- Psalms 132-150
- Psalms 51:12-13 – This is the prescription for a successful teacher of God’s word.
JJ
December 03, 2017
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November 29, 2017
- Inspiration and translation, continued:
- Acts 22:16
- What is the original meaning of the text?
- II Peter 3:14-18 – If God wants each of us to just come up with his own interpretation, there would be no such thing as distorting God’s word, which Paul warns against here.
- There is an ongoing need for translations.
- Matthew 14:15 (KJV): “victuals”
- II Corinthians 12:1
- I Thessalonians 4:15
- English changes over time.
- Matthew 6:9-10 – original KVJ vs current KJV and ESV
- Translation philosophy
- No translation is inspired or perfect.
- The pros and cons of different translation philosophies.
- Word-for-word (formal equivalence or literal)
- Thought-for-thought (functional equivalence, dynamic equivalence, or idiomatic)
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November 26, 2017
- The man Christ Jesus makes prayer possible as the mediator between God and man. I Timothy 2:5
- We need our intercessor to help when we pray. Romans 8:26-27
- Who has the right of prayer? I Peter 3:12; John 9:31
- Ephesians 1:3
- Prayer is an important part of the Christian’s life. Luke 18:1; Ephesians 6:18; Colossians 4:2; I Thessalonians 5:17; Psalms 119:164; Daniel 6:1
- Prayer is also an important part in assembly worship. Acts 2:42
- Elements of acceptable prayer:
- To God – Matthew 6:9; Acts 7:59
- Through Jesus – John 14:13; I Timothy 2:5
- In faith – James 1:6
- If it be God’s will – I John 5:14
- With forgiving heart – Mark 11:15-26
- With right motives – James 4:3
- Be a doer of His will – I John 3:22
- In the assembly:
- One who leads, lead so that others can say, “amen.” – I Corinthians 14:19
- How do we know Go answers prayer?
- One word is the answer: FAITH. James 1:6; I John 5:15
- How does God answer prayer?
- Deuteronomy 29:29
- Relative to spiritual things, He answers through His laws governing spiritual things. Luke 23:34
- Relative to material things, He answers through His laws concerning material things. Romans 15:30-31
- If there is more beyond this, God knows.
- Jesus prayed:
- At the beginning of His ministry. Luke 3:21
- At the beginning of His day. Mark 1:35
- At meal time. Matthew 15:36
- At close of His day. Mark 14:23
- The night before selecting apostles. Luke 6:12-13
- At His transfiguration. Luke 9:28-35
- At Gethsemane. Luke 14:32-35
- He closed His life on earth in prayer. Luke 23:34, 36
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DW
November 26, 2017
- Ephesians 5:1-2
- Demanding love
- Mark 10:17-22 – Jesus makes a demand of the rich young ruler.
- Matthew 10:32-33 – Jesus demands public loyalty.
- Matthew 10:1, 7-8, 16, 22, 25, 28, 34; 11:1 – Jesus demanded much of his disciples.
- Tough love
- Matthew 23:37, 13-15 – Jesus told people what they needed to hear.
- Acts 9:3-9, 15-16; 22:16 – Jesus showed tough love for Saul by blinding and scaring him.
- We should not soften the word of God when we read it or teach it to others. Jesus did not do that and we shouldn’t either!
- Romans 12:16
- Unpopular love
- Luke 7:36-50 – Jesus loved lowly people, even when it made Him unpopular.
- Luke 7:22
- Patient love
- Matthew 14:30; 16:21-23 – Jesus loved Peter with patience.
- John 13:8-10
- Luke 22:31-32, 50-51, 60-62
- John 21:19-22
- Jesus loves us with a love that never gives up.
- Sacrificial love
- John 1:29; 10:11; 15:13
- John 19:1-3, 16-18, 28 – Jesus loved us so much that He sacrificed Himself for us.
- Personal love
- Galatians 2:20 – Jesus gave Himself up for me.
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JJ
November 26, 2017
- Psalms 119-131
- Psalms 119:104, 128 – If you love truth properly, you hate falsehood. It is not wrong to teach negatively. Jesus did more negative teaching than positive. Negative teaching is necessary to correct error.
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