Joshua 9: Discernment Matters
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Theological Proposition/Focus: God is truth and hence the source of truth and has a high expectation that His people be truthful.
Homiletical Proposition/Application: We must go to God and petition Him, as truth, for discernment. Failure to have asked God is not an excuse for making a bad decision.
Contents
- 1 Introduction:
- 2 Body
- 2.1 Discernment matters because those not among God's people often play by different rules (1-13).
- 2.2 Discernment matters because God holds his people to a very high standard (14-21).
- 2.3 Discernment matters because our choices can have long-term consequences (22-26).
- 3 Conclusion:
Introduction:
Image: Over and under reactions
Often times we find ourselves balancing on a knife edge. On one side there is danger, on the other there is danger. For example,
Under Reacting: about 3% of Americans are thought to be immunodeficient
Overacting example: Every Spring 35 million Americans fight allergies that incorrectly identify pollen as a new virus or bacteria.
You don't want to be in either state.
