Zealous%20For%20His%20God

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Zealous For His God

• Numbers 25-13

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Phinehas the ZealousNumbers 251-13

• Phinehas was proactive
• Phinehas acted in the minority
• Phinehas judged others
• Phinehas displayed the character of God
• Phinehas was zealous for his God (2513 Psa.
  10628-31)

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Godly Zeal

• It is a characteristic of the faithful
  (Tit. 214)
• It demonstrates itself in action (Jn. 215-17)
• It must be fed (Heb. 1025 2 Pet. 318)
• It is contagious (2 Cor. 92 Phil. 114)

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Godly Zeal

• It must be guided and grounded in truth (Mt.
  721-23 Lk. 65 Acts 113
  Acts 1824-25 Gal. 113-14 417 Phil. 36)
  zeal is energy enthusiasm enlightenment
  (truth)
• Energy / body (Eccl. 910 Col. 323)
• Enthusiasm / spirit (Psa. 421-2 Rom. 1211)
• Enlightenment / mind (Rom. 102,17)

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Godly Zeal vs. Misguided Zeal

• Zeal in evangelism (J.W.s and Mormons) Acts
  542 84 2020
• Zeal in worship (Pentecostals) John 424
• Zeal in militancy (Muslims) Jude 3
• We condemn others for having a zeal without
  truth, but do we have a truth without zeal?

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Phinehas the Zealous

• We need zeal to spread the gospel
• We need zeal to stand for truth
• We need zeal to overcome temptations
• We need zeal to mature and grow
• We need zeal to correct faults / problems (2
  Cor. 711 Rev. 319)