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(verses 1-23) </B></div> <div> <B>II.</B><B> Christian Liberty And Paul's Appeal. (verses 24-27)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>It is while the apostle Paul is dealing (under the direct inspiration of the Holy Spirit) with "Christian Liberty And Paul's Appeal" that a person reads the heart-cry of a considerable servant of God who did not want to be pulled from the "game" and permanently put on the "bench!" (verse 27b)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The word "castaway" in the Greek language means: disapproved or disqualified.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>C.I. Scofield once wrote about our text: "The apostle is writing of service, not of salvation."</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Friend, you and I (those of us that are in the service for our Saviour) should be just like the apostle of the Gentiles and not want to end up "disapproved" by deity!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>There are three things that sadly happen when a saint becomes a "castaway" (All found in I Corinthians 9)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>I.</B><B> YOU LOSE YOUR PULPIT. </B></div> <div> <B>A thing that sadly happens when a christian becomes a "castaway" is they lose their pulpit. (verse 16) There is not a church or for that matter a crowd of penguins that wants to hear a sermon, homily, devotion or even a ladies Bible study from "Rev. Disapproved"! It is only by how one walks that they will ever get another person's ear. (II Corinthians 3:2) Castaways will lose their pulpits!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>II.</B><B> YOU LOSE YOUR PERSUASION. </B></div> <div> <B>A thing that sadly happens when a christian becomes a "castaway" is they lose their persuasion. (verse 22) Those who have lost their influence are sadly mistaken if they think that they will ever get a single soul to Calvary in their present condition. The classic Bible example of this unchanging truth is Brother Lot. (Please read Genesis 19:12-14) Castaways will lose their persuasion!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>III.</B><B> YOU LOSE YOUR PRIZE. </B></div> <div> <B>A thing that sadly happens when a christian becomes a "castaway" is they lose their prize. (verse 24) Mark it down, crowns and commendations in Glory will never be given to those who wiped-out or washed out on God! What a tragedy it would be to live your christian life for decades and then just before the "finish line" drop-out and "lose" all that you had won in rewards! (II John 8) Castaways will lose their prize!</B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>