God’s God’s RepresentativesRepresentatives

Why does God want those Why does God want those in authority to discipline us in authority to discipline us

when we disobey them?when we disobey them?

Question #1Question #1

When are we When are we guilty of sinning guilty of sinning against those in against those in authority over us?authority over us?

1 Samuel 2:22-25

2 Kings 2:23-24

Numbers 16:12-15

Key Point #1

1 Samuel 3:13

Proverbs 13:24

2 Timothy 4:2

Key Point #2

disobey them dishonor them anger them

rebuke andinstruct us

punish uswhen necessary

discipline with patienceand careful instruction

falling under God’s punishment in hell

ask us to do something contrary to his word)

Proverbs 23:13-14

Hebrews 10:26-31

Acts 5:29

Key Point #3

Key Point #4

1 Samuel 2:22-25Now Eli, who was very old, heard about everything his sons Now Eli, who was very old, heard about everything his sons

were doing to all Israel and how they slept with the were doing to all Israel and how they slept with the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So he said to them, "Why do you do such Meeting. So he said to them, "Why do you do such things? I hear from all the people about these wicked things? I hear from all the people about these wicked deeds of yours. No, my sons; it is not a good report that I deeds of yours. No, my sons; it is not a good report that I hear spreading among the LORD's people. If a man sins hear spreading among the LORD's people. If a man sins against another man, God may mediate for him; but if a against another man, God may mediate for him; but if a man sins against the LORD , who will intercede for him?" man sins against the LORD , who will intercede for him?" His sons, however, did not listen to their father's rebuke, His sons, however, did not listen to their father's rebuke, for it was the LORD's will to put them to death. for it was the LORD's will to put them to death.

2 Kings 2:23-24From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As

he was walking along the road, some he was walking along the road, some youths came out of the town and youths came out of the town and jeered at him. "Go on up, you jeered at him. "Go on up, you baldhead!" they said. "Go on up, you baldhead!" they said. "Go on up, you baldhead!" He turned around, looked baldhead!" He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD . Then them in the name of the LORD . Then two bears came out of the woods and two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the youths. mauled forty-two of the youths.

Numbers 16:12-15

Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab. But they said, "We will not come! sons of Eliab. But they said, "We will not come! Isn't it enough that you have brought us up Isn't it enough that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the desert? And now you also want to kill us in the desert? And now you also want to lord it over us? Moreover, you haven't brought lord it over us? Moreover, you haven't brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey or us into a land flowing with milk and honey or given us an inheritance of fields and given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you gouge out the eyes of vineyards. Will you gouge out the eyes of these men? No, we will not come!" Then these men? No, we will not come!" Then Moses became very angry and said to the Moses became very angry and said to the LORD , "Do not accept their offering. I have LORD , "Do not accept their offering. I have not taken so much as a donkey from them, nor not taken so much as a donkey from them, nor have I wronged any of them." have I wronged any of them."

Key Point #1Key Point #1

We ___ against those We ___ against those whom ___ places whom ___ places over us when we over us when we ______ them, _______ ______ them, _______ them, or _____ them.them, or _____ them.

sinsinGodGod

disobeydisobeydishonordishonor

angeranger

Question #2Question #2

What does God What does God want his want his representatives to representatives to do when we sin?do when we sin?

1 Samuel 3:13

For I told him that I would For I told him that I would judge his family forever judge his family forever because of the sin he knew because of the sin he knew about; his sons made about; his sons made themselves contemptible, and themselves contemptible, and he failed to restrain them. he failed to restrain them.

Proverbs 13:24

He who spares the rod He who spares the rod hates his son, but he hates his son, but he who loves him is who loves him is careful to discipline careful to discipline him.him.

2 Timothy 4:2

Preach the Word; be Preach the Word; be prepared in season and prepared in season and out of season; correct, out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage–rebuke and encourage–with great patience and with great patience and careful instruction.careful instruction.

Key Point #2Key Point #2

God wants his ____________ God wants his ____________ to stop us from ______, to stop us from ______, using __________ when using __________ when necessary combined with necessary combined with ______ and ______ ______ and ______ _________._________.

representativesrepresentativessinningsinning

punishmentpunishment

patientpatient carefulcarefulinstructioninstruction

Question #3Question #3

How can loving How can loving discipline serve discipline serve as a blessing for as a blessing for us?us?

Proverbs 23:13-14

Do not withhold discipline Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish from a child; if you punish him with the rod, he will him with the rod, he will not die. Punish him with not die. Punish him with the rod and save his soul the rod and save his soul from death.from death.

Hebrews 10:26-31

If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, but only a fearful expectation of for sins is left, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God. Anyone who rejected the the enemies of God. Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. How much testimony of two or three witnesses. How much more severely do you think a man deserves to more severely do you think a man deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God be punished who has trampled the Son of God under foot, who has treated as an unholy thing under foot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace? For we and who has insulted the Spirit of grace? For we know him who said, “It is mine to avenge; I will know him who said, “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge his repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge his people.” It is a dreadful thing to fall into the people.” It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. hands of the living God.

Acts 5:29

Peter and the other Peter and the other apostles replied: apostles replied: “We must obey “We must obey God rather than God rather than men! men!

Key Point #3Key Point #3

________ can serve as ________ can serve as a _______ for us by a _______ for us by keeping our ____ from keeping our ____ from falling under God’s falling under God’s __________ in ___.__________ in ___.

DisciplineDisciplineblessingblessing

soulssouls

punishmentpunishment hellhell

Question #4Question #4

When only does When only does God want us not to God want us not to obey those whom obey those whom he places over us?he places over us?

Key Point #4Key Point #4

God does ___ want us God does ___ want us to ____ those whom to ____ those whom he places ____ us he places ____ us when they ask us to when they ask us to do something do something _______ to his ____._______ to his ____.

notnotobeyobey

overover

contrarycontraryWordWord

What I’ve LearnedWhat I’ve Learned

God wants those whom God wants those whom he places over me to he places over me to discipline me so I stop discipline me so I stop sinning and so my sinning and so my soul won’t be lost in soul won’t be lost in hell.hell.