This Not That: Life Line Not Tow Rope
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James 4
“THIS NOT THAT”
Live Near To God not Near to the World
James 4:4-6
John 15:9-17
Jealousy = Wanting back someone that’s your
Covet = Wanting something that’s not yours
Envy = Hating the person who has what you want
James 4:7-10
Submission + Resistance + Movement = Nearness to God + Distance from the World
James 1:13-15
What does active resistance look like?
- It looks like prayer
Prayer is an invitation to an ongoing and engaging relationship. - It looks like worship
Worship is a demonstrative statement of the Lordship of Christ. - It looks like meditating on God’s Word
Meditating on the Word of God is a truth infusion. - It looks like obedience in all matters
Friends of God are those who keep His commandments.
James 4:8b-10
Repentance + Humility = Resurrection
Pastor Charlie illustrates the "tow rope" of the world that pulls on us (right) vs. the "life line" that God uses to draw us nearer to him (left).
Repentance
Wash Your Hands = This a cease and desist order. To wash your hands of something/someone is to remove or separate yourself from it/them.
Purify Your Hearts = A change of our motives/motivations.
Grieve, Mourn, Wail = A change of our attitude towards sin.
Humility
Self-Lowering = God Raising