back to indexBerean Community Church Bible Study 11/3/2021
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Hope you guys have had some fruitful discussion. 00:01:24.560 |
And there are some internal objections and questions 00:01:34.840 |
It's calling us to not be argumentative, not pilfering 00:01:43.380 |
to be temperate, dignified, sensible, sound in love 00:01:55.200 |
So the natural question, if you didn't grow up in the church, 00:02:13.760 |
Is it possible to live like this, to be sensible, 00:02:21.180 |
And then there's some snarky people that might say, 00:02:23.340 |
well, what happens if we don't live like this? 00:02:27.140 |
can I be a Christian and not be zealous for good deeds? 00:02:38.980 |
And then some people who are really hardworking, 00:02:41.300 |
overachievers, will be like, what is the reward for living 00:02:53.100 |
and sacrificing on the mission field, the same reward. 00:02:55.540 |
There might as well be the thief on the cross. 00:03:01.300 |
So these are the objections that are going to be there. 00:03:13.140 |
The first one was very brief in chapter 1 in the beginning. 00:03:19.700 |
going to look at chapter 3 that give you the motivation. 00:03:34.340 |
With all authority-- and you'll see, hopefully, 00:03:47.220 |
With all authority, let no one disregard you. 00:03:50.700 |
This almost seems very like it's a license for me 00:04:01.380 |
And this is very common of the Pauline epistles. 00:04:10.180 |
And then what are the things that are to be spoken? 00:04:13.060 |
What are the things that need to be exhorted and reproved? 00:04:28.420 |
And it's something similar that comes up in Titus 3.8. 00:04:33.640 |
you to speak confidently so that those who have believed God 00:04:40.900 |
These things are good and profitable for men. 00:04:47.940 |
Would you say for me, is it my education and my degrees 00:04:58.540 |
Is that what gives me my authority or my age? 00:05:11.420 |
It's weird that now I'm on the older side of our church. 00:05:23.420 |
You don't know what you're talking about, freshly bam. 00:05:36.100 |
Do I say, I am younger than you, so I'm more hip. 00:06:02.540 |
"Evil men and imposters will proceed from bad to worse, 00:06:08.580 |
And remember, I've mentioned this in the past. 00:06:10.540 |
A false prophet usually doesn't even know he's a false prophet. 00:06:17.420 |
You, however, continue in the things you've learned 00:06:20.540 |
and become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them. 00:06:24.020 |
Because remember, Timothy, from an early age, from a child, 00:06:31.500 |
known the sacred writings which are able to give you wisdom. 00:06:34.460 |
That leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 00:06:38.420 |
All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, 00:06:41.820 |
for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness, 00:06:57.500 |
and of Christ Jesus, lest you be damned, Timothy, 00:07:04.980 |
and by his appearing in his kingdom, preach the word. 00:07:10.700 |
Reprove, rebuke, exhort with great patience and instruction. 00:07:18.580 |
Because my authority does not come from my education, 00:07:32.980 |
My authority comes from how in line what I say 00:07:52.760 |
don't love a theological paradigm or a framework, 00:07:58.500 |
because that's where our authority comes from. 00:08:07.860 |
to some of the verses that we looked at today. 00:08:17.420 |
You're a Calvinist if you leap off it a different way. 00:08:21.620 |
So there are different things that can happen when 00:08:26.420 |
So I'm going to try to do things a little bit differently 00:08:33.060 |
tonight, because we're doing another theological dance 00:08:57.120 |
you've heard this a lot, so it might have lost its meaning. 00:09:04.940 |
in other words, the gospel, the good news of Jesus Christ, 00:09:11.500 |
Now, if you guys have heard the words justice, mercy, 00:09:19.460 |
But you don't always feel what they mean, right? 00:09:23.940 |
It's a paying out a deserved retribution or reward. 00:09:34.660 |
It's an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth-- 00:09:58.140 |
So in order to help you emotionally feel this, 00:10:27.420 |
If there was a mosquito this big, how many of you 00:10:45.820 |
