Spiritual Awareness Survey

 

  1. MAN’S GOODNESS:
    1. Do you consider yourself to be a good person?
    2. Are you good enough to go to heaven?
  2. GOD’S STANDARD OF GOODNESS (The 10 Commandments):
    1. Exodus 20:3, “You shall have no other gods before Me.”

                                                              i.      Have you ever failed to put God first in your life?

    1. Exodus 20:4, “You shall not make for yourself an idol”

                                                              i.      Is God to you a Being that would never judge anyone nor cast anyone into hell?

1.      If yes, you created your own personal god (idolatry).

    1. Exodus  20:7, “You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain”

                                                              i.      Have you ever used the name of God as a cuss word?

                                                            ii.      The verse goes on to say, “for the LORD will not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain”

    1. Exodus 20:8, “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.”

                                                              i.      Have you ever been guilty of not setting aside a day in the week for God?

    1. Exodus 20:12, “Honor your father and your mother”

                                                              i.      Have you always honored your parents in a way that is pleasing to God?

    1. Exodus 20:13, “You shall not murder”

                                                              i.      Have you ever hated another human being?

1.      If yes, the Bible says hatred is synonymous to murder (1John 3:15)

    1. Exodus 20:14, “You shall not commit adultery”

                                                              i.      Have you ever looked at another person with lust?

1.      If yes, the Bible calls that adultery (Matthew 5:28)

    1. Exodus 20:15, “You shall not steal”

                                                              i.      Have you ever stolen anything in your life?

    1. Exodus 20:16, “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor”

                                                              i.      Have you ever lied before?

    1. Exodus 20:17, “You shall not covet (envy)”

                                                              i.      Have you ever envied another person’s things, wealth, friends or relatives?

  1. GOD’S JUDGMENT:
    1. If God were to judge you by the 10 Commandments, would you go to heaven?

                                                              i.      Just as a “good judge” would pronounce judgment on a rapist, God, being The Good Judge, will pronounce judgment on murderers, adulterers, thieves and liars.

                                                            ii.      The Bible says in Revelation 21:8, “But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”

  1. GOD’S KINDNESS:

Imagine you were standing before a judge, guilty of many serious crimes. The evidence presented in

court shows that you are 100% guilty. Your apologies and good deeds cannot erase your crimes. Your

fine is $100 million dollars or life imprisonment. You have no money. And just before the sentence is

passed, a stranger steps in and pays your fine. The court accepts the fine and lets you go free!

    1. This is exactly what Christ did for you and I

                                                              i.      The Bible says in Romans 5:8, “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”

                                                            ii.      Isn’t this good news?

1.      The Bible calls this “good news” the gospel

2.      1Corinthians 15:1-4 says the gospel is that Jesus died for our sins, was buried and raised the third day to life!

                                                          iii.      The Bible goes on to say in Romans 6:23, “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord”

1.      Like any free gift, it must be received.

2.      Would you be interested in learning how one receives this gift of eternal life?