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Acts 26:28-29

Then Agrippa said to Paul, Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You almost persuade me to “You almost persuade me to become a Christian.” become a Christian.”

And Paul said, “I would to And Paul said, “I would to God that not only you, but God that not only you, but also all who hear me today, also all who hear me today, might become both almost might become both almost and altogether such as I and altogether such as I am..”am..”

“Almost persuaded to be a Christian is

like the man who was almost pardoned, but he was hanged;

like the man who was almost rescued, but he was burned in the house.

A man that is almost saved is altogether damned.”

Charles Spurgeon, Pastor in London (1834–1892)Charles Spurgeon, Pastor in London (1834–1892)

Luke 13:25-26

When once the Master of When once the Master of the house has risen up and the house has risen up and shut the door, and you shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open for us,’‘Lord, Lord, open for us,’

Luke 13:25-26

and He will answer and say and He will answer and say to you, ‘I do not know you…to you, ‘I do not know you…

then you will begin to say, then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in Your ‘We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in presence, and You taught in our streets.’our streets.’

Luke 13:27-28

But He will say, ‘I tell you I But He will say, ‘I tell you I do not know you, where you do not know you, where you are from. Depart from Me, are from. Depart from Me, all you workers of iniquity.’ all you workers of iniquity.’ There will be weeping and There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth…gnashing of teeth…


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Deuteronomy 29:16-20

for you know that we dwelt for you know that we dwelt in the land of Egypt and in the land of Egypt and that we came through the that we came through the nations which you passed nations which you passed by, and you saw their by, and you saw their abominations and their abominations and their idols which were among idols which were among them—wood and stone and them—wood and stone and silver and goldsilver and gold


so that there may not be so that there may not be among you man or woman among you man or woman or family or tribe, whose or family or tribe, whose heart turns away today heart turns away today from the Lord our God, to from the Lord our God, to go and serve the gods of go and serve the gods of these nationsthese nations


and that there may not be and that there may not be among you a root bearing among you a root bearing bitterness or wormwoodbitterness or wormwood


and that there may not be and that there may not be among you a root bearing among you a root bearing bitterness or wormwood; and bitterness or wormwood; and so it may not happen, when he so it may not happen, when he hears the words of this curse, hears the words of this curse, that he blesses himself in his that he blesses himself in his heart, saying, ‘I shall have heart, saying, ‘I shall have peace, even though I follow peace, even though I follow the dictates of my heart’the dictates of my heart’


and that there may not be among and that there may not be among you a root bearing bitterness or you a root bearing bitterness or wormwood; and so it may not wormwood; and so it may not happen, when he hears the words happen, when he hears the words of this curse, that he blesses of this curse, that he blesses himself in his heart, saying, ‘I himself in his heart, saying, ‘I shall have peace, even though I shall have peace, even though I follow the dictates of my heart’— follow the dictates of my heart’— as though the drunkard could be as though the drunkard could be included with the sober. included with the sober.


The Lord would not spare The Lord would not spare him; for then the anger of the him; for then the anger of the Lord and His jealousy would Lord and His jealousy would burn against that man, and burn against that man, and every curse that is written in every curse that is written in this book would settle on him, this book would settle on him, and the Lord would blot out and the Lord would blot out his name from under heaven. his name from under heaven.


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Lest any Fake Salvation-Lest any Fake Salvation-defile defile othersothers

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Lest any Fake Salvation-Lest any Fake Salvation-defile othersdefile others

Lest any Forsake Salvation like Lest any Forsake Salvation like EsauEsau


Esau’s FollyEsau’s FollyFornicator Fornicator Profane Profane

Esau’s FollyEsau’s FollyFornicator Fornicator Profane Profane – unholy, outside God’s – unholy, outside God’s presencepresence

Ezekiel 23:5-7

““Oholah played the harlot Oholah played the harlot even though she was Mine; even though she was Mine; And she lusted for her And she lusted for her lovers…Thus she committed lovers…Thus she committed her harlotry with them, …her harlotry with them, …With all their idols, she With all their idols, she defiled herself. defiled herself.

Hosea 4:12

My people ask counsel from My people ask counsel from their wooden idols, And their wooden idols, And their staff informs them. For their staff informs them. For the spirit of harlotry has the spirit of harlotry has caused them to stray, And caused them to stray, And they have played the harlot they have played the harlot against their God. against their God.

