By: Ptr. Ronald Ocampo Part1: http://www.slideshare.net/pnxstan23/the-4-most-important-meanings-of-christmas-part1

1. THE 3 MOST
IMPORTANT
MEANINGS OF
CHRISTMAS

2. FIRST:
CHRISTMAS
MEANS
SALVATION AND
ETERNAL LIFE

3. intro:
Matthew 10:8 Heal the sick,
raise the dead, cleanse those who
have leprosy, drive out demons.
Freely you have received, freely
give.
Luke 19:10 “For the Son of Man
came to seek and to save what
was lost."

4. Acts 4:12 Salvation is found in
no one else, for there is no other
name under heaven given to
men by which we must be
saved."
John 14:6 (NIV)
Jesus answered, “I am the way
and the truth and the life. No
one comes to the Father except
through me.

5. ( CEV ) Only Jesus has
the power to save! His
name is the only one in
all the world that can
save anyone.

6. UNDERSTANDING THE
CLOSE INSEPARABLE
CONNECTION OF
ETERNAL LIFE, ENTERING
THE KINGDOM OF GOD
AND SALVATION…

7. LUKE 18:18-26
Luke 18:18 A certain ruler asked him,
"Good teacher, what must I do to
inherit eternal life?"
Luke 18:19 Why do you call me good?
Jesus answered. "No one is good--except
God alone.
Luke 18:20 You know the
commandments: 'Do not commit
adultery, do not murder, do not steal,
do not give false testimony, honor your
father and mother.' "

8. Luke 18:21 All these I have
kept since I was a boy, he said.
Luke 18:22 When Jesus heard
this, he said to him, "You still
lack one thing. Sell everything
you have and give to the poor,
and you will have treasure in
heaven. Then come, follow me."

9. Luke 18:23 When he
heard this, he became very
sad, because he was a man
of great wealth.
Luke 18:24 Jesus looked
at him and said, "How
hard it is for the rich to
enter the kingdom of God!

10. Luke 18:25 Indeed, it is
easier for a camel to go
through the eye of a needle
than for a rich man to enter
the kingdom of God."
Luke 18:26 Those who
heard this asked, "Who
then can be saved?”

11. YOU DON’T LOSE YOUR
SALVATION AND ETERNAL LIFE
YOU HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE
LORD JESUS.
REASONS WE BELIEVE THE
DOCTRINE OF ETERNAL
SECURITY AND ONCE SAVED,
SAVED FOREVER.
NOTE: GENUINELY ACCEPTED
THE LORD JESUS AND
REGENERATED.

12. 1John 2:19 They went out
from us, but they did not
really belong to us. For if
they had belonged to us,
they would have remained
with us; but their going
showed that none of them
belonged to us.

13. (ISV) They left us, but they
were not part of us, for if
they had been part of us,
they would have stayed
with us. They simply made
it clear that none of them
was really part of us.

14. (TPV) Bagamat sila’y dating
kasamahan natin, hindi natin tunay
na kaisa ang mga taong iyon. Sapagkat
kung sila’y tunay na atin, nanatili sana
silang kasama natin. Ngunit umalis
sila, kaya’t maliwanag na silang lahat
ay di tunay na atin.
1John 5:18 We know that anyone born
of God does not continue to sin; the one
who was born of God keeps him safe,
and the evil one cannot harm him.

15. 8 STRONG
BIBLICAL
SUPPORTS

16. 1.) THE GIFT OF ETERNAL
LIFE AND SALVATION IS
IRREVOCABLE
Ephesians 2:8 For it is by grace
you have been saved, through
faith--and this not from
yourselves, it is the gift of God--
not by works, so that no one can
boast.

17. Romans 6:23 For the
wages of sin is death, but
the gift of God is eternal
life in Christ Jesus our
Lord.
Romans 11:29 for God's
gifts and his call are
irrevocable

18. 2.)THE RELATIONSHIP “FATHER
-CHILD” IS PERMANENTLY
ETERNAL.
John 1:12 Yet to all who received him,
to those who believed in his name, he
gave the right to become children
of God--
John 1:13 children born not of natural
descent, nor of human decision or a
husband's will, but born of God.
note: You are a child of God forever !

19. 3.) THE SPIRIT THAT IS MADE
ALIVE IS ETERNAL.
BORN-AGAIN IS
IRREVERSIBLE.
1Corinthians15:22 For as in Adam all
die, so in Christ all will be made alive.
Romans 8:10 But if Christ is in you,
your body is dead because of sin, yet
your spirit is alive because of
righteousness

20. Ephesians 2:5 made us alive with
Christ even when we were dead in
transgressions--it is by grace you
have been saved.
Colossians 2:13 When you were
dead in your sins and in the
uncircumcision of your sinful
nature, God made you alive with
Christ. He forgave us all our sins,

21. John 3:3 In reply Jesus
declared, "I tell you the truth,
no one can see the kingdom of
God unless he is born again. "
John 3:6 (NIV)
Flesh gives birth to flesh, but
the Spirit[a] gives birth to
spirit.

22. 2Corinthians 4:18 So we
fix our eyes not on what
is seen, but on what is
unseen. For what is seen
is temporary, but what is
unseen is eternal.

23. 4.) SALVATION AND ETERNAL
LIFE IS A CALLING THAT IS
ALSO IRREVOCABLE
1Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight of
the faith. Take hold of the eternal life
to which you were called when you
made your good confession in the
presence of many witnesses.
Romans 11:29 for God's gifts and his
call are irrevocable

24. Romans 8:30 (NIV)
And those he
predestined, he also
called; those he called,
he also justified; those
he justified, he also
glorified.

