I. 8 Ways to Guard the Gospel:

1. By strength in God’s grace - v. 1

2. By training God’s pastors - v. 2

3. By sufferings w/ God’s blessings - vv. 3-6

4. By understanding God’s calling - v. 7

5. By remembering God’s King - v. 8

6. By courage in God’s will - v. 9a

7. By confidence in God’s Word - v. 9b

• Deut 4:2; Pro 30:5-6; Rev 22:18-19

• Genesis 3; Exodus 20; Ezra 7:10;

• Psalm 1:1-3; 19:7-14; 119:11, 105

• Isaiah 40:8; 55:11-12

• Matthew 4:4; 5:17-18; 7:24-27

• Acts 6:7; 12:24; 15:35-36

• II Timothy 3:16-17

• Ephesians 6:17 - only offensive weapon; Hebrews 4:12; I Peter 2:1-3; II Peter 1:16-21

 II. By enduring for God’s chosen - v. 10 (cheap grace*changing grace) 

• The chosen are kept - John 10:27-30

• The chosen bear fruit - John 15:8,16

• The chosen conform - Romans 8:28-29

• The chosen work out - Philippians 2:12-13 (vv. 5-11)

• Looking ahead - vv. 19-20 (our languages, actions, & attitudes)

 III. By understanding the conditions of salvation - vv. 11-13