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liberty bible church          4~/20~/08 a.M.
By Tom Zobrist
“when is the bible dangerous?”
John 5:39-47
introduction
Illus. of gun jokes.
It’s because of this last one that I don’t hunt.
Actually, guns are no laughing matter.
They are very dangerous and need to be used properly.
Remember, guns don’t kill people, people do.
That’s why there are hunter safety classes offered.
The Bible is similar to a gun.
If used by the wrong person or by an untrained person, it can be a dangerous weapon.
It is called a two-edged sword in Scripture.
It can cut to the heart of a man and convict him of sin and lead him to salvation; but, it can also lead a person away from Christ if used improperly.
That’s when it is dangerous.
How can this be?
What does it look like?
How can we tell if a Bible is being used in a dangerous way?
OPEN to the passage.
*Prop.
*In this passage, we see when the Bible can be dangerous.
Open in PRAYER.
PREVIEW the passage.
Jesus here concludes His discourse with the religious leaders who did not believe who He was.
He has demonstrated His unity with the Father, the fact that the Father has given Him the power of life and judgment, and last week we saw four witnesses that testify to His validity, yet with all this, the religious leaders failed to believe in Him.
READ 31-38 Last here is the witness of the Word of God.
In this section, we see how the Word can be so dangerous.
First, the Bible is dangerous…
 
  i.
when knowledge is worshipped over holiness vs. 39-42
Illus. of those that would study the Bible just to know more than the next person, but they don’t study it to know God better to be holy and more like Him.
The study becomes the end in itself, rather than a means to an end, becoming more like Christ.
The religious leaders were the same way in Jesus’ day.
a. knowing the bible saves no one
V 39a   1.
The religious leaders studied the OT a great deal.
They believed that if someone could understand them, they would gain life.
They believed those that did not know the Law were cursed.
Cf. 7:49
            2.
To a certain extent, they were right.
The Scriptures do contain the way to life.
But, knowing them is not the key.
It’s applying them that is key and it is here that they failed.
V 39b  3.
If they truly understood the Word, they would have recognized the Messiah as the way to life.
Jesus fulfills the OT sacrificial system.
He is the coming Prophet, the Son of Man, the great High Priest.
But they missed all this.
Why? Cf. 2 Cor.
3:15 Their hearts were veiled, because they failed to believe.
V 40    4.
They were “unwilling.”
It was a choice that they made to reject Christ.
Cf. 3:19-20 The result was that they did not have life, even though they were sincere.
Sincerity saves no one.
They knew the OT, but that knowledge did not, could not save them from an eternity separated from God. 
b.
god knows if we know him                                                                  
V 41    1.
The religious leaders thought that He was angry because they had not endorsed Him.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
He didn’t need their endorsement.
They thought that they knew what He was thinking.
In reality, He knew what they were thinking.
Cf. 2:24-25
V 42    2.
They did not have the love of God in them because they did not have Christ in them.
They did not love God.
This is the first and great commandment.
Unfortunately, they rejected God by rejecting His Son.
God knew that.
He can’t be fooled by all our religion.
Illus. of the Pope in the US this week.
A lot of religion.
But I wonder how much relationship is there.
God knows for sure.
*Trans.*
The Bible is dangerous WHEN KNOWLEDGE IS WORSHIPPED OVER HOLINESS.
Second, it is dangerous…
 
 
 
 ii.
when man’s teachings are accepted over christ’s vs. 43-44
Illus. of how a man wins the love of a woman.
He has to demonstrate that love.
He courts her with flowers, dates, attention, my space notes, etc.
Every girl is different.
You ask any woman and she will tell you what makes her feel loved.
The man demonstrates his love by fulfilling these needs.
The same is true with our relationship for God.
If you really love Him, that will be demonstrated in the way you relate to Him.  
a.
How do you not love me, let me count the ways      
V 43a   1.
Jesus had come in His Father’s name.
He was His representative in the flesh.
He fulfilled all of the OT prophecies…yet they did not receive Him.
One cannot love God if they do not receive Christ as Savior and Lord.
GOSPEL They not only rejected Jesus…
V 43b  2.
They accepted the false teachings of men.
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