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"Y ou
H ave
T a k e n
A w ay
th e
K ey
o f
K n m ille d g e "
(L u k e
1 1 :5 2 )
In tro d u c tio n :
T o
w hom
m uch
i s
,
m uch
i s
re q u ire d .
T h is
t s
tY T le
i n
a n y
a r e a ,
b u t
e s p e c ia lly
i n
th e
th in g s
o f
G od.
A nd
i f
i n
th e
th in g s
o f
G od,
e s p e c ia lly
i n
th a t
m ost
p re c io u s
a n d
im p o rta n t
a r e a
o f
te a c h in g
b ib lic a l
tru th .
Jam es
w ro te
,.
"L E T
N O T
H A N Y
O F
Y O U
BECOM E
T E A C H E R S ,
N Y
B R E T H R E N ,
K N O W IN G
T H A T
S U C H
l
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W E
S H A L L
IN C U R
A
S T R IC T E R
JU D G M E N T "
(3 :1) \u2022
T he
te a c h e r
know s
m ore
th a n
th e
p u p il,
a n d
th e re fo re
i s
m ore
c u lp a b le
b e c a u s e
o f
h is
g re a te r
lig h t.
B ut
h e
a ls o
s its
i n
th e
s e a t
o f
th e
in s tru c to r
a n d
s e e k s
t o
g u id e
o th e rs
in to
th e
w ill
o f
G od.
F o r
th a t
r e a s o n ,
a n y
e rro r
o n
h is
p a rt
, , ) i l 1
h a v e
c o n s e q u e n c e s
n o t
(rn ly
fo r
h im self,
b u t
a ls o
fo r
th o s e
w ho
s it
u n d e r
h is
te a c h in g .
I t
i s
im p o rta n t,
th e re fo re "
th a t
th o s e
\v h o
w o u ld
te a c h
b e
w ell
in s tru c te d
i n
th e
tru th ,
a s
\ \ I e l l
a s
b e
a b le
t o
c le a rly
te a c h
th a t
tru th .
T he
g e n e r a l
w eakness
o f
th e
c h u r c h
to d a y
i s
th a t
m any
d o
n o t
h a v e
th e
tru th ,
o r
h a v in g
i t ,
h a v e
a b a n d o n e d
i t .
T h e y
h a v e
a d o p te d
te a c h in g s
w h ic h
a re
m ore
p a la ta b le
t o
th e
h e a re r,
i n
o rd e r
t o
g e t
m ore
p e o p le
t o
com e
in to
th e iJ r
fo ld .
S u c c e s s
i s
m easured
b y
num bers,
a n d
n o t
b y
th e
g e n u in e n e s s
o f
th e
c o n v e r s io n s ,
o r
th e
q u a lity
o f
th e
d is c ip le s .
T h e y
h a v e
h id d e n
th e
tru e
c o s t
o f
d is c ip le s h ip .
T h e y
d o
n o t
te ll
th e m
th a t
th e y
m ust
g :iv e
u p
a ll
th e ir
ow n
p o ssessio n s
(L u k e
1 4 :2 5 -3 3 ).
T h e y
d o
n o t
te ll
th e m
th a t
i f
th e y
a re
t o
fo llo w
C h rist,
th e y
m ust
d e n y
th e m s e lv e s ,
a n d
d ie
t o
th e m s e lv e s ,
a n d
fo llo w
a fte r
tU m
w herever
H e
m ay
le a d
th e m
(L u k e
9 :2 3 )\u2022
T h e re fo re ,
th o s e
c o m in g
i n
d o
n o t
c o u n t
th e
c o s t
t o
s e e
i f
th e y
a re
w illin g
t o
p a y
th e
p ric e .
A nd
th in k in g
th a t
th e y
a re
s a f e
i n
th e
arm s
o f
C h rist,
th e y
g iv e
u p
H im ,
a n d
r e s t
e a s y
i n
th e ir
c a r n a l
s e c u rity .
B ut
th e s e
te a c h e rs
w :ill
:i.n c u r
::-J.
s tric te r
ju d g m e n t.
fo r
th e y
h a v e
ta k e n
aw ay
th e
tru th
a n d
s u b s titu te d
a
l i e
'\1 h ic h
c a n n o t
s a v e .
I t
c a n
o n ly
th e m
a n d
th e ir
d is c ip le s
a
s e n s e
o f
s e c u rity
a n d
p e a c e ,
w here
th e re
i s
n o
s e c u rity
a n d
p e a c e .
