The Righteous path
Setting biblical expectations for your life
We have been influenced by a Americanized Superstar consumeristic faith
That has led us to view any effort that isn’t scalable or package-able as insufficient
Together we’ll discover The Righteous Path!
Logical appeal:
Many believers feel discouraged because they haven’t done anything “BIG” for God.
They haven’t had an impact like the biblical characters that we see in the Bible.
Why cant I be like David, or Samson, or Joseph, or Esther.
How many biblical characters were there?
Approx. 3,000 (3,237) Bible characters named in the Scriptures,
approximately 1,400 (1,443) characters do not have unique names.
The Bible was written over 1,500 years.
The oldest book of the Bible, is either Genesis or Job, by Moses around 1400 BC, about
3,400 years ago.
The last book, Revelation, was written around 90 AD.
How many people were alive on earth during the biblical age.
The lowest estimate for global population in 1,400 BC was 50 million (lowest estimate).
By 90 AD the population grew to at least 150 million people (lowest estimate).
Lets assume the population never grew and it stayed at 50 million.
If so all of the biblical characters EVER listed in the Bible make up 0.006% of humans
on the earth.
Those odds are 3 in every 50,000 or Probability of not being in = 99.9940003599784%
At the 90 AD population estimate of 150 million, all of the biblical characters EVER
listed in the Bible make up 0.002%
Fractional odds 1 in 50,000 Probability of not being in = 99.9980000399992%
So what were all the other saved people doing?
Many were saved. story of the samaritan women with 5 husbands went and told the story and many in Samaria got saved. (John 4)
Biblical appeal:
Jesus didn’t just teach us what the righteous path is he modeled it for us!
Mark 6:1-3
1 Jesus left there and went to his hometown, accompanied by his disciples. 2 When the
Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were
amazed.
“Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this wisdom that has been
given him? What are these remarkable miracles he is performing? 3 Isn’t this the
carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and
Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him.
Here is what the Bible says about what the believer should aspire to:
Colossians 3:17
And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God the Father through him.
1 Thessalonians 4:11-12
11 and to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your
hands, as we instructed you, 12 so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be
dependent on no one.
1 Timothy 2:1-4
1 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings
be made for all people, 2 for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a
peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. 3 This is good, and it is
pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all people to be saved and to
come to the knowledge of the truth.
James 1:27
27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and
widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
Micah 6:8: "He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require
of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God."
That is absolutely wrong
God receives just as much glory and honor through the man who works eight hours on
the assembly line in a God honoring way as he does a sermon that was preached.
!!!!!!!God Wants all of our lives!!!!!!!!
He wants all of our lives to be sacred and none of our lives to be secular.
Not just the part in the sanctuary from the people under the lights!
Matthew 5:16.
Let your light shine before men:
An incorrect theology on this sets 99% of people for failure and robs the 1% of people of
satisfaction and what God has done in their life.
Also, it takes a focus off of what is most important
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