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Seen wonderful, breath-taking beaitufil things.
but hide nothing - not written like ad company - or struggle, … phenomeal growth, fellowship - htypocrisy - opposition.
Like a beautiful marriage - not perfect in this world, not free from conflict - grace and love shown in cottext of hurt forgiveness, striving to grow from selfishness, weakness, … Like a tree no wind - develops no strength … apple trees - stressed -hacked up; Kind of like Isaac Newton’s law - every action, equal and opposite reaction!
Though not eternally true spiritually - God has deemed it best in this world - that we must press intot he Kingdom of God, take it by force - Spiritual law = for every exertion of supernatural power for good there is (or appears to be) an equal and opposite reaction of supernatural evil!
Though powers of darkness not equal, nor beyond God’s control - serve a purpose - and we must be ready to ctonend against them - find Church as it is in reality and in a battle - Jesus said inthis world will have trouble … but take heart I have over come the world .
why later in they go to all the new Xns …
Seet he KofG can’t advance among us without Satan trying to hinder it.
Service of Novels This Present Darkness - F Pereti… NA CHurch lulled into thinking we can have jesus reign in us without hardship or persectution.
Jesus and his gopsel so precious, alleivate harm - but requireus to exercise faith with great patience - we are to prepare to face struggles -every time grace advances among us!
Key Truth: Overcome the opposition of unbelief, with courageous faith & the Holy Spirit!
Overcome the opposition of unbelief, with courageous faith & the Holy Spirit!
A) Believers are always in a battle with unbelief, and must understand its opposition!
V17, v.28
Context of opposition to faith in world’s Messiah!
Context of opposition to faith in world’s Messiah!
I. Outward - miracles in name of LORD with message of what they meant = signs!
Cripples,.
But now whole towns surrounding Jerusalem coming - one accord in Solomn’s Portico
II.
Inward - hypocrisy A&S, reveals real battle, real presence of Lord among them - mega power in word, mega grace, mega awe/fear presence of Lord - those who play act ;
But also in v.13 in faceo f opposition - some believe but not gathering in one accord YET - Like Nicodemus - maybe you in danger of play act, uncertain to give yourself to devoted following, yet fearful of sticking out - all a work in progress maybe at this early stage!
General Principle: Kingdom of God advances, expect and be ready for this opLposition =
General Principle: Kingdom of God advances, expect and be ready for this opLposition =
But now if in a battle, surely one of the tactics is not just to know what you believe - going to effectively engage this world with the gospel - must know the enemy of unbleif - an anatomy of unbelief - Best offense is a good defense!
In other words naive to think - just blieve what I want, and never have to deal with any opposition - if that your approach fear and avoid - if that’s your approach never engeage boldly - but with respect and love!
B. Never lose sight of the folly of unbelief!
B. Never lose sight of the folly of unbelief!
In our cultulre people want to say - irrational to believe -0 unscientific, heard a astory of great prof teacher came to town - prove God exists - boy came and said prove that he does not exist!
Turn the tables - belief in God - belief in His supernatural activity in this world - properly basic and reasonable belief!
In our cultulre people want to say - irrational to believe -0 unscientific, heard a astory of great prof teacher came to town - prove God exists - boy came and said prove that he does not exist!
Turn the tables - belief in God - belief in His supernatural activity in this world - properly basic and reasonable belief!
But look at these Saducees - no reason given for not believing, no civil discussion - no what word amrks there resoponse?
But look at these Saducees - no reason given for not believing, no civil discussion - no what word amrks there resoponse?
Filled with jealousy = split in half - coming apart at the seams - irrational rage and emotion - dEOSN’T FIT With the W.V NOR WITH THEIR AIM IN LIFE!
Filled with jealousy = split in half - comiong apart at the seams - irrational rage and emotion - dEOSN’T FIT With the W.V NOR WITH THEIR AIM IN LIFE!
You know what jealousy is: can be zeal, but most often a selfish, self-centred anger disguised as zeal… reacted with anger …
Gustav Mahler 1860-1911 one of greatest compsers world has seen.
Insanely jealous of his wife's abilities.
Alma Schindler was a composer in her own right.
Couldn't cope with the applause and praise she got.
On wedding day, handed her a note "From now o, there will only be my music.
Not our music, but my music"
Affects church soemtimes too - someone else's children given some attentionkterteamtment way are awnte complements, weealth, even talents not evenly distr\bitued… root of bittereness growing nyou underground - spirit of jealousy
Sanhedrin filled with Jealosuy - like autocratic powers all through history - going to shut you up, trip up, lock you up = why behind spirit of this jealousy isa hatred of the truth
That is why people oppose Jesus - shake up their world their aim.
What were the Saducees w.v and aim?
