Hebrews Hebrews 12:1412:14

Pursuing Relationships Pursuing Relationships

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Jesus said … Jesus said … ‘You shall love the ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. first and great commandment.

Life is about RelationshipsLife is about Relationships

Jesus said … Jesus said … ‘You shall love the ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your Lord your God with all your heart’…this is firstheart’…this is firstAnd the second is like it: ‘You shall And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’love your neighbor as yourself.’

On these two On these two commandments commandments hang all the Law hang all the Law and the Prophets.and the Prophets.

PursuePursue Context: Seeing life as Context: Seeing life as a racea race Doggedly Pursuing Doggedly Pursuing

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Luke 10:27-29

love…your neighbor as yourself.….But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

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Proverbs 16:7

When a man’s ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

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1.1.Present PursuitPresent Pursuit2.2.Persistent PursuitPersistent Pursuit3.3.Problematic PursuitProblematic Pursuit

Romans 12:17-18

If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men.

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Romans 12:17-18

If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men.

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wrong with man – wrong with man – impossible impossible

1John 4:20-21

If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.

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“Some who have aimed at holiness have made the great mistake of supposing it needful to be morose, contentious, faultfinding, and censorious with everybody else. Their holiness has consisted of negatives, protests, and oppositions for oppositions sake. Their religion mainly lies in contrarieties and singularities; to them the text offers this wise counsel, follow holiness, but also follow peace.

Charles Spurgeon, Pastor in London (1834–1892)Charles Spurgeon, Pastor in London (1834–1892)

Courtesy is not inconsistent with faithfulness. It is not needful to be savage in order to be sanctified. A bitter spirit is a poor companion for a renewed heart.Follow peace, but not at the expense of holiness. Follow holiness, but do not needlessly endanger peace”

Charles Spurgeon, Pastor in London (1834–1892)Charles Spurgeon, Pastor in London (1834–1892)

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1John 3:2

Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.

1Corinthians 13:12

For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.

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PursuePursueall people with peaceall people with peace andandthe Lord with the Lord with HolinessHoliness Seeing HimSeeing Him Salvation? YesSalvation? Yes

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Terms

Justified

Sanctified

Glorified

Salvation’s “package deal”

PursuePursueall people with peaceall people with peace andandthe Lord with the Lord with HolinessHoliness Goal is seeing more of Goal is seeing more of God hereGod here

Exodus 33:18

And he said, “Please, show me Your glory.”

Exodus 33:19-20

Then He said, “I will make all My goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before you.…But He said, “You cannot see My face; for no man shall see Me, and live.”

Exodus 33:18

• After burning bush• Talked with God “face to face”• Plagues, miracles – parting Red Sea• Up on Mountain-10 commandments

“Please, show me Your glory.”

PursuePursueall people with peaceall people with peace andandthe Lord with the Lord with HolinessHoliness Goal is seeing more of Goal is seeing more of God hereGod here Holiness is required for Holiness is required for thisthis

Matthew 5:8

Blessed are the poor in spirit, Blessed are those who mournBlessed are the meekBlessed are those who hunger and thirst

for righteousnessBlessed are the merciful

Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God.

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personal, passionate personal, passionate pursuit pursuit

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Life is about RelationshipsLife is about Relationships

Jesus said … Jesus said … ‘You shall love the ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your Lord your God with all your heart’…this is firstheart’…this is firstAnd the second is like it: ‘You shall And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’love your neighbor as yourself.’

On these two On these two commandments commandments hang all the Law hang all the Law and the Prophets.and the Prophets.

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Life is about RelationshipsLife is about Relationships

Jesus said … Jesus said … ‘You shall love the ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your Lord your God with all your heart’…this is firstheart’…this is firstAnd the second is like it: ‘You shall And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’love your neighbor as yourself.’

On these two On these two commandments commandments hang all the Law hang all the Law and the Prophets.and the Prophets.