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No One Cares For My Soul. Which is it?. I could care less I could not care less Both describe someone’s view of a soul: “No one cares for my soul”. Ps.142:1-7. His Deliverer, 5. His dejection, 6. His danger, 7. 1-2: David refused to lift hands against Saul; would lift them up to God
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Which is it? I could care less I could not care less • Both describe someone’s view of a soul: “No one cares for my soul”
Ps.142:1-7 His Deliverer, 5 His dejection, 6 Hisdanger, 7 1-2: David refused to lift hands against Saul; would lift them up to God 3: God can make way of escape. 2 Pt.2:9 4: “no man would know me” (2 Tim.4:16)
The cave and the palace The cave is safer than the palace • David prayed in the cave…sinned in the palace • David wrote penitential psalm after his palace sin…praise psalm after the cave
Soul His instruction restores them from moral blindness to the light • Living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion – BDB • My soul is ‘me’ • “Soul” is the eternal part of man • Ps.19:7, converting (turn back, return) • Ac.11:21 • 3 Jn.2
Soul “Destroy” is not annihilation. “To devote or give over to eternal misery”– Th. “Lost” sheep of Israel (Mt.10:6). Mt.27:20, destroy. Ac.2:27, soul in Hades. • Mt.10:28, the great contrast: body, soul • Men can kill the body – no more • God alone can destroy the soul
I. What Is The Soul? II. Who Does Not CareFor Our Soul?
Who could care less? Some… World could care less. Mt.16:26 Teachers/ professors. Ro.1:32; 8:6 Media(TV / Movie producers...). 2 Pt.2 Fashion. 1 Pt.2:11 Politicians. Pr.14:34 Preachers. Sinners. Lk.12:20 [Mt.13:22; 22:5] Christians. 2 Pt.1:10
I. What Is The Soul? II. Who Does Not Care For Our Soul III. Who Does Care For The Soul?
1. God Some do not care for God God respects their wishes Gave Son ‘for’ me: Mt.26-27 Revealed will ‘in’ me: Ja.1:21 Patient ‘with’ me: 2 Pt.3:8-12 “What about Hb.8:9?” Must take it with Hb.2:3 1 Pt.5:7
1. God2. God’s people “I would give anything I own, Give up my heart, my life, my home…” 2 Co.12:15
1. God2. God’s people3. Honest sinners Ac.2:37, pierce, sting sharply, stun Ac.5:33, rage cuts into their hearts Willing to listen; take it seriously – 1 Pt.1:9, 22