Sermon Tone Analysis

*If the foundations are destroyed, What can the righteous do? *

*                        Ps.11:1-3

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*If the foundations are destroyed, What can the righteous do? *

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As I go through my daily life I become more and more concerned with what I see happening around me in our lives as Christians, in our homes, in our churches, in our schools, in our society, in our judicial system, our government, and our leadership.

*In our lives as Christians I see; *

pride, selfishness, greed, lust, profanity, fornication, adultery, unforgiveness, indebtedness, hatred, a lack of concern

 

Could it be that we have allowed the foundations of our lives as Christians to be destroyed?

Could it be that we place very little importance on the things of God?

 

*In our homes I see;*

strife, contention, wrath, divorce, insecurity, abandonment, abuse, 

                        a lack of compassion

 

Could it be that we have allowed the foundations of our homes to be destroyed?

Could it be that Christ isn’t the Head of our homes?

*In our churches I see; *

self righteousness, partiality, worldliness, abominations, lies, heresies, jealously

 

Could it be that we have allowed the foundations of our churches to be destroyed?

Could it be that the main goal of the church isn’t to glorify God?

 

*In our schools I see; *

            violence, disrespect, sexual promiscuity, disorder, unruliness, ignorance

 

Could it be that we have allowed the foundations of our schools to be destroyed?

Could it be that we no longer ask God for instruction & or use His manual?

*In our society I see;*

idolatry, perversion, immorality, depravity, evil, endorsement of all that is godless, drugs, murder, theft, harassment, meanness, cruelty 

 

Could it be that we have allowed the foundations of our society to be destroyed?

Could it be that we have removed God from the public square?

*In our judicial system I see;*

            rampant lawlessness

 

Could it be that we have allowed the foundations of our judicial system to be destroyed?

Could it be that we don’t use Gods’ judgments anymore?

*In our government I see; *

            deception, corruption, waste, a lack of wisdom

 

Could it be that we have allowed the foundations of our government to be destroyed?

Could it be that we no longer acknowledge the governing principles of God?

 

*And our leadership I see;*

                                godlessness, spinelessness, cowardice, falsehood, weakness

 

Could it be that we have allowed the foundations of our leadership to be destroyed?

Could it be that we choose godless leaders?

*Could it be that we have allowed our foundations in these areas to be destroyed?

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* Col 1:18*

18 And  He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning,  the firstborn from the dead, that *in all things He may have the preeminence.*

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*4409 - Preeminence – *to be first in rank or influence

 

*Ps 11:1-3*

 

1     In  the Lord I put my trust; How can you say to my soul,

     “Flee /as/ a bird to your mountain”?

2     For look!  The wicked bend /their/ bow,

     They make ready their arrow on the string,

     That they may shoot 1secretly at the upright in heart.

3      *If the foundations are destroyed, *

*     What can the righteous do? *

 

Here we have the attacks and evils of the unrighteous toward the righteous.

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The unrighteous try to intimidate, insult, frighten and harm the righteous.

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They decide on a course, make their plans, and underhandedly, deceptively, and cruelly target the upright in heart.

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*And if we allow our foundations to be changed, altered, or removed what will we do, what can we do and how would we do it?*

*This question God has put to us* applies to the whole of our lives, spiritually, physically morally, socially, and financially.

For the Word of God completely covers these areas of our lives as well as every nook and cranny of our being both publicly, privately, both as a society and as individuals including our intentions, our thoughts, our words, and our actions.

*The Psalmist says this about these people that work unrighteousness.*

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*Ps 82:5*   *They do not know, nor do they understand; They walk about in darkness*

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*What is darkness?*

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*1**dark* \ˈdärk\ adj[ME /derk,/ fr.

OE /deorc;/ akin to OHG /tarchannen/ to hide] bef.

12c

*1*     *a*      *: *devoid or partially devoid of light *: **not receiving, reflecting, transmitting, or radiating light*

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*By definition these people are;*

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*            Not receiving       God, His Son Jesus Christ, His Holy Spirit, His Word, *

*                                          His Truth, His Instruction, His Wisdom, His Knowledge, or *

*                                          His Understanding.*

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*            Not reflecting      God, His Son Jesus Christ, His Holy Spirit, His Word, *

*                                          His Truth, His Instruction, His Wisdom, His Knowledge, or *

*                                          His Understanding.*

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*Not Transmitting  God, His Son Jesus Christ, His Holy Spirit, His Word, *

*His Truth, His Instruction, His Wisdom, His Knowledge, or His Understanding.*

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*Not Radiating the Light of   God, His Son Jesus Christ, His Holy Spirit, *

*His Word, His Truth, His Instruction, *

*His Wisdom, His Knowledge, or His Understanding.*

 

*The Psalmist also asks a question of us that claim righteousness.*

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*Ps 82:22     How long will you judge unjustly, *

                                                *And  show partiality to the wicked?*

Selah

 

*What is it to judge justly*

 

*1judge* \ˈjəj\ vb

*judged;* *judg•ing* [ME /juggen,/ fr.

AF /juger,/ fr.

L /judicare,/ fr.

/judic-, judex/ judge, fr.

/jus/ right, law + /dicere/ to decide, say — more at just, diction] /vt/ 13c

*1*           *: **to form an opinion about through careful weighing of evidence and testing of premises* [1]

*The premise of the test is God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*

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*The premises of testing are the reproofs, instructions, commands, principles, precepts, truths, and judgments found in the Word of God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*

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*The premise of God and the premises of His Word make up our foundation!!!!*

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*Pr 10:25   * the righteous /has/ an everlasting foundation.

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*What are our foundations?*

*foun•da•tion*

           *: *a basis (as a *tenet, principle*, or axiom) *upon which something stands or is supported* 〈the /foundations/ of geometry〉 〈the rumor is without /foundation/ in fact〉 [2]

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*Our foundation is that on which all that we are, say, or do is based.*

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*Just as the New Jerusalem has a foundation made up of 12 foundations, our foundation consist of foundations.*

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*Our Foundations are the truths, commands, teachings, precepts, and judgments found in God, Jesus, and Gods’ Word, the Holy Bible.

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*The first foundation is that of GOD HIMSELF*

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*Pr 10:25* the righteous /has/ an everlasting foundation.

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*2 Ti 2:19  * the solid foundation of *God  *