Those That Go Into the Kingdom and Those who Do Not Luke 6

LET US LOOK AT THE CHARACTER OF A PERSON WHO IS A TRUE BORN AGAIN BELIEVER
LUKE 6:23-26 June 14, 2015

Charles e Whisnant, Pastor-Exposition Teacher who could be defined theologically as Baptist-Reformed-Calvinist, Dispensational, Credobaptist (Believer’s baptism) Doctrine of Grace, Lordship Salvation, Salvation by Grace (Soteriological) Called, Convicted, Converted

“THE SERMON ON THE PLAIN”

The auditors of this sermon: 6:17
This sermon is addressed,
The prelude to this sermon 6:17-19
The content of this sermon: 6:20-49

A.The character of those who will be admitted to the Kingdom (6:22-23)

They are poor (poor in spirit {have a low esteem of themselves apart from God} and oftentimes poor in material things). But they are blessed, for theirs is the Kingdom of God

They are hungry (hungry for spiritual things) . But they are blessed that they will be filled.

They are sorrowful (full of weeping). But they are blessed in that they will laugh later. i.e. spiritual joy.

They are hated, rejected and reproached. But they are blessed and they are to rejoice in their sufferings for Jesus’ sake: (1) because great is their reward in heaven and (2) because they are in company with the persecuted prophets.

The four descriptions of the righteous in vv 20-22 should not be seen as separate groups; but as elements of one portrait describing those for whom God has compassion.

1. The poor. Psalms 25:9; 34:2; Isaiah 42:1-18 61:1. Those people who understand that they must depend on God, because life is beyond their control
2. The hunger is a result of religious persecution and harsh treatment by people in power who take advantage of others. These people may be deficient in material goods, but they have turned to God for care, and He will care for them and satisfy them. Isaiah 32:6-7, 58:6-7; 9-10, Ezekiel 18:7, 16
3. The sad as a result of the strain of life, but there will come a time when they will laugh. Weeping as a picture of those who suffer unjustly. Psalms 126:5-6; 137:1; Isaiah 450:1-2. Those who weep have paid the price of painful rejection for lining up with God
4. These people suffer, hatred, insult, rejection, and exclusion from the Jewish community. The community gives them an “evil name,” because they have come to the Son of Man, that is, Jesus.

The are well spoken of – They believe, talk, act, and look, like the world, therefore the world accepts them and speaks well of them. But woe awaits them later

 FOUR WOES MATCH AND CONTRAST THE FOUR BLESSINGS: This speaks of Jesus’ displeasure with people who are uncaring about those around them and who refuse to be sensitive to God. These woes are description of one kind of person.

vs.24 But woe to you who are rich, for you are receiving your comfort in full. i.e. those who are “rich” and often take advantage of the poor. (James 2:1-7, 5:1-6) Wealth can create a sense of independence that results in distance from God and callousness towards others (First Timothy 6:6-18) The “comfort” is their wealth, which they cannot take with them.

vs. 25 Woe to you who are well-fed now, for you shall be hungry. On the day of Judgment, (Isaiah 5:22; 6:13; Amos 8:11. Those who ignore God and place their hope solely on the good life here have little comfort for the future.

Woe to you who laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep. Will someday mourn and weep. (Isaiah 65:14) they are too enthralled with the pursuit of life to care about anything else

vs. 26 Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers used to treat the false prophets in the same way. Reveals the spiritual depravity of those people. They are spoken well of by others.

THE BIBLE WAY OF SALVATION:

This is the message of the Sermon

1. Salvation from sin, escape from judgment and hell, eternal joy, heavenly glory doesn’t come to people who are fascinated with Jesus Christ.
2.The preaching of Jesus, He preached the same way that John the forerunner of Jesus in the wilderness. Jesus preached the same way that the prophets of the Old Testament, i.e. the true prophets. He preached repentance. Why? He was preaching to those who were and are sinners.

Definition of Sin – What are God’s rules? It definition of sin is breaking God’s rules
Jesus speaks on Hell and Destruction in Forty Six versus in the Bible.

A definition of sin is doing what is wrong or not doing what is right according to God’s rules (1 John 3:4). If God says “Do not lie” and you lie, then you have sinned. If God says “Do not steal” and you steal, then you have sinned.

According to God, sin separates you from Him (Isaiah 59:2).

And this is what Jesus was teaching in this sermon in Luke 6. That is the message. Every body is a sinner and they are head for divine judgment and eternal condemnation. That is Jesus message.

THIS PLACE CALLED HELL IS THE PLACE WHERE SINNERS GO  

1. Hell is the place of torment for the lost (unsaved). Because everyone has sinned no one deserves to live with the Holy and righteous Heavenly Father (Romans 3:10; 3:23). But God is a loving Father and He offers salvation from death to all, and for those that reject the offer, God’s justice will be executed and the wage of sin will be paid in Hell.
2. In Jesus day, the message of “repentance” was not well received. They believed they were good enough.
3. You talk to the average person today, and they will say “You know I figure that I’m a good and just man. I am a good person generally. If there is a Heaven I would say my chances are as good as anyone I know.”

Will Those Who Never Hear The Gospel Go To Hell

Have I heard this question many times: Will those who never hear the Gospel of Christ go to hell..

I will let you read what R.C. Sproul says:

That’s one of the most emotionally laden questions that a Christian can ever be asked. Nothing is more terrifying or more awful to contemplate than that any human being would go to hell. On the surface, when we ask a question like that, what’s lurking there is, “How could God ever possibly send some person to hell who never even had the opportunity to hear of the Savior? It just doesn’t seem right.”

I would say the most important section of Scripture to study with respect to that question is the first chapter of Paul’s letter to the Romans. The point of the book of Romans is to declare the Good News—the marvelous story of redemption that God has provided for humanity in Christ, the riches and the glory of God’s grace, the extent to which God has gone to redeem us. But when Paul introduces the gospel, he begins in the first chapter by declaring that the wrath of God is revealed from heaven and this manifestation of God’s anger is directed against a human race that has become ungodly and unrighteous. So the reason for God’s anger is anger against evil. God’s not angry with innocent people; he’s angry with guilty people. The specific point for which they are charged with evil is in the rejection of God’s self-disclosure.

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Christ is sent into a world that is already on the way to hell.

Paul labors the point that from the very first day of creation and through the creation, God has plainly manifested his eternal power and being and character to every human being on this planet. In other words, every human being knows that there is a God and that he is accountable to God. Yet every human being disobeys God. Why does Paul start his exposition of the gospel at that point? What he’s trying to do, and what he develops in the book of Romans, is this: Christ is sent into a world that is already on the way to hell. Christ is sent into the world that is lost, that is guilty of rejecting the Father whom they do know.

Now, let’s go back to your original question, “Does God send people to hell who have never heard of Jesus?” God never punishes people for rejecting Jesus if they’ve never heard of Jesus. When I say that, people breathe a sigh of relief and say, “Then we’d better not tell anybody about Jesus because somebody might reject him. Then they’re really in deep trouble.” But again, there are other reasons to go to hell. To reject God the Father is a very serious thing. And no one will be able to say on the last day, “I didn’t know that you existed,” because God has revealed himself plainly. Now the Bible makes it clear that people desperately need Christ. God may grant his mercy unilaterally at some point, but I don’t have any reason to have much hope in that. I think we have to pay serious attention to the passionate command of Christ to go to the whole world, to every living creature, and tell them of Jesus.