Grace Fellowship Church

Grace Fellowship ChurchGrace Fellowship Church

Pastor/Teacher - Jim RickardPastor/Teacher - Jim Rickard

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Tuesday, May 20, 2014Tuesday, May 20, 2014

1 John 1:9-10,1 John 1:9-10,“If we confess our sins, He is “If we confess our sins, He is

faithful and righteous to forgive us faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. unrighteousness. 1010If we say that If we say that

we have not sinned, we make Him we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us.”a liar and His word is not in us.”

DoxologyDoxologyBless the Lord O’ my soul, Bless the Lord O’ my soul,

O’… my soul, O’… my soul, Worship His Holy name!Worship His Holy name!Sing like never before, Sing like never before,

O’ my soul,O’ my soul,I worship Your Holy name!I worship Your Holy name!

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Prov 3:5,Prov 3:5,“Trust in the LORD with all “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your heart and do not lean on

your own understanding.”your own understanding.”

Proverbs Chapter 14Proverbs Chapter 14

Section II, Vs. 8-15, Section II, Vs. 8-15, “Walking by Faith and “Walking by Faith and

Not by Sight.”Not by Sight.”Vs. 14-15, Conclusion.Vs. 14-15, Conclusion.

Verse 14Verse 14

Verse 14Verse 14

B2, Being repaid for sin. B2, Being repaid for sin.

““The backslider” - SUG The backslider” - SUG סּוגסּוג““to flinch, move back from, to flinch, move back from,

retreat, deviate, or to be retreat, deviate, or to be disloyal.” disloyal.”

Figuratively to apostatize = Figuratively to apostatize = reversionism.reversionism.

One who has given up ground One who has given up ground once taken for God. They once taken for God. They

were going forward inside His were going forward inside His plan, but have thrown off that plan, but have thrown off that

plan and decided to follow plan and decided to follow their own way. their own way.

This is an issue of the heart: This is an issue of the heart: LEB; due to the influence of LEB; due to the influence of his arrogance he has chosen his arrogance he has chosen to walk in another direction to walk in another direction than God’s plan for his life; than God’s plan for his life;

MIN DEREK.MIN DEREK.

As a result he “As a result he “will have his will have his fill,fill,” SABA, ” SABA, ָׂש��ֵב�עָׂש��ֵב�ע, “to be , “to be

satisfied, satiated, filled, or satisfied, satiated, filled, or full.” full.”

The reversionistic believer The reversionistic believer will not be full of the will not be full of the

necessary things regarding the necessary things regarding the plan of God, but will be full plan of God, but will be full of himself and his ways to of himself and his ways to

satisfy the lust patterns of his satisfy the lust patterns of his Old Sin Nature. Old Sin Nature.

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WeaknessWeakness

AsceticismAsceticism

LasciviousnessLasciviousness

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Prov 1:31,Prov 1:31,“So they shall eat of the fruit “So they shall eat of the fruit

of their own way and be of their own way and be satiated with their own satiated with their own

devices.”devices.” This is the repayment for their This is the repayment for their

reversionistic lifestyle.reversionistic lifestyle.

The Contrast! The Contrast!

The Contrast!The Contrast!

The blessing the positive The blessing the positive believer receives.believer receives.

The “good man” truly lives The “good man” truly lives for God and this brings for God and this brings

satisfaction to him. satisfaction to him.

The maturing believer will be The maturing believer will be repaid for his faithful lifestyle repaid for his faithful lifestyle

by being fulfilled in life by being fulfilled in life having inner peace and having inner peace and

contentment as they live unto contentment as they live unto Christ daily.Christ daily.

Verse 15Verse 15

Verse 15Verse 15

A2, The gullible versus the A2, The gullible versus the shrewd.shrewd.

Back to the opening premises.Back to the opening premises.

““The naïve” - PETHIY, The naïve” - PETHIY, ִת�י ִת�יֶּפ� ֶּפ�““simple ones, young, naive simple ones, young, naive ones,” being inexperienced, ones,” being inexperienced, easily seduced, and needing easily seduced, and needing

instruction. instruction.

““Believes everything”Believes everything”AMAN LE KOL DAVARAMAN LE KOL DAVAR

DAVAR – “word”DAVAR – “word”

They “walk by sight” lacking the They “walk by sight” lacking the discernment that comes through discernment that comes through

experience, tending to be too experience, tending to be too trusting, unable to distinguish trusting, unable to distinguish

good counsel from bad, failing to good counsel from bad, failing to learn from their experience, and learn from their experience, and

repeat their errors. repeat their errors.

The Contrast! The Contrast!

The Contrast!The Contrast!

The man with discernment!The man with discernment!

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Lesson # 14-051Lesson # 14-051

Proverbs Chapter 14Proverbs Chapter 14

Walk by Faith and not by Sight, Pt 4, ConclusionProv 14:8-15; Eph 4:14

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