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Bible Lesson: Cherished Promises To
The Child Of God: For Those Who Are Obedient.
Bible Text:
Isaiah 1:18,19 KJV
18 Come now,
and let us reason together, saith The Lord...
19 If ye be
willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
The Lord's Request:
If ye be
willing and obedient
The Lord's Promise:
ye shall eat
the good of the land:
Matthew
19:16-22 KJV
[16] And, behold, one came and said unto Him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal Life?
[17] And He said unto him, Why callest thou Me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into Life, keep the commandments.
[18] He saith unto Him, Which? Jesus said,
Thou shalt do no murder, (Exodus 20:13 commandment # six.)
Thou shalt not commit adultery, (Exodus 20:14 commandment # seven.)
Thou shalt not steal, (Exodus 20:15 commandment # eight.)
Thou shalt not bear false witness, (Exodus 20:16 commandment # nine.)
[19] Honor thy father and thy mother: and, (Exodus 20:12 commandment # five.)
Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Exodus 20:17 commandment # ten.)
(Christ asked the young man concerning commandments five through ten, but omitted commandments one through four, which are....
Exodus 20:3 commandment # 1 “Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.”
Exodus 20:4-6 commandment # 2
[4] Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
[5] Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate Me;
[6] And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love Me, and keep My commandments.
Exodus 20:7 commandment # 3
Thou shalt not take the name of The LORD thy God in vain; for The LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh His name in vain.
Exodus 20:8 commandment # 4 “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. “
[20] The young man saith unto Him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
[21] Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow Me.
[22] But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
[23] Then said Jesus unto His disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.
[24] And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
[25] When His disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?
[26] But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
Matthew 19:16-26 NLT
16 Someone came to Jesus with this question: “Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?”
17 “Why ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. But to answer your question—if you want to receive eternal Life, keep the commandments.”
18 “Which ones?” the man asked. And Jesus replied:
You must not murder.
You must not commit adultery.
You must not steal.
You must not testify falsely.
19 Honor your father and mother.
Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
20 “I’ve obeyed all these commandments,” the young man replied. “What else must I do?”
21 Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
22 But when the young man heard this, he went away sad, for he had many possessions.
23 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “I tell you The Truth, it is very hard for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
24 I’ll say it again—it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!”
25 The disciples were astounded. “Then who in the world can be saved?” they asked.
26 Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible.”
This story lies in two parts,
Part I
The rich young ruler addressed Jesus as “Good Master*” -Matthew 19:16)
* Master: Greek- Didaskalos (did-as-kal-os): Instructor, doctor, teacher, master.
In John 1:38 rendered Rabbi/ John 20:16 -Rabboni.
Jesus responded, “Why callest thou Me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: - Matthew 19:17.)
Had the young ruler thought Jesus to be God?
No, for when he responded again, he did not use the phrase.
Part II
Jesus then responded, “but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.-Matthew 19:17.)
Christ then went on to name five commandments, five through ten.
The “self-righteous,” young man boasted....
“All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet? - Matthew 19:20.)
Jesus knew the heart of the young man.
Psalm 139:1-4 KJV
[1] O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.
[2] Thou knowest my down sitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
[3] Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.
[4] For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.
Hebrews 4:12,13 KJV
[12] For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
[13] Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in His sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.
Matthew 19:21 KJV
Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow Me.
Jesus knew the young man neglected the first four commandments.
Matthew 19:22 KJV
But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
John 8:9 KJV
"And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone..."
Proverbs 1:29 KJV
He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
Sinful man cannot keep the law.
Romans 3:28 KJV
Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
[16] And, behold, one came and said unto Him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal Life?
[17] And He said unto him, Why callest thou Me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into Life, keep the commandments.
[18] He saith unto Him, Which? Jesus said,
Thou shalt do no murder, (Exodus 20:13 commandment # six.)
Thou shalt not commit adultery, (Exodus 20:14 commandment # seven.)
Thou shalt not steal, (Exodus 20:15 commandment # eight.)
Thou shalt not bear false witness, (Exodus 20:16 commandment # nine.)
[19] Honor thy father and thy mother: and, (Exodus 20:12 commandment # five.)
Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Exodus 20:17 commandment # ten.)
(Christ asked the young man concerning commandments five through ten, but omitted commandments one through four, which are....
Exodus 20:3 commandment # 1 “Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.”
Exodus 20:4-6 commandment # 2
[4] Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
[5] Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate Me;
[6] And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love Me, and keep My commandments.
Exodus 20:7 commandment # 3
Thou shalt not take the name of The LORD thy God in vain; for The LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh His name in vain.
Exodus 20:8 commandment # 4 “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. “
[20] The young man saith unto Him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
[21] Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow Me.
[22] But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
[23] Then said Jesus unto His disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.
[24] And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
[25] When His disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?
[26] But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
Matthew 19:16-26 NLT
16 Someone came to Jesus with this question: “Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?”
17 “Why ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. But to answer your question—if you want to receive eternal Life, keep the commandments.”
18 “Which ones?” the man asked. And Jesus replied:
You must not murder.
You must not commit adultery.
You must not steal.
You must not testify falsely.
19 Honor your father and mother.
Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
20 “I’ve obeyed all these commandments,” the young man replied. “What else must I do?”
21 Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
22 But when the young man heard this, he went away sad, for he had many possessions.
23 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “I tell you The Truth, it is very hard for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
24 I’ll say it again—it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!”
25 The disciples were astounded. “Then who in the world can be saved?” they asked.
26 Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible.”
This story lies in two parts,
Part I
The rich young ruler addressed Jesus as “Good Master*” -Matthew 19:16)
* Master: Greek- Didaskalos (did-as-kal-os): Instructor, doctor, teacher, master.
In John 1:38 rendered Rabbi/ John 20:16 -Rabboni.
Jesus responded, “Why callest thou Me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: - Matthew 19:17.)
Had the young ruler thought Jesus to be God?
No, for when he responded again, he did not use the phrase.
Part II
Jesus then responded, “but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.-Matthew 19:17.)
Christ then went on to name five commandments, five through ten.
The “self-righteous,” young man boasted....
“All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet? - Matthew 19:20.)
Jesus knew the heart of the young man.
Psalm 139:1-4 KJV
[1] O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.
[2] Thou knowest my down sitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
[3] Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.
[4] For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.
Hebrews 4:12,13 KJV
[12] For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
[13] Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in His sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.
Matthew 19:21 KJV
Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow Me.
Jesus knew the young man neglected the first four commandments.
Matthew 19:22 KJV
But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
John 8:9 KJV
"And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone..."
Proverbs 1:29 KJV
He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
Sinful man cannot keep the law.
Romans 3:28 KJV
Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
Galatians
2:16 KJV
Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
Galatians 3:11 KJV
But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.
Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
Galatians 3:11 KJV
But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.
Man
hopes to manufacture his own means of salvation, but he is
self-deceived.
We live, today, as is our Lord's day, in a time of “Pick and Choose, Religion.”
We live, today, as is our Lord's day, in a time of “Pick and Choose, Religion.”
I choose to do this, but I refuse to do that!
Friends, as a child of God, we cannot live in the land of disobedience
and expect to see the blessings of God!
Jeremiah
17:9 KJV
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Ephesians 2:8,9 KJV
[8] For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
[9] Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Titus 3:5-7 KJV
[5] Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of The Holy Ghost;
[6] Which He shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior;
[7] That being justified by His grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal Life.
Romans 5:8,9 KJV
[8] But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
[9] Much more then, being now justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. (Not of human works.)
Obedience:
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Ephesians 2:8,9 KJV
[8] For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
[9] Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Titus 3:5-7 KJV
[5] Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of The Holy Ghost;
[6] Which He shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior;
[7] That being justified by His grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal Life.
Romans 5:8,9 KJV
[8] But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
[9] Much more then, being now justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. (Not of human works.)
Obedience:
Deuteronomy 26:16 KJV
This day The Lord thy God hath
commanded thee to do these statutes and judgments: thou shalt
therefore keep and do them with all thine heart, and with all thy
soul.
Joshua 1:8 KJV
This book of The Law shall not
depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and
night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is
written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and
then thou shalt have good success.
