Mike Sadler • Relational Limp • May 8, 2022
Ever since
interrupted God’s flawless creation, mankind has
relationally…
• With the creation - “Cursed is the ground because of you…” (Gen 3:17b)
• With God - “So the Lord God banished him/them from the Garden of Eden…” (Gen. 3:23)
• With one another - “Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.” (Gen. 4:8b)
Relational limps are the result of…
•
- “In his pride the wicked does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.” (Psalm 10:4)
•
and
- “You are not a God who takes pleasure in evil; with you the wicked cannot dwell. The arrogant cannot stand in your presence; you hate all who do wrong. You destroy those who tell lies; bloodthirsty and deceitful men the Lord abhors.” (Psalm 5:4-6)
•
- “Do not trust a neighbor; put no confidence in a friend. Even with her who lies in your embrace - be careful of your words.” (Micah 7:5)
•
- “People will be lovers of themselves…boastful, proud…without love, unforgiving…rash, conceited…Have nothing to do with them.” (2Tim. 3:2-5)
But…
brings about
: “…those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” (Isaiah 40:31)
•
yourselves - “Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult…” (1 Pet. 3:8-9a)
• Seek
and
- “…I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.” (Eph. 4:1-3)
•
one another - “Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander… Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” (Eph. 4:31-32)
• *Do everything in *
- “This is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another. This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.” (1John 3:11, 16)
A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. (John 13:34-35)