S u c h
w as
a ls o
tru e
t o
som e
e x te n t
a t
th e
tim e
o f
C h rist.
T he
P h a ris e e .s
,i} e re
th e
le a d e rs
o f
th e
c h u r c h ,
a n d
th e
la w y e rs
w ere
th e
i n
th e
L aw .
T h e y
s h o u ld
h a v e
b e e n
le a d in g
th e
p e o p le
in to
a ll
th e
tru th ,
a n d
th e y
w ere
h id in g
th e
tru th
fro m
th e m .
C h rist
r e b u k e s
th e m
b e c a u s e
o f
th e
w ickedness
o f
th e ir
h e a rts
a n d
th e ir
w o rk s
T he
P h a r is e e s
w ere
b e in g
s c r u p u lo u s
i n
th e ir
k e e p in g
o f
th e
m in o r
p o in ts
o f
re lig jo n ,
a n d
y e t
w ere
o v e rlo o k in g
th e
m ost
im p o rta n t
th in g s .
T h e y
,,'e r e
lo o k in g
fo r
th e
a p p la u s e
o f
th e
p e o p le ,
a n d
n o t
fo r
th e
p r a i s e
w h ic h
com es
fro m
G od,
T he
la w y e rs
to o
w ere
w e ig h in g
th e
p e o p le
dow n
w ith
b u r d e n s
to o
h a rd
t o
b e a r ,
b u t
th e y
th e m s e lv e s
w ere
n o t
w illin g
t o
h e lp
th e m
o r
t o
p u t
th e m s e lv e s
u n d e r
th a t
b u r d e n .
T h e y
h a d
ta k e n
a \i} a y
th e
h e a r t
o f
tru e
re lig io n
a n d
s u b s titu te d
a
m an-centered
w o rk s
re L ig io n
w h ic h
c o u ld
n o t
s a v e .
T h e y
h a d
c lo s e d
th e
k in g d o m
o f
h e a v e n
u p
t o
th e m s e lv e s
a n d
w ere
t o
d o
th a t
t o
o th e r s .
T he
im p o rta n t
l e s s o n
w h ic h
th is
te x t
te a c h e s
y o u
th is
m o rn j,n g
is ,
Y O H
s h o u ld
b e
c a r e fu l
th a t
y o u
h a v e
th e
tru e
G o;c;pel
a n d
th a t
y o u
r e p r e s e n t
i t
tr u th fu lly
t o
o th e r s
a s
w e ll.
F irst,
I
{ " a n t
t o
e x h o r t
Y aH
t o
s e e k
th e
k e y
o f
k n o w le d g e
(" h ic h
.1 s
a b le
t o
o p e n
th e
d o o r
o f
s a lv a tio n ;
a n d
s e c o u d ly .
I
w ant
t o
e x h o r t
y o u
not \ue000t o
le t
a n y o n e
ta k e
th is
k e y
aw ay
fr o m
y o u ,
n o r
fo r
y o u
t o
ta k e
i t
aw ay
fr o m
a n y o n e
e ls e .
I. \ue000F irst>
J e s u s
T e lls
U s
th a t
T h e r e
I s
a
K ey
o f
K n m v le d g e
W h ic h
Y aH
N eed
t o
H ave
T h at
O pens
th e
D oor
t o
th e
K in g d o m
o f
G od.
A. \ue000
F irst,
Y o u
S h o u ld
K now
W hat
1 1 J i8
K ey
I s ,
1. \ue000
T h a t
th e r e
: i s
a
k e y
w h ic h
[ 'Ie
s h o u ld
b e
c o n c e r n e d
a b o u t
i s
p la in ly
to ld
u s
b y
J e s u s .
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H e
s a y s
t o
th e
L aw yers.
"YO U
H A V E
T A K E N
AW AY
TH E
K E Y
O F
KNOW LEDGE."
2
b. \ue000
B e c a u s e
H e
p r o n o u n c e s
a
c u rs e
u p o n
th e m
fo r
d o in g
th is ,
"[t/O E
T O
YO U
L A W Y f.R S !"
i t
m ust
b e
s o m e th in g
w h ic h
C h rist
c o n s id e r e d
t o
b e
V _Ita lly
c. \ue000
A nd
b e c a u s e
i t
'\u00b7J a s
s o
im p o r ta n t
t o
C h ri.st,
i t
m ust
a ls o
b e
im p o r ta n t
t o
y o u .
