IS GOD PARTICULAR?


A. WHEN WE THINK OF GOD
  1. We realize that His Name and His Character are portrayed in the Bible: Ex. 34:6, 7; Num. 14:8
  2. The scriptures express His attitude toward sin: Heb. 10:31; 2 Cor. 5:11
    1. This knowledge ought to inspire us with reverence and holy awe - Ps. 4:4; 33:8
    2. We ought to learn from the Angels how to reverence God - Isa. 6; Ps. 103:20
      1. "God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence and awe" - Ps. 89:7
      2. "Let them praise thy great and terrible name" - Ps. 99:3
      3. "Holy and reverent is His name" - Ps. 111:9
B. HOW PARTICULAR IS GOD?
  1. He is no respecter of persons:
    1. Ask His friends -
      1. Moses knows - Ex. 4:24-26; Ps. 106:32
      2. The man of God paid the penalty for disregarding the command of God - 1 Ki. 13:21-26
      3. Uzza perished because he disregarded the commandment of the Lord - 1 Chron. 13:9
      4. We are warned on this point - Acts 10:34, 35; 2 Sam. 14:14; 1 Cor. 10:4-11
    2. Ask his enemies -
      1. Pharaoh learned his lesson.
      2. Sennacherib king of Assyria, too, learned a painful lesson when he defied God - Isa. 37:36
  2. Loving obedience is the law of life:
    1. Read these references to see how God looks upon disobedience - 1 Sam. 15:23; 1 Pet. 2:8; 2 Thess. 1:7, 8
    2. Obedience to the perfect will of God is the aim of the gospel - Rom. 16:26
    3. Faith in Christ will lead to obedience - Rom. 16:26
  3. Loving obedience is a sign of a true Christian:
    1. That is what John taught - 1 John 2:4-7; 5:4, 5
    2. Read Rev. 12:17; 14:12; 22:14
C. WHY THIS SUBJECT
  1. The battle over the claims of the Sabbath of the fourth commandment:
    1. Some people think that the Sabbath of the fourth commandment is not too important; that if we rest on one day in seven, that will be acceptable to God.
    2. But read these Bible texts to learn how God looks upon partial obedience -
      1. Matt. 7:21-26
      2. Ps. 50:16-22
      3. Matt. 5:17-20
      4. Mark 7:7-13
    3. The attitude toward God's law determines our true attitude toward God - Isa. 8:20; 30:8, 9; 1 John 2:4-7
  2. The history of God's ancient covenant people holds some very important lessons for God's modern people:
    1. That is what Paul teaches - Rom. 15:4; 1 Cor. 10:4-11; Heb. 4:1-11
    2. Over seven hundred thousand men left Egypt on their way to the promised land, but only two of them ever made it to the promised land. Why?
  3. The Bible teaches that:
    1. The transgression of God's law is sin - 1 John 3:4; Rom. 3:21; 7:7
    2. Sin, or the transgression of God's law, is enmity toward God - Rom. 8:1-7
    3. The wages of sin is death - Rom. 6:23
  4. Yes, God is particular:
    1. Nature itself teaches that God is particular - Ps. 19:1-6
    2. God's laws, natural and moral, teach us that God is particular - Gal. 6:7, 8
    3. The death of Christ emphasizes how particular God is - Gal. 3:13


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