Fear the LORD

In this part of the sermon: He reviews the first call, condemning self-conceit and the sin of making one's own judgment an oracle, illustrating it with the Fall and the crucifixion of Christ. Humility is…

The sin of Adam and Eve in eating from the tree of knowledge is used as an example of being 'wise in thine own eyes' and not taking God's word for reality.

In our previous study we had time only to expound the first call The call to humility of mind Be not wise in thine own eyes And the sin which is condemned in these words Is the sin of self-conceit The conceit which makes a man think that he is competent to make judgments Assess reality Lay plans without consulting god And his mind as revealed in the scriptures This is a parallel sin to the one treated in the previous verses Trust in the lord with all thine heart And lean not upon thine own understanding Don't make an oracle of your own judgment Don't make your prophet your own mind This is the...

4:47 - 6:14 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: He reviews the first call, condemning self-conceit and the sin of making one's own judgment an oracle, illustrating it with the Fall and the crucifixion of Christ. Humility is…

The crucifixion of Christ by the rulers of this world is presented as the crowning expression of men walking in their own wisdom and folly.

Eve was to lean upon her own understanding I will discover Independent of the directives of God The scripture says it was this sin that came to crowning expression When the lord Jesus Christ was crucified For it speaks of the rulers of this world Walking in the wisdom of this world And thereby expressing their folly In the crucifixion of the son of God For Paul says had they known it They would not have crucified the lord of glory And all the pain that comes When men will be wise in their own eyes When they feel they can know who they are What life is about The way to happiness Without consult...

6:14 - 7:43 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: Martin demonstrates the inseparable link between the fear of God and departing from evil, citing numerous Old and New Testament passages. He argues that the inward disposition of…

Nehemiah's refusal to take advantage of his position as governor, unlike his predecessors, is a classic example of the fear of God leading to righteous activity in practical details.

Men depart from evil Here the fear of the Lord Is described in its primary Functional element By means of the fear of the Lord Men depart from evil And depart from that which is evil Now turn to a classic example of this In the actual life history Of a servant of Christ A servant of God Nehemiah The book of Nehemiah That's before Job and Psalms We have some new Christians Who are not very familiar location wise So you go back a few pages Until you find Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther Nehemiah chapter 5 Nehemiah chapter 5 Nehemiah chapter 5 Verses 14 and 15 Moreover from the time That I was appointed...

25:05 - 26:30 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: He clarifies that 'evil' refers to anything contrary to God's will, encompassing thoughts, attitudes, and outward actions, calling for 'universal holiness.' Martin stresses that…

A child taking cookies when his mother isn't around illustrates departing from evil only out of fear of consequences, not out of a constant fear of God.

the only reason you depart from evil is because you're afraid of the consequences of sin then those times when you're pretty sure you can sin without bearing the consequences you'll go ahead and sin it's like a little kid who's never afraid to take cookies from the cookie jar when mama's not around because he knows he won't be caught but if she happens to be in and out of the kitchen he refreshes brains. No, no, look at the text. Hear the Lord and depart from evil. If the fear of God is constantly before your eyes, then you see you depart from sin and evil, not simply because you fear the cons...

33:41 - 34:45 Read in full sermon

The point: Do not sulk or pout when obedience to God's fear leads to suffering, but commit to fearing God and departing from evil, even if it means personal cost.

Joseph's resistance to Potiphar's wife, stating 'How can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?', is used as a prime example of departing from evil out of the fear of God, even when it led to imprisonment.

Look at Joseph. Potiphar's wife begins to get flirty with him. And he says, how can I do this sin against God? I fear God.

36:27 - 36:36 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: Martin confronts those who do not depart from evil, attributing it to a lack of the fear of God and an unregenerate heart. He then addresses believers, asserting that success in…

The hypocrisy of evangelicals being appalled by a preacher going to a movie theater but watching multiple movies at home illustrates departing from a 'checklist' of evils rather than from the fear of God.

Let me illustrate it. If I could gather together a thousand evangelicals at random from the greater metropolitan area tonight and have them line the streets of Caldwell and then walk right down between them and walk into the local movie theater and they knew I was a preacher, they'd all be appalled. Look at that. Going to a commercial movie theater and those same people will go home and this week watch two or three movies over television and it never troubles their conscience at all.

39:52 - 40:20 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: Martin confronts those who do not depart from evil, attributing it to a lack of the fear of God and an unregenerate heart. He then addresses believers, asserting that success in…

The contrast between evangelicals avoiding champagne but consuming excessive coffee and calories illustrates a selective departure from 'checklist' evils rather than a comprehensive departure from gluttony rooted in the fear of God.

Take out a little bit of champagne and thank God for wine that make it glad the heart of man.

41:11 - 41:16 Read in full sermon

The point: If your heart is hardened to the fear of God, cry mightily to God, recognizing that you are capable of any sin without it.

David's calculated murder and adultery are cited as an example of what happens when a man's heart is hardened from the fear of God.

You take a man who knew what it was to walk in God's fear but when the Lord allowed his heart to be hardened from his fear he stoops to calculated murder and adultery we're talking of David the man after God's own heart when the fear of the creature the fear of our own reputation looms bigger than the fear of God then we become Peters who deny our Lord under pressure oh may God give us the realization that our success in the pursuit of universal holiness will be in direct proportion to the maintenance of the fear of God within our hearts and then in closing I want to underscore one last princi...

49:47 - 51:14 Read in full sermon

The point: If your heart is hardened to the fear of God, cry mightily to God, recognizing that you are capable of any sin without it.

Peter's denial of Christ is used to illustrate how the fear of the creature (reputation) can loom larger than the fear of God, leading to sin.

You take a man who knew what it was to walk in God's fear but when the Lord allowed his heart to be hardened from his fear he stoops to calculated murder and adultery we're talking of David the man after God's own heart when the fear of the creature the fear of our own reputation looms bigger than the fear of God then we become Peters who deny our Lord under pressure oh may God give us the realization that our success in the pursuit of universal holiness will be in direct proportion to the maintenance of the fear of God within our hearts and then in closing I want to underscore one last princi...

49:47 - 51:14 Read in full sermon

The point: Let the fear of God regulate all your business dealings, ensuring honesty and integrity.

Martin's personal experience of car shopping and encountering dishonesty illustrates the pervasive lack of the fear of God in business dealings.

where I'm not departing from evil I see the reason I'm not carrying the fear of God into every circumstance of life can you see what happens in times of true religious revival and I'm saying that in the historic sense when God visits a people can you imagine what would happen if in one square mile of real estate in the metropolitan area every person within that square mile walked and lived and thought and acted in the fear of God all the day long I dare to go out and buy myself a car I've been car shopping some of the past couple of weeks before I came down with the flu and I've gotten so abso...

54:08 - 55:38 Read in full sermon

The point: Let the fear of God regulate all your business dealings, ensuring honesty and integrity.

Martin's honest disclosure of all known defects when selling his old car illustrates how the fear of God should regulate all business dealings, even at personal cost.

does the fear of God regulate all of your business dealings it meant I didn't sell my other car for a long time people come to look at it they say well what shape's the car in I told them said the engine's in good shape it was overhauled 30,000 miles ago doesn't burn any oil runs well brakes could go anytime power steering unit is the original could go anytime water pump original could go anytime why why the fear of God was before my eyes it means more to your conscience than sell my bucket of bolts the fear of God before your eyes what about you young people and your social relationships the ...

55:38 - 57:07 Read in full sermon