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The uniform witness of scripture is that form birth we are sinful by nature. We are dead
in trespasses and sin. There is none righteous not even one. All have sinned and fallen
short of the glory of God. As Paul opens his letter in 2 Thess. it is crucial to realize we are
all in the same boat. We are in Adam, sinful and separated form God.
Picture in your mind an huge conveyor belt. Every single person ever born starts on the
conveyor belt under the wrath of God headed for an eternal lake of fire. The question is
why do some remain on the conveyor belt and some are taken off of it by God. It is this
concept of “lostness” which permeates the NT. In Romans Paul takes the first 3 chapters
to demonstrate man’s lostness.
The question we want to address this morning is why the lost remain lost, if they do?
Paul is dealing with some issues still unsettled in the mind of the Thessalonians that
were not addressed in 1 Thessalonians. WE have already seen him dwell with the rapture
there.
What an incredible thought. The lost are lost because they refuse to believe. The saved
are saved because they repent and believe and accept the free gift of salvation in Christ
Jesus.