Lakewood Baptist Church

Hebrews 2:3 -

 how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him, NKJV

Almost without exception people believe that some preparation must be made for meeting God.

However, for some reason people neglect to make that preparation.

Why is this?

1. Some Neglect The Great Salvation Because They Are Not Acutely Aware That They Are Lost.

• They are aware that they have not made a public profession of faith in Jesus Christ.

• They are aware that they have never followed him in believer’s baptism.

• They have not become a member of His church.

• Many people are unaware that to have the life of God in their heart and to be a member of the family of God they must experience the birth of spiritual life that Jesus talked about in his conversation with Nicodemus, “Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3).

2. Some Neglect The Great Salvation Because They Are Unaware Of How Great God’s Love Is For Them.

• From the beginning of time, Satan has been seeking to misrepresent the nature and the character of God.

• He did it in the Garden of Eden.

• The serpent misrepresented the nature of the Creator and implied that he was trying to restrict and to hinder and deprive the first couple of that which they were entitled to have.

3. Some Neglect The Great Salvation Because Of The Grip That Sin Has On Their Life.

• When Jesus Christ is allowed to come into a person’s heart, the power of God becomes available to enable that person to overcome the degrading effects of sin.

• With the help of God, a person can conquer the sin that has enslaved him or her.

4. Some Neglect The Great Salvation Because Of The Failures Of Some Who Profess To Be Christian.

• Instead of looking at the failures of others, each individual needs to face up to his or her own responsibility to make preparation for life, for death, and for eternity.

• What another person has done or has failed to do will never provide us with a legitimate excuse for doing the wrong thing.

5. Some Neglect The Great Salvation Because Of Mistaken Ideas About The Nature Of Sin.

• Sin is destructive to each and every one of us.

• Sin brings harm into the lives of others.

• The only thing that a person must give up to become a follower of Jesus Christ is that which is going to ruin him anyway.

There are undoubtedly other excuses that people use for neglecting the great salvation.

God’s salvation is great because of the love that thought it, because of the love that brought it, and because of the love that produced it on the cross.

It is great because of what it can save you from and because of what it can save you to.