Doing Good the wrong way

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Doing Goodthe wrong way

• Lessons from King David and the Ark of God
• 1 Chronicles 13-15

2
Doing Good or Doing Gods Word?

• Many religious people are interested in doing
  many good works in the name of God
• God is interested in divine order!
• The end does not justify the means both the end
  and means must be justified (authorized)
• We should not do evil that good may come (Rom.
  38 61)

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Doing Goodthe Wrong Way

• Transporting the ark of God from the Philistines
  (1 Chron. 13,15 2 Sam. 6)
• the ark was among the Philistines 7 months and at
  Kiriathjearim 20 years
• King David wanted to do a good work (1 Chron.
  131-4)
• David returned the ark on a new cart
  (1 Chron. 135-8 comp. 1 Sam. 67)
• Uzzah is struck dead for touching the ark (1
  Chron. 139-14 2 Sam. 67)
• David asked how to transport the ark too late (1
  Chron. 1312)

4
Doing Goodthe Wrong Way

• Transporting the ark of God from the Philistines
  (1 Chron. 13,15 2 Sam. 6)
• David realized that they had not followed Gods
  word (1 Chron. 151-15)
• the ark was to be transported in a specified way
  (Ex. 2510-14 Num. 327-31 41-15)
• a man died because of doing good in the wrong
  way!
• in contrast, the Lord blessed those who did his
  will (1 Chron. 1526)

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Doing Goodthe Wrong Way

• Other Bible examples
• Nadab and Abihu (Lev. 101-2)
• Saul (1 Sam. 138-14 159,15,21-23)
• Uzziah (2 Chron. 2616-21)
• Religious of Jesus day (Mt. 721-23)
• The Pharisees (Mk. 710-13)
• Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 51-11)

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Doing Goodthe Wrong Way

• Modern examples among the denominations
• a new mode of baptism (sprinkling)
• a new way to sing (instruments)
• a new salvation (faith only)
• a new structure (denominations)
• a new creed (catechisms, manuals)
• a new head (Pope, president)
• the list goes on and on

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Doing Goodthe Wrong Way

• Modern examples among brethren
• changing the organization of the local church to
  include a new sponsoring church that will do
  big projects
• changing the mission of the local church to
  include new social and recreational activities
• changing the means of work to include new human
  institutions (college, orphan home, missionary
  society, etc.)
• changing the worship to include new groups
  (solo, choir, instruments)

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Gods Work in Gods Way

• Good works are prepared by God (Eph. 210)
• It is not enough to do good works. We must do
  Gods work in Gods way (1 Cor. 46 Rom.
  1017 Col. 317)