Make Use Of The Practice Exams | Get Ready For Christ's Return | Santosh Poonen

Santosh PoonenApril 20, 202058mWatch on YouTube

2020 Melbourne Conference Theme: Get Ready For Christ's Return Message Title: 5) Make Use Of The Practice Exams - Santosh Poonen Visit our website for more information: www.cfcindia.com

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The speaker compares the current global events to a 'fire drill' or 'model exam' for believers, suggesting that these trials are opportunities to test one's readiness for Christ's return. He emphasizes that true readiness means having a clear conscience and a deep, personal relationship with Jesus, as there will be no second chance when the final event occurs. The message concludes by focusing on the warning, "I do not know you," which the speaker suggests is a message for those who already consider themselves Christians.

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Seeing the crisis as a fire drillThe speaker views the current global hardships not as an end, but as a fire drill or model exam to test whether our spiritual processes are truly ready for the final exam when Jesus returns.

The New Covenant and a hidden relationshipThe New Covenant means having a hidden personal relationship with Jesus, where nothing in our core devotion should be shaken by outside events.

The scariest words in the GospelsJesus warns that on the final exam, some individuals who considered themselves believers will hear the terrifying words 'I do not know you.'

Failing the test despite religious worksIn Matthew 7, Jesus warns that people who prophesied, cast out demons, and performed miracles in His name will be rejected because they practiced lawlessness and failed to do the Father's will.

The parable of the ten virgins and hidden oilIn Matthew 25, the parable of the ten virgins shows that half of the believers had outward lamps but lacked the hidden flask of oil representing a secret, personal relationship with Jesus.

Striving to enter through the narrow doorIn Luke 13, Jesus responds to a question about salvation by urging people to strive to enter through the narrow door before the master of the house gets up and shuts it.Luke 13:23–27

The greatest suffering of allWhile many face severe earthly suffering, the ultimate suffering was when God the Father made Jesus—who knew no sin—to become sin on our behalf.

Avoiding spiritual short-sightednessTo keep our devotion pure, we must not become short-sighted by forgetting our purification from former sins and the wretchedness from which Christ rescued us.

Forgetting what lies behind and pressing onPaul instructs believers to forget past mistakes and model exam failures, pressing forward toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.Philippians 3:12–14

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2020 Melbourne Conference Theme: Get Ready For Christ's Return Message Title: 5) Make Use Of The Practice Exams - Santosh Poonen Visit our website for more information: www.cfcindia.com

Summary

Outline

The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.

The New Covenant and a hidden relationshipThe New Covenant means having a hidden personal relationship with Jesus, where nothing in our core devotion should be shaken by outside events.

The scariest words in the GospelsJesus warns that on the final exam, some individuals who considered themselves believers will hear the terrifying words 'I do not know you.'

The greatest suffering of allWhile many face severe earthly suffering, the ultimate suffering was when God the Father made Jesus—who knew no sin—to become sin on our behalf.

Avoiding spiritual short-sightednessTo keep our devotion pure, we must not become short-sighted by forgetting our purification from former sins and the wretchedness from which Christ rescued us.

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