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“ Summary, Part 3 (final) ” III. THE REMEMBRANCE OF OUR SPIRITUAL SLAVERY AND GOD’S DELIVERING GRACE THAT MOVES US TO SHOW KINDNESS TO THE NEEDY DEMONSTRATES THE REALITY OF OUR CHRISTIAN FAITH [42:53]. When you reach out in the name of Christ to meet a person’s temporal and material needs, you demonstrate the reality of your Christian profession (Jas 1:27). True religion is not merely a matter of holy living; it is also a matter of heartfelt giving. First, you demonstrate Christian love by following Christ’s example of sacrificial giving (1 Jn 3:16-19). Further, you prove your profession of saving faith not by pious talking but by generous giving (Jas 2:15-17). Finally, your repentance is proven in providing for the needy (Lk 3:8-11). IV. GOD WILL REMEMBER AND GENEROUSLY REWARD THOSE WHOSE REMEMBRANCE OF THEIR SPIRITUAL SLAVERY AND DIVINE DELIVERANCE MAKES THEM GENEROUS TO THE NEEDY [50:34]. No kindness you show to the needy will go unrewarded by God, either in this life of in the life to come (cf. Deut 24:19; Job 31:16-22; Ps 41:1-3, 112:9; Prov 11:24-25; Is 58:7-11; Lk 6:35). Further, Christians who share their most precious gift of all—their faith—are blessed not only in this life but especially in the life to come (Dan 12:1-3; cf. Mt 25:31-46, 10:40-42).
Ian Migala (8/24/2015)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 2 ” Second, God gives two motives for heeding this command: one being to urge Israel’s remembrance of its own need for provision and protection when they were enslaved in Egypt, the other being His promised blessing for their obedience. God will replace our Christian giving; we cannot out-give God (cf. 2 Cor 9:8-10). II. REMEMBRANCE OF OUR SPIRITUAL SLAVERY WILL MAKE US RESPONSIVE TO THE SPIRITUAL PLIGHT OF NEEDY PEOPLE [31:43]. Eph 2:11-12 – there is no more spiritually destitute state than this (cf. 2:1-3). As Moses reminded the Jews of their slavery in Egypt, Paul reminds the Ephesians of their lost state when they were unsaved pagans (5:11-14). They were not to become like the world in order to save the world. LESSONS [39:27]: 1. Remembrance of God’s delivering grace should make us graciously bold in our witness. 2. Remembrance of God’s delivering grace should keep us from returning to our sin. 3. Remembrance of God’s delivering grace will keep us from contaminating the Gospel message.
Ian Migala (8/24/2015)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 1 ” In Deut 7:6-8, God chose the Israelites out of His own will. There was nothing special about them. Paul discusses God’s choosing Jacob and rejecting Esau in Rom 9:11-16. No one deserves God’s mercy; His rejection of Esau wasn’t surprising, but His choosing of Jacob—or anyone else—is surprising. In His common grace, He treats all alike and we need to learn from that. Mt 5:43-48 – Jesus corrects the Jews’ provincial attitude: like everyone else, they favored their own (cf. Ex 23:4-5, Prov 25:21). God provides all their basic needs even as they rebel against Him (cf. Rom 14:16-17, 2:4). The kindness we show to non-Christians should have a spiritual goal in view, with the greatest goal of pointing them to Christ. I. REMEMBRANCE OF OUR SPIRITUAL SLAVERY WILL MAKE US GENEROUS TOWARD THE TEMPORAL WANTS OF NEEDY PEOPLE [starting at 22:27 of the audio]. Deut 24:17-22 – What do we have that we have not received? Here, God gives the spiritual truth behind the historical event. First, Pastor Nutter suggests that this commandment does not mandate a modern state social welfare system. Nor does it mandate a church state. It is a lesson for moral use.
