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“ Summary, Part 3 (final) ” QUESTIONS [41:18]: 1. Do you view your church as your spiritual family? Do they have a special place in your heart? 2. If you love your brethren, do they know it? Do they know that you pray for them (cf. Heb 13:1). 3. THE DUTY OF CHRISTIANS AS GOD’S CHILDREN TO NON-CHRISTIANS: LET THE HOPE THAT ANIMATES YOU MAKE YOU EAGER TO SHARE YOUR HOPE WITH THE HOPELESS [43:55]. Is this in the back of your mind? What is in our hearts will come out of our mouths (cf. 1 Pet 1:3). 1 Jn 3:1 – We will be an enigma to the world because God is an enigma to it, as is His resurrection hope. Pr 10:28, 11:7 – Our hope vs. the world’s. We cannot keep this truth to ourselves. Rom 10:14 does not apply only to pastors (cf. 2 Cor 5:10-11, 14). Rom 5:5 – God did not hide hope from us, and so we must not hide it from others. 1 Pet 3:14-16 – People will only ask about our hope within us if they see it. And we must answer in gentleness and reverence, with Christ exalted and set apart. CONCLUSION [58:33]. 1. A holy life will be misunderstood. 2. This is a result of ignorance. 3. We should be ready to share the reasons for our hope.
Ian Migala (1/14/2016)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 2 ” iii. This spirit liberates our hearts and teaches us to pray (Rom 8:15). 2. THE DUTY OF CHRISTIANS AS GOD’S CHILDREN TO THEIR BROTHERS AND SISTERS [27:35]. a. LET US HIGHLY ESTEEM OUR CHRISTIAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS. i. Because they are royalty. They are sons and daughters of the living God (Jn 1:12-13). ii. Because God chose them to be rich in faith and heirs to His promised kingdom. Jas 2:5 - He was addressing favoritism in the church. Salvation is a great leveler on earth. iii. Because they are children of the same heavenly Father. b. LET US SEEK WAYS TO ASSIST ALL MEN, BUT ESPECIALLY OUR CHRISTIAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS (Gal 6:9-10) [33:18]. As we are naturally inclined to help “our own” on earth, so we should be spiritually inclined to help our brethren. c. LET US FERVENTLY LOVE OUR CHRISTIAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS [35:10]. God has loved us, and so we must love the brethren; they are now our brothers and sisters (cf. 1 Jn 5:1). 1 Jn 4:20-21 – If we do not love the brethren, we are not Christians at all. 1 Jn 3:16-18 – As Christ laid down His life for us, we must do the same for the brethren. 1 Pet 1:22-23 – Peter connects this love with regeneration. Jas 4:11-5:9 – This love stifles unheavenly speech about our brethren.
Ian Migala (1/14/2016)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 1 ” We conclude III. WHAT RESPONSIBILITIES DO WE HAVE AS GOD’S ADOPTED CHILDREN? with some concluding exhortations. 1. THE DUTY OF GOD’S ADOPTED CHILDREN TO THEIR HEAVENLY FATHER [starting at 3:21 of the audio]. a. TO BE A PEOPLE OF PERPETUAL WONDER AND GRATITUDE FOR HIS LOVE AND SAVING MERCY. This is our first duty to God (1 Jn 3:1, 4:10). How could He love such wretches as ourselves? It should fill us with wonder and praise, and may we never wear it out. b. BY LIVING CHEERFULLY OBEDIENT LIVES [9:25]. It should be visible, like Christ’s love for His Father. This obedience is neither legalistic nor a burden (Mt 11:30). We are no longer children of the defiant one, but children of the obedient one. 2 Jn 4 – We must rejoice in seeing the brethren showing this obedience. c. BE A PEOPLE OF CHILDLIKE, SUBMISSIVE, BELIEVING PRAYER [15:09]. Christ often called God His Father, because He is. And God is our Father as well. Mk 14:36 shows at least three things: i. That Jesus addressed God as “Abba, which indicates a warm, childlike affection for God. ii. That He communicated childlike submission and trust to God’s will. He made a request, not a demand. God’s will was final for Him. Gal 4:6 – God has given us this same spirit.
