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The Man Whose Sin Brought CalamityJoshua 7
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Faith, Failure, Forgiveness
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Choices
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Deuteronomy 3019-20This day I call heaven and
earth as witnesses against you that I have set
before you life and death, blessings and curses.
Now choose life, so that you and your children
may live and that you may love the LORD your God,
listen to his voice, and hold fast to him.
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Joshua 2415But if serving the LORD seems
undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves
this day whom you will serve, whether the gods
your forefathers served beyond the River, or the
gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are
living. But as for me and my household, we will
serve the LORD.
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One wrong decision
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Proverbs 1215The way of a fool seems right to
him, but a wise man listens to advice.
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Proverbs 1412There is a way that seems right to
a man, but in the end it leads to death.
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The link between faith and obedienceThe link
between faith and trustThe link between faith,
obedience and trust
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Review of Joshua 6,7God said to not take
anything
- 617-19Achan took something 71God said
He would reveal the guilty person in the morning
- 714Achan waited until the last minute to
admit his crime 720
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The same lack of faith that caused Achan to
disobey was the same lack of faith that caused
him to not trust Gods word that he would be
found. This was his downfall. Everyone knew God
said that in the morning He would reveal the
guilty person.
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The GrumblersA lack of faith in GodA lack of
obedience to GodA lack of trust in God
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The use of this passage in the New Testament
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John 314-1714Just as Moses lifted up the snake
in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted
up, 15that everyone who believes in him may have
eternal life.16For God so loved the world that
he gave his one and only Son, that whoever
believes in him shall not perish but have eternal
life. 17For God did not send his Son into the
world to condemn the world, but to save the world
through him.
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The danger of mistaking religion with faith
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2 Kings 184He removed the high places, smashed
the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles.
He broke into pieces the bronze snake Moses had
made, for up to that time the Israelites had been
burning incense to it. (It was called Nehushtan).