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TAKING GOD’S PLACE. 2 Kings 5:7. Taking God’s Place. To kill Gen. 9:3-6 God delegated the shedding of the murderer’s blood Rom. 13:4-5 To make alive Acts 17:24-25 To heal v.7,8 God sometimes delegates healing Gen. 1:28 Exclusive object of worship Rom. 1:25; Acts 12:20-24
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TAKING GOD’S PLACE 2 Kings 5:7
Taking God’s Place • To kill Gen. 9:3-6 • God delegated the shedding of the murderer’s blood Rom. 13:4-5 • To make alive Acts 17:24-25 • To heal v.7,8 • God sometimes delegates healing Gen. 1:28 • Exclusive object of worshipRom. 1:25; Acts 12:20-24 • Exclusive author of worshipLev. 10:1-3
Taking God’s Place • Judging 1 Cor. 5:9-13 • God will judge those on the outside v.12 • God delegates judgment to the church only as it faithfully applies the word to those among them v.4, Matt. 18:17-20 • Only God knows the hearts of men 2 Chron. 6:30 • He declares what He knows Amos 4:13 • We can’t judge motives1 Chron. 28:9 • Only God can forgive sins Mark 2:5-6,10; 11:25
Taking God’s Place • God is the Judge of all the earthGen. 18:25 • He will do right • Vengeance is the Lord’sRom. 12:19-21 • Avenge not yourselves • “but they need to pay for what they did” • JesusalreadypaidI Peter 2:24 • Only God passes the sentence Matt. 10:28 • God is the author of eternal salvationHeb. 5:9 • His conditions for salvation Mk 16:16; Lk 24:46