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2009-11-08 Ronnie Stevens Acts 5:1-11
JUDGMENT AND THE CHURCH
Acts 5:1-11
I. The Truth about the Church
A. The Rigorous Honesty of Holy Scripture
B. The Connection to the Old Testament
1. The Connection to Onan Genesis 38
2. The Connection to Achan Joshua 7
C. The Contrast with Barnabas Acts 4:36-37
II. The Truth about their Sin
A. The Sin against Honesty Acts 5:2
B. The Sin against Integrity v. 2
C. The Sin against the Holy Spirit v. 3
1. By falsifying the report to God
2. By attributing to God a work actually done by Satan
III. Judgment and the Church
A. Sin has Consequences even for Believers
Hebrews 12:5-6; Galatians 6:7; 1 Corinthians 11:30; James 5:20; 1 John 5:16-17
1 Corinthians 5:5; 1Timothy 1:20
B. The Judgment on Christ/The Judgment on Us
1. The Abundance of Grace/The Availability of Grace
2. Salvation from Abandonment
3. A New Status before God Forever
Sons, Daughters, and Heirs
IV. The Lessons for Us
A. You cannot spread the fame of Jesus Christ and your own fame at the same time.
“You cannot impress someone with your own cleverness
and that Jesus of Nazareth is mighty to save at the same time.”
--James Denney (1856-1917)
B. If you have any sense of personal achievement for the Lord your first responsibility is to hide it.
“The conceit of holiness leads to sin.
The conviction of sin leads to holiness.”
--W.G.T. Shedd (1820-1894)
C. No one is wise enough to accurately access exactly who you are spiritually.
1. Cultivate indifference to that assessment.
2. As far as it lies with you make sure you are underestimated not overestimated.
a. In your stewardship
b. In your devotional faithfulness
c. In your holiness
d. In your love for and effectiveness among the lost
D. Understand what the Lord Hates Proverbs 6:16-17; Acts 5:1-11
1. Jesus’ Disposition toward the Pharisees
2. The Implications of the Incarnation
E. Count the Cost of Sin which is Willful and Deliberate
