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21. From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day.

22. Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, "Far be it from You, Lord; this shall not happen to You!"

23. But He turned and said to Peter, "Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men."

Adversary, an offense or impediment, an opposer

Peter understood what Jesus said !

But he did not believe that Jesus meant what he said!

Gen. 2:16-17 - could not eat of one tree in garden

Gen. 3:2-3 - she knew what God had said

1 Tim. 2:14 - the woman was deceived

She was deceived by the devil into thinking that God did not mean what he said!

Gen. 6:7 “I will destroy man”2 Pet. 2:5 - Noah was a preacher of righteousness

He preached for 120 years warning peopleOnly 8 people believed God

All the rest of the people did not believe - it did not seem reasonable to them !

Gen. 19:17 “Escape for thy life; look not behind thee”

“But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.” Gen. 19:26

What harm would it do?Could he really mean not to look back?

God gave instructions for moving tabernacle furnitureEx. 25:14 - staves into the ringsNum. 4:15 “they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die”

Touched ark and died - II Samuel 6What harm could touching the ark possibly do ?

Lev. 10:1-2 “offered strange fire” “which he had not commanded them”= unauthorized

Why ?What difference does it makeFire is fire

Lev. 10:3 - “ among those who are near me I will be sanctified”

Rom. 3:10 “there is none righteous, no not one”Rom. 3:23 “For all have sinned, and come short of

the glory of God.”

Rom. 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death:”

Rev. 21:27 - only those in Lamb’s book of life

John 4:24 “God is a spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.”

Matt. 15:8-9 In vain they do worship

Many Do whatever pleases them

Heb. 10:24-25 “not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together”

Some attend only when convenient

Forsake for any reason

Matt. 19:9 “except it be for fornication”

“committeth adultery”

Many today not willing to accept this

John 13:34 “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another;…”

John 13:35 “By this all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Eph. 4:22-32 = Put off the old man - put on the NewSpeech

LyingCorrupt communication

Col.4:6 “seasoned with salt”Prov.13:3 “He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life:

ProfanityCursingGossip

“Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.” KJV

"Therefore take heart, men, for I believe God that it will be just as it was told me.” NKJV

“So take heart, men, for I have faith in God that it will be exactly as I have been told.” ESV

“So have courage, men! I trust God that everything will turn out as he told me.” GWT

Sermon by Arthur Pigman

Evans Church of Christ

515 Gibbs Road

Evans, Ga. 30809

706-855-1249

[email protected]@bellsouth.net

www.evansgachurchofchrist.orgwww.evansgachurchofchrist.org

Sunday Morning January 29, 2012


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