4 Things God Doesn’t Know
(the points are borrowed from someone else – the meat is mine)

I. GOD DOESN’T KNOW A SIN HE DOESN’T HATE!

Psa 101:3 “I hate the work of the one who falls away from me.”
Prov 6:16 –“ There are 6 things the Lord hates, yes 7 are an abomination.
A proud look
       A lying tongue
              Hands that shed innocent blood
  	      A heart that devises wicked plans
	         feet that swiftly run to evil
		A false witness who speaks lies
		      And one who sows discord among the brethren.

Why does God hate sin?
	Rom 3:23
		wages = military term--paying soldier for service
		wages = rotten meat…spoiled and putrefying to God
Sin causes a wasted life:
	2 Sam 6:8 – Uzzah touched ark and disobeyed God’s command.
	Acts 5	  -- Annias ans Saphirah…lied about gift to God.
		    Hophni and Phineas..sons of Eli..strange fire to God.
The ABC’s of WAGES OF SIN…
	A = Alienation from God…Eph 2:12..w/o Christ, no hope
	B = Bondage to Sin…Serve sin as master…Rom 6:6
	C = Concerns others…hurt those we love; bring pain to selves 

ILL: SIN IS FOOLISH & makes US LOOK FOOLISH:
	man gets drunk..comes home and shaves…He nicked himself several times and put band aids on the places. He thinks his wife is unaware of his drunkness as she is asleep. He got away with it. Next morning, he woke up and wife asked him if he had gotten drunk. He said, what makes you ask that? She said, the mirror was covered with bandaids when I got up.

APPLICATION:

2. GOD DOESN’T KNOW A SINNER HE DOESN’T LOVE.

Rom 5:8 – God demonstrated His love for us even while we were yet
sinners!  Christ died for US!
John 15:13 – greater love have no man than this, than to lay down one’s
life for his friends.
1 John 3:16 – By this we know love, because He laid down His life for
us.
1 John 4:19 – We love Him because He first loved us.
John 3:16 –
Eph 2:4 – But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love
which He loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses.

God hates lying, but God loves the liar
    God hates stealing, but God loves the thief
	God hates murder, but God loves the murderer
	    God hates adultery, but God loves the adulterer
		God hates our evil, sinful actions, but loves us.

Go to beginning of Bible, 
Adam, sinned…but God loved Adam
     Abraham sinned…lied…had unbelief…God loved
		Noah sinned,…incest and drunkenness…God loved
		     David, adultery and murder…God loved
			Peter…denial…God loved
			     Paul…kicked against goads,
persecuted the church.. God loved

ILL: In Context, Mary Marty tells a parable from the Eye of the Needle newsletter. It goes, “A holy man was engaged in his morning meditation under a tree whose roots stretched out over the riverbank. During his meditation he noticed that the river was rising, and a scorpion caught in the roots was about to drown. He crawled out on the roots and reached down to free the scorpion, but every time he tried, the scorpion struck back at him.” An observer came along and said to the holy man, “Don’t you know that’s a scorpion, and its in its nature to want to sting?” “To which, the holy man replied, “That may well be true, but it is my nature to save, and must I change my nature because the scorpion does not change its nature?”  

Picture of God’s love for sinners…He will not change His nature…He will continue to love us.
APPLICATION:
III. GOD DOES NOT KNOW A BETTER SAVIOR THAN JESUS!

John 11 tells the story of the sickness and death of Lazarus, a close friend of Jesus.  When Jesus arrives, Lazarus is in the grave and has been for four days.  He is dead. No question about it.  What does Lazarus need? A Resurrection!  He needs someone to do for him what he can’t do for himself.  That’s where Jesus comes in.  He is the resurrection and the life!

Lazarus could try calling on  Buddah, but Buddah won’t show.
Lazarus could try calling on Muhammad, he won’t show.
Lazarus could try calling on Hare Krishna, but he won’t be there

His only hope---His only Savior is Jesus Christ!

God knows that there is no one else who can be SAVIOR!

Lazarus could have applied for more EDUCATION…and if he got it
	He’d be an EDUCATED DEAD MAN
Lazarus could have called for a change of ENVIRONMENT… and if
	he got it, he’d be a MOVED DEAD MAN
Lazarus could have wanted NEW PARENTS, if he got them…
	he’d have a NEW FAMILY, but still be DEAD!
HE NEEDED A SAVIOR…one who could give him LIFE!

Rom 5:10…We have been reconciled by CHRIST”S DEATH, but much more we ARE SAVED by HIS LIFE…His RESURRECTION!

1 Tim 2:5…There is one God and one mediator between God and man, THE MAN CHRIST JESUS who gave HIMSELF a ransom for many.

Try Buddah or  Try Muhammad
  	Try Baal or try Molech
	      Try Reincarnation or Transcendental meditation….
all be found falling short of Jesus Christ!

John 10:9…I am the DOOR, anyone who enters must come thru me.
John 10:11…I am good Shepherd and I lay my life down for sheep
John 11:25..Iam resurrection and life

ILLUSTRATION: Man Fell into A Pit
APPLICATION:

IV. GOD DOESN’T KNOW A BETTER TIME TOBE SAVED THAN NOW!

2 Cor 6: 2 – God says, “At the acceptable time I listened to you, and on the day of salvation I helped you,; Behold NOW is the ACCEPTABLE TIME, behold, NOW is the DAY OF SALVATION!:

Eph 5:16-17 – Make the most of your time, because the days are evil; so do not be foolish but understand what the will of the Lord is.

Col 4:5 – Conduct yourself with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the time of opportunity.

Bible says that “life is like a vapor, a fog. It is here and then gone!”

TO PUT OFF SALVATION TODAY – is like telling God “God, Your Bible is false and a lie. Tomorrow is a better day for me to be saved!”

URGENCY of TODAY:

Isa 55:6 – Seek the Lord while he can be found; call while the Lord is near.
Psa 95:7 – Today when you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.”  NOW—His Time and His terms!

BIBLE ILLUS: Number 13-14…Israel at Kadesh Barnea…
cost 40years & generation had to die outside of God’s will.

William Mason “Each day wait to repent is one less day to repent in”