Sermon Tone Analysis

Introduction:

Chapter 1-3----Doctrine & Orthodoxy-----What we believe----I have made you a saint----Ends with Amen in Closing off the Sermon and then starting a knew point in Chapters 4-6…We might says Chapter 1-3 is scene one.

Chapter 1-3----Doctrine & Orthodoxy-----What we believe----I have made you a saint----Ends with Amen in Closing off the Sermon and then starting a knew point in Chapters 4-6

Chapter 4-6------Exhortation & Orthopraxy-----How should we live based on what we believe----Now live Saintly lives

Always: This first verse is the thesis of Chapters 4-6

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Your Obligation to your Calling

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Your Obligation to your Calling

(v.1) “Therefore I” Paul uses the conjunction Therefore to tell you that the subsequent truths are based on the previous truths in Chapters 1-3

(v.1) “Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord” Paul stays with the prisoner motif from Chapter 3. Paul does not want the reader to forget that he is writing as both a physical prisoner of Rome and a Spiritual prisoners of Jesus.

He is captive to his will.

He has relinquished his freedom to Jesus.

(v.1) “Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, Implore you to walk”

a. Implore---call you; to call to aid; send for; I beg you please

(v.1) Paul says I beg of you to please “Walk”

Walk-peripateo-To walk about(physical)-to conduct one’s self, to order one’s behavior.

-Let’s take a look at the word in other scriptures:

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(v.13) “Behave”—Peripateo

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(v.6) “walk”---Peripateo

-When used figuratively the word “Walk” means the way one conducts his/her life.

Let me summarize Paul’s thought: I beg you my dear brothers/sisters as a prisoner of the Lord to Conduct your life how?

(v.1) “Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling” He tells us how to conduct ourselves “commensurate, or in relation to our calling.

Normally the word “call” is a verb.

But in this scripture “Call” is a noun.

In this case normally when “Call” is used as a noun it is talking about a person’s vocation.

Paul is reaching back into a previous verse when he talks about this “Calling” it is not a vocation but a New Status, A new Situation, A new Father, A new disposition, A new life, A new home, A new spirit.

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Notice it says that you were seated with him.

That leads to this logical question:

Where were you seated before?

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We were sitting in Satan’s living room watching television with him.....Then the Lord snatched us out of Satan house and seated us in his house with our own bedroom.

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Summarize: I beg you my dear brothers/sisters as a prisoner of the Lord to Conduct your life in manner that is commensurate/or in relationship to your Calling(Salvation).

Behave like your Father is Yahweh not like your Father is Satan.

You have a new name, new home, new life, new destiny, new desires.

-As they say in the Baptist Church: Now govern yourselves accordingly.

Tell the story of the son the king who was causing havoc in the kingdom until his mother the queen sat him down and told him who he was and who his father is.

We don’t teach obedience from below meaning we obey for acceptance.

We teach obedience from above we obey because we have already been accepted.

Transition Statement: Paul then begins his persuasive speech and exhortation by giving us the two classes of people that our behavior should effect.

Our Fellowman and the Church.

A. Obligations to your fellowman

(v.2) Paul immediately talks about certain Character traits that should be displayed in how we treat our fellowman.

We need to define these terms.

This list is not exhaustive there are many traits that should be present in the life of a believer, but this list is an abridge version of the fruit of the spirit found in

a. Humility—The esteeming of ourselves as small---the correct estimation of one’s self.

This word can be confusing for people because it seems like it is telling us to walk around talking bad about ourselves and underestimating our gifts talents and abilities.

gives was the right balance between Humility; or Pride and Arrogance

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The Psalmist is lifting up the Character of God---What is that called when we give God glory----DOXOLOGY!!!

(v.4-6)

The Psalmist is lifting up the Glory of Man in light of his position to a Holy God.

Notice (v.5) “Yet you have made him a little lower than God” When talking about man the Psalmist says you have made him a little lower than God.

The word is Elohim.

Sometimes that word “Elohim” can be used of heavenly beings or God.

That is why the LXX and the Septuagint says “angels” Your NKJV uses the right translation of that word.

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The Psalmist talks about man’s rule over the animal kingdom.

This Psalm gives us the right view of the categories of all the living beings in the cosmos:

a. God

b.

Heavenly beings(Angels)

c.

Man

d.

Animals

-This helps us to understand order.

Which means when we live like we are making our own rules, or when we willing violate God’s rule at it’s base level that is lack of Humility because we don’t have the proper estimation of our position in the categories.

-Humility is not thinking to high of one’s self and not thinking to low of one’s self.

It is a balanced view of yourself.

b.

Gentleness---meekness----not in man’s outward behavior primarily but in his inner understanding and lack of resistance towards the will of God.

It is an attitude that we accept God’s dealings with us as good and do not dispute or resist.

This term describe a person who has learn to submit to God even when they don’t understand without a whole lot of mouth.

This attitude leads them to treat others with the same spirit that God treats others with.

c.

Patience---Long Suffering---It is a translation of two greek words;

1. Upomone—Patience---Patience in Respect to things---Patience under great trials…Example:

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Makrothumia---Patience---Patience in Respect to Person---This is a patience that is measured by an ability to endure betrayal, deciept, and pain that comes from another person.

The quality of a person who is able to avenge himself yet refrains from doing so.

2. Makrothumia---Patience---Patience in Respect to Person---This is a patience that is measured by an ability to endure betrayal, deceit, and pain that comes from another person.

The quality of a person who is able to avenge himself yet refrains from doing so.

d. “Showing Tolerance”---anexw---Bear, accept, Endure..This is an explanation of that word long-suffering.

Summarize: With a mind that does not think too highly of themselves this person is able to deal with personal attacks with gentleness and patience understanding that it is not their right to take revenge, even going one step further and that is praying for their accuser’s.

This person will take the high road and not repay evil for evil.

Explanation: This does not mean that this person just becomes a doormat for everyone to walk over, this person will follow the biblical mandate of confrontation when it is necessary, this person is skilled at picking their battles they don’t chase every conflict.

They have learned to be like Jesus and sometimes says “Forgive them for they know not what they do”

What it is not: This is not talking about criminal acts like Physical or Verbal abuse, Sexual abuse or harassment, or deep emotional abuse.

Meaning that if anyone is doing these things in the church you should not have to endure that please report that to your leaders and it will be investigated and dealt with.

-(v.2) has to do with relational endurance which means enduring People who are just hard to love.

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