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Jonny Baker's Powerpoint for the Credo series talk at Belmont Chapel entitled "People are born dead"
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CREDO
I believe
• Free• Innocent• Unashamed• Courageous• Humble• Fruitful
CREDO
I believe
“Either Christianity is true or it is not. If it’s not true, let’s forget it. If it is true let’s defend it.’
Professor John Lennox
www.credoseries.jimdo.com
• The Bible is trustworthy
• Jesus is both God and man
• Jesus died for our forgiveness
• Jesus rose from the dead
• The Holy Spirit lives in us
• The church is the body of Jesus
• Jesus is coming back
• People are born dead
Romans 3:9-26
What’s wrong with the world?
•Problems at the moment•Problems with the world•Problems with bad people
Andrew Wilson
Diagnosis – we all have a heart disease
‘The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?’
Jeremiah 17:9
Diagnosis – we all have a heart disease
‘For from within, out of men’s hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly.’ Mark 7:21-22
Diagnosis – we all have a heart disease
‘Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.’ Psalm 51:3-5
Diagnosis – we all have a heart disease
Prognosis – it’s a fatal disease
“For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God” 3:23
“….the whole world will be held accountable to God.” 3:19
“the wages of sin is death……..” 6:23
“Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight” Psalm 51:4
THE REALITY –we all have a problem
THE DIAGNOSIS –we all have a heart disease
THE PROGNOSIS –it’s a fatal disease
THE REMEDY – turn to Jesus
THE REMEDY
PAST
‘The wages of sin is death but THE GIFT of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.’
Romans 6:23
THE REMEDY
PRESENT
‘For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do, this I keep on doing.’
Romans 7:18-19
THE REMEDY
FUTURE
‘There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain for the old order of things has passed away.’
Revelation 21:4
1. Do you know that you’re a sinner in God’s sight?
2. Have you accepted the forgiveness Jesus offers?
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