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When God Takes Pleasure to Knock Us Down
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(1) Knock down moments are fundamentally rooted in Christ-centered “good news” (v.
11 - 12)
(2) Knock down moments are necessary for good, well-intentioned, successful people (v.
13-14)
(3) Knock down moments are accomplished by God’s pleasure (v.
15)
(4) Knock down moments are to be met with consultation with the Lord (v.
16)
The question is, “Should those who are current Christians have these kinds of moments?”
If so, why?
These kinds of moments of shell-shock certainly come at our initial salvation, but this passage helps to undergird some very important truth for the ongoing Christian life.
While Paul’s circumstances are unique, there are some normative principles that we can certainly assess as we seek to remain true to the pure “gospel”.
Yes.
Because we are prone to take good, God-given laws and make them man-centered traditions.
When Christ is exalted as the preeminent One, it is confrontational to any and all man-centered traditions.
Even legal code that began with God can become traditions that we must be saved from
Yes.
Because we are prone to sinful ideals of success.
When Christ is exalted as the preeminent One, He threatens our definitions of success.When then is real profit What then is real success?
Yes.
Because we are prone to self-exaltation.
When Christ is exalted as the preeminent One, we should see this as wholly the work of God’s grace.
Yes.
Because we are prone to talk to “giants of the faith” before going to the Lord.
When Christ is exalted as the preeminent one, our first response should be to the Lord.
Application thoughts:
(i) Make sure that the battles you fight are deeply, reasonably, and clearly rooted in a Christ-centered understanding of the Bible.
(ii) Make sure that how you define success is deeper than mere external performance and production.
True profit is found in faithfulness to the pure gospel message.
(iii) Make sure you seek the pleasure of God, irrespective of the pleasure of men.
God’s pleasure if accomplished in us by God’s grace.
(iv) Make sure that the consultation of God is esteemed higher than even well-meaning, reputable people in your life.
Be willing to accept that prior generations could both be right or they could be wrong, not matter how big of a “name” they had.
The faithfulness to the pure gospel is the test.
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