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- The Human Experience
- What we know or appreciate is based on our experience.
- We can have an understanding of an action or place without being present.
- I have never performed surgery, but I have an understanding of the process.
- I have never seen Paris, France, but I have seen pictures and know people that have been there.
- Man’s experience cannot tell him of the spiritual.
- Note Paul’s experience - II Corinthians 12:1-5
- v2,4 - He speaks of his location as: in the “third heaven”, “paradise” - Luke 23:43
- v4 - He heard “unspeakable” words
- Heaven is described to us based on human experience.
- Revelation 21:10-22
- We can have some appreciation.
- Hell is described to us based on human experience.
- Mark 9:44 - Worm dieth not
- Matthew 8:12 - Outer darkness, weeping and gnashing of teeth
- Revelation 20:6 - Second death
- Revelation 20:10 - Lake of fire and brimstone, tormented day and night
- God’s love is described to us based on human expressions.
- Ephesians 3:14-20
- v18 - The breadth, length, depth, and height (full measure of God’s love)
- v19 - The love that passeth knowledge (beyond man’s capabilities)
- v20 - “exceeding abundantly above” - Paul still could not fully express the idea
- We can have some appreciation.
- The glory of a relationship with God is described based on human experience.
- Colossians 1:12 - Partakers of the inheritance
- Colossians 1:21-23 - Holy, unblameable, unreproveable
- Romans 8:14-18 - Sons, children, heirs, joint-heirs
- Romans 8:29-30 - Called, justified, glorified
- Ephesians 1:6 - Accepted in the blood
- We can have some appreciation
- Where do we look for answers?
- Do we look to God or man for spiritual answers? (I Corinthians 2:12-16
- v12 - Man doesn’t know the spiritual.
- Conclusion
- Fast: the love of God cannot be fully appreciated while in the flesh (John 3:16
- Fact: our relationship with God cannot be fully appreciated while in the flesh (Hebrews 12:6-11
- Fact: the glory of heaven cannot be fully appreciated while in the flesh (Matthew 25:34
- Fact: the damnation of hell cannot be fully appreciated while in the flesh (Luke 16:23-26
- The only way to have a full appreciation is to be there.
- Where will you be to fully know?
30 min - Fig Leaf Religion
- What fig leaf religion is:
- Genesis 2:16-17
- A religion that attempts to cover shame
- A religion that is insufficient in content and outcome
- Fig leaf religions
- Calvin’s TULIP is fig leaf religion
- T otal hereditary depravity - a shame in accusation that God created man evil (James 1:13-14)
- U nconditional election - a shame in saying that God is a respecter of persons (I Timothy 2:4)
- L imited atonement - a shame in saying the blood of Christ was not offered for all (Hebrews 7:25)
- I rresistible grace - a shame that God would overcome the will of man that He gave man (Titus 2:11-12)
- P ersistence of the saints - a shame in saying that God is weak (II Peter 2:9)
- Faith only is a fig leaf religion
- Faith only takes away obedience (I John 2:3-5)
- Faith only takes away discipleship (Luke 14:26-27)
- Faith only takes away true faith (James 2:19)
- Praying through is fig leaf religion
- Praying through nullifies obedience (Acts 8:35-37)
- Praying through omits God’s will (Acts 9-10)
- Praying through discounts the blood-bought relationship offered to believers (I Peter 3:12)
- Some of our brethren are practicing fig leaf religion.
- A greater, grander work
- A world-wide effort (Matthew 7:21-23)
- A religion to please people
- “Preach the man, not the plan” (III John 1:9)
- The method of understanding scripture is outdated
- Purpose, principle, precedent (I John 4:4-6)
- Do we practice fig leaf religion?
- Do we put our wants ahead of God?
- No time for study, too busy (I Peter 3:15)
- No time for worship, too much to do (Matthew 3:13-15)
- No time for visiting, I miss “my life” (Isaiah 28:9-10)
- No time for mentioning Jesus to others (Isaiah 28:16-17)
- Conclusion
- There certainly is shame to cover (Acts 2:36-37)
- That shame can only be covered by God (Romans 2:4-11)
- What religion are we practicing?
