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  (AUDIO SERMON CLIP) SIMPLE DEVOTION TO CHRIST TILL THE END
  by Bob Jennings
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Summary: This sermon emphasizes the importance of truly entering into a
genuine relationship with Christ, highlighting the dangers of false
Christianity and the deception that can lead believers astray from pure
devotion to Christ. It discusses the narrow gate that leads to life,
contrasting it with the wide gate that leads to destruction, and the few
who find the true way. The message warns against being blinded
spiritually by the god of this world and the struggles faced in
maintaining a simple and pure devotion to Christ amidst spiritual
battles.

Topics: "Genuine Relationship with Christ", "Spiritual Deception"
Scripture References: Matthew 7:13, 2 Corinthians 11:3, John 10:9, 2 Corinthians 4:4, 1 Timothy 6:12

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This sermon emphasizes the importance of truly entering into a genuine
relationship with Christ, highlighting the dangers of false Christianity
and the deception that can lead believers astray from pure devotion to
Christ. It discusses the narrow gate that leads to life, contrasting it
with the wide gate that leads to destruction, and the few who find the
true way. The message warns against being blinded spiritually by the god
of this world and the struggles faced in maintaining a simple and pure
devotion to Christ amidst spiritual battles.

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It shouldn't surprise us that so many are around, fervent, real
Christians, and yet they can't find the door, like the men of Sodom. Or
like Judas, he kissed the door and still didn't enter in. It shouldn't
surprise us that men are ever learning, reading good books on theology,
and yet still not able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

It shouldn't surprise us that it wouldn't make a bit of difference if
they found Noah's Ark. There wouldn't be one more believer then than
there is now. No one rose from the dead, yet they will not believe,
because the God of this world has got them blinded, spiritually.

And so here we are tonight hearing these things, and we ought to think
of the words of the Lord Jesus. Strive to enter in at the narrow gate,
for narrow is the gate, and narrow is the way that leads to life, and
what few are those who find it. Wide is the gate, wide is the way that
leads to destruction, and many, many, many are those who enter there at.

I used to think that the Lord was there contrasting Christians with the
world. When you look more closely at the context, and the Lord is not
doing that, but rather is contrasting true Christianity with false
Christianity. Few are those who find it.

Paul knew these things. In view of that, he had a fear. You know, the
mighty apostle, he had a fear.

How about that? He writes to these same Corinthians about seven chapters
later, 11 verse 2, and says, I fear for you, lest, as the serpent
deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds should be led astray from the
purity and simplicity of devotion to Christ. And all of the struggles
that you face, and all of the spiritual battles that you face, really it
boils down to this one thing. The devil is trying so subtly, or maybe
boldly sometimes, to get you away from the purity and simplicity, this
simple devotion to Christ, all the way to the end.

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Video: https://sermonindex2.b-cdn.net/XzBkpGXLN3k.mp4
Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/bob-jennings/audio-sermon-clip-simple-devotion-to-christ-till-the-end/
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