• Matthew 6:19-20
• How worldliness can affect our attitude toward God’s Word
  • Some reject God’s Word altogether
    • Matthew 16:24-27
    • Matthew 24:45-51
  • Some are led into denominationalism
    • Matthew 7:13-23
  • Some are led into “liberalism”
    • Colossians 3:16-17
    • II Peter 2:1-3
  • Some allow God’s Word to be choked out of their lives
    • Matthew 13:18-23
  • Ways we can keep worldliness out of our lives
    • Study and reflect on God’s Word
      • Hebrews 10:25
      • II Timothy 2:15
      • I Thessalonians 5:21
      • II timothy 3:15-17
      • I timothy 4:13-16
      • II Peter 2:20-22
    • Pray for strength, wisdom, and guidance
      • Colossians 1:9-14
    • Choose spiritually minded companions
      • I Corinthians 15:33
      • II Corinthians 6:14-18
    • Balance the way we spend our time
  • Conclusion
    • Identify worldliness and guard ourselves from the things of the world.
      • Titus 2:11-14
      • I John 2:15-17
      • II Corinthians 5:10

• Words used for peace
  • Hebrew
    • Shelem
      • A (voluntary) sacrifice in thanks
      • Numbers 7:17
    • Shalom
      • Safe, that is (figuratively!) well, happy, friendly
      • Numbers 6:22-27
      • Contrast II Samuel 11:7
    • Shalam
      • To be safe (in mind, body, or estate)
      • Joshua 11:19
    • New Testament
      • Eirene
        • Peace (literally or figuratively), but implication, prosperity, peace, quietness, rest, to set at one again.
      • Religion – from Latin religare, to bind fast
        • Re – again
        • Ligare – to bind together
        • Contrast with eirene, to set at one again
      • Kinds of peace
        • Absence of conflict
          • Between people
          • Between nations
        • Common usage
          • Old Testament
            • Peace offering – Leviticus 3:1 (126 examples)
            • Make peace between nations – Deuteronomy 20:10
            • Absence of conflict and mayhem – Leviticus 20:6
            • Peace on a personal level – Genesis 26:28-29
            • Peace with God – Malachi 2:5
          • New Testament
            • Peace on a personal level – Romans 12:16
            • Make peace between nations – Luke 14:32
            • Peace with God – Romans 5:1
            • Peace within – Philippians 4:7
          • Peace between nations
            • In Old Testament
              • Deuteronomy 20:10-12
              • Joshua 10:1-4
              • Making war and peace between Israel and other nations.
            • In New Testament
              • Acts 12:20
              • Luke 14:31-32
              • Recording history, giving commandments, no commandment for warfare
                • John 18:36
                • II Corinthians 10:3-4
                • Matthew 10:34
              • Peace between individuals
                • Old Testament
                  • I Kings 15:12
                • New Testament
                  • Christians entreated to be peaceable people
                    • With each other – I Thessalonians 5:12-13
                    • With all people – Romans 12:16
                  • Jesus is the Prince of Peace
                    • Isaiah 9:6
                    • A prince is the son, heir of the king.
                      • We are fellow heirs with the Prince of Peace.
                      • Romans 8:16-17
                      • Christians are His brethren – Romans 8:29; Hebrews 2:11
                      • As His brethren, we reflect peace in all things.
                        • With God
                        • With the brethren
                        • With all men
                        • Within ourselves
                  • Peace with God
                    • Originates from God – I Corinthians 14:33
                    • God is peace – Judges 6:24
                    • The gospel is of peace – Ephesians 6:15
                    • This peace came through His blood – Colossians 1:19-20
                  • Within ourselves
                    • The war within – Romans 7:12-25
                    • The victory (Romans 7:25) – Romans 8:1-4
                    • If God does not condemn us, which should we?
                    • Philippians 4:5-7

[The first part of this series was delivered March 4, 2015. You can access it here.]

• General information about the book (review):
  • Key verse: Romans 2:11
  • Author: Paul
  • Place of writing: Corinth
  • Date: 57 or 58 AD
• Outline of the book:
  • Romans 1:18-3:23 – God’s condemnation rests on all men alike without respect of persons.
  • Romans 3:19-5:21 – God’s way of making man righteous through Jesus Christ is available to all men alike without respect of persons.
  • Romans 6:1-8:30 – God’s grace, offering righteousness to all men, is extended to all without respect of persons.
  • Romans 9-11 – Paul deals with the Jewish-Gentile question and especially the plight of the Jews.
    • Romans 9:24-26 – It was God’s will that the Gentiles should also be offered God’s grace and mercy.
    • Fleshly Israel had made the sad mistake of trusting in obedience to the old law to save them. The Jews did not understand the difference between their traditions and God’s law.
  • Romans 10:11-12 – Same requirements for Jew and Gentile.
  • Romans 10:13-21 – Jews did not believe the prophets concerning the gospel going to the Gentiles.
  • Romans 11:1-10 – God rejected only disbelieving Jews, not all as some Gentiles thought.
  • Romans 11:11-24 – Gentiles are not to gloat – they could also be cut off.
  • Romans 11:25-32 – Jews could return from disobedience.
  • Romans 12 – Meaning of sanctification
    • Consecrate: full handedness
  • Romans 13:1-7 – Emphasis on submitting to civil authority for Roman Christians.
  • Romans 13:8 – God’s moral law is based on “love thy neighbor as thyself.”
  • Romans 14 – Discussion of faith in a special sense.
    • Romans 14:22a
  • Romans 15 – Some of our obligations toward those who are weaker than we are; other practical things and exhortations that will help us please God.
  • Romans 16 – Personal salutations to various people in the city of Rome.

• Joshua 4
• A memorial to the sons of Israel forever
  • Joshua 4:1-7, 23-24
  • I Corinthians 11:23-25 – As great as this time was for them, we have something even better in the Lord’s Supper. We have a better memorial of a better event. Let us be thankful!
  • Hebrews 11:32-40
• When your children ask
  • Joshua 4:6, 21-22
  • It is crucial to teach future generations!
  • Judges 2:6-10 – The generation after Joshua did not know God and turned away from Him.
  • Deuteronomy 6:6-7 – God commanded the Israelites to teach their children.
  • Psalms 78:1-8
  • We need to show our children how to live as Christians.
    • II Timothy 2:15
  • Gilgal
    • Joshua 4:19
    • Joshua 5:9-10 – God named the place Gilgal.
    • To the Israelites at that time, Gilgal symbolized home.
    • One day we will make it to our home!

• Lesson 11: Baptism
  • Acts 2:14-41
    • They knew that Jesus was the Christ, that they were lost in sin, and that they needed forgiveness.
    • Because of this, they were baptized.
  • Acts 8:12-13, 29-39
    • The eunuch knew Jesus and realized he needed to be baptized.
    • The eunuch was baptized.
  • Acts 9:1-16, 17-20
    • Paul realized that Jesus was the Christ and was then baptized.
  • Acts 10:34-38
    • They knew about the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.
    • They were baptized.
  • Acts 16:11-40
    • They knew that they had to believe in Jesus.
    • They were baptized.
  • Galatians 3:27-28
  • I Peter 3:20-21
• Lesson 12: Christian Life
  • Romans 6:11 – We must turn completely to God.
  • Ephesians 4:20-32
    • Ephesians 4:21 – The writer is assuming they had been taught.
  • I Peter 1:14-25
  • Romans 15:1-7
  • Matthew 6:1-34