SAINTS, TAINTS, AND AIN’TS
text: ROMANS 8:6-8
INTRODUCTION
THERE ARE MANY CLASSIFICATION OF PEOPLE IN THE WORLD TODAY IN TO DAYS SOCIETY WE HAVE THE HIGH CLASS, MEANING THE WEALTHY THEN THERE IS THE MIDDLE CLASS, THOSE WHOSE LIVE COMFORTABLE AND LASTLY THE LOW CLASS, THOSE WHO ARE LIVE IN POVERTY.
THERE ARE THREE LEVELS OF PEOPLE IN THE EDUCATIONAL WORLD THE GENIUS-THE VERY SMART PERSON WHICH IS THE STRAIGHT GRADE A STUDENT, THEN THERE IS AVERAGE STUDENT THIS IS THE GRADE B-C AND LASTLY THE STUDENT WHO IS WELL BELOW AVERAGE THIS IS THE STUDENT WHO FAILS EVERY CLASS AND DOES NOT MAKE THE GRADE
THERE ARE THREE LEVELS OF PEOPLE THE SAINTS, THE AIN’T AND THE TAINTS IN OTHER WORDS THE SAVED, THE UNSAVED AND THE CARNAL MINDED
THE BODY
1) THE TAINT-CARNAL MINDED CHRISTIAN
A) CARNAL MINDED ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE FLESHY WHO WANT
THE THINGS OF THE WORLD AND THE THINGS OF GOD THEY
HAVE A FORM A GOD BUT THEY DENY THE POWER THEY SERVE
WITH THERE MINDS BUT NOT WITH THEIR HEARTS
B) RELIGIOUS-
A) THEY GO TO CHURCH FAITHFULLY EVERY SUNDAY SING
SING ON THE CHOIR, USHER ON THE BOARD, ON THE
PASTORS AID GROUP ETC BUT PARTY ON SATERDAY
CUSS AND SMOKE DRINK ALCOHOL MONDAY THROUGH
SATERDAY
YES WE HAVE HALF STEPPIN PEOPLE, PEOPLE WHO HAVE HEAD KNOWLEDGE OF GOD BUT NOT HEART KNOWLEDGE. THE GO TO CHURCH BECAUSE THAT WAY MOMMA RAISE THEM, THEY RESPECT THE PREACHER BUT DON’T WANT NO PART OF THE HOLY GHOST DON’T WANT TO LIVE HOLY THEY WANT TO HANG ON TO THE WORLD AND HANG ON TO GOD.
THESE TYPES OF CHRISTIAN ARE WHAT JOHN ON THE ISLE OF PATMOS CALLED LUKE WARM AND THE BIBLE SAYS THAT GOD WILL SPIT YOU OUT OF HIS MOUTH.
2) THE AINTS-PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT SAVED
A) HAVE NO INTENTION OF ACCEPTING JESUS
THE BIBLE LET US KNOW IN 1ST CORINTHIANS 6:9-10 THAT NO UNRIGHTEOUS PERSON SHALL INHERIT THE KINGDOM OF GOD
NO FORNICATOR, ADULTER, BACKBITER, WHOREMONGER, ABUSER OF THEMSELVES WITH MANKIND(HOMOSEXUAL) , THIEVES, COVETOUS PERSON, DRUNKARDS ETC BUT ALL SHALL FIND THEMSELVES IN THE LAKE WHICH BURNS WITH FIRE IF THE DO NOT REPENT AND GIVE THEIR LIVES TO JESUS. JOHN TELLS US IN REVELATIONS GOD LOVE THE SINNER BUT HATES THEIR SIN. FOR THERE IS A WAY OUT FOR JESUS HAS AREADY MADE THE WAY BY BEING THE SUPREME SACRIFICE AND SHEDDING HIS BLOOD.
3) THE SAINTS-PEOPLE WHO
A) LOVE THE LORD
1) ALL THEIR HEART
2) ALL THEIR MINDS
3) ALL THEIR SOULS
B) LOVE TO PRAISE HIM
1) FOR HIS GOODNESS
2) FOR HIS MERCY
3) FOR HIS KINDNESS
4) FOR SALVATION
C) LIVE HOLY
1) CLEAN LIFE
2) CLEAN SPEECH
D) HAVE AGAPE LOVE- THE GOD KIND OF LOVE
1) THE THEIR ENEMIES
2) PRAY THOSE WHO DISPITEFULLY USE THEM
3) BLESS THOSE WHO CURSE THEM
4) LOVE AT ALL TIMES
CONCLUSION
BELOVED IT TIME TO EXAMINE YOURSELF AND SEE WHERE AND WHAT CATAGORY THAT YOU FALL INTO IF YOU FALL INTO THE THE FIRST TO THAN IT TIME TO REPENT AND SERVE GOD IN BEAUTY OF HOLINESS IF YOU FALL INTO THE THE LAST ONE THEN IT TIME FOR YOU TO WORSHIP AND PRAISE GOD FOR WHO HE IS FOR YOUR I LEAVE YOU WITH THIS QUESTION WHAT KIND OF LIVE ARE YOU LIVING?
