The Ten Bridesmaids (Matt. 25:1-13)

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The Ten Virgins
(Matthew 251-13)
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The Ten Virgins
(Matthew 251-13)
Be Sure That You Are Ready!

• Being a member of a popular denomination doesnt
  make you ready.

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The Ten Virgins
(Matthew 251-13)
Acts 264-5 My manner of life from my youth,
which was at the first among mine own nation at
Jerusalem, know all the Jews 5 Which knew me
from the beginning, if they would testify, that
after the most strait sect of our religion I
lived a Pharisee.
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The Ten Virgins
(Matthew 251-13)
Gal 113-14 For ye have heard of my conversation
in time past in the Jews' religion, how that
beyond measure I persecuted the church of God,
and wasted it 14 And profited in the Jews'
religion above many my equals in mine own nation,
being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions
of my fathers.
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The Ten Virgins
(Matthew 251-13)
Be Sure That You Are Ready!

• Being a member of a popular denomination doesnt
  make you ready.
• Just being good doesnt make you ready.

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The Ten Virgins
(Matthew 251-13)
Obeying the Gospel
Rom 116 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of
Christ for it is the power of God unto salvation
to every one that believeth to the Jew first,
and also to the Greek.
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The Ten Virgins
(Matthew 251-13)
Obeying the Gospel
Mark 1616 He that believeth and is baptized
shall be saved but he that believeth not shall
be damned.
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The Ten Virgins
(Matthew 251-13)
Obeying the Gospel
Acts 238 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and
be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus
Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall
receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
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The Ten Virgins
(Matthew 251-13)
Obeying the Gospel
Gal 327 For as many of you as have been baptized
into Christ have put on Christ.
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The Ten Virgins
(Matthew 251-13)
Be Sure That You Are Ready!

• Being a member of a popular denomination doesnt
  make you ready.
• Just being good doesnt make you ready.
• Just being a member of a local church of Christ
  doesnt make you ready.

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The Ten Virgins
(Matthew 251-13)
The Church Is the Kingdom
1 Cor 1524 Then cometh the end, when he shall
have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the
Father when he shall have put down all rule and
all authority and power.
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The Ten Virgins
(Matthew 251-13)
The Church Is the Body
Eph 523 For the husband is the head of the wife,
even as Christ is the head of the church and he
is the savior of the body.
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The Ten Virgins
(Matthew 251-13)
Be Sure That You Are Ready!

• Being a member of a popular denomination doesnt
  make you ready.
• Just being good doesnt make you ready.
• Just being a member of a local church of Christ
  doesnt make you ready.

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The Ten Virgins
(Matthew 251-13)
Do All You Can To Be Ready!
Its not that these parables teach salvation by
works or merit. It is not that they offer some
other way into the kingdom of God some harder,
more legalistic kind of Gospel. Thats not it at
all. There is no contradiction in these parables
with the clear teaching of the free give of Gods
redemption received through faith alone.
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The Ten Virgins
(Matthew 251-13)
Do All You Can To Be Ready!
The purpose of these three parables in Matthew 25
is to teach what genuine faith looks like. Of
course we are saved only by faith in the finished
work of Jesus Christ, when He died on the cross
and roses from the dead to deliver us from sin
and death. That doctrine is not threatened nor
argued with in any of the parables of Jesus in
Matthew chapter 25.
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The Ten Virgins
(Matthew 251-13)
Do All You Can To Be Ready!
What Jesus is doing in Matthew 25 is defining
real faith. Hes saying many professing
Christians are fooling themselves about what
faith in Him is all about. Faith that doesnt
prepare isnt faith at all. It will be shut out
like those five foolish virgins. Faith that
doesnt sacrifice and obey isnt faith at all.
It will be cast into outer darkness like the lazy
servant. Faith that doesnt love and reach out
isnt faith. It will be eternally lost like
those who ignored their brothers and sisters in
need.
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The Ten Virgins
(Matthew 251-13)
Do All You Can To Be Ready!
Phil 212 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have
always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but
now much more in my absence, work out your own
salvation with fear and trembling.
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The Ten Virgins
(Matthew 251-13)
Do All You Can To Be Ready!
Heb 58-9 Though he were a Son, yet learned he
obedience by the things which he suffered 9 And
being made perfect, he became the author of
eternal salvation unto all them that obey him
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The Ten Virgins
(Matthew 251-13)
Do All You Can To Be Ready!

• Attend extra classes (e.g. personal work class)
• Read you Bible everyday
• Attend gospel meetings in the area
• Visit the shut-ins

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The Ten Virgins
(Matthew 251-13)
There Are Some Things You Can't Borrow!

• You cant borrow someone elses oil
• (Whatever is needed to be ready)
• Faith
• Conduct
• Character
• Holiness
• Righteousness

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The Ten Virgins
(Matthew 251-13)
Time Is Running Out

• What the Shut Door Indicates
• You no longer have a choice
• You can no longer change
• The finality of things

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Be sure you are ready! Do All you can to be
ready! Some things you can't borrow! Time is
running out!
The Ten Virgins
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