2. \ue000
B ut
{.;h a t
i s
"TH E
K E Y
O F
K N O !JL E D G E "?
a. \ue000
A
k e y
i s
w h ic fl
i s
a b le
t o
lo c k
o r
u n lo c k
s o m e th in g .
( i)
\ue000I t
c a n
b e
a b te r a l
k e y
W l1 ich
. i s
u s e d
t o
u n .lo c k
a
lite r a .l
d o o r .
Y o u
h a v e
cl
t o
y o u r
h o u s e
o r
t o
y o u r
c a r
w h ic b
a J lo w s
y o u
a c c e s s
t o
th o s e
th in g s ,
b u t
o th e r s
o u t"
Y o u
a L so
h a v e
a
c o d e
fo r
th e
a la r m
. i n
th e
c h u r c h
w h :ich
v c s
y o u
th e
a b i1 it y
t o
g o
.in to
th e
b n ild in g
w ith o u t
s e ttin g
o ff
th e
a la r m ,
w h ile
i t
d e n ie s
cJC cess
t o
o th e r s ,
( ii)
\ue000B ut
th e
w o rd
" k e y "
i s
a ls o
u s e d
a s
a
fig u r e
o f
t o
r e fe r
t o
th a t
{ ,? h lc h
o p e n s fo y
u s
s o m e th in g
b e s id e s
lite r a l
J o c k s .
F or
in s ta n c e ,
w hen
y o u
te a c h
som eone
h o w
t o
le a r n
s o m e th in g ,
y o u
a re
s a id
t o
h a v e
g iv e n
h im
th e
o f
u n d e r s ta n d in g ,
I> I1 1 en
y o u
a re
w o r k in g
o n
iii
d .iff:ic u Jt
p r o b le m
th a t
y o u
C 8 .1 1 't
s o lv e ,
a n d
som eone
y o u
som e
d ir e c tio n
o r
a
b :in t
a s
t o
h o w
t o
s o .lv e
i t ,
h e
: i s
s a id
t o
g iv e
y o u
" th e
t o
th e
s o lu tio n ."
(iii) \ue000I t
i s
i n
1 :h is
fig u r a tiv e
s e n s e
th a t
th e
~
v
o
r
d
\ue000i s
u s e d
h e r e .
I t
i s
n o t
a
1 ite :1 :'8 1
w h .ic h
o p e n s
a
L ite r a l
d o o r ,
b u t
a
s p ir itu a l
k e y
w h ic h
o p e n s
a
s p ir itu a l
dO O L
b. \ue000
I t
i s
a
c e r ta in
k n o w le d g e
w h ic h
i s
th e
k e y
t o
s o m e th in g
v e r y
v e r y
im p o r ta n t.
A n d :it
. i s
c a lle d
" th e
l l
k e y
b e c a u s e
tv ith o u t
i t ,
n o
o n e
m ay
u n lo c k
th a t
w h ic h
. i t
. i s
m ade
fo r .
B. \ue000
8 ('c o n d 1 :)7 ,
Y o u
S h o u ld
K n m .;
W hat
T h is
K ey
D oes,
1. \ue000
I t
o p e n s
a
v e r y
d o o r .
a. \ue000
W e
s e e
th a t
i t
i s
a
s p e c ia l
d o o r
w b .:ic h
th e
L
a
~
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y
e
r
s
\ue000s h o u ld
h a ,le
e n te r e d
a n d
d id
n o t.
b. \ue000
W e
a ls o
s e e
th a t
th e
L aw yers
w ere
c u r s e d
b y
C b r.ist
b N .:a u se
th e y
a ls o
h in d e r e d
th o s e
~
v
1
1
O
\ue000w ere
e n
i t .
2. \ue000
I
b e L ie v e
th a t
th e
. i s
th e
G ospel
o f
th e
o f
G od,
a n d
t I l e
d o o r
1 'I1 1 ic h
i t
o p e n s
i s
th e
d o o r
o fs a lv a tio n .
a. \ue000
W hy
e .ls e
w o u ld
J e s u s
h a v e
b e e n
s o
c 0 1 1 c e r n e d ?
b. \ue000
T h e
w h o le
th r u s t
o fJ e s u s '
m essage
w as
th a t
m en
s h o u ld
r e p e n t
a n d
b e L ie v e
th e
fo r
th e
K in g d o m
o f
h e a v e n
w as
a t
!la n (!.
c
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H e
s [J (lk e
o f
0 1 1 1 y
tw o
p a th s :
th e
p a .th
o f
y jg h te o u s n e s s
w h ic h
le a d s
t o
a n d
th e
b r o a d
rD ad
o f
d e s tr u c tio n
~
v
h
i
c
h
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le a d s
t o
h e L l.
d. \ue000
T h a t
w h ic h
th e
r e 1 ig _ io u s
le a d e r s
h a d
d o n e
8 .t
tb a t
t.im e
w as
t o
k e e p
th e
tr u th
a b o u t
C h rist
a n d
H is
aw ay
fr o J 'l1
th e
p e o p le .
