Things That God Does Not Know (Sermon On Salvation)

I think I know the reason that so many like that song is because of some questions that are raised, such as:

• Did ever saint find this Friend forsake him? NO, NOT ONE!

• Was ever a gift like the Savior given? NO, NOT ONE!

• Will He refuse us a home in Heaven? NO, NOT ONE!

But this song not only asks some interesting questions, it also makes some very wonderful statements, such as:

• There’s not a friend like the lowly Jesus, NO, NOT ONE!

• There’s not an hour that He is not near us, NO, NOT ONE!

• No night so dark but His love can cheer us, NO, NOT ONE!

• Or sinner find that He would not take him? NO, NOT ONE!

What makes this song such a great song is the message that it conveys to us about the GREATNESS OF THE LORD JESUS!

Illus: This song is not like many of the modern day contemporary songs that are known as 7-11 songs. The reason they are called 7-11 songs is because they consist of seven words and they sing them eleven times.

The song, “No, not one” has a real Bible message that tells us about the wonderful Savior who loves us and died for our sins. But if you really want to know about the greatness of the Lord Jesus, you have to turn to the Word of God.

Most people know enough about the Word of God to know that God is Omniscient - HE KNOWS ALL!

But there are some things that God does NOT KNOW-

I. GOD DOES NOT KNOW ANY PERSON WHO HAS NOT SINNED

• Look at Rom. 3:10, we read, "As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one."

• Look at Rom. 3:23, we read, "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God."

God’s Word states that we are all sinners. This is something He knows. How much clearer can He state it? “There is none righteous, no, NOT ONE."

Many folks get angry with Bible preachers when they preach that we are all sinners. But this is true, whether we want to hear it or not. All of us are in this predicament together.

Illus: The only difference between those of us who are saved and those who are not saved is that we have come to the Savior and asked Him to forgive us of our sins.

God’s Word says, "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

Illus: Most of us, at one time or another, have played with darts. We would place a dartboard across the room, and we would take turns throwing darts at the dart board. You throw your dart and you might miss the bulls-eye by only an inch. I throw my dart and I might miss it by a foot.

But the fact is, we both missed the bulls-eye, and God says when it come to the things of God, we have ALL HAVE MISSED THE BULLS- EYE.

We live in an age where people do not want to be told the truth about their spiritual condition. If a Bible-preacher starts to preach the truth of God’s Word and tell them they are hell-bound sinners, they find another church where the preacher will tell them, “I’m alright and you’re alright!”

But I am not ALRIGHT, and YOU are not ALRIGHT. That is why the Lord Jesus had to come and die for our sins, because if He had not, we all would perish.

Whether they like to hear it or not, it is the TRUTH according to God’s Word, we ALL ARE SINNERS!

Illus: People like this make you think of a person who has a serious physical condition, and they go to the doctor and tell him, “Doc, I help pay your salary, and I want you to tell me I AM IN GOOD CONDITION, even if I AM NOT!”

It would be ridiculous for someone to go to a doctor and make such a demand.

But yet there are some who make such demands when it comes to their spiritual condition. They want to be told they are in excellent condition spiritually, but the fact is they are in terrible condition spiritually.

WHY DO MANY THINK THEY ARE IN GOOD SHAPE SPIRITUALLY? For several reasons:

(1) SOME BECAUSE OF COMPARISON

That is, they will find someone in worse shape than they are in and say, “I am in excellent shape compared to them.”

Illus: These people make us think of two fellows who go to the doctor and both have been diagnosed as having cancer.

One has just been diagnosed, and the other one’s condition is much more advanced.