And if we killed Amos, you would think nothing of it. 00:11:48.700 |
You have been one of the worst recipients of the curse of sin. 00:11:53.420 |
In the Garden of Eden, you probably ate no blood. 00:12:04.780 |
You will be the younger brother to Matthias and Karis Chung. 00:12:22.340 |
You shall sit at our table as an equal, Amos. 00:12:42.140 |
the distance between me and God, which is the greater distance. 00:12:45.780 |
It's the distance between me and God is an infinitely greater 00:13:01.340 |
bringing salvation to all men, that's very, very, very, very 00:13:07.920 |
So we think that's not fair that some people, because they're 00:13:25.700 |
Reprobation means God willingly chooses not to save. 00:13:30.820 |
Emotionally and instinctively, we say, that sucks. 00:13:36.060 |
How could a good God, loving God, send people to hell? 00:14:04.380 |
The fact that he chose to save some in and of itself 00:14:12.340 |
So I wanted to hedge our theological discussion first 00:14:33.260 |
So I'm going to do tonight, just set some hedges around. 00:14:39.580 |
And all men does not mean universal salvation 00:14:55.460 |
the little bit of attention arises when you're saying, 00:14:58.380 |
if it's a universal opportunity, but you just 00:15:01.380 |
said there's people who are reprobate, right? 00:15:05.100 |
It's difficult. So I'm not going to try tonight. 00:15:22.620 |
And this is what we would ascribe to theologically 00:15:29.940 |
The grace of God has appeared bringing salvation to all men. 00:15:37.820 |
Depending on who you are and what your Christian background 00:15:40.700 |
was, the word salvation, the understanding of it 00:15:45.500 |
But this is what salvation in complete package form is. 00:15:52.220 |
The first one is election, call, regeneration, conversion, 00:15:59.860 |
justification, adoption, sanctification, perseverance, 00:16:08.620 |
And they're pretty standard across the board of just 00:16:21.780 |
And I'm going to try to give you a little mental formula 00:16:52.660 |
OK, you want to put the soli in there, but sorry, there's no s. 00:17:27.220 |
You're going to have to review that at home a little bit. 00:17:30.780 |
Now, election is God's choosing before the creation 00:17:37.980 |
The second one is the gospel call that goes out. 00:17:44.700 |
is changed instantaneously because of the grace of God. 00:18:01.660 |
And then he doesn't just leave it at innocent. 00:18:08.460 |
And then after a child of God is adopted, the spirit of God 00:19:00.140 |
Conversion, J. Justification, A. Adoption, S. Sanctification, 00:19:22.140 |
Election, call, regeneration, conversion, justification, 00:19:31.100 |
of those little theologically rich sections in chapter 1 00:19:33.780 |
verses 2 to 4, chapter 2 verses 11 to 14, chapter 3. 00:19:39.380 |
In two weeks, we're going to look at verse 4 and on. 00:19:43.420 |
So 1 through 6, election, call, regeneration, conversion, 00:19:46.980 |
justification, adoption, are all described as the reason 00:19:53.780 |
Because he didn't just show us mercy and let us go. 00:20:11.940 |
He said, I adopt you as my child raised you up as a fellow heir 00:20:23.540 |
So that should cause you to be sanctified, not out of duty, 00:20:32.460 |
although it is a duty, but out of praise and worship 00:20:38.500 |
That should be so sweet, to live sensibly, righteously, 00:20:58.100 |
are also mentioned, because in the hope of eternal life, 00:21:01.900 |
which is God who cannot lie, promised long ages ago. 00:21:10.420 |
that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, 00:21:30.500 |
And according to Titus 2, verse 13, we look forward to it, 00:21:48.620 |
Election, call, regeneration, conversion, justification, 00:21:55.780 |
adoption, sanctification, perseverance, death, 00:22:00.180 |
I'm going to provide-- these slides are going to be there 00:22:05.020 |
Now, I'm going to look at the theological dense question, 00:22:23.580 |
that there is an application on our end and a motivation. 00:22:29.940 |
And I talked about this in a sermon about a couple months 00:22:37.380 |
just meditating on it almost every day, a few times a day, 00:22:43.340 |
And I kept thinking of a wedding and an engagement. 00:22:53.660 |