I Samuel 15:22 KJV
And Samuel
said, Hath The Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and
sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of The Lord? Behold, to obey is
better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
Matthew 7:21,24 -27KJV
21 Not every one that saith unto Me,
Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth
the will of My Father which is in heaven.
24 Therefore whosoever heareth these
sayings of Mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man,
which built his house upon a rock: (verses 24-27)
25 And the rain
descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon
that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon A Rock.
26 And every
one that heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them not, shall be
likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
27 And the rain
descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon
that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
Matthew 12:50 KJV
For whosoever shall do the will of
My Father which is in heaven, the same is My brother, and sister, and
mother.
John 7:17 KJV
If any man will do His will, he
shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak
of Myself.
John 14:21,2331 KJV
21
He that hath My commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth
Me: and he that loveth Me shall be loved of My Father, and I will
love him, and will manifest Myself to him.
23 Jesus answered and
said unto him, If a man love Me, he will keep My Words: and My Father
will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with
him.
31
But that the world may know that I love The Father; and as The Father
gave Me commandment, even so I do...”
John 15:10 KJV
If ye keep My
commandments, ye shall abide in My love; even as I have kept My
Father's commandments, and abide in His love.
Acts 5:29 KJV
Then Peter and the other apostles
answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
Romans 5:19 KJV
For as by one man's disobedience
many were made sinners, so by the obedience of One shall many be made
righteous.
Hebrews 10:9 KJV
Then said He,
Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that He
may establish the second.
Obedient To The Lord:
Noah
Genesis 6:22 KJV
Thus
did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
Abraham
Genesis
22:2,3 KJV
2
And He said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou
lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for
a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
3
And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and
took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave
(split NKJV) the wood
for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which
God had told him.
Bezaleel
Exodus 36:1 KJV
Then
wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom The
Lord put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of
work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that The Lord
had commanded.
Joshua
Joshua
11:15 KJV
As
The Lord commanded Moses His servant, so did Moses command Joshua,
and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that The Lord
commanded Moses.
Hezekiah
II
Kings 18:6 KJV
For
he clave (held fast –
NKJV) to The Lord, and departed not from following Him, but
kept His commandments, which The Lord commanded Moses.
Joseph
and Mary
Luke
2:39 KJV
And
when they had performed all things according to
The
Law Of The Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city
Nazareth.
Paul
Acts
26:19 KJV
Whereupon,
O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:
Jesus
Christ
Hebrews
5:8 KJV
Though
He were A Son, yet learned He obedience by the things which He
suffered;
On Mount Sinai, The Lord told Moses...
Exodus
20:6 NLT
"...obey
My commands
The Lord Jesus tells us...
Matthew
10:38 KJV
And
he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after Me, is not worthy
of Me.
Mark
8:34 KJV
And
when He had called the people unto Him with His disciples also, He
said unto them, Whosoever will come after Me, let him deny himself,
and take up his cross, and follow Me.
Luke
9:23 KJV
And
He said to them all, If any man will come after Me, let him deny
himself, and take up His cross daily, and follow Me.
There is “no,” substitute for obedience.
Disobedience:
Deuteronomy
11:28 KJV
And
a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of The Lord Your God,
but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go
after other gods, which ye have not known.
I
Samuel 12:15 KJV
But
if ye will not obey the voice of The Lord, but rebel against the
commandment of The Lord, then shall the hand of The Lord be against
you, as it was against your fathers.
Ephesians
5:26 KJV
Let
no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things
cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
II
Thessalonians 1:8 KJV
In
flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that
obey not
The
Gospel Of Our Lord Jesus Christ:
Hebrews
2:2,3 KJV
2
For if the word spoken by angels was steadfast, and every
transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward;
3
How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the
first began to be spoken by The Lord, and was confirmed unto us by
them that heard Him;
Prayer:
I
John 1:8-10 KJV
8 If we say that we have no sin, we
deceive ourselves, and The Truth is not in us.
9 If we confess our sins, He is
Faithful and Just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.
10 If we say that we have not
sinned, we make Him a liar, and His Word is not in us.
