Let Us Reason Together Isaiah 1:10-20

God’s People (Isaiah 1:2-9) Sinful and rebellious Must have grieved Him Gave them many opportunities Still true (2 Peter 3:9)

Invites Us To Come Must turn away from sin –Invitation to all (Matthew 10:28-30) –“Come now” implying urgency

Invites Us To Come Stressed over and over –No “lease on life” (James 4:14) –“Today” is the day of salvation (2 Corinthians 6:2) –Take advantage of the opportunity (Hebrews 3:7, 15)

Invites Us To Reason Together Expects His people to reason –Prove Him (Malachi 3:10) –Test what we hear (1 Thessalonians 5:21; 1 John 4:1)

Invites Us To Reason Together Reason with others –About our hope (1 Peter 3:15) –God could have done it otherwise –Why we have the Bible (2 Timothy 2:15) –Not to rely on emotionalism

Comes From The Lord “Thus saith the Lord” –No one else worthy to say it –Emphasizes His authority

Comes From The Lord Adhere to God’s word –Because He said so (Colossians 3:17) –Man’s ways can be wrong (Proverbs 3:5; 14:12; Jeremiah 10:23) –Not wise enough on our own (Isaiah 55:8, 9)

Sins Can Be White As Snow Sin and rebellion takes its toll –Been here almost since the beginning (Genesis 3:1-6) –Not inherited (Ezekiel 18:4, 20; 2 Corinthians 5:10) –Christ has taken away sin (Matthew 20:28; John 10:10)

Sins Can Be White As Snow Can be made as white as snow –Turn in loving obedience (Hebrews 5:8, 9) –Hard part for many people

Choice Is Ours Can be saved if we are obedient –Their salvation was conditional –Will not force us to obey –Ours is a spiritual reward –Can enjoy heaven someday (Romans 2:7, 10, 11)

Choice Is Ours Destroyed if we rebel –There is a hell to avoid –Many will be lost (Hebrews 10:26-31) –No reason to be lost (Romans 2:8, 9, 11)

Conclusion God has spoken Why not come to the Lord?