Aim: To grow in our faith, by prevailing through a war of words.
Doctrine: God's people are sometimes forced to speak to the church's enemies. When this is necessary, it must be on Christ's terms, which make no allowance for compromise (of essentials).
Exegesis: The church's strategy for winning the war of words: expect deceptive resistance (v. 19), assert positive grace (v. 20a), and honor covenantal boundaries (v. 20b).
Further application: Why a war of words is not all bad (for us): because it reinforces our core beliefs by forcing us to articulate our faith.
Key verse: v. 20 ''So I answered them, and said to them, 'The God of heaven Himself will prosper us; therefore we His servants will arise and build, but you have no heritage or right or memorial in Jerusalem.'''
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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.