25. John 10:3 (NIV)
The gatekeeper opens
the gate for him, and
the sheep listen to his
voice. He calls his own
sheep by name and
leads them out.

26. 5.) THE DOCTRINE OF
PREDESTINATION AND
ELECTION
note: This doctrine does
not make sense and cannot
be adopted by anyone who
believes in losing salvation

27. Romans 8:29 For those God
foreknew he also predestined to
be conformed to the likeness of
his Son, that he might be the
firstborn among many brothers.
Romans 8:30 And those he
predestined, he also called; those
he called, he also justified; those
he justified, he also glorified.

28. Romans 8:30 Moreover whom he
did predestinate, them he also
called: and whom he called, them
he also justified: and whom he
justified, them he also glorified.
NOTE: the word “ predestinate”
is the Greek word “ PROORIZO”
which means predetermine, or
determine before and ordain

29. Ephesians 1:4-5 For he chose us in
him before the creation of the world to
be holy and blameless in his sight. In
love he predestined us for adoption to
sonship through Jesus Christ, in
accordance with his pleasure and will
Ephesians 1:11 In him we were also
chosen, having been predestined
according to the plan of him who works
out everything in conformity with the
purpose of his will,

30. 2Peter 1:10 Therefore,
my brothers, be all the
more eager to make your
calling and election sure.
For if you do these things,
you will never fall,

31. NOTE: SIGURADUHIN MO
KAPATID!
Matthew 7:20-21
Thus, by their fruit you will
recognize them. “Not everyone who
says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter
the kingdom of heaven, but only
the one who does the will of my
Father who is in heaven.

32. Galatians 2:4 (NIV)
This matter arose
because some false
believers had infiltrated
our ranks to spy on the
freedom we have in
Christ Jesus and to
make us slaves.

33. 1Peter 1:1 Peter, an
apostle of Jesus Christ,
To God's elect, strangers
in the world, scattered
throughout Pontus,
Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia
and Bithynia,

34. Matthew 24:31 And he
will send his angels with a
loud trumpet call, and they
will gather his elect from
the four winds, from one
end of the heavens to the
other.

35. note: The
word “elect” is the
Greek word
“EKLEKTOS” which
has meanings of select,
chosen and favorite

36. 6.) ALL THE SHEEP OF THE
SHEPHERD LORD JESUS
CANNOT BE SNATCHED BY
ANYONE
John 10:28 I give them eternal life,
and they shall never perish; no one can
snatch them out of my hand.
John 10:29 My Father, who has given
them to me, is greater than all; no one
can snatch them out of my Father's
hand.

37. note: WHO HAS
MORE POWERFUL
HANDS THAN THE
BOTH HANDS OF
THE FATHER GOD
AND SON JESUS
CHRIST?

38. 7.) THE SEAL OF THE
HOLY SPIRIT
NOTE: YOU are sealed by
the Holy Spirit
2Timothy2:19 Nevertheless the
foundation of God standeth sure,
having this seal, The Lord knoweth
them that are his. And, Let every
one that nameth the name of
Christ depart from iniquity. ,

39. Ephesians 1:13 And you
also were included in Christ
when you heard the word of
truth, the gospel of your
salvation. Having believed,
you were marked in him
with a seal, the promised
Holy Spirit,

40. 2 Corinthians 1:21-22
Now it is God who makes both
us and you stand firm in Christ.
He anointed us, set his seal of
ownership on us, and put his
Spirit in our hearts as a
deposit, guaranteeing what is to
come.

41. note: The word “seal” is
the Greek word
“sphragizo” which has
the meaning of TO
STAMP (with a signet
or private mark ) FOR
SECURITY OR
PRESERVATION.

44. 8.) THE FAITHFULNESS OF
GOD TO COMPLETE WHAT
HE STARTED
Philippians 1:6 being confident
of this, that he who began a
good work in you will carry it on
to completion until the day of
Christ Jesus.

45. 1Corinthians 1:9
God, who has called
you into fellowship
with his Son Jesus
Christ our Lord, is
faithful.

46. Hebrews 12:2 Let us fix
our eyes on Jesus, the
author and perfecter of our
faith, who for the joy set
before him endured the
cross, scorning its shame,
and sat down at the right
hand of the throne of God

47. (KJV) Looking unto Jesus
the author and finisher of
our faith; who for the joy
that was set before him
endured the cross,
despising the shame, and is
set down at the right hand
of the throne of God.

48. note: The word
“finisher” is the
Greek word
“TELEIOTES” that
has the meanings
of completer and
consumater.

49. Note: OUR
SALVATION AND
ETERNAL LIFE DO
NOT DEPEND ON OUR
OWN FAITHFULNESS
BUT ON THE
FAITHFULNESS OF
GOD

50. CONCLUSION:
Matthew 10:8b Freely
you have received,
freely give.
YOU RECEIVED YOUR
SALVATION FREELY.

51. YOU GIVE CHRIST A FAVOR
WHEN YOU GIVE SALVATION
THIS CHRISTMAS TO OTHERS
WHO DONT HAVE IT !
YOU CAN EXPRESS YOUR
DEEP GRATITUDE TO CHRIST
FOR YOUR SALVATION BY
SHARING THE KNOWLEDGE
OF THE TRUTH.