Esau’s FollyEsau’s FollyFornicator Fornicator Profane Profane – unholy, outside God’s – unholy, outside God’s presencepresence

Esau’s FollyEsau’s FollyFornicator Fornicator – prostituted his soul– prostituted his soulProfane Profane – unholy, outside God’s – unholy, outside God’s presencepresence

Esau’s FollyEsau’s FollyFornicator Fornicator – prostituted his soul– prostituted his soulProfane Profane – unholy, outside God’s presence– unholy, outside God’s presenceSold his birthright…Sold his birthright…

afterwards wanted to inherit afterwards wanted to inherit blessingblessinghe was rejectedhe was rejectedfor he found no place for for he found no place for repentancerepentancehe sought it diligently with tearshe sought it diligently with tears

Genesis 25:29-34Genesis 27:30-41

Genesis 27:38

And Esau said to his father, And Esau said to his father, “Have you only one “Have you only one blessing, my father? Bless blessing, my father? Bless me—me also, O my father!” me—me also, O my father!” And Esau lifted up his voice And Esau lifted up his voice and wept. and wept.



Genesis 25:29-34Genesis 27:30-41

Matthew 3:1-2

In those days John the In those days John the Baptist came preaching in Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and the wilderness of Judea, and saying, “saying, “RepentRepent, for the , for the kingdom of heaven is at kingdom of heaven is at hand!”hand!”

Matthew 4:7

From that time Jesus began From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, to preach and to say, ““RepentRepent, for the kingdom of , for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”heaven is at hand.”

Matthew 9:13

But go and learn what this But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, come to call the righteous, but sinners, to but sinners, to repentancerepentance.”.”

Acts 3:19

RepentRepent therefore and be therefore and be converted, that your sins converted, that your sins may be blotted outmay be blotted out

Acts 11:18

When they heard these When they heard these things they became silent; things they became silent; and they glorified God, and they glorified God, saying, “Then God has also saying, “Then God has also granted to the Gentiles granted to the Gentiles repentancerepentance to life.” to life.”

Acts 26:19-20

““Therefore, King Agrippa, I Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, but declared heavenly vision, but declared first to those in Damascus and first to those in Damascus and in Jerusalem, and throughout in Jerusalem, and throughout all the region of Judea, and all the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they then to the Gentiles, that they should should repentrepent, turn to God, , turn to God, and do works befitting and do works befitting repentancerepentance. .

2Corinthians 7:10

For godly sorrow produces For godly sorrow produces repentancerepentance leading to leading to salvation, not to be salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death. the world produces death.

RepentRepentGreek: Greek: μετανοέωμετανοέω metanoeo metanoeoMeta: Meta: change of place, direction, conditionchange of place, direction, conditionNoeo : the mind, the seat of Noeo : the mind, the seat of moral reflectionmoral reflectionThus an internal change, Thus an internal change, bringing about an external bringing about an external reaction… reaction… to be born again – changed! to be born again – changed!




Define Define – the ways people miss salvation– the ways people miss salvation

Can you be satisfied with the cheap, easy-going religion of the day, which utterly ignores the clamant call of the Son of God “Agonize to enter in at the strait gate” (Luke 13:24)? Can you rest content with the “smooth things” now being proclaimed from well nigh every pulpit, which assures those who are at emnity with God they can become Christians more easily than a youth can join the army, or a man become a ‘free mason’ or ‘odd fellow’?

A. W. Pink (1886-1952) – Pastor, WriterA. W. Pink (1886-1952) – Pastor, Writer

Can you follow the great crowd who claim to have “received Christ as their personal Savior” when no miracle of grace has been wrought in their hearts, while the Lord Himself declares “Strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto Life, and few there be that find it” (Matthew 7:14)?


Dare you rest upon some “decision” made when you were deeply stirred by some anecdotes addressed to your emotions? Have you nothing more than some change in your religious views or some reformation in your outward ways to show that you are “a new creature in Christ Jesus”? Slight not, we beseech you, this pressing word, “Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God.”





Diligently Diligently – practically what called to– practically what called toDefineDefine – – the ways people miss salvationthe ways people miss salvation

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Diligently Diligently – practically what called to– practically what called to

Pursue…the LordPursue…the LordLooking Carefully - Missing Looking Carefully - Missing SalvationSalvation episkopéō episkopéō – to watch over, care for– to watch over, care for 1) We can know if we are saved1) We can know if we are saved


1 John 5:13

These things I have written These things I have written to you who believe in the to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, name of the Son of God, that you may know that you that you may know that you have eternal life, and that have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of in the name of the Son of God.God.

