Who Will Be Saved?

Q: What does the Bible say about who will be saved?

The Bible states that those who come to God through Jesus Christ will be saved. According to Hebrews 7:25, the Scripture indicates that salvation is available to 'them that come to God by Him.' This encompasses all individuals, regardless of background or status, who approach God through faith in Christ. The phrase 'them' signifies inclusivity, emphasizing that salvation is not limited to a specific group or type of person but is open to all who seek the living God through Jesus. Formal religion, rituals, or personal merit will not lead to salvation; it is solely through a relationship with the Savior that one finds salvation.

Q: How do we know salvation through Christ is true?

Salvation through Christ is affirmed in Scripture, as He lives to make intercession for believers. The truth of salvation through Jesus Christ is grounded in the nature of His priesthood and His ability to save to the uttermost. Hebrews 7:25 asserts that He 'ever liveth to make intercession for them,' affirming His ongoing role as our High Priest. This is not merely a past event but a continuous reality where Jesus represents and advocates for believers before God. The doctrine of salvation is clearly derived from the Word of God, which is the only authoritative source on this topic, demonstrating that the promise of salvation through Christ is both reliable and guaranteed by His eternal and unchanging priesthood.

Q: Why is understanding salvation through Christ important for Christians?

Understanding salvation through Christ is crucial as it reveals the only way to eternal life and a true relationship with God. For Christians, comprehending the nature of salvation through Jesus is essential because it is the foundation of their faith. Salvation is not just a ticket to heaven; it represents a personal relationship with God. Hebrews 7:25 emphasizes that 'He is able to save to the uttermost' those who come through Him. This understanding shapes how believers view their relationship with God, their identity in Christ, and the assurance of their salvation. The teaching of salvation uniquely found in Scripture emphasizes that it cannot be acquired through human effort or religious practices, but is a gift of grace through faith in Christ. This concept encourages believers to rely wholly on Him rather than their own works.

Q: How far does Christ's ability to save extend?

Christ's ability to save extends to the uttermost, covering all sins and all people who come to Him. Hebrews 7:25 clearly articulates that Jesus is able to save to the uttermost. This phrase encompasses the entirety of human sinfulness and the broad spectrum of individuals who approach Him in faith. No sin is beyond the reach of His mercy, and His redemptive work applies to everyone regardless of their past. This idea refutes the belief that some sins are too grievous for God to forgive, emphasizing that all may come to Him without fear of condemnation. Furthermore, His salvation is not just for the strong or the righteous; it extends to the weak and the imperfect, inviting all sinners to find forgiveness and life through Him.

Q: What reasons are given for why Christ can save?

Christ can save because He is a forever priest in the order of Melchizedek and the surety of a better covenant. The text of Hebrews provides several reasons why Christ is uniquely qualified to save. Firstly, He is 'a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek' (Hebrews 7:21), which signifies His eternal priesthood and the effectiveness of His intercession. Unlike the temporary and flawed human priests, Christ's priesthood is perfect and unchanging. He is also described as the 'surety of a better covenant,' which means He guarantees the promises of God's grace and salvation. His ability to save is secured by His eternal existence and the fact that He ever lives, standing in perpetual intercession for those who come to God through Him. Therefore, believers can trust in His power and provision for their salvation.

All right, let's read the text
from Hebrews 7. Hebrews 7, verse 24. But this man, because he continueth
ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. Wherefore he is able also to
save them evermore, or to the uttermost, that come unto God
by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
I entitle this message, Who Will Be Saved? Who Will Be Saved? Redeemed. And I suppose that
If I put that in the local paper, if I announced in the local paper
that I was going to preach on that, who will be saved, I'd
generate a lot of controversy, a lot of discussion, a lot of
debate. People would say, who do you think you are? What do
you know about such mysterious matters? No man can answer that
question, who exactly will be saved? I do indeed know the answer
to that question. I do indeed know the answer to
that question, and I'll tell you, everybody here can know
the answer to that question if you want to, because the answer
is found in the Word of God. You see, now listen carefully
to this. If you don't hear anything else
I say, and I mean this, if you don't hear anything else I say,
remember this, because it's vital, it's imperative that you understand
this. Salvation, eternal life, a living
relationship with God Almighty. Salvation, whereby man is pardoned,
forgiven, made alive. Salvation is a doctrine found
only in the Word of God. Now believe me, I'm telling you
the truth. It's a doctrine found only in the Word of God. It's
not found anywhere else. That's true. It's not found anywhere
else. It's not found in the old church
libraries. It's not found in the old Puritans'
writings. It's not found in nature. It's not found in the rolling
clouds going through the blue sky. It's not found in my thoughts
or imagination or heart. Salvation is a doctrine that
is found only in the Word of God. The only true source of
information about this business of salvation is the Word of God.
I'm telling you the truth. Now, we can find out a lot about
God. Now, stay with me. Understand what I'm saying. I'm
not being fanatical here now. We can find out a lot about God
by other means. We can find out a lot about God,
about his works, about his power and wisdom by other means. But
salvation is limited to the Scriptures. I guarantee you, you could exhaust
all other means apart from the Word of God and know nothing
of salvation. I'm telling the truth. I mean
nothing. You'll know nothing of how God saves a sinner, how
a man is saved, how a woman is saved. You're not going to find
out anything about that subject until you go to the pages of
God's Word. This is the truth. Now creation,
now let's stay with me. Creation reveals the power of
God, I know that. The heavens declare the glory
of God. The heavens declare the glory
of God. The firmament showeth his handiwork. I'm familiar with
that scripture. David said, when I consider the
heavens, the work of thy hands, what is man that art mine for
him? Well, what do the heavens say
about forgiveness of sin? What do the heavens say about
pardon of iniquity? What do the heavens say about
God being just and justified? What do the heavens say about
blood atonement? They say something about the
power of God and the greatness of God, but not the redemptive
glory of God. There's nothing there. And then
science and nature reveal the wisdom of God. David said, how
wonderfully I am made. Like I said here Wednesday night,
a week ago, you can look at a newborn child, the life that's there, and know
there's a God. You can look at science and nature.
For example, let me read you something God said here to Job
in Job 38. Listen to this. In Job chapter
38, God said to Job, He said in verse 4, where were you when
I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare if you have any
understanding. Who laid the measures thereof,
if you know? Whereupon are the foundations
fastened? That's interesting. And then
he said here in verse 17, have the gates of death been opened
to you? Have you seen the doors of the shadow of death? Verse
22, have you entered into the treasures of the snow? Have you
seen the treasures of the hail? Can you lift your voice to the
clouds and abundance of rain cover thee? Can you send lightnings that
they go and say unto thee, here we are? Well, you see, all of
that tells us something about the wisdom of God, the manifold
wisdom of God. When I see life and death and
the rain and the snow and the lightnings and the foundations
of the earth and the precision with which this universe is held
together and is made, how things move split-second, God is. How will God deal with a sinner? How will God deal with a sinner?
I know how God deals with a son and a star, but how will He deal
with a sinner? Can God in His holiness pardon
iniquity? Star, tell me. I can't tell you. Beautiful sky, tell me. I can't
tell you. I can tell you He's great and
mighty, but I can't tell you what He's going to do with you.
I can't tell you. And then conscience. Conscience
is another book God's written. The Bible talks about the law
of God being written on the heart. The word of God talks about the
light that lighteth every man that cometh into the world. The
word of God talks about our consciences bearing witness and our thoughts,
the meanwhile, excusing or accusing one another. Conscience reveals
the holiness of God. I've got in the heavens the power
of God. I've got in science and nature
the wisdom of God. I've got in my conscience a witness
of the holiness of God. I don't care where you go in
this world, how pagan people are, they know it's wrong to
kill. They know it's wrong to steal. Now they do. Who taught
them that? Who wrote that in their hearts?
And then I'll tell you something else. Providence reveals the
government of God. Scripture says the heart of the
king is in the hands of the Lord. He turneth it whethersoever he
will. And the Word of God says God
reigns in the armies of heaven. The Lord killeth and the Lord
maketh alive. So I have a lot of information
through these various books that God's written. His power, His
wisdom, His holiness, His greatness, His government. But tell me about
salvation. Tell me about eternal life. Tell
me about the forgiveness of sin. Tell me about redemption. Tell
me about restoration of a fallen sinner. Tell me about that. Where
do you find that? Only here. Isn't that correct? Now, if you can learn that, maybe
it will generate a little interest. Not in my thoughts. You see,
there is a way that seemeth right unto us, but the end is death. God said my thoughts are not
your thoughts. We've got to bring our thoughts and our ways and
submit them to His thoughts and His way. Salvation, eternal life is a
truth that can be learned nowhere but from the Word of God. You
see, the Bible was written. The Bible is written by men,
but Scripture says the Bible is written by holy men, men designated
by God, chosen by God. And these men did not write what
they thought. They wrote as God the Holy Spirit
led them. The Scripture is said to be God
breathed. The breath of God is the Spirit
of God, and it's God breathed. And the Bible is given, now remember
this, the Bible is not given to teach me history, it's written
to teach me grace. There's a lot of history in it,
but its purpose is to teach me the grace of God, not the history
of Israel. And I can learn all the facts
about the history of Israel and know nothing of the grace of
God. And the Bible was not given,
was not written to give me a system of philosophy. I get tired of
philosophy. The Bible was written to give
me a knowledge of the living God. The knowledge of the living
God. Not worldly wisdom, but spiritual
wisdom, that I may know God. That I may know God. And I say
this unto you, given all the scripture, there is no There's
no better place in the scriptures to learn the gospel than here
in the book of Hebrews. Believe me, I'm telling you the
truth. So long, so long, people in my
real early days, they would put out the gospel of John. And that's
fine. I'm not objecting whatsoever.
The Word of God is the Word of God. All scripture is given by
inspiration of God. And it's profitable. But I tell
you, if they'd have just given me a copy of the book of Romans
or the book of Hebrews, this would teach me the gospel even
more effectively than the gospel of John. That's right. That's exactly right. And these
first three words of my text, let's get right into the text
here, verse 24. But this man, you know, used
to, I didn't read the Word of God that carefully. I kind of
read for ideas. I kind of skimmed it, you know,
kind of skimmed over the surface of it. Now I focus in on words. And here are three words, three
words that give the very key to the book of Hebrews. Here
is the key to the book of Hebrews. A key is usually a small thing,
very small. Sometimes a very small key will
open a vast building. It's just one key to the White
House, lets you in the whole thing. Or Buckingham Palace just
has one key. If you can find one little key,
it just opens up such vast treasures. The King's Storehouse. And here's
the key. But this man. Did you know that? But this man. If you want to
understand the book of Hebrews, you must understand the book
of Hebrews is written to reveal the excellency of this man. That's
right. the excellence and glory of this
man above all men and all things. But this man, I tell you about
this, but this man. You take a look at this, but
this man. Oh, you marvel at this, but this
man. Whew! Well, you meet him. Well,
you meet him. Let me show you that. Turn back
to chapter 1 of Hebrews. Chapter 1. Now watch this. You know the Jews revered Abraham
and Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, Abraham, Isaac,
and Jacob. Hebrews 1 verse 1 says, God who
at sundry times and in divers manners spake in times past unto
the fathers by the prophets, God spake by the prophets. Oh,
he hath in these last days spoken to us by his Son. whom he hath
appointed heir of all things, by whom he made the worlds, who
being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his
person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when
he by himself purged our sin, sat down on the right hand of
God. But this man..." Oh, you see what he's saying? God spake
to our fathers with the prophets. But you ain't heard anybody till
you've heard this man. That's what he's saying. You
know what he's saying? You haven't hurt anybody. This man is the
express image of God. All right, look at verse 4. Being
made so much better than the angels. The angels. How much better than the angels?
As he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
For unto which of the angels did God ever say, You are my
son? This day have I forgotten you.
Or, I'll be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son.
Or, when he bringeth in the first begotten into the world, he said,
Let all the angels of God worship him. And unto the angels he saith,
who maketh his angels spirit, and his ministers a flame of
fire. But unto the Son he saith, thy throne, O God, is forever. Oh, how much more excellent is
he than the angels. Wrap them all up together. And
he has a name that excels theirs infinitely. This man, but, but. Talk about your prophets, but!
Oh, this man. Talk about the angels who are
flames of fire and ministers of God and heirs, minister to
the heirs of salvation, but this man! Whoo! Well, what about Moses? Look
at chapter 3. Hebrews 3.1, Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the
heavenly calling, consider the apostle and high priest of our
profession, Christ Jesus. This is what this book is all
about, considering him who was faithful to him that appointed
him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house. That's what
Israel said, we have Moses. But this man, this man, was counted
worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who built the
house has more honor than the house." That's how much higher. See, Bob, that's how much greater
he is than Moses. Even greater as the man who built
the house is greater than the wood put together. And you come
on down to the Levitical priest in our text, Hebrews 7. Hebrews
7, come right to the text now, and he said in verse 22, by so
much was Jesus made a surety of a better covenant, and they
truly were many priests. Do you know how many priests
there were? Do you know how many priests there were? There were
thousands of them. There weren't thousands of high
priests, but there were thousands of priests. And there were many
high priests. There were many of them because
they lived and died. They were human. They were sinners.
They ministered in an earthly tabernacle. The prophets served
their day. The angels served God. But this
man is God. This man is God. The angels are
ministers of God, sent as ministering spirits, but this man is the
Son of God who has all authority. Moses gave the law and was a
special servant in the house of God, but this man built the
house. The priests serve as patterns
and tithes, but this man is the true priest of God. And the priest
ministered in the tabernacle, but he is the tabernacle. And they indeed offered sacrifices,
but he is the sacrifice. And they came to a mercy seat,
but he's the mercy seat. And they represented men to God,
but he actually brings men to God. So the answer to my question
is found right here in this text, right here where we're camping.
Who will be saved? Who will be saved? Not them who come to God by the
prophets. Not them who come to God worshiping
angels. Not them who come to God following
Moses. Not them who come to God going
through the mechanics and patterns of a ritualistic Levitical covenant. But them who come to God by this
man. By this man. Wherefore God hath
highly exalted him, given him a name which is above every name.
You can trust this man. He died the just for the unjust
that he might bring us to God. He can actually bring us to God. Bring us to God. Now here's my
three questions, quickly. Who will be saved? Who will be
saved? The second question, to what
extent can this man save them? And thirdly, the reasons given
why he can actually save them. They're reasons given. Who will
be saved? All right, let's look at the
text, verse 25. Wherefore, he is able also to save them to
the uttermost that come to God by him. Who will be saved? Them. You see that word, them? He is
able to save them. Them. It doesn't say Jews or
Gentiles. It doesn't say Catholic or Baptist.
It says them. It doesn't say young or old.
It says them. It doesn't say reformed or rebellious
or religious. It says them. Whatever their class, creed,
or color, whatever their position, power, or poverty, it says he's
able to say them. Them. That's a wide word, isn't
it? Them. Them, what about them? Look, them that what? Come unto
God. It's not them that come to formal
religion. And oh, how we are stifled with
formal religion. Formal religion. Everybody has
a denominational preference. And they inherited it from somebody.
They've come to, they've joined the church. Somebody said that
to me recently, I think I'll join the church. Don't do that. Ain't no use in that. That won't
help you one bit. It's not them that come to church.
It's not them that come to the front. I wish that had never
started. And there was a day when it did.
When men began to associate salvation with the fun of the church. Salvation
is not a physical move at all. Coming to Christ involves no
motion of your physical body. It involves the bent of the will
and the heart. That's right. You can come to
Christ without moving a hair nor a hand. In fact, if you come,
that's the way you'll come. It doesn't say he'll save them
that come to the altar. And there's some places here
in eastern Kentucky that if you don't have what they call a mourner's
bench, then you're a liberal. We have an altar. Now, we have
an altar, but that altar is Christ. We have a place where we come,
and we have a place where we bow, and we have a place where
we mourn, and we have a place where we confess, and we have
a place where we weep, and we have a place where we confess
our sins. But that place is not down in
front of a building. padded by velvet blue material,
that alters Christ. Now believe me, I'm not a liberal. He's able to save them, not them
that come to the priest. There's nothing that man, and
I know folks say, you ought not say things like that, but you
listen to me, that imposter, clothed in the vestments of Rome, with all of his forbidding to
marry and commanding to abstain from meat, is truly just that,
he's an imposter. And he cannot do anything for
himself or you or anybody else. He cannot remit any sins, nor sell you any indulgences.
Who's going to be saved? Whoever they are who come to
God, who come to God. I'm not talking about the God
Isaiah saw. I'm not talking about the God
of our imagination. I'm not talking about the Baptist
God or the Armenian God or the Calvinistic God or the God we
put in a box somewhere or pigeon-holed or figured out or in our systematic
theology. I'm talking about the God Isaiah
saw, high and lifted up upon his throne. And the angels and
seraphims cried, Holy Lord God of hosts, the Almighty God, the
Omnipotent God, the Sovereign God, the Holy God, the Living
God, God who is, was, and always will be, forever and ever. Come
to Him. A man preacher, I can't come to
God, to Him, Elohim. I can't come to that God who
is invisible, who dwells in a light to which no man can approach.
Whoa, wait, don't get ahead of me. He's able to save them to
the uttermost that come to God by Him. You can come to Christ
because He was a man. And John said, I saw Him and
I heard Him. I touched Him. He's a man, bone
of our bone, flesh of our flesh. God became a man. Now, we're
not worshiping a man. We're not idolaters. We're worshiping
the God-man. We're adoring the God-man. This
is the mystery of godliness. God was manifest in the flesh,
justified in the spirit, seen in the angels, believed on in
the world, received up into glory. That's the object of our worship,
that man. Them that come to God by him,
and I'll tell you, The greatest mistake, now you listen to this,
you get this too. The greatest fatal mistake that
any person can make is to try to come to God any way except
by Christ. That's the most, that's the fatal
mistake. I don't care how attractive it
is, how emotional it is, how beautiful it is, how much it
appeals to you, or how many people have come that way. or how popular
it is, other foundation can no man lay than that which is laid
Christ the Lord. He said, I'm the way, I'm the
truth, I'm the life. No man cometh to the Father but
by me. There is none other name unto heaven given among men whereby
we must be saved. God has set him forth to be a
propitiation. He has suffered the just for
the unjust that he might bring us to God. Is that clear enough?
by Him, by Him. You see, the law, the demands
of the law were upon us, and they must be met. And the requirements
of justice, the soul that sinneth must die, that was upon us. And
Christ came down here in the flesh as a man, born as lowly
as He could be born in a manger. as despised and rejected as he
could be despised, that he might be identified with the lowest
of the low. And he's identified with us. See, there's no temptation
that you endure that he didn't endure. There's no condition
that you face that he didn't face. He was tried in all points
as we are, yet without sin. And in the flesh, as a perfect
man, he fulfilled what the law required of us. In the flesh, God went to the
cross, and there he fulfilled what justice required of us.
The soul that sinneth must die. He died. The soul that sinneth
must die. He died. The wages of sin is
death. He died. Justice says the sinner
must die. Well, he did. Well, I demand
that he suffer. He did. And he arose again. And he's the way. He's the way. And I'll tell you who's going
to be saved. Them. I don't care if it's a freckled-faced,
red-headed stepchild of somebody in Timbuktu, if he can come to
God by Christ. I don't care if it's the man
sitting on Mr. Bush's new cabinet. with all
the power and prestige and money in the world. If God can strip
him and bring him down to see he's a sinner and he'll come
to the living God, not a God of his imagination, but the living
God by Christ, God will save him. Do you believe that? I don't
care. Them that come to God by him. But I don't care if the man's
the best theologian and preacher and moralist in the world. If
he comes any other way, God will damn him. That's just so. All right, my second question
quickly, to what extent can he save them? How far does this
thing reach, this salvation? What sins can he forgive? What
are the limits and boundaries of this salvation? He is able
to save what? To the uttermost. Now, my friends,
let me contain, let me speak very reservedly. Very steady here, because I get
upset. I get wearier people cataloging sin. Now believe me, that's upsetting. There's a church not far from
here right now, a bunch of grace people. Well, I hope they're
grace people, but they're not being very gracious. And when
you're not gracious, you must not be grace people. But they're
all upset because the man who's preaching to them has been married
before. Now, he could have been a murderer. That wouldn't have
made any difference. He could have been a thief. That wouldn't
have made any difference. He could have sold cocaine to
kids. And that wouldn't have made any difference. He could
have been the biggest liar out of hell, and that wouldn't make
any difference. He could still preach. But some people got to The very bad idea that a man
can't be a deacon and can't preach if he's been married before.
That's stupid. I hope that gets all over the
country. Can you imagine putting a sign
up here with 13th Street Badger Shows? Welcome harlots, welcome
murderers, welcome thieves. Welcome liars, welcome sinners
of all sorts and shapes and forms and fashions. But if you've been
married before, you can't preach, teach, or serve God. My Lord is able to say to the
uttermost, if you've had ten husbands, come on to Christ.
Ten wives, come on to Christ. Huh? You got troubles with that?
If you have, you've got trouble with a whole lot more things
than you know about. He's able to say, bring your Magdalenas,
bring your demon-possessed Gadarenes, bring your Samaritans, bring
your thieves, bring your murderers, bring your religious souls of
Tarsus. My God can save them to the uttermost. All manner of sin and blasphemy
shall be forgiven men, except one sin. And that's to blaspheme
the Holy Ghost. And you know what that is? How
do you blaspheme the Holy Ghost? Call Him a name? No. You reject
the gospel that He reveals. That's to blaspheme the Holy
Spirit. You see, the Holy Spirit was sent by God to do what? Take
the things of Christ and show them to us. You know, our religious world
is so far out in left field. They're beyond the green monster.
They're sitting in the stands. That idea that to blaspheme the
Holy Ghost is to look over at that religious nut that's speaking
in tongues and saying, that's not of God. Oh, you've committed
unpardonable sin. He's not of God. The Holy Spirit was given to
reveal Christ. The Holy Spirit was given to
take the things of Christ and show them to us. And when a man
refuses the things of Christ and says they're not of God,
he's blaspheming the Holy Ghost. That's his office, his ministry. And all the rest of the sins,
he's able to say to the uttermost extent of guilt, the uttermost
extent of despair, and you quit putting people under a guilt
trip and under a cloud of guilt because they've done something
you hadn't done. Now, I'm tired of that. Aren't you? I'm weary of that. Don't you
catalog sin. There is no sin that's greater
than any other sin. All sin is against God. All sin
is against God. But I've never been drunk. There's
a whole lot of other things you have done that we won't mention
or thought or wished. And he's able, let me move on,
he's able to say to the uttermost, what I want to get across, if
I can this morning, that there's no sinner, however black or sinful
or however depraved or however wretched or however dead, I don't
care how far you've gone away from God, come to God by Christ. He can save, clean, pardon, make
you white as the snow, forgive and forget, something people
won't do. all your iniquities, all of them. Hey, God, what about what happened
back there? I don't know a thing about it. Do you believe that?
I do. I don't know a thing about it.
To the uttermost extent of time, they'll never perish, and to
the uttermost extent of weakness. Now, here's something else. Everybody's not strong as you
are. And the only reason they're not is God didn't make them that
strong. You got what I'm saying? That's enough. That's enough. God makes us like He will. And
whatever gift, grace, talent, or strength, or willpower, whatever
else we have, God gave it. And He saves to the uttermost
extent of weakness. And our Lord loves and embraces
and cares the weakest sheep as well as he does the king ram.
That's right. In fact, I must imagine that
the weakest sheep will be closest to his heart in his arms. I just believe that. All right,
last of all, let me close. The reasons why he can save.
The reasons. Verse 21 says he is a priest
forever after the order of Melchizedek. I say, how come he can do all
this? Who is this Melchizedek? Well, read it. Hebrews 7, 1 through
10. It will tell you all about him.
He is the king, king of peace, the priest of the Most High God
without beginning or end, pedigree. All right, verse 22. Jesus Christ
is able to save because he is the surety of a better covenant,
an everlasting covenant. God's covenant of grace, the
one in which David rejoiced before he died. Verse 24, it says this,
this man, because he continueth ever, he has an unchanging priesthood. All right, verse 25, he is able
to say to the uttermost, seeing that he ever liveth, He always
has lived, and he died, and he lives again. He is life. He lives. Let me tell you something. You
put your hope in anything, or anyone, or any creature, or any
system, or any organization or institution connected with this
world, it'll die. It'll decay. They don't last. Now, you're a historian. Where
are the books that were written a thousand years ago? Where are
the countries? Where are those countries, those
ancient Persian empires? They're gone. Where are their
leaders? Gone. See, everybody that trusted,
depended upon, believed in, any of those things is gone with
it. And the same thing is true today. The United States of America
is what this flag represents. This is all going to be gone.
They're going to be studying about us. What happened to that
nation? Well, the great Baptist denomination,
the great Catholic Church, what happened to them? It's all of
the earth, earthy. But he ever lives, unchanging. Change and decay in all around
I see. O thou, the only one, whose change
is not, abide with me. See what I mean? This man. I'm
telling you. Come dive in up here. Come down
here. Go through all the motions. Shake
hands with Jimmy and Tammy and Jerry and all of them and Billy. Come on, join up with them. Follow
that funny fellow with the cross, you know, everywhere. Cling to
it. Every bit of it some day is going to be in the dust. In
the dust. And all their hopes will die
with them. But He will always be where He is. and where He's
always been except for a brief time when He hung on a cross
for us on the throne. Lay hold of Him. Look to Him. I'm telling you, He lives. Where
does He live? Far? Look. He lives to make intercession. For whom? Them. Them. The folks I started talking
about. Who's going to be saved? Them,
them, that come to God by Him because He's making intercession
for them. I want to be a them. That's the
whole world I'm interested in. I'm not interested in anything
but being a them that came to God by Him because He's making
intercession for them. Come on. Isn't that? Now, come
on. That's the gospel. That's what it says. I know it
wasn't intellectually delivered, and I know it didn't whet your
philosophical appetite, and I know it wouldn't make the greatest
sermon ever preached, but it's the greatest gospel ever preached. That's the way sinners are saved.
They come to God by Him.

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Who Will Be Saved?

What does the Bible say about who will be saved?

How do we know salvation through Christ is true?

Why is understanding salvation through Christ important for Christians?

How far does Christ's ability to save extend?

What reasons are given for why Christ can save?

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