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If we look for our blessing in material things and status we will miss the real meaning behind the beatitudes. Blessed (makarios): spiritual joy and satisfaction that lasts regardless of conditions; that carries one through pain, sorrow, loss, and grief. Thought 1. “To be blessed” is what men seek. The problem is that they seek it in the things of …
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(13:8–10) Introduction: the commandments of God to believers are clear and forceful—especially when dealing with their neighbors, that is, with the fellow-citizens of the world. God’s laws are few, but they are striking. 1. The basic law (v. 8). 2. Love forbids adultery (v. 9). 3. Love forbids murder (v. 9). 4. Love forbids stealing (v. 9). 5. Love…
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Government: government is ordained by God; that is, the existence, the authority, the position, the offices of government are ordained by God. It is God’s will that government exist and that persons have the authority to rule within the state. There are three institutions ordained by God: the family, the church, and the government. All three exist …
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1. The unbeliever’s rejection is willful, always deliberate. The unbeliever does see and hear, yet he refuses to really open his eyes and ears. He refuses to understand. But why does a person act so illogically by rebelling and refusing to understand? Christ answers this question by saying, “This people’s heart is waxed gross” (Mt. 13:15). The Gree…
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The chosen are the persons who believe in Christ. (See note, Believe—Ro. 10:16–17 for discussion.) “That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life” (Jn. 3:15). “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is pas…
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Introduction: this passage discusses two major questions: Is God righteous (vv. 14–24), and why has Israel been rejected by God as His primary mission force to the world (vv. 25–33)? 1. Is God righteous, that is, just (v. 14)? 2. God has the right to be merciful and just (vv. 15–18). 3. God has the right to do as He wills (vv. 19–21). 4. God has th…
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God has the right to show mercy and justice as He Wills, so man does not decide who goes to heaven only God. 14 Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen. 15 He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gos…
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The children of God are the believers of God’s promise. Note two proofs. a. There is the proof of Scripture, of God’s Word and promise to Abraham: “In Isaac shall thy seed be called” Leadership Ministries Worldwide, Romans, The Preacher’s Outline & Sermon Bible, (Chattanooga, TN: Leadership Ministries Worldwide, 1996), 180.…
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one of life’s most puzzling questions for believers is, “Why do the righteous suffer while the wicked prosper?” This is a legitimate question, just one of many things we wrestle with in this life that we do not understand. Leadership Ministries Worldwide, Psalms: Chapters 1–41, The Preacher’s Outline & Sermon Bible, (Chattanooga, TN: Leadership Min…
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This is what it means for a person to be “in” Christ. A person simply believes in Christ, putting all he is and has into the hands and keeping of Christ. The person honestly believes that Christ will take care of his past sins, present welfare, and future destiny. Therefore, the believer simply places and positions himself—his faith and welfare—in …
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No condemnation (ouden katakrima) means that the believer is not doomed and damned, but is freed from the penalty and condemnation of sin; he is not judged as a sinner, but is delivered from the condemnation of death and hell; he is not judged to be unrighteous, but is counted to be righteous. Leadership Ministries Worldwide, Romans, The Preacher’s…
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