Pursue…the LordPursue…the LordLooking Carefully - Missing Looking Carefully - Missing SalvationSalvation episkopéō episkopéō – to watch over, care for– to watch over, care for 1) We can know if we are saved1) We can know if we are saved 2) We cannot know if others are 2) We cannot know if others are savedsaved


Matthew 13:24-30

Another parable He put Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed man who sowed good seed in his field; but while men in his field; but while men slept, his enemy came and slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the sowed tares among the wheat and went his way. wheat and went his way.

Matthew 13:24-30

But when the grain had But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared. then the tares also appeared.

So the servants of the owner So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have field? How then does it have tares?’ tares?’

He said to them, ‘An enemy has He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’done this.’

Matthew 13:24-30

The servants said to him, The servants said to him, ‘Do you want us then to go ‘Do you want us then to go and gather them up?’ and gather them up?’

But he said, ‘No, lest while But he said, ‘No, lest while you gather up the tares you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat you also uproot the wheat with them. with them.

Let both grow together until Let both grow together until the harvestthe harvest

Matthew 13:24-30

and at the time of harvest I and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, will say to the reapers, “First gather together the “First gather together the tares and bind them in tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my gather the wheat into my barn.” barn.”

Pursue…the LordPursue…the LordLooking Carefully - Missing Looking Carefully - Missing SalvationSalvation episkopéō episkopéō – to watch over, care for– to watch over, care for 1) We can know if we are saved1) We can know if we are saved 2) We cannot know if others are 2) We cannot know if others are savedsaved 3) God knows who is saved3) God knows who is saved 4) We look for proof in self/others 4) We look for proof in self/others


2Timothy 2:19

Nevertheless the solid Nevertheless the solid foundation of God stands, foundation of God stands, having this seal: having this seal:

““The Lord knows those who The Lord knows those who are His,” and, are His,” and,

““Let everyone who names Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart the name of Christ depart from iniquity.”from iniquity.”

2Peter 1:10

Therefore, brethren, be Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make even more diligent to make your call and election sure, your call and election sure, for if you do these things for if you do these things you will never stumbleyou will never stumble

1John 3:18-21

let us not love in word or in tongue, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. And by but in deed and in truth. And by this we know that we are of the this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him. before Him.

For if our heart condemns us, God is For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows greater than our heart, and knows all things. all things.

Beloved, if our heart does not Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence condemn us, we have confidence toward God. toward God.

Pursue…the LordPursue…the LordLooking Carefully - Missing Looking Carefully - Missing SalvationSalvation episkopéō episkopéō – to watch over, care for– to watch over, care for 1) We can know if we are saved1) We can know if we are saved 2) We cannot know if others are saved2) We cannot know if others are saved 3) God knows who is saved3) God knows who is saved 4) We look for proof in self/others 4) We look for proof in self/others 5) We are to encourage a pursuit5) We are to encourage a pursuit of God through holinessof God through holiness


“How many persons might be saved…by a little oversight! If we would speak to onekindly and considerately, when we think he is growing a little cold, we might restore him.


We need not always speak directly to him by way of rebuke, but we may place a suggestive book in his way, or speak generally upon the subject. Love can invent many ways of warning a friend without making him angry, and a holy example will also prove a great rebuke to sin


In the church we ought to bear one another’s burden, and so fulfill the law of Christ, exercising the office of bishops over one another, and watching lest any man fail of the grace of God”


Pursue…the LordPursue…the LordLooking Carefully - Missing Looking Carefully - Missing SalvationSalvation Lest any Fall Short of SalvationLest any Fall Short of Salvation Don’t discourage, but encourageDon’t discourage, but encourage

Lest any Fake Salvation-Lest any Fake Salvation-defile othersdefile others Don’t embrace unholy “followers”Don’t embrace unholy “followers”

Lest any Forsake Salvation like Lest any Forsake Salvation like EsauEsau Don’t accept emotion w/o Don’t accept emotion w/o repentancerepentance


Colossians 1:27-29

Him we preach, warning every Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in present every man perfect in Christ Jesus. Christ Jesus.

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