The House That God Builds
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1. Christ builds His Church (11b – All wisdom comes from one Shepherd).
18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.
And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build
my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.
Jesus alone qualified. Elders nor members build the church. Trouble when
we try!
2. The Bible is our sole authority (11b The Shepherd gives His Word).
a. It is written by the Great Shepherd
15 and you know that from infancy you have known the sacred Scriptures, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness, 17 so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
you know that from infancy you have known the sacred Scriptures, which
are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All
Scripture is inspired by God[a] and is profitable for teaching, for
rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness, 17 so
that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
2 Peter 1:20-21
Above all, you know this: No prophecy of Scripture comes from the
prophet’s own interpretation, 21 because no
prophecy ever came by the will of man; instead, men spoke from God as they
were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
b. It is sufficient to build
our lives upon
IMPORTANT: We build our lives on
Scripture, not our FEELINGS about Scripture.
Hebrews 4:12-13
For the word of God is living and
effective and sharper than any double-edged sword, penetrating as far
as the separation of soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It is able to judge
the thoughts and intentions of the heart. 13 No
creature is hidden from him, but all things are naked and exposed to the eyes
of him to whom we must give an account.
It dissects us.
4 For whatever was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that we may have hope through endurance and through the encouragement from the Scriptures.
For whatever was written in the past was written for our instruction,[for a purpose] so
that 1. We may have hope through endurance
and 2. [we may have hope] through
the encouragement from the Scriptures.
It’s important to it preached and taught, but it’s imperative we
commit to reading and studying it ourselves.
ILLUS: The
Bereans in Acts 17 were commended because they searched Scripture themselves to
make sure what they were taught was true.
3. Committed to solid teaching (10-11a – Preachers
use the Word to encourage and challenge) –
15 Be diligent to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who doesn’t need to be ashamed, correctly teaching the word of truth.
Be diligent to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who
doesn’t need to be ashamed, correctly teaching the word of truth.
2 Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and encourage with great patience and teaching.
2 Preach the word; be ready in season and out of
season; correct, rebuke, and encourage with great patience and teaching.
All of these are a part
of God’s plan for teaching, even though it doesn’t feel good or we don’t like
it.
ILLUS: I hated being corrected or rebuked as kid,
but I’m glad I got it!
Correction is like cattle prods (12:11). The cattle doesn’t
like it, but gets them where they need to be.
We are committed to expositional preaching to assure that it’s the Word of God bringing the conviction and not the
one who is preaching.
[Unpack “Expositional Preaching”]
4. Guard against erroneous teaching (12 Beyond this…) from modern books or teaching that
deviate from the “faith which was once for all handed down to the saints.” (Jude
3). Many promote doctrines that “tickle the ears”
3 For the time will come when people will not tolerate sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, will multiply teachers for themselves because they have an itch to hear what they want to hear. 4 They will turn away from hearing the truth and will turn aside to myths.
For the time will come when people will not
tolerate sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, will multiply
teachers for themselves because they have an itch to hear what they want to
hear. 4 They will turn away from hearing the truth
and will turn aside to myths.
ILLUS: A particular vegetable:
“Has a variety of health benefits, including its ability to improve
digestion, lower cholesterol levels, and maximize vitamin and mineral uptake.
It helps prevent allergic reactions, boost the immune system, protect the skin,
lower blood pressure, reduce inflammation, and improved vision and ocular
health.”
Problem: I don’t like Brocolli…unless doctored up.
My alterations eliminate the essentials of Brocolli.
Same happens when we alter “Christianity”
Colossians 2:8
Be careful that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty
deceit based on human tradition, based on the elements of the world,
rather than Christ.
6 I am amazed that you are so quickly turning away from him who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—7 not that there is another gospel, but there are some who are troubling you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, a curse be on him!
I am amazed that you are so quickly turning away from him who called you
by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— 7 not
that there is another gospel, but there are some who are troubling you and want to
distort the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if
we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to what
we have preached to you, a curse be on him![b]
5. Live out the Law of Grace in the fear of the Lord (13-14 Fear God and keep His
commandments).
Unpack
We understand the purpose of the Law of God was to reveal the depth of
sin
Romans 7:7-13
What should we say then? Is the law sin? Absolutely not! But I
would not have known sin if it were not for the law. For example, I would
not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, Do not
covet.[b] 8 And sin,
seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me coveting of
every kind. For apart from the law sin is dead. 9 Once
I was alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin sprang to
life again 10 and I died. The commandment that was
meant for life resulted in death for me. 11 For
sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, deceived me, and
through it killed me. 12 So then, the law is holy, and
the commandment is holy and just and good. 13 Therefore,
did what is good become death to me? Absolutely not! But sin, in order to
be recognized as sin, was producing death in me through what is good, so that
through the commandment, sin might become sinful beyond measure.
If we understand this, we fear the wrath of God.
We despair if we understand that we cannot live life without sinning.
Romans 7:21-23
So I discover this law:[d] When I want to do what is good,[e] evil is present with me. 22 For
in my inner self[f] I delight in God’s law, 23 but
I see a different law in the parts of my body,[g] waging war against the law of my mind
and taking me prisoner to the law of sin in the parts of my body.
We understand that we cannot save ourselves
Romans 7:24
What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?
We need a Savior!
25 Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with my mind I myself am serving the law of God, but with my flesh, the law of sin.
1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus, 2 because the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death. 3 For what the law could not do since it was weakened by the flesh, God did. He condemned sin in the flesh by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh as a sin offering, 4 in order that the law’s requirement would be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
25 Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So
then, with my mind I myself am serving the law of God, but with my flesh, the
law of sin.
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those in Christ
Jesus,[a] 2 because the
law[b] of the Spirit of life in Christ
Jesus has set you[c] free from the law[d] of sin and death. 3 For
what the law could not do since it was weakened by the flesh,God did. He
condemned sin in the flesh by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful
flesh as a sin offering,[e] 4 in order that
the law’s requirement would be fulfilled in us who do not walk according
to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
This salvation leads us to fear the Lord: stand in awe of Him and worship
Him.
This fuels us to live for Him, not just talk about Him!
James 1:22 But be
doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
6. Grow together in fellowship as the Church
established by Christ.
24 And let us consider one another in order to provoke love and good works, 25 not neglecting to gather together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each other, and all the more as you see the day approaching.
let us consider one another
in order to provoke love and good works, 25 not
neglecting to gather together, as some are in the habit of doing, but
encouraging each other, and all the more as you see the day approaching.
12 Watch out, brothers and sisters, so that there won’t be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. 13 But encourage each other daily, while it is still called today, so that none of you is hardened by sin’s deception. 14 For we have become participants in Christ if we hold firmly until the end the reality that we had at the start. 15 As it is said:
Today, if you hear his voice,
do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.
Watch out, brothers and sisters, so that there won’t be in any of you an
evil, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. 13 But
encourage each other daily, while it is still called today, so
that none of you is hardened by sin’s deception.14 For
we have become participants in Christ if we hold firmly until the end the
reality[c] that we had at the start. 15 As
it is said:
Today,
if you hear his voice,
do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.
