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A More Excellent Way. Pt. 9 - Sincerity. “But earnestly desire the best gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way .” 1 Cor. 12:31. Love. “does not rejoice in iniquity But rejoices in the truth”. 1 Cor. 13:4-8a. Description of Love. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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“But earnestly desire the best gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way.”
1 Cor. 12:31
“does not rejoice in iniquityBut rejoices in the truth”
Description of Love
4. Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;
5. does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil;
6. does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;
7. bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
8. Love never fails.
Description of Love1. Patience2. Kindness3. Generosity4. Humility5. Courtesy6. Unselfishness7. Good temper8. Guilelessness
Dealing with our fellow man
Description of Love1. Patience2. Kindness3. Generosity4. Humility5. Courtesy6. Unselfishness7. Good temper8. Guilelessness
9. Sincerity
Deals with our relationship with God
Description of Love1. Patience2. Kindness3. Generosity4. Humility5. Courtesy6. Unselfishness7. Good temper8. Guilelessness
9. Sincerity10.Spiritual strength11.Open-Mindedness12.Optimism13.Faithfulness14.Loverly
“rejoices in the truth”
“does not rejoice in iniquity” NKJV
“rejoiceth not in unrighteousness” ASV
“does not rejoice at wrongdoing” ESV
Positive
Negative
Love Takes a Stand
Takes a stand for the truth
And Takes a Stand against all Sin !
“He that is not with me is against me” Mt.12:30
Love does not speak out of both sides of the mouth .
Love does not rejoice in unrighteousness
Some have rejoiced in unrighteousness
Balaam - Num. 22“loved the wages of unrighteousness” 2 Pet.2:15
Prodigal Son – Luke 15Wasted his substance with riotous living Lk.15:13
Damage from Insincerity
NehemiahRebuilding walls of JerusalemEnemies used insincerity to try to stop him
Neh. 6:2 “come let us meet together”“they thought to do me harm”
Insincerity still hinders the work of God.
Why we should not rejoice inunrighteousness
I John 5:17 “All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.”
Romans 1:18 “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;”
Jesus Denounced the Insincere
Matthew 15:7-8“hypocrites”“heart is far from me.”
Matthew 23:25-28Outward appeared to be righteousInward they were insincere sinnersAppeared to be righteousBut at heart they were rotten
Offered lip ServiceNot heart Service
We say we love God
Luke 6:46 “But why do you call Me 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do the things which I say?”
John 14:15 “If you love me, keep my commandments”
Sincere obedience will free us from sin
Rom. 6:17-18 “But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. 18 And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.”
Directs into righteousness
Walking in the truth
II John 4 “I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth,…”
III John 3-4 “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.”
Directs into righteousness
Love not the world1 Jn. 2:15-17 “love not the world”
Lust of the flesh Lust of the eyes Pride of life
Rom. 12:1-2 “be not conformed to this world…”
Directs into righteousness
Walk In The Light
1 John 1:7 “but if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.”
Directs into righteousness
Put off the old man – Put on the new manEph. 4:22-24
corrupt clean deceitful lusts true righteousness
Gossip
Humbly submit to him
Our actions prove if we are sincere
Sincerity alone will not save
This is Sincerity
This is Sincerity
Describes our love for God
Jn. 14:6 “I am the way, the truth, and the life.”
Jn. 8:32 “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
This is Sincerity
We must take a stand for the truth !
Some will rejoice with the truth in the presence of friends but will remain silent in the presence of enemies.
If we really love God we will rejoice with the truth at all times.
Description of Love1. Patience2. Kindness3. Generosity4. Humility5. Courtesy6. Unselfishness7. Good temper8. Guilelessness
9. Sincerity
Deals with our relationship with God
Description of Love1. Patience2. Kindness3. Generosity4. Humility5. Courtesy6. Unselfishness7. Good temper8. Guilelessness
Dealing with our fellow man
Description of Love1. Patience2. Kindness3. Generosity4. Humility5. Courtesy6. Unselfishness7. Good temper8. Guilelessness
9. Sincerity10.Spiritual strength11.Open-Mindedness12.Optimism13.Faithfulness14.Loverly
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 Evening Sept. 22, 2013
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