

own soul”

Prov 19:16 “He that keepeth the

commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall

die”

Prov 22:24-25 “Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to

thy soul”

Prov 11:17 “The merciful man doeth

good to his own soul: but he that is cruel

troubleth his own flesh”

Psa 120:2 “Deliver my soul, O LORD,

from lying lips, and from a deceitful

tongue”

Psa 86:14-15 “O God, the proud are risen against

me, and the assemblies of violent [men] have sought

after my soul; and have not set thee before them…

Psa 86:14-15 …But thou, O Lord, art a God full of

compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and

plenteous in mercy and truth”

Psa 23:3 “He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me

in the paths of righteousness for his

name's sake”

Psa 49:15 “But God will redeem my soul

from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah”

Psa 116:4 “Then called I upon the name of the

LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver

my soul”

Rom 10:17 “So then faith cometh by

hearing, and hearing by the word of God”

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YOUR SOUL

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