OUTLINE: 2Co 9:15Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!The Ancient TruthThe Gospel transcends human history as we think of it, for it was planned by God from eternity past. God has always known that His creatures would fall and that He would save them. There was never a time where salvation wasn’t an option, […]
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OUTLINE: Heb 12:14-15 [Amplified]Continually pursue peace with everyone, and the sanctification without which no one will [ever] see the Lord. See to it that no one falls short of God’s grace; that no root of resentment springs up and causes trouble, and by it many be defiled.Ro 12:9, 17-18Let love be genuine. Abhor what is
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OUTLINE: Heb 12:10b“[God] disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness.”Unconfessed Sin and UnrepentanceUnconfessed/unrepented sin is like a splinter – until it is removed, it causes pain. While you may not even see the splinter, you know it is there because the pain tells you that it is. Pr 1:29-31Because they hated
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OUTLINE: Family Discipline APPLIEDThe faithfulness of our God disciplines us when we need it, out of His tremendous love for us. Perspective On DisciplineA humble person accepts pain for what it is – a grace gift from God! Pain from discipline is a cause for gratitude, not spite. The Good From DisciplineGod’s plan includes training
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OUTLINE: Concentric CirclesBlog: 11.13.20Hark! the Herald Angels SingHark! the herald angels sing,“Glory to the new-born King!Peace on earth, and mercy mild,God and sinners reconciled.” Hark! the Herald Angels SingHail! the heaven-bornPrince of peace!Hail! the Son of Righteousness!Light and life to all he brings,Risen with healing in his wings “Prince of Peace”This is Jesus Christ’s title
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OUTLINE: Hark! the Herald Angels SingHark! the herald angels sing,“Glory to the new-born King!Peace on earth, and mercy mild,God and sinners reconciled.” Hark! the Herald Angels SingHail! the heaven-bornPrince of peace!Hail! the Son of Righteousness!Light and life to all he brings,Risen with healing in his wings “Prince of Peace”This is Jesus Christ’s title (one of
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MacDonald on Heb 12:14What this verse means is that there must be practical holiness as a proof of the new life within. If a person is not growing more holy, he is not saved. When the Holy Spirit indwells a person, He manifest His presence by a separated life. It is a matter of cause
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“abhor”from apostugeo [apo = “from, away from” + stugeo = “detest, abhor”] – means “to shrink from with abhorrence; to detest” “hold fast”from kollao – means “to glue or weld together; to cleave; to adhere to (of friendly intercourse)” Confession Without RepentanceTo confess a sin and then refuse to repent of it is actually worse than to not confess it in the
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Hab 1:13 [NASB]Your eyes are too pure to approve evil,And You can not look on wickedness with favor. Sanctification– Sin is the problem.– Christ is the solution.– Confession is man’s access to said solution. SanctificationTo be made holy. To be set apart for God’s purposes. Sanctification: The 3 P’s– Positional: saved from the penalty of sin– Experiential: saved from
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Confession vs. PunishmentConfession of sin reorients one’s thinking with God’s (reconciles our thoughts). Punishment is discipline meant to train us to not sin that way again. Self-Induced MiseryTo live in sin is a choice. To refuse to confess that sin is to remain in it, under the judgment (and punishment) that it incurs. 1Jn 5:4For
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