Dr. Spencer Barclay
Message- Signs & Warnings
Signs of Christ First Coming:
Genesis 49:10
Isaiah 7: 14
Micah 5:2
Signs of Christ Second coming:
Matthew 24:36-44
Signs our life with Christ is in trouble.
There are very important signs that we may be drifting
away from Christ, when our Christian walk is not what it should be and our Christian
witness toward others has been jeopardized and greatly harmed, to the point
where others may see us a hypocrite. Signs such as, losing interest in Christ
and the Bible, complaining, not being content and satisfied with what God has
provided, willfully and actively sinning.
Hebrews 2:1-4
The bible warns us not to drift away from serving
Christ.
Very rarely do people drift toward something, but very
often they drift away from something.
God miraculously delivered the children of Israel out
of Egypt, yet they complained and their hearts became hard, even after God
provided manna and quail for them to eat.
We need to grow in Christ so we can learn to
understand and discern between good and evil. To progress in Christ it is
necessary to read and study his Word.
1 John 3:6
At time we all sin, as we have a human nature. However
there is a difference between sinning and willfully sinning. If we are mature
in Christ we will want to stop sinning and refrain from it altogether. God
clearly warns us not to slide and drift away. God warns us to study his word,
stop sinning and do our best not to sin going forward. We must not become
indifferent to God and let our hearts become cold and hard.
John 10:27-29
Salvation is of our own free will, it is up to us to
choose Christ. We can loose our salvation if we go our own way and are enticed
by the lures of Satan. We must remember it is easy to step into temptation,
however it can be extremely hard to get out.
Salvation is like someone giving us a wonderful and
special present. We can hold it and take care of it and no one can take it from
us, or we can discard it at will, and bear great and awful consequences.
