RELIGION IN OUR OWN EYES

JUDGES 17:6

I. INT.

A. Tonight our primary focus will be on this question.

B. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

C. EVERYTHING DECLARED FROM JUDGES 17:1

THROUGH THE CLOSING OF THE BOOK

VERIFIES THAT GOD WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THE

ACTIONS OR THE DIRECTIONS THAT WAS

COMMONPLACE IN ISRAEL AT THAT TIME

  1. God’s leadership was completely rejected
  2. The last verse of Judges 21:25 says
  3. Let’s recall a basic understanding in this period of Israel

History

1. Moses, Israel’s first great leader who led them from

Egypt through the wilderness had been dead a long time

2. Joshua, Israel second leader led them in the conquest of

Canaan, was dead

  1. ALL of the people who assisted Joshua in his leadership

were dead

  1. Joshua 2:10-23 declares HOW the historical period of the

Began

  1. WHAT HAPPENED IN ISRAEL IN THE PERIOD OF THE

JUDGES?

1. A generation arose that did not know the Lord

2. This generation did not know the work of the Lord

3. They wanted to worship the god’s everyone else

Followed

  1. They moved God to pity when they suffered oppression

And cried to Him

  1. Moved God to anger when they rebelled against Him
  2. Thy never learned

II. WHAT DOES THE STATEMENT “THERE WAS NO KING

IN ISRAEL?” MEAN

  1. THE ANSWER-I SAM. 8:4-9

1. Samuel was a great leader in Israel

2. His sons were dishonest men who took bribes and

Perverted justice

3. Because of these conditions, the elders met with Samuel

And asked for a king

  1. This request offended Samuel
  2. He took this request to God in prayer

4. God replied “give them what they want, but warn them

About what to expect”

  1. Then God said “It is your leadership they are rejecting;

It is my leadership they are rejecting”

  1. I am their king: they do not want me to be their king
  2. “Israel has been rejecting my leadership from the

Time I delivered them from Egypt”

III. SETTING UP A NEW RELIGION

  1. ONE MUST REJECT GOD-JUDGES 2:13; I SAM. 8:7
  2. DON’T EXPECT GOD TO ACCEPT THAT WHICH IS

AN ABOMINATION TO HIS SIGHT – EX 20:3-5

  1. GOD DOES NOT ACCEPT CHANGE – DEUT. 4:1-5
  2. MAN DOES NOT POSSESS THE ABILITY TO SET UP

UP AN ACCEPTABLE RELIGION – JER 10:23; PROV.

14:12

IV. GOD: PERFECT KING WITH A PERFECT LAW

  1. REVEALED RIGHT AND WRONG
  2. REVEALED A PERFECT WAY TO DEAL WITH CLAIMS
  3. PROTECT THE JUST FROM THE UNJUST
  4. PEOPLE WERE TAUGHT HOW TO ARBITRATE DIFF.
  5. GOD WOULD PROTECT AND DEFENT THE NATION
  6. REWARDED ACCEPTABLE WORSHIP
  7. PERFECT COMBINATION OF CIVIL AND SPIRITUAL

LAWS

  1. NO INCONSENT LAWS OR BIASED LAWS
  2. MORALITY TAUGHT BY SPIRITUAL LAWS UPHELD

BY CIVIL LAWS

  1. ISRAEL REJECTED GOD

V. WHY DID ISRAEL REJECT GOD?

A. LACK OF KNOWLEDGE-JUDGES 2:10; HOS 4:6

B. IGNORANCE-JUDGES 2:20-23; 3:5-7

C. IGNORANCE LEAD TO DISOBEDIENCE – DEUT 7:1-4

VI. ISRAEL BECAME COMFORTABLE AMONG THE WICKED

  1. MIXED MARRIAGES
  2. CHILDREN RECEIVED IN MIX MARRIAGES OFTEN DO NOT LEARN VITAL LESSONS

a. One true God

b. Only one right way to be saved

c. Idolatry is evil

C. TODAY

a. ONE TRUE GOD-ONE TRUE CURCH-GOD’S PLAN

OF SALVATION

b.ONLY ONE RIGHT WAY TO WORSHIP

c. Denominations are evil

D. WHY IDOLATRY?

1. Filled their needs to worship

2. Allowed them to sin

a. Stealing

b. Abortion (sacrificed their children to Molech)

c. Adultery, fornications, rape

d. Tood advantage of poor, need and weak

e. Whatever is right in the eyes of men

3. DOING WHAT IS RIGHT IN THE EYES OF THE

WORSHIPPER

  1. ASK YOUR FAVORIT IDOL WHAT IS RIGHT

AND WRONG?

  1. ASK YOUR FAVORITE IDOL ABOUT DIVORCE

AND REMARRIAGE FOR EVERY CAUSE

  1. ASK YOUR FAVORITE IDOL ABOUT HOMOS.?
  2. WHAT ABOUT GAMBLING, DRINKING, LUSTING?
  3. GOD’S LAW IS REJECTED
  1. DENOMINATIONALISM IS A FORM OF IDOLATRY

a. Rromote, allow, tolerate many sins

b. Dringing, alcohol beverages

c, Lascivious behavior-dancing, immodesty

d. Divorce and remarriage for any cause

e. Homosexuality

f. unfaithful in attendance

g. Lawlessness in worship-M.I.; Entertainment, etc

h. DOING WHAT IS RIGHT IN ONE’S WORSHIP

1) Worship in any church

2) OK to have an abortion

VII. MAN-MADE RELIGION IS ATTRACTIVE

  1. WORSHIP WHEN CONVENIENT

1. Xmas, Saturday, Easter, Short convenient services

2. After recreation courses, television, family

3. Vacation, school, sports, not get in the way

B. RIGHT AND WRONG DETERMINE BY SITUATION

C. ELIMINATE GUILT-BLAME OTHERS

D. GOD WANT CONDEMN MANY IN THE JUDGMENT

VIII. ACCEPTABLE RELIGION

  1. WORSHIP-JN. 4:24
  2. ATTENDANCE-HEB. 10:25
  3. DRUNKNESS-I PET. 4:13
  4. STEALING-EPH. 4:29
  5. FELLOWSHIP-2 JN. 9-11
  6. HOMOSEXUALITY-RM. 1:27
  7. LASCIVIOUSNESS-GAL. 5:19-21
  8. COVETEOUSNESS-COL. 3:5

IX. SERVICE GOD ACCEPT-RM. 12:1-2