[Note: This sermon is the last of Jesse Jenkins’ 70 year career of regular local preaching. I’m personally proud to have hosted so many of his lessons on this site over the years. The strength of his teaching and that of others who have preached at Benchley is one of the reasons I started this site in the beginning. Good Bible teaching is far too rare these days and when it is found, it deserves to be shared. Brother Jenkins, if you happen to read this, thank you from the bottom of my heart for your work. I have grown tremendously studying at your feet. By preserving your lessons for posterity, hopefully others will grow in the Lord as well. May God bless you. -MRW]
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Psalms 11:1-3
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The foundations of any God-approved society have always been the same:
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Family – companionship
- Matthew 19:6 – God organized marriage and the family relationship
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Government – protect the good and punish the evil
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Church – reconciliation to God
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The foundations are under attack
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Family
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Genesis 4 – Lamech had two wives.
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Genesis 6 – God was ready to destroy the earth.
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II Peter 1:5
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Things went wrong very quickly when people disobeyed God’s marriage law.
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The Law of Moses allowed some concessions, but God’s marriage law has never changed.
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Matthew 19:9
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Marriage is under attack
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Quotes from:
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Declaration of Feminism
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James S. Buckley
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Government
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Romans 13:1-4
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Thomas Jefferson: “I tremble for my country when I reflect that my God is just. His justice will not sleep forever.”
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Over government is under attack.
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Church
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Ephesians 2:13-16
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The church is under attack:
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By many organizations
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By false doctrines
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By indifference among members
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There is a standard of right and wrong, established by two factors:
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God IS.
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God has SPOKEN.
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What can the righteous do?
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Psalms 11:4-7
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Keep trusting in God
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Keep on being righteous
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Keep on spreading the Word.
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If Heaven is worth anything, it’s worth everything!