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57 lines
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Markdown
#James
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#Speaker/Ray
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> [!bible]- James 4:1-10
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> ![[Jas 4#1..10]]
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Fence sitters are on shaky ground that will fall to one side or the other!
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Your passions are sin and love with the world.
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hating your brother is the same as murder. See sermon on the mount and in 1 john
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When we are hostile to others it shows that we are showing hostility to God!
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v4: James it making a point about spiritual faithfulness. See also Ephesians.
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jerm 3:20
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There more we conform to this world the more we are committing adultery to God.
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There is a danger when you cheat on God. James is using vivid imagery to show that fence sitting is not actually that. It causes great pain to the Lord.
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v5: See exodus, God says he is a jealous for us.
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God's jealousy is one the is like a husband's longing for his wife's affection.
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v8-10 are all here to show us how to draw near to God
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- Resist the devil
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- Stop trusting in worldly wisdom
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- Resit forceably!
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- Draw near and he will draw near to you
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- seek God repentantly!
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- Psalm 51!
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- Pursue purity!
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- Do the right thing but also with the right heart.
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- Hands and mind!
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- Mourn
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- Take your sin ***very*** seriously!
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- the world does not see sin as a big deal
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- Our sin should bring us sorrow
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- when was the last time we grieved over our sin to God?
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- Humble
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- When you are humble God will lift you up.
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- We dont have to worry about making ourselves feel better.
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- We wont see the approval of the world.
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<span style='font-size: 25px'>***What we do in life echos into eternity!***</span>
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> [!bible]- Psalms 51
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> ![[Ps 51]]
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