These Eyes II

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These Eyes II

• Matthew 527-30

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Anatomy 101

• Three Guiding Principles
• True conversion will affect how we use our bodies
• Conscious choices are called for by disciples of
  Jesus
• The struggle is never over this side of glory

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Recap

• Eyes are addressed literally and metaphorically
  in Scripture
• If a slave owner knocks out the eye of a slave
  the slave is set free
• Eyes mock a father (Proverbs 3017)
• Eyes are full of adultery (2 Peter 214)
• If you eye CAUSES YOU TO SIN (Mt. 529)

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Recap

• Our eyes are a very powerful part of how we
  experience the world
• We cannot afford to ignore how we can be impacted
  through our eyes and what they see
• We cannot ignore how our actions affect others

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Recap

• Three Big Eye Problems
• Sexual Lust (Matthew 527-28)
• Coveting Possessions (Ecc. 48)
• Lack of Concern Regarding Our Impact on Others (1
  Corinthians 810)

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Key Adjustments for the Eyes

• Confession
• To God (Psalm 32)
• To One Another (James 516)

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Key Adjustments for the Eyes

• Covenant - Make a commitment to do whatever it
  takes (Job 311)
• Avoidance (1 Peter 211 Ps. 1013)
• Proverbs 625

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Key Adjustments for the Eyes

• Covenant
• Adjustment (Romans 1314)
• Plan and think ahead
• Accountability - Be transparent with select
  people

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Key Adjustments for the Eyes

• Consideration
• Where We Go
• What We Do
• How we Live

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Key Adjustments for the Eyes

• We do not need a list of rules
• The Taliban approach nor the Christian legalistic
  approach provide the answer
• We must submit to the Word ourselves

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Key Adjustments for the Eyes

• The Two Big Adjustments
• Commit to Kingdom Values
• Focus on the Word
• This will help us operate by reflex like the
  nictitating membrane