Sermon Tone Analysis

Sanctification

How does justification by faith through Christ and James, commands to walk worthy and produce fruit come together.

Should we highlight or minimise?

The Narrow Gate

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22And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.

23Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved?

And he said unto them, 24Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

25When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are: 26Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.

27But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.

28There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.29And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.

30And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.

Heirs with Christ

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12Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.

13For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify (put to death) the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

15For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

16The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: 17And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

4Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.

14Follow (pursue) peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

Today, should we be minimising or underlining verses that speak about sanctification and holy living?

Strong's Concordance

516.

axiós: worthily

Original Word: ἀξίως

Part of Speech: Adverb

Transliteration: axiós

Phonetic Spelling: (ax-ee'-oce)

Short Definition: worthily, in a manner worthy of

Definition: worthily, in a manner worthy of.

Englishman's Concordance

ἀξίως (axiōs) — 6 Occurrences

Adv

1<1161> I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea: 2That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh (in a manner worthy of the) saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you:for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also.

GRK: ἐν κυρίῳ ἀξίως τῶν ἁγίων

NAS: her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints,

KJV: in the Lord, as becometh saints, and

INT: in [the] Lord worthily of saints

Adv

1I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,

GRK: ἐν κυρίῳ ἀξίως περιπατῆσαι τῆς

NAS: you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling

KJV: that ye walk worthy of the vocation

INT: in [the] Lord worthily to walk of the

Adv

KJV 27Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ:

ESV 27Only let your manner of life be worthyh of the gospel of Christ,

GRK: Μόνον ἀξίως τοῦ εὐαγγελίου

NAS: conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel

KJV: let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel

INT: Only worthily of the gospel

Adv

KJV 10That ye might walk worthy of the Lord

GRK: περιπατῆσαι ἀξίως τοῦ κυρίου

NAS: so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord,

KJV: might walk worthy of the Lord

INT: to walk worthily of the Lord

Adv

KJV 12That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

GRK: περιπατεῖν ὑμᾶς ἀξίως τοῦ θεοῦ

NAS: that you would walk in a manner worthy of the God

KJV: would walk worthy of God,

INT: to have walked you worthily of God

Adv

KJV Gaius' Example of Hospitality

5Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers; 6Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well: 7Because that for his name's sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.

8We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth.

ESV Support and Opposition

5Beloved, it is a faithful thing you do in all your efforts for these brothers, strangers as they are, 6who testified to your love before the church.

You will do well to send them on their journey in a manner worthy of God.

7For they have gone out for the sake of the name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles.

8Therefore we ought to support people like these, that we may be fellow workers for the truth.

GRK: ποιήσεις προπέμψας ἀξίως τοῦ θεοῦ

NAS: to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.

KJV: a godly sort, thou shalt do

INT: you will do having set forward worthily of God

This morning I’d like to consider what it means to “Walk Worthy”

How are we to be worthy of God or of Christ or of our calling?

And in what sense are we unworthy?

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What does the Bible say about being worthy/unworthy?

Be Worthy

Jesus:

Jesus says that in Sardis there are “people who have not soiled their garments, and they will walk with me in white, for they are worthy” ().

KJV Message to the Church in Sardis 1And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.

2Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.

3Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent.

If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

4Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.

5He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

6He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

“Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me” ().

Take up Your Cross 37He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

38And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.

39He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

“Those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and to the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage” ().

KJV 35But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:

“The wedding feast is ready, but those invited were not worthy” ().

KJV : 8Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.

Paul: (interestingly but not really surprising, Paul has the most to say)

“Repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of repentance” ().

To the Jews in Antioch of Pisidia Paul said, “Since you thrust the word of God aside and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles” ().