ANG BASAHON SA KINABUHI C.
How are names are written - Hebrews 12:23
Text: Exodus 32:15-25
 
1.         It expresses what ought to be important in our lives.
2.         It is not worldly success and wealth, it is surety of reaching heaven.
3.         We know that our many sins would keep us out if it was not for our
Savior, Jesus.
4.         His sacrifice and his promise is enough to give us confidence.
5.         It is for the beauty of heaven that we long, and so the all important
question is “Is my name written there, on the page white and fair? In the
book of Thy kingdom, is my name written there?
B.        Have you given much thought to the book?
I. IN THE BOOK OF LIFE
A. A reason for joy when we are found in it
(Usa sa mga hinungdan kon nganong kinahanglang
MAGMALIPAYON ang mga CRISTOHANON tungod kay ang ilang PANGALAN
nahasulat sa BASAHON SA KINABUHI.)
1. In Luke 10, Jesus sends out 70 disciples to prepare the way for his
coming - Luke 10:1
2. They would be his personal representatives - Luke 10:16
3.  After fulfilling their duty, the disciples excitedly return - Luke 10:17
4. Jesus acknowledges that they have made a great impact and have been
given great authority - Luke 10:18-19
5. But even this isn’t as important - Luke 10:20
6. It doesn’t matter what authority you have or the impact you have in the
world. The one true thing to treasure is whether your name is recorded in
heaven.
 
B. Where is it recorded? In the book of life - Philippians 4:3
1. How did Paul know that his fellow laborers were in the book of life? Did
he peek?
2. Perhaps God told him, but such is not indicated.
3. No, what Paul knew about his companions was the work that they were
doing - Matthew 7:16-20
4. It is not a guessing game, it is a result of committed obedience - I John
2:3-5
1. Those who are in the church are those whose names are written in
heaven.
2. Of course, it is the individuals whose names are therein written.
3. It is the Lord who adds people to His church - Acts 2:46-47
4. How? By their obedience to His commands - Acts 2:38-39
II. REMOVED FROM THE BOOK OF LIFE
A. But the writing is not permanent; it can be removed
B. When Moses came down from the mountain with the stone tablets, he
found the people committing idolatry and other sins.
1. He was so upset, he broke the stone tablets and punished the people.
2. Still, he approached God to ask Him to forgive them, but if He would
not, Moses asked that he not be saved either - Exodus 32:30-32
3. God told Moses, no - Exodus 32:33
4. But notice the important point, even if a person is written in the book,
his name can be removed if he sins.
C. The church in Sardis received a warning - Revelation 3:1-5
1. Some were not living as they ought.
2. If they did not repent of their sins, their names would be removed.
D. This should not be surprising.
1. Sin separates us from God - Isa 59:1-2
2. It brings about death - Romans 6:23
3. Those not in the book of life suffer the second death – Rev. 20:14-15
III. JUDGED BY THE BOOK OF LIFE
A. Revelation 20:11-15 gives a picture of Judgment
B. Books were opened before the Judge
1. It is probably referring to the Old and New Covenant, where each
would be judged by the Covenant he lived under
2. Today our standard is the words of Christ, his new Covenant - John
12:48
3. We are judged by the gospel - Romans 2:12-16
C. But there was also another book opened, the book of life
1. Those not found in the book were cast into the lake of fire
IV. GOD WANTS PEOPLE SAVED - II Peter 3:9
A. That means that He wants their names in the book of life
B. Only then can there be an entrance into heaven - Revelation 21:27
C. Or as Jesus said - Matthew 7:21
D. That is my job and the job of every gospel preacher is to see that your
name is in that book.
1. How? By teaching what the Lord demands of you.
2. To listen to His Word, believe it, change your life, confess His name,
and be baptized to wash away your sins.
E. The job of every elder is to see that your name remains in that book, that
it is not blotted out by disobedience.
F. Because if your name isn’t there, on the page white and fair, there will
be no joy for you at judgment
The Book of Life
Daily Devotional for Friday October 22, 2011
by J. Raymond Pecoraro
“And I urge you also, true companion, help these women who labored with me in
the gospel, with Clement also, & the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in
the Book of Life.” (Phil. 4:3). These words are from the pen of the great apostle
Paul. This article is about God’s Book of Life where He records the names of His
faithful servants because He knows every single one.
There are many books in the world. In fact, Solomon said, “...that there is no end to
book making.” (Eccl. 12:12). There are works of fiction, novels, technical books,
self-help books, textbooks, and many, many more covering almost any subject! But
the greatest, best-selling book ever written is the Bible. It contains answers to life’s
simplest and it’s most complex questions ever asked by mankind! (II Tim. 3:16, 17).
Through the ages there have been legions of people who tried to dispute the validity
of the Bible, yet to no avail! In Luke 2:1-5, Joseph & Mary were required by Roman
law to register for taxation! Courthouses contain books which list the names of
citizens of that particular county. Paul tells us that our citizenship is in heaven (Phil.
3:20). Therefore the Christian’s name is written in God’s “Book of Life.”
The Heavenly Registry: “Notwithstanding, in this rejoice not, that the spirits are
subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.”
(Luke 10:20). The early disciples had the ability to work miracles & they thought
this was great. They rejoiced because they had this power over the serpents,
scorpions, & even their enemies. (V.17). Yet Jesus said it was a greater blessing to
have your name enrolled in heaven! Paul’s challenge to “rejoice in the Lord: always
immediately follows the statement about the “Book of Life.” (Phil. 4:4).
Whose Names Are Enrolled In Heaven: “But ye are come unto mount Sion, & unto
the city of the living God, the Heavenly Jerusalem, & to an innumerable company
of Angels. To the general assembly & church of the first born, & to God the Judge
of all, & to the spirits of just men made perfect.” Heb. 12:22, 23 …the Redeemed).
The triumphant of the church of the Lord:
1. Those “called out” of the world (Ekklesia).
2. Those who belong to God. (I Cor. 1:2).
3. Those who are sanctified (set apart from the world). (I Cor. 1:2).
4. Those who are “in Christ” …God’s children through baptism. (Gal. 3:26, 27).
5. Those who are called by the gospel. (I Cor. 1:2).
6. Those who “call upon the name of the Lord. (Rom. 10:13-17).

“He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; & I will not blot
his name out of the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father, &
before His angels.” (Rev. 3:5). Paul said, “For I am now ready to be offered, & the
time of my departure is at hand. I have fought the good fight, I have finished my
course, I have kept the faith.” (II Tim. 6, 7). We must keep the commandments of
the Lord & our names will be there come Judgment Day! Make no mistake about
this, friends!

The Tragedy Of Not Having One’s Name In The Lamb’s Book of Life: “And
whosoever was not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.”
(Rev. 20:15). There won’t be any computer errors come Judgment Day! God is the
Divine bookkeeper. (Read Daniel 12:1-3). All jokes about heaven will cease
because it won’t be funny. In John 11:25, Jesus said, “I am the resurrection, & the
life: he that believeth in Me, though he die, yet shall he live.” If you haven’t yet
made preparations to have your name written in God’s Book of Life, there may not
be a better opportunity than now!

“One day when heaven was filled with His praises, One day when sin was as black
as could be, Jesus came forth to be born of a virgin, Dwelled among men, my
Example is He. Living He loved me, dying He saved me, Rising He carried my sins
far away. One day He is coming, O Glorious Day.”

“When the roll is called up yonder, will you hear your name?

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