Liberal part of Judaism - anti-superantural camp - God but for us this world is all their is, be moral , maybe know stories of God, but no miracles, no after-life - - lived lives to get ahead in this world only - biggest teaching - no resurrection -
What made them so offensive = teaching resurrection not just in endtimes - but rightnow in Jesus - power of resrruection life, healed, power of resurrection life - new age of Messiah as believe and participate in that resurrection
Like Chiristopher and Peter Hitchens - no room for God - The Rage Against God!
Like Chiristopher and Peter Hitchens - no room for God
Throw them in the public prison , next morning look what they are going to do v. 21b emphasis on whole formal assembly - civl and church leaders all together - to stand against - use their power!
We will wait to see how God responds, but whenthey finally doget them intheir Look again at how unbelief has to work:
Talk to Christian's in the academy - you will see that unbleif there is not becauseo f man's ability to reason , ultimately a result of irrationality - a matter of feeling and prejudice - presupposition can't defend!
= way the Lord was treated - away with him, crucify him, give us Barrabas …
= way the Lord was treated - away with him, crucify him, give us Barrabas …
Now when the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were greatly perplexed about them, wondering what this would come to.
They had the facts, the healings, the empty tomb with no body produced, the miracles of ordinary men filled extraodinary Spirit and learningin Scriptures and fulfillment beyond mere human possibility!
Crippled healed, Ananias and Sapphirra deaths.
Extraordinary manfiestestions of supernatural power! - didn't understand it, could not explain it - but they dind't take sci attitude - get dispute facts, let's investigae with attitude of humble inquiry… give apostles opportunity - slammer -annooyance indignation stop preaching!
Same today - people so tolerant today - not only excuse but legitimize moral perversions!
In past judged with passions and regarded these people as criminals… but now tolerate and break laws of nature - say it is all normal whatever you want!
Tolerate perversion, foulness - but can't tolerate the gospel!
Same today - people so tolerant today - not only excuse but legitimize moral perversions!
In past judged with passions and regarded these people as criminals… but now tolerate and break laws of nature - say it is all normal whatever you want!
Tolerate perversion, foulness - but can't tolerate the gospel!
Ie.
Baar's case - Easter Bunny is real… if Hindu or Muslim - don't celebrate Easter - tolerate that - diverse culture…but if a Christain couople in every other area - Well then listen to them speak about how won't Toelrate the Gospel - sneer contempt bitterness! - some of course don't help our cause - Religious Right - unquestioning …
V.28
Any examination of the facts?
Pure power play - coercion - Is that how the high priest, the priest, the elders are to - look at the OT - what warrant - understand at the heart of unbelief in work of God, is a defience, rebellion, ignoring a contempt for the Word of God!
Any examination of the facts?
Pure power play - coercion - Is that how the high priest, the priest, the elders are to - look at the OT - what warrant - understand at the heart of unbelief in work of God, is a defience, rebellion, ignoring a contempt for the Word of God!
Like old covenant -
Like old covenant -
You shall not add to the word that I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God that I command you.
You shall not add to the word that I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God that I command you.
What it measn to abide in to adhere to God's word…
All of us defend, live by this, but those commissioned apostles , pastors teachers… chage given to disciples must be carried out - teach, proclaim!
Why church in such disarray - diversity - not just culture, denom emphasis - because men rather than God obeyed, not looked to God's word but fallible changelabl eideas of men - - Why often more in common among Bible believing Sn across denom, than within denominations! Add nothing, take away nothing!
OT and NT - not business of priest, pastors, proclaimers - entrusted with trasure never cahnges … applyit in chanign world…
Role of priest, pastor =
For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.
No authority to spout my opinions, forecasts, predictions.. God didn't appoint me to preach what I think is good… but His WORD!
If deviate from this word - treat me as private indivudal or a devil!
Ambassador charged to expound Word once delivered to you in this time!
But last two things we must notice in this battle, is how God responds and how God’s people respond to unbelief!
C) God laughs and scorns to expose unbelief - like - as they rage like 2 year old trying to push an adultinto pool - Look at the irony here!
An angle of the Lord they don’t believe in angels.
Do you?
Not in an age need them for revelation, nor even for miraculous deliverances that validate the Word -
V.19 An angle of the Lord they don’t believe in angels.
Do you?
Not in an age need them for revelation, nor even for miraculous deliverances that validate the Word -
But God sends an Angel, could have done it directly - to scorn their unbelief in angels, but also to show us who read this - that the angel of the LLord encamps aroudn those who fear him, sends his angels even through timeso f trouble -
But God sends an Angel, could have done it directly - to scorn their unbelief in angels, but also to show us who read this - that the angel of the LLord encamps aroudn those who fear him, sends his angels even through timeso f trouble -
in order to strengthen us in our weakness, he tells us : "that his angels are like guards in his service to protect us and watch over our salvation
, ; servant of Elijah eyes opened always present to watch over us and show his care for us… Not sense power alone, but care!
Why at night…
, ; servant of Elijah eyes opened always present to watch over us and show his care for us… Not sense power alone, but care!
Why at night… - one of you in hard time - take comfoort - need supernatural protection , strength
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