Even Good People
June 23, 2022

Even Good People…

I. Even good people jump to

conclusions (Joshua 22:11-12, I Corinthians 13:7)

“Love believes the best

of every

II. Even good people

faster than they (Joshua 22:12, Deuteronomy 13:12-16)

III. Even good people

better than they (Joshua 22:13-16)

This was resolved because…

1. The

put their away (Joshua 22:33)

2. The

didn’t get their out (Joshua 22:21-23, Proverbs 15:1)

Why was this possible?

Joshua 22:31, 34 - And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said to the people of Reuben and the people of Gad and the people of Manasseh, “Today we know that the LORD is in our midst, because you have not committed this breach of faith against the LORD. Now you have delivered the people of Israel from the hand of the LORD.” The people of Reuben and the people of Gad called the altar Witness, “For,” they said, “it is a witness between us that the LORD is God.”

The new, strange, questionable thing got built; and it was ok! Because of the presence of God among people who loved Him, the object of

became a symbol of

I Corinthians 1:10 - I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment.