Matt. 6:24 “No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”

god of riches

Christ- “all power [authority]” Matt. 28:18

- “He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet” 1 Cor. 15:25

Satan Eph. 6:11-12 “wiles of the devil”

Matt. 7:24-27 - Wise man and foolish man“every one that hears these sayings of mine, and does them” “and does not do them”

Rock- This who build their lives on Christ

- 1 Cor. 3:11 “which is Jesus Christ”

- Matt. 16:18

Sand- Those who reject the Word

- Wayside soil Lk. 8

"Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it” Matt. 7:13-14

Broad Way - popular way

- majority is always right

- easy way

- Ex. 23:2

Narrow Way - God’s way

- Difficult - few follow

Opinion - You have as much right to your opinion as others

- Creeds are opinions of men

- Prov. 14:12

Faith - 2 Cor. 5:7 “walk by faith not by sight”

- Rom. 10:17 “So then faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God.”

- Heb. 11:1 “faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen”

Bible is Inspired - 2 Tim. 3:16-17 “All scripture is given by inspiration of God…”

- Complete and perfect revelation

Not to add or Take Away Deut. 4:2 Prov. 30:6 Rev. 22:18-19

Bible is work of men

- Needs additions and changes

- Creeds, Manuals, Disciplines, etc.

Obedient Faith- Heb. 5:8-9 “all who obey Him.”

- Rom. 6:16-18 “obeyed” “made free from sin”

- 1 Pet. 1:22 “purified your souls in obeying”

Faith Only- Jas. 2:24 “You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only”

- Jn. 12:42-43 believed but did not confess

Die In The Lord- Rev. 14:13 “Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from now on”

- 1 Thess. 4:13-15 “which sleep in Jesus”

Die In Sin- Jn. 8:21 “will die in your sins” - Jn. 8:24 “Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins”

Two Rulers

Two Foundations

Two Ways

Two Guides

Two Views

Two Doctrines

Two Places to Die

Christ or Satan

Rock or Sand

Broad or Narrow

Faith or Opinion

Bible Inspired or From Man

Obedient Faith or Faith Only

In the Lord or In Sin

NarrowNarrowBroadBroad

HeavenJohn 14:2-3 “mansions”

Place of Torment“everlasting fire”

HEAR THE GOSPEL – ROMANS 10:17

BELIEVE JESUS IS THE CHRIST – JOHN 8:24BELIEVE JESUS IS THE CHRIST – JOHN 8:24

REPENT OF SIN – ACTS 2:38REPENT OF SIN – ACTS 2:38

BE BAPTIZED – MARK 16:16BE BAPTIZED – MARK 16:16

BE FAITHFUL – 1 CORINTHIANS 15:58

CONFESS OUR FAITH – ACTS 8:37CONFESS OUR FAITH – ACTS 8:37