Divine Measurements

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Divine Measurements

• Ezekiel 434-12

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God-given measurements

• Noahs ark, Genesis 615
• Tabernacle, Exodus 259ff, 40
• Solomons temple, 1 Chrn. 2810-12,19
• Ezekiels temple vision, Ezek. 402-5 436-12
• The church, Isa. 22-3 (Eph. 219-22)
• House of God, 1 Tim. 315 2 Tim. 113

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Divine measurements Do they really
matter?

• Noah obtained Gods grace, Gen. 68
• Israel obtained Gods presence, Exo. 258
  2944-46 4034-35
• Israels sacrifices were acceptable to God,
  2 Chrn. 712, 16
• The holiness of Gods people secured,
  Ezekiel 4220 4310-12

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Divine Patterns Still Matter

• RULE, Phil. 316 (kanon) Used of a measuring
  rod, a carpenters line or measuring tape any
  rule or standard (Thayer, 324)
• FORM, Rom. 617 (tupos) an example...the
  pattern in conformity to which a thing must be
  made Acts 744 (Thayer, 632)
• PATTERN, 2 Tim. 113 (hupotuposis) the pattern
  placed before one to be held fast and copied,
  model (Thayer, 645)

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Gods Measurements Must Be Respected and Applied

• HOW TO BE SAVED There is a measurement. John
  824 Luke 133 Mark 1616
• TRUE WORSHIP There is a measurement. John 424
• Sing, Eph. 519 Col. 316
• Lords Supper elements, Matt. 2626-29

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Gods Measurements Must Be Respected and Applied

• ORGANIZATION OF LOCAL CHURCH There is a
  measurement. Acts 1423 Phil. 11
• WORK OF LOCAL CHURCH There is a measurement.
  Acts 61-4 2028
• MORALITY There is a measurement.
  Judges 2125 Titus 211-12
• FELLOWSHIP There is a measurement.
  2 John 9-11 (Gal. 18-9)

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Divine Patterns Matter!

• RULE to walk by, Phil. 316 (kanon standard)
• FORM of doctrine to obey, Rom. 617 (tupos
  example, pattern)
• PATTERN of sound words to hold fast,
  2 Tim. 113 (hupotuposis model)

Gods inspired word!
(2 Tim. 316-17)