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Prevailing Voices
Luke 23:20-25
Prevailing Voices
• When Israel Worshiped the Golden Calf– Exodus 32 (1-4, 21-25)
• When Israel Refused to Enter Canaan – Numbers 13:31-33; Deut. 1:28
• When Saul was Rejected by God as King– I Samuel 15:13-24
• When the Kingdom Divided– I Kings 12:1-15
Prevailing Voices
• False Teachers– Jer. 5:30-31; Matt. 15:12-14; 2 Tim. 4:2-4
• Peers– Prov. 1:10-16; 12:26; I Cor. 15:33; Ps. 119:63
• Family Members– Heb. 10:24-25; Eph. 5:22-24; Matt. 10:37
Prevailing Voices
• Domineering Brethren?– Proverbs 6:16-19
– 3 John 9-11
– Titus 3:10-11
– Philippians 2:3-4
Prevailing Voices
• Weak, Compromising Brethren?– Accept Instrumental Music in Worship• Eph. 5:19; Col. 3:16; Rev. 22:18-19
– Another Day to Take the Communion• Acts 20:7; I Corinthians 4:6
– Tolerate Sin in their Midst– I Corinthians 5; 2 Thessalonians 3:6
Prevailing Voices
• Weak, Compromising Brethren?– Reject Hearing the Whole Counsel of God• Acts 20:20, 26-27; 2 Timothy 4:2-4
– Oppose Identifying Error and its Teachers• Romans 16:17; 2 Timothy 2:16-18
– Support Various Forms of Worldliness– Romans 12:2; I John 2:15-17
Prevailing Voices
• Our Own Voice?– Exodus 5:2
– Judges 21:25
– Jeremiah 11:8; 16:12
Prevailing Voices
• The Lord?– I Samuel 3:10
– Proverbs 3:5-6
– Galatians 2:20
– Matthew 17:5
Prevailing Voices
• Why Do So Many Yield to These Voices?– Fear of Confrontation (lack courage)
– Popularity and Acceptance
– Pride
– Spirit of Compromise
– Stronger Loyalty to Others than the Lord
Prevailing Voices
• The Voices that are Needed Today– Insist that the Lord’s Voice Always Prevail!
– The Insistent Voices of the Righteous!
– Be Strong and Courageous!
– Refuse to Compromise on Divine Truth!
Prevailing Voices
Luke 23:20-25