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“The Things of Jesus Christ” Philippians 2:21. A Study of Things That Belong to Jesus Christ. Will You Give Jesus What Belongs To Him?. Some do not give Jesus what is his because of pride (Mt. 2:16) Some do not give Jesus what is his because of delusion (Mt. 24:5,24)
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“The Things of Jesus Christ”Philippians 2:21 A Study of Things That Belong to Jesus Christ
Will You Give Jesus What BelongsTo Him? • Some do not give Jesus what is his because of pride (Mt. 2:16) • Some do not give Jesus what is his because of delusion (Mt. 24:5,24) • Some do not give Jesus what is his because of disrespect (Mal. 1:6; Mt. 21:37-38; 22:21; Rom. 13:7) • Some do not give Jesus what is his because of selfishness and self-promotion (Phil. 2:21)
“The Things of Jesus Christ” • First place belongs to Jesus (Eph. 1:21-22; Phil. 2:9; Col. 1:18), not to us (3 Jn. 9) • The church belongs to Jesus (Mt. 16:18; Ac. 20:28; Rom. 16:16; Col. 1:18), not to us (1 Cor. 1:12-13) • The gospel belongs to Jesus (Rom. 1:9; 15:19), not to us (Gal. 1:6-7) • Religious authority belongs to Jesus (Mt. 23:10; 28:18; Jn. 17:2; Rev. 19:17), not to us (Mt. 15:8-9)
“The Things of Jesus Christ” • God’s word belongs to Jesus (Jn. 16:14-15; Gal. 1:12; Col. 3:16; 2 Jn. 9-11), not to us • Sunday belongs to Jesus (1 Cor. 11:20; 16:1-2; Acts 20:7; Rev. 1:10), not to us • Faithful service belongs to Jesus (Col. 4:12; 2 Tim. 2:3), not to us • Judgment belongs to Jesus (2 Cor. 5:10), not to us
“The Things of Jesus Christ” • Christians belong to Jesus (Rom. 14:7-8; 1 Cor. 6:15,19-20), not to themselves • Only when we give Jesus what belongs to him in all areas of our life do we truly honor him (Jn. 5:20-23)