The epiphany of God, appearing of God, has come. 00:22:56.980 |
He's said, I invite you into an eternal relationship with me. 00:23:11.660 |
we're supposed to prepare, make ourselves all pretty, 00:23:41.260 |
Because the motivation is the wedding's coming. 00:23:48.940 |
there's something wrong with your relationship. 00:23:53.420 |
to stay engaged forever, I would tell the other person, leave. 00:24:01.980 |
are, I can't wait till this relationship is permanent. 00:24:13.420 |
And the engagement stuff, it's not theological. 00:24:30.900 |
The next little column is the result. We're engaged now. 00:24:55.980 |
Bond slave, young woman, old woman, young man, older man. 00:25:04.860 |
Now that you're engaged to be betrothed forever, deny. 00:25:21.420 |
So don't get lost in all the details of what is epiphany? 00:25:30.380 |
Is the first epiphany the same as a second epiphany appearance? 00:25:36.340 |
And why is it all people in this translation? 00:25:38.260 |
You guys have probably thought through all of that. 00:25:40.900 |
But to put it simply, if you're a child of God, 00:25:43.700 |
you should not be able to contain the excitement 00:25:52.020 |
But the problem is we don't look forward to heaven 00:25:54.260 |
because the worldly desires are running rampant. 00:26:10.300 |
chances are it's because we have gotten a distaste of this world. 00:26:15.900 |
If you love the world, you're not going to long for heaven. 00:26:18.420 |
You're going to want Jesus to come when you're 1,000 years old. 00:26:26.020 |
You want Jesus to come when you're like ready. 00:26:38.780 |
Zealous for good deeds, I just put a little quote in there. 00:26:49.820 |
death blow to any theology that separates salvation 00:26:55.140 |
from the demands of obedience to the lordship of Christ. 00:27:07.420 |
I'm not supposed to be flirting with other ladies 00:27:13.220 |
I'm supposed to be a good steward with my finances 00:27:25.300 |
with honor and respect that is due of my own, 00:27:40.380 |
So it's impossible to separate holiness in our life 00:27:56.860 |
Even if other church people call you legalistic, 00:28:22.780 |
And that zeal to be done with the engagement. 00:28:26.380 |
They are the two things I want to kind of emblazon 00:28:41.180 |
Second, are you looking forward to the return of Christ? 00:28:47.980 |
What are some areas of ungodliness or worldly desires 00:28:59.180 |
instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires. 00:29:13.780 |
So what are the areas where you need the people around you 00:29:18.580 |
So those are the things that I want to leave you with. 00:29:25.780 |
Three verses, and it's going to be kind of meaty. 00:29:32.580 |
Because there are a lot of controversial applications today 00:29:39.380 |
to every rule and authority government, right? 00:29:42.980 |
Can you guys see how that's going to be sensitive? 00:29:45.380 |
So prepare well, and don't say, "Well, I feel..." 00:29:55.180 |
if you can look through it to see our relationship to the government? 00:29:58.980 |
What the saints of old, how they relate to the government. 00:30:03.180 |
Don't consult Facebook, that's not a good source. 00:30:05.780 |
Don't consult CNN, Fox News, that's not a good source. 00:30:08.980 |
Don't just go to the Word and see what the Word has to say. 00:30:13.580 |
Ask inductive questions, and then we're going to see how all of that fits. 00:30:17.980 |
So these are the applications, and the remainder of your time, 00:30:24.980 |
Let me close for us in prayer, and then we'll end our night. 00:30:36.380 |
We are very forgetful as just fallen humanity. 00:30:41.980 |
And Lord, we need regular reminders of our new identity in Christ. 00:30:46.380 |
We need regular reminders that this earth is not our home, 00:30:52.580 |
but that our eternal life and our full and complete knowledge of you, sin-free, 00:30:59.580 |
Lord, that's something that we should be longing for. 00:31:01.780 |
And so I pray that you would just purge our hearts of worldly desires, 00:31:09.980 |
and Lord, as much as you've called us to be holy, 00:31:14.780 |
And so we ask for more grace to sustain us, to protect us, to guard, guide, and lead us. 00:31:21.380 |
So we thank you for our evening together, and we pray this in Jesus' name.