2024-11-24 Sermon Notes - Daniel Lyons' Notes

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  - "[[Sermon Notes|Sermon Notes]]"
speaker: "[[Archibald Allison]]"
date: 2024-11-24
location: "[[Emmaus Orthodox Presbyterian Church]]"
passage: "[[2 Cor-12#v20|2 Corinthians 12:20]]"
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subjects:
  - "[[Fruit of the Spirit]]"
title: Destructive Sins In The Church
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2 Corinthians 12:20

For I am afraid that by any means, when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you don't desire, that by any means there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, or riots,

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How did the believers in Corinth have their minds corrupted?
- False apostles and teachers had come into this congregation in Corinth. They preached another gospel and another spirit.
  - Ephesians 4:11-16
  - The building up of the Church, or edifying, cannot happen without the ministry of Christ.
What is the purpose of the ministry of the Gospel?
- The work of the ministry is to promote your spiritual growth.
- It is not the people, nor the minister who determines what the minister should do. It is Christ Himself.
  - It is Christ who decides who is apostle, prophet evangelist etc. (Ephes. 4:11)
- Matthew 16:18
What is the only way to build up, edify, the Body of Christ?
- to preach the Word of God.
  - The Word of God is the only word which builds up the body of Christ?
  - The Word of God was not being preached in Corinth at this time.
What does Paul fear?
- Paul feared:
  - That the people of Corinth would have fallen back into sinful living.
  - That the people of Corinth would also find Paul sorrowing in them.
    - Disappointed because he love them.
      - If he didn't love them, he wouldn't sorrow over them.
What sins does the LORD list in our text?
- These sins are not the work of the Holy Spirit.
  - All these sins destroy unity in the church, among families and relationships among people.
- 4 of these sins are also listed in Galatians 5:20
- The many lists of sins in the bible are not meant to be exhaustive lists.
- These 8 sins are all rooted in self-love:
  - 1. contentions (strife)
    - Debates, quarreling.
    - We see this when the Corinthians say We are of Paul, and we are of Apollos.
  - 1. jealousies
    - self-centered narrowness, that is suspicious of anyone outside of one's faction.
    - they wish to curse others and not bless them.
    - Cain was jealous of Abel. The pharisees were jealous of Jesus. The elder brother was jealous of the prodigal son.
    - Jealousy is born of hell. The devil himself was jealous of God
  - 1. outbursts of wrath (anger):
    - unreasonable fits of rage
  - 1. selfish ambitions (factions)
    - divisiveness, party division
  - 1. backbitings, (slander)
    - The unnecessary bickering of opposers. Loudmouth criticisms and insults
  - 1. Whisperings,
    - Quiet whispers of criticisms. Gossip.
  - 1. Conceits (proud thoughts):
    - manifestations of pride, arrogance, puffing up, thinking of yourself more highly than you ought to think.
  - 1. tumults (riots):
    - anarchy, everyone doing what is right in their own eyes.
Paul warns us what will happen if we follow these sinful actions
- Galatians 5:15: "But if you bite and devour one another, be careful that you don't consume one another."
  - If we continue all this sinful strife against each other we will consume (destroy) each other.
- The bible says, those who do such things will not inherit the Kingdom of Heaven.
  - Doing good works also will not gain you access to the Kingdom of God.
    - Even our good works are as filthy rags. Isaiah 64:6
  - Only faith in Christ may bring you into the Kingdom of God.
    - The way to be saved is not to cease from bad works, nor is it to do good works. It is too late for that.
    - The way to be saved is to repent of your sins and to believe if the Lord Jesus Christ. This is the Gospel.
    - When we see this list of sins, it is very important that we do not send the message "You must not do these things. You must become Christians." This is a very confusing message to non-believers indeed. It makes them think that they could possibly earn their own salvation.
  - Sinful men, women, and. children will not enter the Kingdom of God as they are.
  - ⭐: We should keep away from these sins because they will bar us from Heaven.
Look at the list of the Fruit of the Spirit:
- We see it in Galatians 5:22:
  - Love:
    - This is not a sentimental trite love.
  - Joy
  - Peace:
    - It's not a fragile peace. It is the peace of God.
  - Longsuffering
  - Kindness
  - Goodness
  - Faithfulness
  - Gentleness
  - Self-control
- The Fruit of the Spirit is the opposite of the works of the flesh.
  - Harmony instead of strife.
  - soberness instead of drunkenness.
- Let these words sink into your heart and soul. Let them be your way of life.
  - This is the only way to enter into Heaven.
  - These are indeed the communicable attributes of God.
  - It is the goodness of God at work in our lives.
  - It is the Lord God Himself, Christ Himself, the Holy Spirit Himself living inside of you.
  - What a wonderful way to live.
  - May God grant that we keep well away from the flesh, the world, and the devil.
    - The trouble is that we flirt with sins.
    - These sins are poisons and monsters.

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