So Great a Salvation Pg 1075 In Church Bibles. Polycarp, Pastor in Syrna – Martyred in 155 AD "Eighty and six years have I served Him, and He never

1 Peter 1 Peter 1:8-121:8-12

So Great a SalvationSo Great a Salvation

Pg 1075Pg 1075In Church BiblesIn Church Bibles

Polycarp, Pastor in Syrna – Martyred in 155 ADPolycarp, Pastor in Syrna – Martyred in 155 AD

"Eighty and six years have "Eighty and six years have I served Him, and He never I served Him, and He never once wronged meonce wronged mehow then shall I blaspheme how then shall I blaspheme my King, Who hath saved my King, Who hath saved me? me? Bring forth what thou will." Bring forth what thou will."

From 64 AD to 313 ADFrom 64 AD to 313 AD• 6 million Christians Martyred6 million Christians Martyred• Estimated 70 million Christian Estimated 70 million Christian Martyrs in history…. Martyrs in history….

ChristianChristian• What would it take for you to What would it take for you to forsake your salvation?forsake your salvation?• What would it take for you to What would it take for you to neglect your salvation?neglect your salvation?

Therefore we must give Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, the things we have heard, lest we drift away. lest we drift away. ……neglect so great a neglect so great a salvation salvation


Non-ChristianNon-Christian• What would it take to keep you What would it take to keep you from becoming a Christian?from becoming a Christian?

Incredible Hope – Heaven Incredible Hope – Heaven (v3-5)(v3-5)Purposeful life in trials – Now Purposeful life in trials – Now (v6-7)(v6-7)Amazing Relationship w/ Amazing Relationship w/ Jesus (v8-9)Jesus (v8-9)

Invisible relationshipInvisible relationship

““Then if anyone says to Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it. believe it.

For false christs and false For false christs and false prophets will rise and prophets will rise and show great signs and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. possible, even the elect. See, I have told you See, I have told you beforehand.beforehand.

““Therefore if they say to Therefore if they say to you, ‘Look, He is in the you, ‘Look, He is in the desert!’ do not go out; or desert!’ do not go out; or ‘Look, He is in the inner ‘Look, He is in the inner rooms!’ do not believe it. rooms!’ do not believe it.


Invisible relationshipInvisible relationshipLoving relationshipLoving relationship

Jesus answered and said Jesus answered and said to him, to him, ““If anyone loves Me, he If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and Father will love him, and We will come to him and We will come to him and make Our home with him. make Our home with him.

He who does not love Me He who does not love Me does not keep My words; does not keep My words; and the word which you and the word which you hear is not Mine but the hear is not Mine but the Father’s who sent Me. Father’s who sent Me.

If anyone does not love If anyone does not love the Lord Jesus Christ, let the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed. him be accursed.


Invisible relationshipInvisible relationshipLoving relationshipLoving relationshipBelieving relationship Believing relationship Rejoicing relationshipRejoicing relationship

Rejoice in the Lord always. Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Again I will say, rejoice!

……your heart will rejoice, your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will and your joy no one will take from you. take from you.

Then the seventy returned Then the seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us the demons are subject to us ……

Nevertheless do not rejoice in Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names rejoice because your names are written in heaven.are written in heaven.

Incredible Hope – Heaven (v3-5)Incredible Hope – Heaven (v3-5)Purposeful life in trials – Now (v6-Purposeful life in trials – Now (v6-7)7)Amazing Relationship w/ Jesus Amazing Relationship w/ Jesus (v8-9)(v8-9)

Invisible relationshipInvisible relationshipLoving relationshipLoving relationshipBelieving relationship Believing relationship Rejoicing relationship Rejoicing relationship Saving relationshipSaving relationship

Prophets longed for this (v10-12)Prophets longed for this (v10-12)

But blessed are your eyes But blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they see, and your ears for they hear; for assuredly, for they hear; for assuredly, I say to you that many I say to you that many prophets and righteous men prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did hear what you hear, and did not hear it. not hear it.

Incredible Hope – Heaven (v3-5)Incredible Hope – Heaven (v3-5)Purposeful life in trials – Now (v6-7)Purposeful life in trials – Now (v6-7)Amazing Relationship w/ Jesus (v8-Amazing Relationship w/ Jesus (v8-9)9)


Prophets longed for this (v10-12)Prophets longed for this (v10-12)Angels passionate about (v12)Angels passionate about (v12)

Likewise, I say to you, Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the there is joy in the presence of the angels of presence of the angels of God over one sinner who God over one sinner who repents.repents.




Therefore we must give Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, the things we have heard, lest we drift away. lest we drift away. ……neglect so great a neglect so great a salvation salvation

Again, the kingdom of Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and sells all that he has and buys that field. buys that field.

Again, the kingdom of Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, seeking beautiful pearls, who, when he had found who, when he had found one pearl of great price, one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he went and sold all that he had and bought it. had and bought it.


Non-ChristianNon-Christian• What would it take to keep you What would it take to keep you from becoming a Christian?from becoming a Christian?

October 28, 1949October 28, 1949……He is no fool He is no fool who gives what who gives what he cannot keep he cannot keep to gain that to gain that which he cannot lose…which he cannot lose…

Jim Elliot Jim Elliot Missionary Missionary (1927 –1956) (1927 –1956)




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So Great a Salvation Pg 1075 In Church Bibles. Polycarp, Pastor in Syrna – Martyred in 155 AD "Eighty and six years have I served Him, and He never