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May 26, 2013

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Luke 15:11-32
Luke 15:1-2- Jesus told three parables trying to teach the scribes and Pharisees to rejoice over saving a lost sinner.
The elder brother
- Respected his father’s will as long as it pleased himself.
  - Luke 7:36-39
- Was self-righteous
  - Luke 18:10-14
- Lack of love and resentment robbed him of a joyful reunion with his brother.
  - The elder brother should have rejoiced at the return of his brother, just as the Pharisees should have rejoiced when sinners returned to God.
- Lost sight of the blessings of his father’s fellowship.
Lessons for us
- Let us be sure we respect the Father’s will even when it does not conform with our first choice.
- Let us realize we are not righteous of ourselves because of much lawkeeping, but by the grace of God, the blood of Christ, and our trust in Him.
- Let us be sure we never let self-righteousness and resentment rob us of joy when a sinner repents.
- Let us never lose sight of the great blessings of fellowship with the Father.

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Philippians 2:12

May 26, 2013

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Acts 16:9. Philippians was written about 12 years later.
“Not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence.”
- Paul was in prison at the time. He wanted them to continue obeying, even while he was not there with them.
- We must do right even when no one but God is looking.
- Acts 8:26-28- The Ethiopian was reading by himself.
- Ephesians 6:5-8- Our relationship with God should be the driving force in all our other relationships.
“Work out your salvation”
- We must do our part to receive God’s git!
- Matthew 7:21
- Philippians 1:9-10- We must work toward the goal!
- James 1:3
“With fear and trembling”
- We must revere God!
- Philippians 2:10
- II Thessalonians 1:6-9- God will punish those who do not know Him in eternal destruction.

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May 26, 2013

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May 22, 2013

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Matthew 16:5-12
To “imply” is to send a message.
To “infer” is to receive a message.
Dad may never actually say he wants the son to “use the lawnmower,” but the boy understands that through what has been said (“fill the mower with gas,” etc.).
Unavoidable conclusion?
- Acts 16:15- infants were baptized?
  - This cannot be unferred because we can’t know that there were infants in the house. Based on other scriptures which state that people must believe before being baptized, we could argue that infants could not possibly be included in the meaning here.
The Bible teaches that unavoidable conclusions authorize.
- Acts 10:10-16+ 19-20 + 22 => 28b
  - Vision of animals no longer unclean
  - Spirit: “Go with them.”
  - “Angel told Cornelius to hear your message.”
  - Thus: “God has shown me that I should not call any man unholy or unclean.”
- Psalms 110:1
  - The Christ would descend from David.
  - David called Him “Lord.”
  - Thus, Christ is superior.
- Genesis 14:18-20
  - Melchizedek blessed Abraham, Abraham gave tithes to Melchizedek.
  - Lesser is blessed by the greater.
  - Levites descended from Abraham.
  - Jesus is a priest after the order of Melchizedek.
  - Thus, Jesus is a superior priest.
- Exodus 3:6
  - Genesis: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob die.
  - Exodus: “I am the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
  - Thus, “But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the passage about the burning bush …”