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I n
a
p a r a lle l
v e r s e
i n
j'4 a tth e w ,
J e s u s
s a y s
i t
o u tr ig h t.
H e
s a y s ,
"B U T
W O E
T O
YO U ,
S C R IB E S
llN D
P H A R IS E E S ,
H Y P O C R IT E S ,
B E C A U S E
YO U
SH U T
O FF
TH E
K IN G D O M
O F
H R 4 V E N
F R O N
M EN;
F O R
YO U
D O
N O T
E N T E R
I N
Y O U R S E LV E S,
N O R
D O
YO U
A L L O W
TH O SE
W H O
A R E
E N T E R IN G
T O
G O
IN "
(2 3 :1 3 ).
f. \ue000
T o
g e t
in to
th is
y o u
n e e d
a
T h e
o n ly
k e y
w h ic h
th e
L o rd
h a s
t o
o p e n
th is
d o o r
i s
th e
G o s p e l,
I t
i s
th e
sim p le
m essage
o f
r e p e n ta n c e
fro 1 1 1
y o u r
s in s
a n d
fa ith
: in
tb e
L o rd
J e s u s
C h rist.
g .
B ut
th o u g h
i t
i s
s im p le ,
. H
i s
8 .1 5 0
e g .
G od
d id
n o t
u s
a
b o o k
l.v J :c ic h
c o n ta in s
o n .ly
tb e
w o rd s ,
"B E L IE V E
I N
T H E
LO R D
J E S lT S
A N D
Y O U
S H A L L
B E
S AV E D "
1 6 :3 1 ).
T h e
R ib 1 e
i s
a
b o o k
a n d
te lls
u s
m any
h .
Y ou
n e e d
t o
k n O tv
w ho
th is
C h rist
is ,
H e
i s
th e
e te r n a l
SO H
o f
G od,
th e
s e c o n d
p e rs o n
o f
th e
T riu n e
G od
w ho
to o k
u p o n
H i1 1 1 s e .lf
o u r
n atu re ,
b e e n
b o rn
o f
th e
v ir g in ,
~
.
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Y ou
n e e d
t o
k n o w
w hat
t I l i s
C h ris t
h a s
d o n e .
H e
h a s
k e p t
th e
re q u ire m e n ts
o f
th e
L a w
p e rfe c tlJ '
t o
m e r_ it
a
fo r
H Ls
,
a n d
H e
b a s
d ie d
o n
th e
c ro s s
t o
a to n e
fo r
th e :ir
s in s .
j .
Y O ll
n e e d
t o
k n O f.v
I\u00a5 h y
:it
i s
th at
y o u
n e l.:.'d
S a v io r .
A LL
H A V E
S IN N E D
A N D
F A L L
S H O R T
O F
T H E
G LO R Y
O F
G O D "
3 :2 3 ).
"F O R
T H E
W AGES
O F
S IN
I S
D E A T H "
(R o m .
6 :
k .
Y ou
n e e d
t o
k n o w
w h a t.
y o u
nm si
d o
t o
becom e
a
o f
C h r is t's
w o rk .
"T H A T
I F
Y O U
C O N F E S S
W IT H
Y O U R
M O U T H
JE S U S
A S
LO R D ,
A N D
B E L IE V E
I N
Y O U R
H E A R T
T H A T
G O D
R A IS E D
H IM
F R O M
TH E
D E A D ,
Y O ll S H A L L
B E
S AV E D "
(R o m .
1 0 :
1 .
Y ou
n e e d
t o
k n O l,;t
(",h a t
C i1 d s t
c a L ls
a ll
o f
H is
p e o p le
t o
d o ,
w hat
i t
i s
th a t
H e
h a s
s a v e d
th e m
fo r.
