• Only think about the short term - Joshua 7:20-21
  • Think about the long term - I Timothy 4:8
• Be lazy - Matthew 25:18,26
  • Proverbs 22:13
  • Be diligent - II Timothy 2:15
• Do what everyone else is doing - I Peter 4:3-5
  • Come out and be separate - II Corinthians 6:14-18
• Focus on yourself - Ecclesiastes 2:1-11
  • Focus on God and others - Matthew 22:36-39; Ephesians 4:28

Christian Attitudes, Part 2

• Re-emphasizing the heart under Christ.
  • I John 3:17 - Returning from extra-scriptural teachings to the attitudinal basis.
    • Good Samaritan - Luke 10:25-37
    • Romans 13:9
• Sermon on the Mount - Matthew 5-7
  • Attitudes - Matthew 5:1-12
  • Admonishments - Matthew 5:13-20
    • Be good examples
    • Keep the law
  • How His disciples are to be different from scribes and Pharisees. Points of law and associated attitudes. - Matthew 5:21-48
• Beattitudes - Attitudes, conditions that bring God’s blessings
  • Poor in spirit - Matthew 18:1-3
  • Mourning - II Corinthians 7:9-10
  • Meek - Proverbs 25:8,15; James 3:13
    • Jesus, the ultimate example. John 18:22-23
    • Not for us to impose God’s will or His correction on others.
  • Hunger and thirst - Psalms 42:1-2; 63:1; 107:9

• Acts 20:28
• Ephesians 5:23-27- Jesus is the head of the church, the Savior of the body. The church is subject to Him.
• Colossians 1:22
• Introduction
  • Attitudes
    • Terms such as “legalist,” “anti-,” “liberal,” “conservative,” etc.
  • We’re not interested in:
    • Using unwholesome words or slandering others.
    • Exploiting bias, prejudice, or tradition to make a point.
  • We’re interested in:
    • Uniting upon what we are to do in a local church arrangement.
    • Learning how to study the Bible with clear thinking and logical conclusions.
    • Making the right applications of Bible truths (Acts 17:11

• Hebrews 3:7-12
• King Solomon - “Don’t worry - I know better”
  • I Kings 4:29-34- solomon started out with great wisdom and intent to follow God.
  • I Kings 9:4-5- God warns Solomon about integrity of heart.
  • I Kings 11:1-6- Solomon falls away from God.
  • What should we do? Develop enough integrity of heart so that we actually do what we know is right.
• The Apostle Peter - “No matter what I’ll never fall away”
  • Matthew 26:30-35
  • What should we do? Prepare for everything by trusting in God above all else.
    • Matthew 6:33-34
    • Acts 1:6-8- Peter did not yet understand the full picture. He has to just trust in God.
    • Acts 4:13- Peter has learned to trust in God.
    • Proverbs 3:5

• Attitudes: at the core of compliance
  • Examples
  • Our attitudes are important to God
  • Should be important to us
• Under the law of Moses, did God want compliance or hearts?
  • Compliance - Leviticus 26
  • Hearts - Jeremiah 9:23-26
• Hearts and the Law
  • Proverbs 21:3
  • Isaiah 1:13-18
  • Joel 2:11-13
  • Deuteronomy 13:1-4
  • Deuteronomy 30:6-14
  • They go hand in hand.
    • Throughout Psalm 119
    • Jeremiah 3:7-10
  • Exampl of circumcision
    • Not just a New Testament concept
    • While Jews placed confidence in it, God placed much emphasis on the heart.
      • Deuteronomy 10:14-22
      • Romans 2:25-29
• The disposition of the heart towards God is basic, foundational
  • Leviticus 19:18
  • Mark 12:28-33
• How do the law and the prophets depend on these two commandments in Mark 12?
  • Structure of the law of Moses
    • Commandments
    • Ordinances which “enact” the 10 commandments
    • Basis of each commandment
      • Love for God - Exodus 20:1-11
      • Love for our neighbor - Exodus 20:11-17
    • How do the ordinances reflect this?
    • Judicial precedents
      • Deuteronomy 16:18
      • Deuteronomy 17:8
    • Rabbinic teachings - Matthew 5:43
      • Schools of law according to various sects - Acts 22:3