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People are unhappy because they are separated from God.
Lift apart from God brings misery.
Then why are people unable to meet God?
1. It is because people have been separated from God.
1) Their spirits are dead. Ephesians 2:1
2) God’s spirit has left them.
(1) Original man – God’s spirit was with man. Genesis 1:27
(2) After the fall, God’s spirit left and people became spiritually dead.
Therefore, without a constant blood sacrifice,
People are immediately cursed. Cain
(3) When God’s spirit left, Satan’s spirit took control. 1 Corinthians 2:12
3) They became ignorant of God’s will because even their knowledge
and wisdom become dim. 2 Thessalonians 2:10-11
4) Even though they hear God’s Word, they cannot understand it. 2 Corinthians 4:4-5
2. People try to meet God.
1) Humankind is a spiritual being, so we instinctively seek God.
2) People think they can meet God through sincerity, but they fail to do so.
3) People think religion is the answer, so they zealously live a religious life.
Matthew 12:43-45
4) People try to meet God through philosophy, but they fail and become emptier.
Colossians 2:8-9
5) This is all because people do not know what Original sin is.
3. If you are not saved, you cannot meet God.
1) You must be saved first to meet God.
2) Without being born again, you cannot see God. John 3:3-5
3) Salvation is freedom from Satan, destiny and fate.
4) Salvation is breaking free from sin.
5) Salvation is deliverance from the power of Hell.
6) Hell is the place designated for Satan’s children. Matthew 25:41
7) Heaven is the place for God’s children.
4. Just as a corpse cannot move, a dead soul’s efforts are useless.
1) The efforts of the unsaved result merely in external changes.
2) These efforts are good, but they do not merit salvation.
3) Nothing on Earth is worthy of Heaven.
5. Why are you unable to gain salvation through effort?
1) You cannot revive your spirit with your own efforts.
2) You cannot revive your spirit with the help of others.
3) No other hero has ever been sent to the Earth to defeat Satan. Acts 4:12
4) Salvation is God’s gift of grace. Ephesians 2:8-9
6. Healing – Nightmares
1) Health problems – regular exercise, balanced lifestyle, nutrition
2) Meditative prayer – meditate holding to the Word
3) Scheduled prayer – Daniel 6:10,22 Genesis 13:18 Acts 3:1 Acts 16:16-31
Lift apart from God brings misery.
Then why are people unable to meet God?
1. It is because people have been separated from God.
1) Their spirits are dead. Ephesians 2:1
2) God’s spirit has left them.
(1) Original man – God’s spirit was with man. Genesis 1:27
(2) After the fall, God’s spirit left and people became spiritually dead.
Therefore, without a constant blood sacrifice,
People are immediately cursed. Cain
(3) When God’s spirit left, Satan’s spirit took control. 1 Corinthians 2:12
3) They became ignorant of God’s will because even their knowledge
and wisdom become dim. 2 Thessalonians 2:10-11
4) Even though they hear God’s Word, they cannot understand it. 2 Corinthians 4:4-5
2. People try to meet God.
1) Humankind is a spiritual being, so we instinctively seek God.
2) People think they can meet God through sincerity, but they fail to do so.
3) People think religion is the answer, so they zealously live a religious life.
Matthew 12:43-45
4) People try to meet God through philosophy, but they fail and become emptier.
Colossians 2:8-9
5) This is all because people do not know what Original sin is.
3. If you are not saved, you cannot meet God.
1) You must be saved first to meet God.
2) Without being born again, you cannot see God. John 3:3-5
3) Salvation is freedom from Satan, destiny and fate.
4) Salvation is breaking free from sin.
5) Salvation is deliverance from the power of Hell.
6) Hell is the place designated for Satan’s children. Matthew 25:41
7) Heaven is the place for God’s children.
4. Just as a corpse cannot move, a dead soul’s efforts are useless.
1) The efforts of the unsaved result merely in external changes.
2) These efforts are good, but they do not merit salvation.
3) Nothing on Earth is worthy of Heaven.
5. Why are you unable to gain salvation through effort?
1) You cannot revive your spirit with your own efforts.
2) You cannot revive your spirit with the help of others.
3) No other hero has ever been sent to the Earth to defeat Satan. Acts 4:12
4) Salvation is God’s gift of grace. Ephesians 2:8-9
6. Healing – Nightmares
1) Health problems – regular exercise, balanced lifestyle, nutrition
2) Meditative prayer – meditate holding to the Word
3) Scheduled prayer – Daniel 6:10,22 Genesis 13:18 Acts 3:1 Acts 16:16-31