Joshua 20-21: Planning for Holiness - Revision history

Wakefien: /* Life in a fallen world may require God's people, in discernment, to stick up for someone (4-5). */

2022-09-01T14:14:26Z

‎Life in a fallen world may require God's people, in discernment, to stick up for someone (4-5).

Wakefien: /* He offers to take that burden, it is not that you are free to do whatever you like, but that what Jesus asks of you is a much lighter burden than the burden of sin.== */

2022-08-29T14:54:16Z

‎He offers to take that burden, it is not that you are free to do whatever you like, but that what Jesus asks of you is a much lighter burden than the burden of sin.==

Wakefien: /* Conclusion: */

2022-08-29T14:52:18Z

‎Conclusion:

Wakefien: /* You are probably familiar with Matthew 11:28-30 */

2022-08-29T14:51:49Z

‎You are probably familiar with Matthew 11:28-30

Wakefien: /* You are probably familiar with Matthew 11:28-30 */

2022-08-29T14:50:23Z

‎You are probably familiar with Matthew 11:28-30

Wakefien: /* God does give physical blessings. */

2022-08-29T14:49:51Z

‎God does give physical blessings.

Wakefien: /* Planning for holiness is worth it (21:43-45) */

2022-08-29T14:48:52Z

‎Planning for holiness is worth it (21:43-45)

Wakefien: /* We need godly spiritual leaders and planning for holiness requires we plan for these leaders. */

2022-08-29T14:48:07Z

‎We need godly spiritual leaders and planning for holiness requires we plan for these leaders.

Wakefien: /* What about justice? */

2022-08-29T14:44:51Z

‎What about justice?

Wakefien: /* In a fallen world we need to create avenues for those who fall into sin to be restored. */

2022-08-29T14:43:55Z

‎In a fallen world we need to create avenues for those who fall into sin to be restored.

@@ Line 51: / Line 51: @@
 =====In short, there are going to be some bad days.=====
-===Life in a fallen world may require God's people, in discernment, to stick up for someone (4-5).===
+===Life in a fallen world may require God's people to be there for someone who sins (4-5).===
 ====Consider a situation where this might happen.====
 Imagine the situation, Jeremiah is unhooking his cart from the oxen and slips. The cart begins to roll downhill and to everyone's horror Miriam, the neighbor's wife is struck by the rolling cart. Jeremiah immediately renders help but later that evening Miriam passes. The neighbor, in a rage of fury swears that Jeremiah will pay for taking his beloved. Jeremiah quickly packs a few items and sets out for Shechem, one of the cities of refuge in Ephraim.  One commentary mentioned that Jewish tradition holds that the roads between cities of refuge were among the best kept roads. Signs along the way read "refuge, refuge," and there were even runners whose job was to help those along their journey.<ref>Donald K. Campbell, “Joshua,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures, ed. J. F. Walvoord and R. B. Zuck, vol. 1 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985), 363.</ref>

@@ Line 146: / Line 146: @@
 In context, Jesus is probably talking about sin.
 =====He is stating that the burden of the Law and sin is huge.=====
-===He offers to take that burden, it is not that you are free to do whatever you like, but that what Jesus asks of you is a much lighter burden than the burden of sin.=====
+=====He offers to take that burden, it is not that you are free to do whatever you like, but that what Jesus asks of you is a much lighter burden than the burden of sin.=====
 =====Similarly here, Israel was not free to do whatever is wanted or nothing at all, but rather as they trusted in God they would find their task restful.=====

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:52, 29 August 2022
Line 157:		Line 157:
	===MTR: Determine to plan for holiness.===		===MTR: Determine to plan for holiness.===

−	~~=Conclusion: =~~
−	~~==Image: ==~~


	[[Category:Sermons]]		[[Category:Sermons]]

