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last week: beware // acts of righteousness // hypocrisy.
hypo. in giving; in prayer; in fasting.
Acting as though the focus is God, but their true motivation is being seen by others, and being thought well of by others.
Beware of self-centeredness.
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This week: Begin with a Focus on the second half of this verse
Point: “they have received their reward”
about the “Reward” // father who is in heaven.
Just like you have heard it said… now it is like “you have seen it done.”
Point: looking for gain.
The gain will not be from God.
But Jesus says that there is a reward from God:
In each contrast Jesus makes...
Point: “will reward you”
Jesus says [when you do] these things:
God sees it.
Don’t let “self” get a hold of it.
He will reward it.
Don’t look for any other reward.
Question we are getting to is this: Reward How?
By faith.
First, clarify that these [acts of righteousness] we do, we do by faith because God has declared us Righteous by the blood of his Son.
So we act on that status, in faith:
The righteous live by faith…
The righteous live by faith…
Romans 1
[Be Holy, for I am Holy, God says.]
Set apart from the world.
Live God’s Morality...
What we do, we do in faith.
We believe God and we Trust God.
We trust what we says.
And GOD Rewards this.
First:
vs. 2, 5, 16: "they have their reward in full"
Then:
The author give the positive instruction:
But when you give (v.3)
But when you pray (v.6)
But when you fast (v.17)
...Your father who see in secret will reward you.
Jesus contrasts the short view with the long view, temporal/earthly rewards with eternal rewards, and self-centered religion with God-centered religion.
And In the Kingdom of Heaven, a Christian’s concern is God first.
Not different:
Exodus
In the pharisaical judaism that existed among those to who Jesus was right then speaking, what god had taken God’s place; had been put before God?
Themselves...
As soon as that happens all the rest of the commandments are open to alternative [man-made] interpretation and classification and redefinition.
The Pharisees wanted their reward now.
Many in the world today who look to God, are looking for their reward now.
It’s the short-view.
Faithless view.
Self-centered view.
Scripture makes clear that a right relationship with God is #1.
Without that, everything becomes skewed by sin that festers within us.
Enter the Good news of Jesus Christ, and his righteousness.
And a life lived by faith.
A life drawn near to God.
A life drawn near to God.
Which is a life pleasing to God.
A kingdom life.
A holy life.
God is our reward.
[What was Abraham’s great desire?
Isaac or God?]
Kingdom life is this:
Righteousness in Reality… Peace [as Ed mentioned] in reality… and joy in reality.
Parable of the talents:
Enter into the joy of your master.
That was the servant’s reward.
That’s our reward, by faith.
By faith we sing:
This World is not my Home.
treasures laid up beyond the blue...
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