Jeroboams Arguments For Innovations

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• 1Kings 1216 When all Israel saw that the king
  did not listen to them, the people answered the
  king, saying, "What portion do we have in David?
  We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse To
  your tents, O Israel! Now look after your own
  house, David!" So Israel departed to their tents.
  

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• 1Kings 1216 When all Israel saw that the king
  did not listen to them, the people answered the
  king, saying, "What portion do we have in David?
  We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse To
  your tents, O Israel! Now look after your own
  house, David!" So Israel departed to their tents.
  

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Jeroboams Arguments ForInnovations

• 1 Kings 1216

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Jeroboams Success

• Astonishing
• Drastic Popular
• In a single generation!
• (Deut. 1214 1 Ki. 1212-17 25-33)

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He Appealed To Comfort, Convenience,
Self-Indulgence

• 1 Kings 1228
• Many glad to hear a prominent man say its too
  much
• Who? So narrow-minded?
• Todays examples

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He Appealed To Their Sense Of Piety Worship

• 1 Kings 1228
• Dont underestimate Jeroboams cleverness!
• He appealed to the people to identify God
  within idols.
• Todays examples

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He Appealed To Pride (Justification)

• Israelites had already bolted from Judah in a
  huff.
• They rebelled (1 Kings 1216).
• Pride can run strong!
• Todays examples

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He Appealed To Nostalgic Precious Memories

• The selection of Dan Bethel. (Jud. 1815-31
  Gen. 128 Jud. 122-26)
• Emotions get in the way of the facts!
• Off in ignorance

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He Implied That All Is Well

• Its simply The Old Worship
• It was Religious Revolution
• What he said they liked wanted to believe.
• Deceived in error, Israel thought all was well.
• Todays examples

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All Successful Innovations Possess The Same
Ties To

• Popular Taste
• Convenience
• Pride
• Apparent Reasonableness
• Piety
• Ignorance Of What God Wants

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• Jer 616 Thus says the LORD, "Stand by the ways
  and see and ask for the ancient paths, Where the
  good way is, and walk in it And you will find
  rest for your souls. But they said, 'We will not
  walk in it.'

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• Matt 2313 But woe to you, scribes and
  Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the
  kingdom of heaven from people for you do not
  enter in yourselves, nor do you allow those who
  are entering to go in.

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Today A Deluding Influence

• For this reason God will send upon them a
  deluding influence so that they will believe what
  is false, (2 Thes. 211)

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Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and all
that remains of wickedness, in humility receive
the word implanted, which is able to save your
souls. (James 121)
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