Friday, May 22, 2015

Not Because Of your Integrity

Deuteronomy 9:5-6 – It is not because of your righteousness or your integrity that you are going in to take possession of their land; but on account of the wickedness of these nations, the Lord your God will drive them out before you, to accomplish what he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Understand, then, that it is not because of your righteousness that the Lord your God is giving you this good land to possess, for you are a stiff-necked people.

Ephesians 2:8-9 – For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.

Deuteronomy 18:9 – When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate the detestable ways of the nations there.

Acts 7:51 – “You stiff-necked people! Your hearts and ears are still uncircumcised. You are just like your ancestors: You always resist the Holy Spirit!

Application:

  • ·         No one can take credit for his or her salvation.
  • ·         The people were to listen to the Lord’s true prophets.
  • ·         Steven’s audience of stiff-necked people were not truly consecrated to the Lord.



All Scripture verses taken from NIV

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