Living Based on What You Are, Not on What You Used to Be
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Living Based on What
Who You
You Are,
Are,
Not on What
Who You
You Used
Used to
to Be
Be
11Corinthians
Corinthians6:1-11
6:1-11
June
June24,
24,2018
2018
THE BIG IDEA: Paul challenges believers to always remember what Christ
had done to change their lives, from the inside out, and to let that define who
they are – not what they used to be. Our most powerful testimony about Jesus
will not be our words, but the consistent actions that show we are new creations.
1 Corinthians 6:1-11 (ESV)
6 When one of you has a grievance against another, does he dare go
to law before the unrighteous instead of the saints? 2 Or do you not
know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be
judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases? 3 Do you not
know that we are to judge angels? How much more, then, matters
pertaining to this life! 4 So if you have such cases, why do you lay them
before those who have no standing in the church? 5 I say this to your
shame. Can it be that there is no one among you wise enough to settle a
dispute between the brothers, 6 but brother goes to law against brother,
and that before unbelievers? 7 To have lawsuits at all with one another is
already a defeat for you. Why not rather suffer wrong? Why not
rather be defrauded? 8 But you yourselves wrong and defraud—even
your own brothers!
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Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom
of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor
idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, 10 nor
thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will
inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you. But you
were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of
the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
ü Sanctified – Set apart for God – His purposes and for His glory.
Our behavior starts to change because of the ongoing sanctifying
work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
ü Justified – declared righteous by the work of Christ. No longer
striving for approval. We are made right with God because of
Jesus being the perfect sacrifice on the Cross for our sin.
All this … in the name of the Lord Jesus
Christ and by the Spirit of God.
2. Remember Who You Used to Be in Your Sin
Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of
God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor
adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, 10 nor thieves, nor the
greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of
God. 11 And such were some of you.
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v Conversion makes a visible, observable difference, and if it
does not, there is room to question whether there has ever
been a conversion.
v Luke 19:1-10 Nobody ever doubted that Zacchaeus was
converted – it changed his whole life. His heart & attitude
changed so radically that his behavior began to change almost
immediately.
3. Take Seriously How We Should Be Living
Today
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Peacefully
As examples to unbelievers
Willing to be wronged
Righteously
Free from our past bondage
1. Know Who You Are in Christ
ü Washed – Cleansed and forgiven of our sin
“Why the Lord Jesus didn't come to get his rights. He came to
get his wrongs, and he got them."
- H.A. Ironside