@@ Line 143: / Line 143: @@
 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”<ref>NIV</ref>
 </blockquote>
-Something that I note is that the yoke is not taken away, rather the yoke is light. In context, Jesus is probably talking about sin. He is stating that the burden of sin is huge, he offers to take that burden, it is not that you are free to do whatever you like, but that what Jesus asks of you is a much lighter burden than the burden of sin.
+=====Something that I note is that the yoke is not taken away, rather the yoke is light.=====
-Similarly here, Israel was not free to do whatever is wanted or nothing at all, but rather as they trusted in God they would find their task restful.
+=====Similarly here, Israel was not free to do whatever is wanted or nothing at all, but rather as they trusted in God they would find their task restful.=====
 ===God does fulfill His promises.===

@@ Line 141: / Line 141: @@
 ====You are probably familiar with Matthew 11:28-30====
 <blockquote>
-“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”<ref>NIV</ref>
+“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”<ref>NIV</ref>
 </blockquote>
 Something that I note is that the yoke is not taken away, rather the yoke is light. In context, Jesus is probably talking about sin. He is stating that the burden of sin is huge, he offers to take that burden, it is not that you are free to do whatever you like, but that what Jesus asks of you is a much lighter burden than the burden of sin.
 Similarly here, Israel was not free to do whatever is wanted or nothing at all, but rather as they trusted in God they would find their task restful.
 ===God does fulfill His promises.===

@@ Line 127: / Line 127: @@
 ===God does give physical blessings.===
-God gave Israel the land he had promised.
+====God gave Israel the land he had promised.====
-====I want to note here. Not the land promised to Abraham in Gen. 15 but the land promised to Israel in Num. 34.====
+=====I want to note here. Not the land promised to Abraham in Gen. 15 but the land promised to Israel in Num. 34.=====
-God still has promises left for Israel.
+=====God still has promises left for Israel. =====
-====God provides physical blessings.====
+====God provides physical blessings to all of us.====
 =====The air we breath.=====
 =====The food we eat (Acts 14:17)=====
 =====The rain from the sky (Matthew 5:45)=====
 =====The sun that shines (Jer. 31:35)=====
 ===God does give rest.===
 ====God gave the Israelites rest from war and victory (44).====

@@ Line 122: / Line 122: @@
 You might be asking yourself "why go through all this work for holiness." After all, we live in a fallen world, it would be so much easier to just take it easy. The answer is that planning for holiness is worth the effort. God cares for his people, he has called us to holiness and he is the provider.
-I want to be careful not to overstate my case here. verses 43-45 are not the effect of verses 1-42. Rather, we should be willing to strive for holiness because of who God is.
+I want to be careful not to overstate my case here.
 ====Specifically, we don't plan for holiness to earn God's blessing but rather we plan for holiness because the gracious God of the universe asks for it.====

@@ Line 115: / Line 115: @@
 ====We need godly spiritual leaders and planning for holiness requires we plan for these leaders.====
 ====We don't need kings and false prophets who take advantage of people.====
 ===MTR: Ask yourself, am I living in a sacrificial way?===

@@ Line 64: / Line 64: @@
 ===Life in a fallen world requires sacrifice (6).===
 ====What about justice?====
-Well, consider this. The guilty party was required to stay in the city until the death of the High Priest. This could be a very long time. Life would never be the same. This is also maybe a foreshadowing of Christ's atoning death. The death of the High Priest denoted a point where forgiveness was essentially given. Ultimately, the death of Christ was the point where total forgiveness was given.
+Well, consider this.
 ====Those caught in sin need to be willing to accept consequences if those consequences mean freedom from the sin.====
 Here is something that struck me as I considered the passage. One could try to cover up their sin, to hide it, to avoid all consequences. However, in covering the sin the individual also gave-up any protection. You could choose not to go to the city of refuge but you were risking everything.

@@ Line 57: / Line 57: @@
 Upon reaching the city, Jeremiah is greeted by the elders who listen to his situation and offer to provide protection as long as Jeremiah stays in the city. While Miriam's death was terrible, taking Jeremiah's life would not solve the problem. Jeremiah's life will never be the same but at least he has life.
 ====In a fallen world we need to create avenues for those who fall into sin to be restored.====
-Here is what is striking to me. The guilty party is not declared innocent but rather the guilty party is accepted and protected. This reminds me of accountability. The church is a hospital for sick people. We need to be ready to accept sinners and help them in their sin.
+Here is what is striking to me.
 ===Life in a fallen world requires sacrifice (6).===