Searching for truth

1. Searching For The Impossible

2. Why Such An
Outrageous Search?
Deceived By Someone
Self-Deceived
Greed
Looking For The Easy Way

3. Salvation Without
Christ
 Only Name – Acts 4:12
 The Only Way To God – Jn. 14:6
 Without Christ, Can Do Nothing –
Jn. 15:5
 Must Have His Blood – Eph. 1:7;
Mt. 26:28; Rev. 1:5
 Must Believe In Him - Jn. 8:24
An Impossible Search:

4. Salvation Without The
Sacrifice of Christ
 Had To Go To The Cross To Reach
His Goal – Heb. 12:2; Lk. 24:25-26
 Died For Our Sins – Isa. 53:3-8, 12;
Rom. 5:6-9; 1 Pet. 2:21-24
 We Sinned – Rom. 3:23
 We Deserved To Die – Rom. 6:23
 The Just Died For The Unjust –
1 Pet. 3:18; 1 Jn. 2:2
An Impossible Search:

5. Salvation Without
Repentance
 Perish Without It – Lk. 13:3
 All Commanded To Repent – Acts 17:30
 Necessary For Forgiveness – Acts 2:38
 A Turning From Sin – 1 Thess. 1:9
 Fruits Will Follow – Acts 26:20
An Impossible Search:

6. Salvation Without
Baptism
 Commanded – Mk. 16:16; Acts 2:38;
22:16
 Without It, Not In Christ – Rom. 6:3-4
 Without It, Not Have Soul-cleansing
Blood – Rom. 6:3-4
 No Salvation Without It – 1 Pet. 3:21
An Impossible Search:

7. Salvation Without The Church
An Impossible Search:
 Church: Built by Christ – Mt. 16:18
 Adds Saved To It – Acts 2:38-47
 Baptized Into The Body, The Church –
1 Cor. 12:13
 Christ: Savior of the Body – Eph. 5:23
 Purchased With Blood – Acts 28:31
 No Saved Outside of Christ or His
Church – Gal. 3:27; Col. 1:13-14

8. Have You Been
Searching For The
Impossible?
You Will Never Find Salvation
Without:
 Christ
 His Sacrifice
 Repentance
 Baptism
 His Church

9. An Impossible
Search
Salvation without faithful service
 Lifelong commitment – Rev. 2:10
 Faith must work – Jas. 2:14-26
 Must improve self – Jas. 1:21-26
 Must serve others – Jas. 1:27
 Unfaithfulness condemned – Heb. 10:25
 Steadfastness required – 1 Cor. 15:58
 Keep the faith – 2 Tim. 4:6-8

10. An Impossible
Search
Salvation Without Personal Sacrifice
 Jesus not reach goal w/o sacrifice –
Heb. 12:2
 Must carry our cross – Mt. 16:24
 Personal cost to discipleship –
Lk. 14:26-33
 We will be tested – 1 Cor. 3:11-17;
1 Pet. 1:6-7; 4:12-19
 God will not accept less than our
best – Rom. 12:1-2; Mal. 1:6-14

11. An Impossible
Search
False Teaching Without A False Teacher
 Some troubled Galatians – Gal. 1:6-7
 Some hindered them – Gal. 5:7
 Companions who teach error are evil
– 1 Cor. 15:33
 Someone is to be marked and avoided –
Rom. 16:17; Eph. 5:11

12. Impossible Searches:
 Salvation Without Christ
 Salvation Without His Sacrifice
 Salvation Without Repentance & Baptism
 Salvation Without Christ’s Church
 Salvation Without Faithful Service
 Salvation Without Personal Sacrifice
 False Teaching Without A False Teacher

13. An Impossible Search
Discipline Without Pain
Self-discipline – 1 Cor. 9:24-27
Parental discipline – Heb. 12:11;
Prov. 13:24; 22:15; 23:13
Church discipline – 1 Cor. 5:11;
2 Thess. 3:6, 14

14. An Impossible Search
Non-Offensive Way To Preach Gospel
 Jesus offended some – Lk. 4:16-30; Lk. 6:6-11;
Matt. 15:1-12; John 10:25-33
 John the Baptist offended - Mk. 6:18-19
 Some people today will be offended –
Mk. 16:16; Matt. 16:18; John 4:24; Matt. 6:33;
Matt. 19:9; 2 Jn. 10-11; 1 Cor. 5:11; Gal. 5:19-21

15. An Impossible Search
Make True Christianity Fun
 Must Properly prepare new converts -
Acts 14:22; 1 Thess. 3:3-4
 Some will hate us – Jn. 15:19; 3:19
 Reality – Christianity is not popular or
fun!

16. An Impossible Search
Easter, Christmas, or Any Other Holy Day in
the Bible
 Origin Man, Not God – Mt. 21:23-27
 Therefore, Vain – Mt. 15:8-9
 Can find: John 4:24; Acts 2:42; Eph.
5:19;1 Cor. 16:1-2;11:23-26; Col. 3:17
 Walk by Faith - 2 Cor. 5:7; Rom. 10:17