God’s Grace is God’s Grace is Sufficient for YouSufficient for You

2 Cor 12:92 Cor 12:9

A Believer Makes a Choice Based on

Truth

YouTruth Decision

Glorifies God

Does Not

Glorify God

Does Not

Glorify God

Teaching LeadingQuenching/GrievingQuenching/Grieving

emotiemotionon

THOUGHT

emotiemotionon

THOUGHT

Ps 143:10, Jn 14:26, 1 Cor 2:12-16

Ps 143:10, Rom 8:4, Gal 5:16

A Believer Makes a Choice Based on Emotion

YouTruth Decision

Glorifies God

Does Not

Glorify God

Teaching LeadingQuenching/Grieving

Subtle Arrogance, Rom 6:13 &

12:1

thought

EMOTION

thought

EMOTION

Broken

What You THINK Matters as Much as What you Do.

Matthew 5:21-26 21 “You have heard 21 “You have heard

that that the ancients were toldthe ancients were told, , ‘‘You shall not commit murder’ You shall not commit murder’ andand ‘ ‘Whoever commits murder shall be guilty Whoever commits murder shall be guilty before the before the judgejudge.’ .’

22 “Now I say to you22 “Now I say to you that _________________that _________________

everyone everyone who is angrywho is angry with his brother with his brother shall shall be guilty before the be guilty before the judgejudge; ;

and whoever and whoever sayssays to his brother, to his brother, ‘‘You You good-for-nothinggood-for-nothing,’ shall be guilty ,’ shall be guilty

before the before the supreme courtsupreme court; ; and whoever says, ‘and whoever says, ‘You You

foolfool,’ ,’ shall be guilty enough to go shall be guilty enough to go into the into the fiery hellfiery hell. .

Ex 20:13; Dt 5:17

Not a quote of the OT

progression?

prohibition

consequence

Application: Priority for Others 2323“Therefore IF“Therefore IF YouYou are are presenting your offering presenting your offering at the altar, at the altar,

and and there remember that there remember that your brother has your brother has

something something against you, against you, THEN THEN 2424Leave your offering there before the altar Leave your offering there before the altar and go; and go;

First First be reconciled to your brotherbe reconciled to your brother, , and and

Then after coming Then after coming backback present your offeringpresent your offering. .

The Grace Period2525“Make friends quickly with your opponent at law “Make friends quickly with your opponent at law

while you are with him on the way, while you are with him on the way,

so that so that your opponent may not hand you over to the judge, your opponent may not hand you over to the judge,

and the judge to the officer, and the judge to the officer, and you be thrown into prison. and you be thrown into prison.

2626“AMEN I say to you, “AMEN I say to you, you will not come out of there you will not come out of there until you have paid up the last cent. until you have paid up the last cent.

The Teachingprinciple

application