"T H E R E F O R E
Y O U
A R E
T O
B E
P E R F E C T ,
A S
Y O U R
H E A llE N L Y
F A T H E R
I S
P E R F E C T "
(M a tL
5 :4 8 )\u2022
"F O R
W E
A R E
H IS
r
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;
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K
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I N
C H R IS T
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FO R
G O O D
W ORKS,
W H IC H
G O D
P R E P A R E D
B E F O R E H A N D ,
T H A T
W E
S H O U L D
W AU(
I N
T H K I'1 "
(E p h .
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m .
A p a rt
fro m
th e
know l
o f
th e
G o s p e l,
y o u
c a n n o t
b e
s a v e d ,
y o u
c a n n o t
e n te r
in to
th e
K in g d o m
o f
G od.
P a u l
"F O R
1
A M
N O T
A S H A M E D
O F
T H E
G O S P E L ,
FO R
I T
I S
T H E
PO W ER
O F
G O D
FO R
S A L V A T IO N
T O
E V E R Y O N E
W HO
B E L IE V E S ,
T O
TH E
JE W
F IR S T
A N D
.4 L S O
T O
T H E
G R E E K "
(R o m .
I:1 6 ),
a n d ,
"H O W
T H E N
S H A L L
T H E Y
C A L L
U P O N
H IM
I N
W HOM
T H E Y
H A V E
N O T
B E L IE V E D ?
A N D
H O flc r.,'H A lL
T H E Y
B E L IE V E
I N
H IM
W HOM
T H E Y
H A V E
N O T
H E A R D ?
A N D
H O W
S H A L L
T H E Y
H E A R
J V IT H O U T
.4
P R E A C H E R ? "
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n .
T h e
i s
th e
,
a n d
th e
d o o r
i s
th e
d o o r
o f
e te rn a 1
life .
.A n d
s o
y o u
s h o u ld
s triv e
t o
k n o w
t i l i s
Y ou
s h o u ld
s triv e
t o
k n o w
a ll
th a t
G od
re q u ire s
o f
y o u
i n
H is
W o rd .
A nd
y o u
s h o u ld
s triv e
b y
a ll
y o u r
t o
e n te r
in to
th a t
d o o r
o f s a lv a tio n .
C .
B ut
T h ir d ly ,
Y ou
S 1 1 0 0 ll1
K l1 0 w
H O l.1
I t
I s
T h a t
T h is
K ey
W o rk s .
1 .
I t
d o e s
n o t
w o rk
a u to m a tic a lly
a s
i f
k n o w in g
th e
i s
e n o u g h .
I t
is n 't.
a .
N ot
e V e 1 " 'y o lle
w ho
h e a rs
tlJ e
w .ilJ
b e
s a v e d *
b .
I t
d o e s
n o t
t,r o r k
.lik e
th e
R om an
C a th o lic s
b e lie v e
th e ir
s a c ra m e n ts ,
m e re ly
.b y
a d m in is
th e m ,
c ,
S o m e th in g
m ore
i s
2 .
Y ou
m ust
a c tu a lly
tru s t
i n
th e
O ne
I .th o m
. i t
re v e a .ls .
a .
W hen
th e
i s
b e lie v e d ,
a n d
C h ris t
i s
re s tp d
i n
fH l
fo r
s a lv a t.l0 n ,
th e n
i t
o p e n s
th e
d o o r.
b .
A nd
i t
i s
im p o rta n t
t o
s e e
th a t
th is
.b e lic v - in g
. i s
n o t
a
w o rk
w h ic h
e ,1 r.n s
s a lv a tio n .
c .
T h is
b e lie v in g ,
th is
fa itrl,
i s
e m
a c t
o f
lo o k in g
e n tire J y
aw ay
fro m
y o u rse Jf
t o
C h ris t
a n d
a
trusU ng
i n
H im
t o
s a v e
y o u .
I t
i s
a
lo o k in g
aw ay
fro m
\u00a3 '1 1 1
o f
y o u r
w o rk s ,
t:o
{ 'e s t
i n
H is
w o rk s
a lo n e .
d .
A nd
th is
[a .ith ,
a s
w e
s a w
la s t
l/ie e k ,
i s
th e
g in
o f
G od.
T t:
i s
H is
s u p e rn a tu ra l
w o rk ,
g iv e n
b y
H is
S p irit
t o
H is
e le c t.
t o
H is
c h o s e n
o n e s ,
I t
i s
o n ly
g iv e n
b y
G od,
a n d
i f
y o u
d o
n o t
p o s s e s s
i t ,
H e
i s
th e
o n ly
o n e
~
y o u
m ay
g o
t o
re c e iv e
i t .
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