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| It's Difficult to Keep an Heavenly focus to life |
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- Easy to act as if Heaven doesn't matter
- We can get swamped by stress, finances, sour relationships
- We can trust an eternal vision because Jesus rose from the dead
- C.S. Lewis quote
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| God give us eternal vision and its resultant life |
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- Joseph Stowell quote regarding the disciples
- Read 2 Peter 3:11-14
- Seems like law--especially word "ought"
- Read 2 Peter 1:1-4
- Ought conveys meaning of Dr. Rahman telling us what kids should be or OUGHT to be doing
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| God Eternal Vision makes us HOLY & GODLY |
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- Holy--unique, distinct, outward good character and works; an action word
- Godly lives--refers to one's attitude, eusebia, to worship well, ruled by the heart
- We actually "speed the day's coming"
- Randy Alcorn quote regarding wedding and the changes heaven makes
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| God's Eternal Vision gives us Expectancy |
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- Peter 3x tells us to be "looking forward" (prospero is in present tense and indicates it is one's life-style)
- We look forward to the "day of God"
- We look forward to a "new heaven & earth"
- We look forward to "the home of righteousness.
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| God's Eternal Vision Motivates us to be more Christ-like |
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- God wants us to be bright lights
- Spotless=clean on the outside
- Blameless=of good character, no shame or guilt
- God still empowers these efforts through HIs Word and Sacraments that offer us "Peace" (Our condition because of our justification brought about by Jesus.
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