Perils of the Soul

TEXT:  Rom 8:35

INTRODUCTION:

A.      THE OBVIOUS LESSON:  NOTHING CAN SEPARATE THE FAITHFUL.

B.      BUT THERE ARE PERILS FOR THE SOUL.

          1.       The devil is active( 1 Pet. 5:8 ).

          2.       We are weak sometimes.

I.      DOCTRINES OF MEN.

A.      HUMAN DOCTRINES MAKE WORSHIP VAIN( Matt. 15:8-9 ).

B.      SLAVES OF FALSE TEACHERS( Col. 2:8;  2 Pet. 2:18-19 ).

C.      PERILOUS TO FOLLOW MEN( Matt. 15:13-14 ).

II.     IGNORANCE.

A.      MAN'S UNATTENDED STATE( Jer. 10:23 ).

B.      IGNORANCE BROUGHT ABOUT JESUS' CRUCIFIXION( Acts 3:17 ).

C.      THE OLD TESTAMENT PEOPLE( Hos. 4:6 ).

D.      KNOWLEDGE BRINGS ABOUT FREEDOM( John 8:32; Rom. 1:16-17 ).

E.      SOME WERE DELIBERATELY IGNORANT( Rom. 1:28 ).

III.    PREJUDICE.

A.      THE JEWS( John 6:15;  Matt. 21:9;  John 18:36, 39-40;  5:35-40 ).

B.      THE GENTILES( Acts 17:32 ).

IV.   PEER PRESSURE.

A.      SAUL'S EXCUSE( 1 Sam. 15:24 ).

B.      CAUSED RULERS TO DENY JESUS( John 12:42-43 ).

C.      PILATE( Matt. 27:24 ).  PETER( Matt. 26:69-75;  Gal. 2:11-13 ).

D.      US?( Rom. 12:2;  Gal. 1:10 ).

V.    DELAY.

A.      FELIX( Acts 24:25 ).

B.      NOW( 2 Cor. 6:1-2;  James 4:13-14 ).

VI.   SELF-CONTENTMENT.

A.      LAODICEA( Rev. 3:15-16 ).

B.      PAUL TO THE PHILIPPIANS( Phil. 3:13-16 ).

VII.  FEAR.

A.      PARALYZES( Ecc. 11:4 ).

B.      GOD ENABLES( Phil. 4:13 )

CONCLUSION:

A.      GOD WILL DELIVER US FROM THESE.

B.      BUT WE MUST HAVE FAITH( 1 Pet. 1:5 ).