Death in the Pot!
A. BACKGROUND.
1. Famine in Israel.
2. Succession of Elisha - Gathering of the sons of the prophets.
3. The stew - poisonous gourd -
"Oh man of God, there is death in the pot!"
4. Elijah's solution.
B. GREAT LESSONS - WE WANT TO CONSIDER THREE OF THEM.
A. SOMETHING MAY APPEAR SAFE, BUT ...( Prov. 14:12 ).
1. Consider Eve's sin( Gen. 3:1-8, 6 ).
2. Goliath's folly( 1 Sam. 17:41-49 ).
3. The warning of Jesus( Matt. 7:15 ).
B. WE NEED TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RIGHT AND
WRONG( Phil. 1:9-10 ).
1. We must exercise( Heb. 5:14 ).
2. And eat well( 1 Pet. 2:1-2; 2 Tim. 3:16-17 ).
3. With the right attitude( 1 Cor. 2:14-16 ).
4. Always testing( Acts 17:11 ).
E. WHEN WE HAVE DONE THIS, WE CAN SEE THE WRONG IN:
Dancing, drinking, gambling, indecent recreation, immodest
apparel, language.
A. Gal. 1:6-9; 5:1-4, 7-9. "A LITTLE LEAVEN..."
B. WHAT DID NADAB AND ABIHU DO?( Lev. 10:1-2 ).
C. WHAT ABOUT MOSES?( Num. 20:7 ).
D. THE "SMALL" SIN OF ACHAN( Josh. 7:1-5 ).
E. HOW MUCH POISON MAY WE ADD?( 2 John 9; Rev. 22:18-19 ).
F. EXAMPLES: Instru., tithes, social gospel, rcreation, infant baptism.
A. DID PAUL HAVE GOOD INTENTIONS?
( 1 Tim. 1:12-15; Acts 23:1; 26:9-11 ).
B. UZZAH LOST HIS LIFE BECAUSE OF GOOD INTENTIONS
( 2 Sam. 6:3-7 ).
C. PETER SHOWED GOOD INTENTIONS IN CUTTING OFF
MALCHUS' EAR. HE WAS TO FIGHTING FOR JESUS.
E. PEOPLE WITH GOOD INTENTIONS CAN BE WRONG
( Matt. 7:21-27 ).
A. PROPHETS ARE SPOKESMEN FOR GOD( Deut. 18:18 ).
B. JESUS IS GOD'S SPOKESMAN TODAY( Heb. 1:1-2 ).
C. SALVATION IS IN HIS WORD( John 6:68; Rom. 1:16-17 ).
D. BUT IT MUST REMAIN PURE( 1 Cor. 4:6; 1 John 4:6 ).