Aim: To be humble and faithful believers—striving for the church's betterment.
Doctrine: To the very end, faithful churchmen diligently ''clean'' God's house. This labor of love is never totally completed as long as we live in a fallen and heretical world.
Exegesis: Three dynamics of effective church cleaning: first, hypocrites must be expelled (v. 28); also, the clergy must be established (vv. 29-30a); finally, the ministry must be well-ordered and excellent (vv. 30b-31).
Further application: How the faithful church encourages its own cleanliness: by caring mostly about what Jesus is passionate about and by stubbornly resisting all incursions on His glory.
Key phrase: v. 30a ''Thus I cleansed them of everything pagan...''
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Rev. Mark Henninger received his Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and he has been Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois for more than 30 years.