Where Are the Nine

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Where Are the Nine?

• This disease had put these men on common ground
• Sin brings all men to a common level before God
  Rom 323
• All have sinned and fall short of the glory of
  God

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Where Are the Nine?

• This disease had put these men on common ground
• Sin brings all men to a common level before God
  Rom 323
• Leprosy made them unclean
• Sin makes us unclean Isa 115-16, 2 Cor 71, Jam
  48, Psa 511-3

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Isaiah 115-16

• When you spread out your hands, I will hide My
  eyes from you Even though you make many prayers,
  I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.
  "Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean Put away
  the evil of your doings from before My eyes.
• 2 Corinthians 71
• Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us
  cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the
  flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear
  of God.

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James 48

• Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.
  Cleanse your hands, you sinners and purify your
  hearts, you double-minded.
• Psalms 511-3
• Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your
  lovingkindness According to the multitude of
  Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions.
  Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse
  me from my sin. For I acknowledge my
  transgressions, And my sin is always before me.

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Where Are the Nine?

• This disease had put these men on common ground
• Sin brings all men to a common level before God
  Rom 323
• Leprosy made them unclean
• Sin makes us unclean Isa 115-16, 2 Cor 71, Jam
  48, Psa 511-3
• They were separated from society
• Sin separates us from God Isa 591-2, Jam 44

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Isaiah 591-2

• Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, That it
  cannot save Nor His ear heavy, That it cannot
  hear. But your iniquities have separated you from
  your God And your sins have hidden His face from
  you, So that He will not hear.
• James 44
• Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that
  friendship with the world is enmity with God?
  Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the
  world makes himself an enemy of God.

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Where Are the Nine?

• This disease had put these men on common ground
• Sin brings all men to a common level before God
  Rom 323
• Leprosy made them unclean
• Sin makes us unclean Isa 115-16, 2 Cor 71, Jam
  48, Psa 511-3
• They were separated from society
• Sin separates us from God Isa 591-2, Jam 44
• Sin separates us from Gods people
  2 Thess 36, 14-15

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Where Are the Nine?

• There was no cure for their disease 2 Kings 57
• And it happened, when the king of Israel read
  the letter, that he tore his clothes and said,
  Am I God, to kill and make alive, that this man
  sends a man to me to heal him of his leprosy?
  Therefore please consider, and see how he seeks a
  quarrel with me.

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Where Are the Nine?

• There was no cure for their disease 2 Kings 57
• Theres no human cure for sin Jam 114-15
• But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by
  his own desires and enticed. Then, when desire
  has conceived, it gives birth to sin and sin,
  when it is full-grown, brings forth death.

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Where Are the Nine?

• There was no cure for their disease 2 Kings 57
• Theres no human cure for sin Jam 114-15, Rom
  623
• Were dependant on Gods mercy Titus 33-7
• Salvation from sin can only be found in Christ
  Acts 412
• Nor is there salvation in any other, for there
  is no other name under heaven given among men by
  which we must be saved.

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Where Are the Nine?

• There was no cure for their disease 2 Kings 57
• Theres no human cure for sin Jam 114-15, Rom
  623
• Were dependant on Gods mercy Titus 33-7
• Salvation from sin can only be found in Christ
  Acts 412, 1 Cor 69-11
• Accomplished through the blood of Christ
  1 John 17
• We must be obedient Rom 63-23
• We must remain faithful Rev 210

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Where Are the Nine?

• Nine of the ten were ungrateful
• Do we express our gratitude?
• For salvation?
• For the church?
• For His word?
• For our brethren?