The Most Scary Way to Die . . . and How to Avoid It! – John 8:21-30
Then He said again to them, “I go away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin; where I am going, you cannot come.” So the Jews were saying, “Surely He will not kill Himself, will He, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?” And He was saying to them, “You are from below, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world. Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.” So they were saying to Him, “Who are You?” Jesus said to them, “What have I been saying to you from the beginning? I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true; and the things which I heard from Him, these I speak to the world.” They did not realize that He had been speaking to them about the Father. So Jesus said, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and I do nothing on My own initiative, but I speak these things as the Father taught Me. And He who sent Me is with Me; He has not left Me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to Him.” As He spoke these things, many came to believe in Him.
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Theme: Three facts about the most scary way to die so you can avoid it
I. This death is inevitable for unrepentant sinners vv. 21-24
Two Facets of this Fate
1. It is certain in their present spiritual condition vv. 21-22
2. It is correlative to their natural earthly condition vv. 23-24a
II. The only way to avoid this death is to believe in Jesus vv. 24b-27
Three Obstacles to Faith
1. Ignorance of Who He is vv. 24b-25
2. Ignorance of their sinfulness vs. 26a
3. Ignorance of His relationship to God the Father vv. 26b-27
III. The reasons why only Jesus can save you from this death are self-evident vv. 28-29
Two Reasons for this Fact
1. His forthcoming death on the cross will reveal His true identity vs. 28a
2. His faithfulness to accomplish His Father’s will reveals His true purpose vv. 28b-29
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