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“Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him.”
- II Cor. 5:9
“…we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus that you should abound more and more just as you
received from us how you ought to walk and to please God; for you know what
commandments we gave you through the Lord Jesus.” - I Thess. 4:1,2
“…that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good
work and increasing in the knowledge of God.” - Col. 1:9,10
“Walk as children of light (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), finding out what is acceptable to
the Lord.” - Eph. 5:8-10
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How can you know if a certain action is pleasing to God or not?
ARE YOU LIVING TO PLEASE THE
LORD?
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“But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must
believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.” -
Heb. 11:6 ”So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing
by the word of God.” - Rom. 10:17
”For we walk by faith, not by sight.” - II Cor. 5:7
We must live by the word of God to please Him!
“And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to
God the Father through Him.” – Col. 3:17
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ARE YOU LIVING TO PLEASE THE
LORD?
Are you walking by faith consistently when ascertaining
whether certain actions are pleasing to God or not?
We must live by the word of God to please Him!
Please number your page from 1 – 24.
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Gen. 6:14
(1) Would Noah have pleased God had he used
both gopher & oak wood to build the
ark?
Lev. 1:2,3
(2) Would the Israelites have pleased God had
they offered both male & female animals as burnt
offerings? We must live by the word of God to
please Him!
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Num. 20:7-12
(3) Did Moses please God when he struck the rock
at Kadesh instead of speaking to it?
Exo. 17:5,6
(4) If an action pleases God at one point in time,
can we automatically know that it will always
please Him?
We must live by the word of God to please Him!
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II Sam. 6:2-9
(5) Did Uzzah please God when he touched the ark
in order to prevent it from falling off the cart?
Acts 23:1; 9:4,5
(6) If a person acts with a good conscience &
motive, can we automatically know such
will please God?
We must live by the word of God to please Him!
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Num. 4:15
(7) Although only one family is mentioned,
could anyone carry the tabernacle items and
please God?
I Chr. 15:2,13-15
(8) After studying, did David believe that men
could please God by doing whatever had not
been prohibited?
We must live by the word of God to please Him!
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Lev. 10:1-3
(9) Did Nadab & Abihu please God when they used fire that He had
neither commanded nor prohibited?
We must live by the word of God to please Him!
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Acts 8:38
(10) Can we please God today by immersing &
sprinkling for baptism?
We must live by the word of God to please Him!
I Cor. 11:26
(11) Can we please God today by using unleavened
bread & Pepsi for communion?
Heb. 13:15,16
(12) Can we please God today by praising Him with both voices & mechanical
instruments?
ADDING TO?
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(13) If a person is sprinkled with a good conscience & motive, can we know such will please God?
We must live by the word of God to please Him!
(14) If a person uses Pepsi for communion with a good
conscience & motive, can we know such will please God?
(15) If a person worships with a good conscience & motive, can we know such will please God?
A GOOD HEART?
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(16) Although only immersion is mentioned, could sprinkling also be pleasing to God for baptism?
We must live by the word of God to please Him!
(17) Although the only beverage mentioned for communion is fruit of the vine, could Pepsi also be
pleasing to God?
(18) Although only singing is mentioned today, could
mechanical instruments also be pleasing to God in worship?
ONLY 1 IS MENTIONE
D?
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(19) Since sprinkling has not been prohibited in Scripture for
baptism, can we please God by practicing it?
We must live by the word of God to please Him!
(20) Since Pepsi has not been prohibited in Scripture for
communion, can we please God by using it?
(21) Since mechanical instruments have not been prohibited in Scripture for
worship, can we please God by using them?
NOT PROHIBITE
D?
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We must live by the word of God to please Him!
STRIKING VS
SPEAKING?
Eph. 5:19
(22) Can we please God by striking chords on an instrument instead of
speaking our praise vocally?
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We must live by the word of God to please Him!
APPROVED FOR ALL-
TIME?
II Chr. 29:25
(23) If mechanical instruments in worship pleased God in the past, can we automatically know such
will always please Him?
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We must live by the word of God to please Him!
How did you answer the questions? Are you consistent?
If you think I’m wrong… If you are uncertain…
Are we living by the word of God with the purpose of pleasing Him?
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I Cor. 1:10
(24) When a matter cannot be proven with the New Testament to
be both right & necessary, can we
please God by splitting the church over it?
We must live by the word of God to please Him!