Whoever desires to be saved should above all hold to the catholic faith. Anyone who does not keep it whole and unbroken will doubtless perish eternally. Now this is the catholic faith: That we worship one God in trinity and the trinity in unity, neither blending their persons nor dividing their essence. For the person of the Father is a distinct person, the person of the Son is another, and that of the Holy Spirit still another. But the divinity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is one, their glory equal, their majesty coeternal. What quality the Father has, the Son has, and the Holy Spirit has. The Father is uncreated, the Son is uncreated, the Holy Spirit is uncreated. The Father is immeasurable, the Son is immeasurable, the Holy Spirit is immeasurable. The Father is eternal, the Son is eternal, the Holy Spirit is eternal. And yet there are not three eternal beings; there is but one eternal being. So too there are not three uncreated or immeasurable beings; there is but one uncreated and immeasurable being. Similarly, the Father is almighty, the Son is almighty, the Holy Spirit is almighty. Yet there are not three almighty beings; there is but one almighty being. Thus the Father is God, the Son is God, the Holy Spirit is God. Yet there are not three gods; there is but one God. Thus the Father is Lord, the Son is Lord, the Holy Spirit is Lord. Yet there are not three lords; there is but one Lord. Just as Christian truth compels us to confess each person individually as both God and Lord, so catholic religion forbids us to say that there are three gods or lords. The Father was neither made nor created nor begotten from anyone. The Son was neither made nor created; he was begotten from the Father alone. The Holy Spirit was neither made nor created nor begotten; he proceeds from the Father and the Son. Accordingly there is one Father, not three fathers; there is one Son, not three sons; there is one Holy Spirit, not three holy spirits. Nothing in this trinity is before or after, nothing is greater or smaller; in their entirety the three persons are coeternal and coequal with each other. So in everything, as was said earlier, we must worship their trinity in their unity and their unity in their trinity. Anyone then who desires to be saved should think thus about the trinity. But it is necessary for eternal salvation that one also believe in the incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ faithfully. Now this is the true faith: That we believe and confess that our Lord Jesus Christ, God's Son, is both God and human, equally. He is God from the essence of the Father, begotten before time; and he is human from the essence of his mother, born in time; completely God, completely human, with a rational soul and human flesh; equal to the Father as regards divinity, less than the Father as regards humanity. Although he is God and human, yet Christ is not two, but one. He is one, however, not by his divinity being turned into flesh, but by God's taking humanity to himself. He is one, certainly not by the blending of his essence, but by the unity of his person. For just as one human is both rational soul and flesh, so too the one Christ is both God and human. He suffered for our salvation; he descended to hell; he arose from the dead; he ascended to heaven; he is seated at the Father's right hand; from there he will come to judge the living and the dead. At his coming all people will arise bodily and give an accounting of their own deeds. Those who have done good will enter eternal life, and those who have done evil will enter eternal fire. This is the catholic faith: one cannot be saved without believing it firmly and faithfully.
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Luke 16:19 - 31 Hades secret desire

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#1 · March 19, 2017, 10:52 am

Posted by: pastorbob <pastorbob@...>

Hades Secret Desire                Luke 16:19 – 31          March 19, 2017

 

1.      The rich man eats and dresses well

    1. He thought he had life all figured out
    2. Didn't need anything more than his money

2.      The poor man would be happy to be fed like a dog

    1. Had nothing - His most valuable thing was his faith

3.      Rich or Poor – we will all find our human experience coming to an end sometime

a.       We don't know when

b.      We usually don't know how

c.       But we are only here for a short time, THEN eternity

4.      IN HEAVEN:

a.       You will find healing and peace

b.      You will find love and deep relationships

c.       Not much is said about Heaven here because it is not the focus of this parable

5.      IN HELL:

a.      You will KNOW you messed up

                                                  i.      Woke to TRUE TERROR

                                                ii.      Any relationship is far away

1.      No friends in sight

2.      No parties

3.      Just pain, anxiety, loneliness - total anguish

                                              iii.      Any compassion is far away

1.      Complete and total separation from God

2.      Any grace and mercy is FAR REMOVED

b.      You will experience ANGUISH and PAIN far greater than you could ever imaging

                                                  i.      Torment and Anguish from the eternal flame

                                                            ii.      Mark 9:47-49 "And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into hell, 'where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched."  ESV

                                                          iii.      Not even a vapor from a tiny drop of water to ease your burnt lips and all consuming thirst.

c.       You will KNOW that it is TOO LATE to change your FATE and ETERNITY

1.      Great Chasm is FIXED

2.      NONE may cross

3.      Your FATE is sealed

  1. Hebrews 9:27-28 "And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appears a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him." ESV

d.      Here is HADES SECRET DESIRE

                                         i.      You will suddenly become very EVANGELISTIC

                                                   ii.      You will WANT others to hear the Gospel

                                                 iii.      You will WANT someone, ANYONE go and tell

                                                 iv.      All your "Good Excuses" gone only REALITY remains

                                                      v.   Others hearing the Word of God is suddenly Number one on your agenda

                                              vi.      Hoping upon hope that they may be spared the SAME FATE as you

1.      They have already heard and turned away

  1. The time to find God's Redemption is NOW!
    1. Later is not guaranteed
    2. There is one way…and ONLY One way to escape the torment of hades flame:

                                                              i.      By GRACE alone through FAITH alone in CHRIST alone!

    1. Ephesians 2:8-10 "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."  ESV
  1. The time to SHARE THE GOSPEL is NOW!
    1. Later is not guaranteed
    2. Acts 1:8 "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."   ESV

 

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