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Ezra: Return and Restore - Week 15 (Ezra 10:1-44)
· 07.05.2023 · 15:30:10 ··· Sonntag ⭐ 0 🎬 0
📺 New Beginnings
Today we finish our study of the Old Testament book of Ezra. Last week we saw the group of exiles had returned to Jerusalem and Ezra had been informed about the sin many of them had committed, including many of their leaders. Do you remember what that sin was? It was that they had taken pagan women who worshiped the false gods as their wives. Whatever their motives, this was in direct violation of God’s clear command not to do this. We spent our time looking at Ezra’s response to their sin as an example of how we should respond to sin, whether in our own lives or in the lives of other believers.
Part of that godly response to sin is repentance. How do you know when someone is repentant? If I have sinned against you, and have apologized for it, how do you know if I really mean it? In his helpful little book Church Discipline, Jonathan Leeman offers some guidance:
"A few verses before Jesus’ instruction in Matthew 18 about church discipline, he provides us with help for determining whether an individual is characteristically repentant: would the person be willing to cut off a hand or tear out an eye rather than repeat the sin (Matt. 18:8-9)? That is to say, is he or she willing to do whatever it takes to fight against the sin? Repenting people, typically, are zealous about casting off their sin. That’s what God’s Spirit does inside of them. When this happens, one can expect to see a willingness to accept outside counsel. A willingness to inconvenience their schedules. A willingness to confess embarrassing things. A willingness to make financial sacrifices or lose friends or end relationships." (p. 72)
Our text for today is Ezra 10, and we will read the entire chapter, but before we do that, I want to offer a definition or description of genuine repentance. There are several ways we could describe or define repentance, but this one is simple and straight to the point. Genuine repentance involves heartfelt sorrow before God for our sins and prompt action to correct them.
This message was recorded during the public Worship Gathering at New Beginnings in Bryan, Texas, on Sunday, April 30, 2023. Questions and comments about this video can be sent to New Beginnings by going to https://newbeginningsbryan.com/contact-us or by email at NewBeginningsBryan@gmail.com.
· 07.05.2023 · 15:30:10 ··· Sonntag
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