30 min - This Sunday
- Matthew 5:20
- Colossians 3:16-17 - singing
- Acts 17:11 - how to listen to a sermon
- Malachi 1:7-8 - vain offerings
- Colossians 1:22-23
- Matthew 6:19-21 - lay up treasure in heaven
- Romans 14:11-12 - everyone will give an account to God
- John 5:28-29
- James 2:19
- Hebrews 11:6
30 min - A New Covenant (Hebrews 8:7-12)
- What was the “fault” in the Mosaical law?
- Romans 7:10-12
- Hebrews 10:4 - The old law was not intended for eternal salvation.
- Exodus 19:5-6
- Hebrews 8:8 - “finding fault with them” refers to the Israelites, who failed in keeping the law.
- Hebrews 4:2
- Hebrews 8:8-9 - The promise of something to come was referring to the New Covenant.
- Hebrews 8:9 - God does not “regard” those who do not obey Him.
- Hebrews 8:10
- The new covenant would take effect after the old covenant was put away.
- Exodus 34:1 - The old law was written on stone tablets. The new law is written on the hearts of men.
- The Jews were God’s chosen people, but they rejected Him by not doing His will. (They were chosen in the sense that Christ would come through them.)
- Deuteronomy 11:18-20
- Hebrews 8:11 - In the old covenant, people entered into the covenant at circumcision. In the new covenant, knowledge is required before one can enter the covenant.
- Hebrews 8:12 - Under the old covenant, the sins of the people were brougth to rememberance once a year and forgiven for a year at the scapegoat ceremony. Christ’s blood is the only thing that can truly forgive sins.
30 min - 30 min
- Respect
- What is the difference between respect and honor?
- Honor = value
- Respect is a manifestation of honor.
- Who should we honor/value?
- The Father and the Son - John 5:23
- Elders - I Timothy 5:17
- Widows who are truly widos - I Timothy 5:3
- Parents - Ephesians 6:2
- All people - I Peter 2:17
- Prefer one another - Romans 12:10
- Romans 12:3
- Ways to show honor
- Listen
- Rehoboam - I Kings 12
- Galatians 1:8-9
- Give our time
- Elisha - I Kings 19
- Go out of our way
- Naomi and Ruth
- David
- Showing honor in disagreement
- Husband and wife
- Teacher and student
- Brother to brother
- Honor = value
- Confidence that we all want to find the truth
- II Corinthians 8:22
30 min - Dancing
- Is dancing sinful?
- Exodus 15:20
- What would making dancing wrong?
- I John 2:15
- Lust of the eyes
- Matthew 5:27-28
- We must be careful to train our conscience correctly.
- Lust of the flesh
- Galatians 5:19-21 - v19: lewdness, sensuality
- Ephesians 5:5
- Arguments for dancing:
- “There’s no verse that says you can’t dance.”
- “It’s no worse than what one could find on TV.”
- “Some dances involve little or no touching between the partners.”
- “For me, it doesn’t lead to fornication.”
- Matthew 5:27-28
- “I can control myself. I don’t even lust.”
- Luke 17:1-2
- “It’s good exercise.”
- “It’s better than the alternative. At least at a dance there are chaperones.”
- “If I don’t go to ______, I’ll miss out on the opportunity to build rapport with my coworkers, discuss business, close a sale, etc.”
- “It’s a tradition.”
- “What’s the big deal? Why do preachers pick on dancing?”
30 min - Elijah
- The setting
- I Kings 16:29-33
- Drought and hiding out
- I Kings 17:1-9 - Drought was a direct attack against the supposed powers of Baal.
- Called a troubler and the misplacement of blame
- I Kings 18:1-2
- Mount Carmel and being sincerely wrong
- I Kings 18:19-40
- Hard times and getting discouraged
- I Kings 18:41-46
30 min - Mark 1:16-2:12
- Mark 1
- Jesus calls the apostles.
- The authority of Jesus’ teaching
- Jesus praying
- Jesus heals the leper
- Mark 2
- Jesus heals the paralytic
30 min - The Public Confession of Sins
- James 5:16
- Sins of a private nature need to be confessed publicly.
- Only sins of a public nature require public confession.
- Matthew 18:15-18
- I John 5:16
- When public confession of sin is made, the sin needs to be confessed.
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