Review – Increasing in Wisdom

• Limits on Godly zeal–Must be exercised with moral integrity–Must be exercised in spiritual battles

• Zeal of OT figures• Expressing our zeal wisely:– Understand our battlefield/weapons

(Eph. 6)– Understand why we fight– Understand our citizenship

Embracing Loving Service

Motivation for Our Zeal (1 Cor. 1:1-3)• Good works indicative of great

zeal?• What can make them of no

value?

Embracing Loving Service

Zeal with Loving Service: Phinehas• Num. 25:1-18 – Zeal in

Atonement–How does God describe the actions

of Phinehas?–Was there any selfish ambition

evident?–Was love for God and his people

evident?

Embracing Loving Service

Zeal with Loving Service: Phinehas• Joshua 22 – Zeal in Peacemaking–What was the belief about the

altar? (vv. 16-20)–What was the truth about the altar?

(vv. 26-28)–What was Phinehas’ response upon

learning the truth? (v. 31)–Why did Phinehas act as he did?

Embracing Loving Service

Zeal with Loving Service: Phinehas• Why did Phinehas have zeal with

loving service?–How does God see sin? (Isa. 59:2;

Rom. 6:23)–How does God see righteousness?

(Jas. 2:23; Job 1:8; Gen. 6:8-9; 2 Pet. 2:5)

When we begin to see sin and righteousness as God sees

them, it will deepen our love for Him and for others, making

our zeal more fruitful.