False Beliefs About The Future

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False Beliefs
About The Future
James 413-56
Future ?
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False Beliefs
I Can Plan my Future without Gods Help
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James 413-16
Boasting of a definite future on the earth
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v. 13 Go to now, ye that say, To day or
tomorrow we will go into such a city, and
continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get
gain
Assume we Will be here tomorrow
Death is Always Distant to us
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v. 14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the
morrow. For what is your life? It is even a
vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and
then vanisheth away.
MIST
Appears
Disappears
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6. My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle,
and are spent without hope. 7 O remember that
my life is wind mine eye shall no more see
good. 8 The eye of him that hath seen me shall
see me no more thine eyes are upon me, and I am
not.
Job 76-10
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9. As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away
so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up
no more. 10. He shall return no more to his
house, neither shall his place know him any more.
Job 76-10
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v.15 For that ye ought to say, If the Lord
will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
Paul If the Lord will - permit
Heb 63 And this will we do, if God permit.
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v.16 But now ye rejoice in your boastings all
such rejoicing is evil.

• Ignore God did not need God
• Man was self-sufficient

Prov. 271 Boast not thyself of tomorrow for
thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
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False Beliefs
I Can Plan my Future without Gods Help
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James 413-16
Boasting of a definite future on the earth
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False Beliefs
My failure to live up to what I Know, will be
excused
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James 417
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and
doeth it not, to him it is sin.
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God will judge every man by his works - Rom. 26
Who will render to every man according to his
deeds. God does not pick favorites - Romans
211 For there is no respect of persons with
God. We must know and do Gods will to please
Him.
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James 417 teaches that it is sinful to know and
not perform Many in the church know but do not
perform ! Sin of Omission
Assume they are good because they are not bad !!!
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And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came
to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves
only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee
henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree
withered away.
Not bad
Not harmful
Cursed because it HAD NO FRUIT !!
Matthew 2119
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Some argue they should go to heaven because they
have done nothing bad. V. 42,43 One talent man
was wicked v.26 God defines wickedness as failing
to do good.
Matthew 25
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False Beliefs
My failure to live up to what I Know, will be
excused
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James 417
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and
doeth it not, to him it is sin.
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False Beliefs
If I get enough of this worlds Goods, I will
be secure
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James 51-3
They felt that these material goods were all they
needed to be secure
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1 Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your
miseries that are coming upon you! 2 Your riches
are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten.
3 Your gold and silver are corroded, and their
corrosion will be a witness against you and will
eat your flesh like fire. You have heaped up
treasure in the last days.
Jas.51-3 NKJV
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Their life was being destroyed Miseries are
coming upon them
Material goods are not permanent

• Cannot feel secure in riches
• Not good just because we are poor

Salvation is not determined by our financial
condition !!!!
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False Beliefs
If I get enough of this worlds Goods, I will
be secure
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James 51-3
They felt that these material goods were all they
needed to be secure
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False Beliefs
How I get Riches is Nobodys business
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James 54-6
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v. 4 Indeed the wages of the laborers who mowed
your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry
out and the cries of the reapers have reached
the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth. v. 5 You have
lived on the earth in pleasure and luxury you
have fattened your hearts as in a day of
slaughter.
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v. 6 You have condemned, you have murdered the
just he does not resist you.
Law of Sowing and Reaping Gal. 67-8
Golden Rule Matt. 712
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False Beliefs
How I get Riches is Nobodys business
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James 54-6
How we get riches is Gods business and we must
be honest in how we obtain all we possess.
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False Beliefs
About The Future
James 413-56
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• I can plan my future without Gods help
• My failure to live up to what I know will be
  excused
• If I get enough of this worlds goods I shall be
  secure
• How I get riches is nobodys business

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True Beliefs
About The Future
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his
righteousness and all these things shall be
added unto you. Matt. 633 Set your affection
on things above, not on things on the earth.
Col. 32
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Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ
515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249 evan
scoc_at_bellsouth.net www.evansgachurchofchrist.org S
unday Morning Jan. 6, 2008