Hey Kid God Clean your Room!

They do not know Him.

1 John 3:1 NASB95

1 See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.

1 John

A. Even being with Him they didn’t know Him.

Mark 16:13–14 NASB95

13 They went away and reported it to the others, but they did not believe them either. 14 Afterward He appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at the table; and He reproached them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who had seen Him after He had risen.

Mark

Mark 16:

Mark 16:15–16 NASB95

15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. 16 “He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned.

Mark

Mark 16:17 NASB95

17 “These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues;

B.Even though He met the prophesies tradition still blinded them.

Mark 7:6–7 NASB95

6 And He said to them, “Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘This people honors Me with their lips, But their heart is far away from Me. 7 ‘But in vain do they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.’

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Mark

Mark 7:8–9 NASB95

8 “Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men.” 9 He was also saying to them, “You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition.

Mark 7:

Mark 7:10 NASB95

10 “For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, is to be put to death’;

Mark 7:

C. False beliefs lead to serious consequences. (VS 7 Traditions of Men) Failure

Acts 2:36 NASB95

36 “Therefore let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both Lord and Christ—this Jesus whom you crucified.”

Acts 2

D. He alone is the one.

Trouble Today: The world does not know what it means to be Corrupt.

A. The world today is foolish and doesn’t believe in God.

Psalm 14:1 NASB95

1 The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they have committed abominable deeds; There is no one who does good.

B. Crooked Twisted (Overall Messed UP)

Psalm 14:1

Philippians 2:15 NASB95

15 so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world,

Philippians 2:15

C. Old Command modern application: Reducing the very name of God to a catch phrase. OMG, JC, GD, etc.) abbreviations need not be spelled out unfortunately they speak for themselves.

Exodus 20:7 HCSB

7 Do not misuse the name of the Lord your God, because the Lord will not leave anyone unpunished who misuses His name.

D. Those who have the misconception that belief alone will save them.

C. Those who have the misconception that belief alone will save them.

James 2:19 NASB95

19 You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder.

Purity was an issue then and is still an issue today. Example (Licentiousness)

A. God’s perfection perverted profusely in today’s world.

Romans 1:27–28 NASB95

27 and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error. 28 And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper,

Romans

Romans 1:29–30 NASB95

29 being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips, 30 slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents,

Romans 1:31–32 NASB95

31 without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful; 32 and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them.

Romans 1:

B. The church is becoming more accepting of Worldly concepts. (Examples Hollywood Instruments Feel Good Message Division in the Church)

James 4:1–2 NASB95

1 What is the source of quarrels and conflicts among you? Is not the source your pleasures that wage war in your members? 2 You lust and do not have; so you commit murder. You are envious and cannot obtain; so you fight and quarrel. You do not have because you do not ask.

James 4:3–4 NASB95

3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures. 4 You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

James 4:5–7 NASB95

5 Or do you think that the Scripture speaks to no purpose: “He jealously desires the Spirit which He has made to dwell in us”? 6 But He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, “God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” 7 Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

James

Purify yourself as He is pure Abide confidently so you do not shrink away and remember to practice righteousness.

A. The Christian is to Abide.

1 John 2:28 NASB95

28 Now, little children, abide in Him, so that when He appears, we may have confidence and not shrink away from Him in shame at His coming.

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B. The Christian is to Practice Righteousness

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1 John 2:29 NASB95

29 If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone also who practices righteousness is born of Him.

C. The Christian is to Purify themselves/through His purification. (Not us But Him)

1 John 3:3 NASB95

3 And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.

Conclusion: Even though we are Broken bruised filthy dirty God still wants us to come Him for His purification. (Beyond Salvation)

The foolishness of God is greater than wisdom of Man . (1 Corinthians 1:25)

This the purification spoken first by Isaiah then John here. ()

Application:

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Hey Child of God Go Clean up Your Life!