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Psalms, Part 9

Jesse Jenkins

September 24, 2017

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Psalms 49-54
Psalms 49:1 – The high, low, poor, and rich will all be alike in death.
Psalms 49:12 – Man’s body decays just like the bodies of beasts.
Psalms 50:10 – See Acts 17:25
Psalms 51:16-17 – God wants a contrite heart first before the sacrifices are acceptable.
Psalms 51:5 – This verse is often misused in Calvinist doctrine. We know that it does not mean David was sinful at birth (Ezekiel 18:2-4). Matthew 18:3 also tells us that children are not in sin.
- Psalms 71:6; 139:13-14; 58:3
- We know that this birth is not saying David was born out of wedlock. See Ruth 4:22. David was in the line to Christ and was certainly not illegitimate.
Psalms 53:1 – Declaring that there is no God identifies you as a fool regardless of your intellectual accomplishments.
Psalms 53:6 – See Ephesians 4:8, which applies this passage to those who are captives of sin.

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Focus on the First Century, Part 15

Ed Whitt

September 20, 2017

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Somewhere in the middle, continued:
- Tax collectors (publicans)
  - Bought position
  - Assessment arbitrary
  - Fill quota
  - Shaky heritage
  - High net worth
  - Very low esteem with all
  - Matthew 5:43-48
  - Matthew 18:15-17
  - Matthew 9:9-13
  - Luke 18:9-14
  - Matthew 21:23-31, 33-46
  - Luke 19:1-10 – Zaccheus was a rich tax collector.
The elites
- The rich
  - Usually the most successful farmers and merchants
  - Not always Sadducees
  - Luke 15:11-32 – father of the prodigal son was a wealthy man
- Pharisees, scribes
  - The religious elite
  - Rarely among the rich
  - John 3:1; 19:39 – Nicodemus was a Pharisee, but evidently a man of means.
- Priesthood
  - The priestly elite
  - Usually among the richest
  - Priests made money on concessions around the temple and money-changing.
Regions, cities, enclaves of the Diaspora
- Persia had largest regional Jewish population
  - Mostly remainders of Babylonian captivity
  - Had the lowest level of Hellenization of all Jews
- Alexandria had largest Jewish urban population
  - About 200,000
  - Mostly around Heliopolis
  - Easy access to ports to rest of the world, relatively easy to get back to Jerusalem for worship
- Enclaves from Morocco to India, Cape Horn to the Bosporus

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Salvation is Available for All

Jesse Jenkins

September 17, 2017

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Introduction
- It is God’s salvation
  - Psalms 51:12
  - Romans 6:23
- Salvation shows God’s love
  - John 3:16
  - Hebrews 2:9
  - Titus 2:11
- Salvation is conditional
  - I Timothy 2:4
  - II Peter 3:9
That which God requires one to understand, he can understand
- John 7:17
- Galatians 5:17
- John 8:43 – The problem was that people were not willing to do the will of God. They heard the word but had not committed themselves to do it.
That which God requires one to believe, he can believe.
- Hebrews 11:6
- Psalms 19:1-2
- Romans 1:20
- Matthew 24:46
- I Corinthians 15:6
- Hebrews 8:6
- Jeremiah 10:23
- Psalms 37:23
That which God requires one to do, he can do
- Acts 17:30
- Romans 10:10
- Acts 2:38, 47
- Many will not do these things, but it is not because they cannot.
- I Timothy 5:22
- I Corinthians 15:58
- Matthew 6:33
- Galatians 6:1
- James 5:19-20
- Matthew 28:18-20
That which God requires one to be, he can be.
- I Peter 1:16
- Ephesians 5:25-27
- I Timothy 5:22
- Ephesians 3:21
- Matthew 5:16
Do we really want to be saved badly enough to be saved?

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Being “In Christ”

Coy Baldwin

September 17, 2017

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Introduction
- John 15:5
- Why would I want to be in Christ? Romans 6:3
  - Ephesians 1:3-5, 9, 13 – We receive so many blessings in Christ!
Respect authority of Christ
- Matthew 28:18-20
- Colossians 2:6-8; 3:1, 5, 8, 12-13 – These are demands of being in Christ.
Devoted to Christ
- Philippians 3:7-14
- Luke 14:26-27 – Christ must come before all our physical relationships.
Maintain sincere faith
- Hebrews 12:1 – What is “the sin?” Is it not the sin of unbelief?
  - Hebrews 10:36-11:1, 4, 5, 7
- Hebrews 6:10
- Hebrews 10:22-29
- II Timothy 1:5-8
- Hebrews 3:12
- James 2:14
- John 8:24

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Spiritually Minded?

Coy Baldwin

September 17, 2017

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The “spiritual” man …
- I Corinthians 2:14-15, 6-10 – Judges (appraises) the gospel of the cross by the Holy Spirit’s confirmed revelation (compares spiritual things with spiritual).
  - I Corinthians 1:18, 22-24, 30-31 – The spiritual man understands and values the gospel.
  - I Corinthians 2:4-5
  - Just because a person believes in the gospel does not mean he is a spiritual man.
- I Corinthians 14:37 – Recognizes the authority of the apostolic writings
- Galatians 5:2 – 6:1 – Walks by the spirit
  - Galatians 6:7-8
The “spiritual” person is not …
- Acts 17:22 – Simply religious
- I Timothy 4:3-4 – In denial of lawful pleasures
- I John 2:3-5 – Simply saying he knows God
- II Corinthians 11:13, 15, 19-21 – Simply esteemed by others
- I Corinthians 5:1-2 – Simply a member of a local church
Application
- Matthew 7:15 – judging others
- John 7:23-24 – judging ourselves
  - James 1:25
Why do we care?
- Romans 8:5-6
- Romans 7:24-8:2

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