“Be Salted with Fire & Sin No More”
“From Ulster Plantation to the Carolina’s with the Gospel!” *
Russell H. McCullough / Archdale church of Christ, 2525 Archdale Drive, Charlotte, NC 28210
www.archdale.org / gospelcall.blogspot.com - Date: 9 October 2016
Text: Mark 9.42 - 49
Thesis: The Wages of
Sin is Death Forever in Hell
1
Introduction
A.
The
2 least favorite topics from God’s Word today are sin and hell.
B. Illustration
C.
Hell
is prepared for the sinner who causes disbelief in others
D.
Sin
and hell are to be mortified as a matter of the most urgent priority in our
lives.
1.
Read
Colossians 3.1 - 15
2
Mortify
the Sin of the Grasp – 9.43 - 44
A.
Cut
off your hand that grasps sin so that your whole body will not be cast into
hell.
1.
Philippians
2.5 - 7
3
Mortify
the Sin of the Walk – 9.45
A.
Cutoff
your foot that walks you into the way of sin so that your whole body will not
be cast into hell.
1.
Psalms
1
4
Mortify
the Sin of the Eye – 9.47 - 48
A.
Cut
out your eye that casts sight upon that which is evil.
1.
Matthew
5.27 - 28
5
The
Meaning of the Text in It’s Theological, Historical & Cultural Context:
A.
The
salt of pain and suffering as we mortify sin in our lives will both purify and
save us in the end through the blood of Jesus Christ
B.
The
salt of pain and suffering as we mortify sin in our lives will bring peace with
one another.
6
The
Challenge of the Text for Christians Today
A.
Sin
is our mortal enemy
B.
Sin
is to be murdered in our lives
C.
The
murder of sin will be painful and costly
D.
The
pain and suffering we experience as we murder sin in our lives will ironically
serve as salt that will preserve us in the day of our judgement
E.
Un-murdered
sin will someday murder us.
7
“The
Gospel Call” - "Repent and be baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." - Acts 2.38 et al
·
My fifth great uncle was Hugh Gaston who was
rector at the Ballywillan Presbyterian Church (pictured above left) in County
Antrim, Ulster Plantation (Northern Ireland) and wrote the most dangerous book
of his time; Gaston’s Collections. It
allowed “the ploughman to know more Bible than his clergyman.” Hugh fled to South Carolina where he died
prematurely of the measles. He is buried
just one hour south of Charlotte in Chester County, S.C. in “Burnt Meeting
House Cemetery.” Uncle Hugh continues
to inspire my ministry to this very day.
You can read more about Uncle Hugh here: http://www.ballywillanpci.org/rev-hugh-gaston
Ruins photo courtesy of:
ballywillanpci.org.
