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God Requires Sacrifice
• The First
• The Best
• According To His Word
• With The Right Attitude
NT Sacrifice - Cross
• The Cross of Christ, Eph. 5:2
• Our Cross, Lk. 9:23
• His Good Character
• His Flaw
• Christ’s Attitude & Actions
Mark 10:17-22
• Interested in spiritual matters, Mk. 10:17– Urgent.– Humble.– Salvation.
• Kept the commandments, Mk. 10:19-20– Moral in dealing with fellow man.– From youth, 2 Tim. 3:15
His Good Character
• Something lacking, Mk. 10:21– Cornelius, Acts 10:1-2; 11:14– Our friends & family.
• Not drunks.• Not thieves.• But lacking.
– Us, Jas. 1:2-4; 2 Pt. 1:5-11
His Good Character
• Commanded to give it all away.– Difficult.– Not unreasonable.– Not unique, Heb. 11:24-26; Phil. 3:5-8;
2 Cor. 8:9
• Materialistic, Mk. 10:21-22; Lk. 18:23; Mt. 6:19-24; 1 Tim. 6:9-10; Gen. 13:2
His Flaw
• Idolatrous, Ex. 20:3; Col. 3:5– Kept commands in reference to man.– Violated commands in reference to God,
Jas. 2:10-11
• Disobedient.– Worldly sorrow, 2 Cor. 7:10– What is the soul worth, Mk. 8:36?
His Flaw
• Love, Mk. 10:21; cf. Jn. 1:29; 3:16; Rom. 5:6-8
• Law: negative & positive, Mk. 10:19; Mt. 19:18-19; Lk. 18:20
• Uncompromising, Mk. 10:23
• All or none, Mk. 10:21; 9:42-44; Col. 3:5-10; Mk. 12:33-34
The Actions & Attitude of Christ
• His Good Character
• His Flaw
• Christ’s Attitude & Actions
Mark 10:17-22
God Requires Sacrifice
• The First
• The Best
• According To His Word
• With The Right Attitude
NT Sacrifice - Cross
• The Cross of Christ, Eph. 5:2
• Our Cross, Lk. 9:23