JESUS KEEP ME NEAR THE CROSS/OCTOBER 22^ND A.M.

ROMANS 6:1-9

1. STATUS AWAY FROM THE CROSS
   1. Bad
      1. Outside of Christ (Romans 3:23; 6:23; Ephesians 2:12; Acts 17:22-23; 2 Thessalonians 1:8; Isaiah 59:1-2; Matthew 25:12)
2. STATUS IN THE CROSS
   1. Blood of Christ
      1. Object of Salvation (Romans 3:23-24; 6:11; 6:23; Ephesians 2:13; John 19:33-34; Romans 6:3-4; Galatians 3:27; 6:14)
3. STATUS NEAR THE CROSS
   1. Blessings in Christ
      1. Obedient till death (John 10:27-29)
         1. The Possibility (Galatians 4:19-20; 1:6-7; 3:1; 5:4; 5:7; 6:1; 1 Peter 5:8)
         2. The Pursuit (Revelation 2:10; Ephesians 2:13; Galatians 5:1; 2 Thessalonians 2:15; Philippians 1:27; 1 John 1:7; Hebrews 10:35-39)
         3. The Prize (1 Peter 1:3-4; Psalm 31:19; Colossians 1:5; 3:3-4)