Don't believe anyone who says it's easy to become a Christian.

It costs God everything, including his own son.

It'll cost you the same thing, including yourself.

It's not easy.

And those who would offer us an easy belief is a cheap grace.

Do us no favor at all. They dilute us.

It is difficult to come to God on God's terms.

Matthew Henry said that it ought to be our chief and constant care to make our calling

and election sure, to secure a title to heaven's happiness, and then get the evidence of it.

Sadly, there are many today who are absolutely certain they've received salvation when the

fact is they are deceived.

They're going through the motions.

They're fooling everyone, including themselves.

Might that describe you?

What does the Bible say is the main difference between true and false Christians?

Well, John MacArthur is going to take the next few days on Grace to you to walk you

through what he calls a salvation survey.

A John you've actually gone on record as saying that the passage we're about to look at

is one of the most terrifying portions in all of the Bible.

So I want you to expand on that a little bit in order to introduce this series.

Well, to be told when you think you're about to enter heaven that you're going to hell

is the most horrifying shock that any human could ever experience.

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