Sermon Tone Analysis

Is God an unfair God?

Looking back at last week, Is it fair that God loved Jacob and hated Esau?

After all they had done nothing yet, had not even sinned yet because they had not even been born.

Is that fair?

That is the question we are going to answer tonight.

---We are going to be in this evening but before we turn there I want to start with another

Turn with me to .

-Now as a preface this passage is dealing with forgiveness, but I want to look at one very specific aspect of this passage.

Does anyone find the king to be unfair?

-Generally most people will say no!

Of course not!

Why?

-We see that this servant is a despicable person right I mean the bum couldn’t pay his debt then instead of accepting his good graces and moving on and living peacefully, he goes and attacks someone that owes him money and refuses to show him mercy.

We see this man as horrible right?

What if this horrible picture wasn’t painted of someone what if it was my wife, would we still call the king fair for having mercy?

Of course I would because she is a nice and kind and all around great to me.

But what if the king decided to not show mercy on say Mrs. Michelle would we still say He was fair?

I would because a debt was still owed so why would we not expect it to be paid?

In fact who would we be to question the King?

So in light of our discussion we just had What are we to say?

Is there any unrighteousness on God’s part?

Of course not!

Now lets look at the explanation why

Somebody turn to

Israel had just finished building and worshiping the Golden Calf, God had just sent a plague on them for that and told Moses for Israel to move on and He would not go with them because

Was God acting fairly?

Why do you say God is acting fairly or unfairly?

Going back to 17-19 Why then is God warning Israel about His mercy and compassion?

Focus on Vs 16 for our answer so that it does not depend on Human achievements or works.

What about the gospel message depends on us?

Nothing!!

VS 17-18 read then lets go back to Pharaoh in Exodus start in 7:13;22 8:15;19;32 9:7;12;35

Well it sounds like it could be read that Pharaoh himself was just not listening to God. then someone read

So then I go back to the question of the king do you think the king unfair for forgiving a debt that is owed?

Do you think it is unfair for the king to demand a debt be paid that is owed?

This is Paul’s point: Who are we to to call God unrighteous or unfair when everyone of us have sinned against him.

We all owe Him a debt that we can not pay.

So who are we to get mad at God when we are the ones who owe the debt.

We should be like that servant who fell before the king to beg for mercy.

We need should do the same thing fall down realizing we have sinned and offended a Holy God, and there is nothing to do but to throw ourselves upon the mercy of God.

Amazing thing is if you are sincere He is faithful with His mercy.