SERMON SERIES: ROMANS



Sermon series: Romans Dr. Larry Osborne

Message #21: Hide and Seek North Coast Church

Romans 12:9 June 3-4, 2017

HIDE & SEEK

THE PASSAGE:

Romans 12:9

DEFINING TERMS:

Four Key Words

(1) How does God define EVIL?

Genesis 3:1 & Isaiah 5:20 Proverbs 6:16-19 Romans 1:28-31

Mark 7:21-23 Proverbs 8:13

(2) What does it mean to HATE evil?

Psalm 1:1 Genesis 13-14 & 19:1-3 Judges 16:4-21 2 Timothy 2:24-26

(3) How does God define GOOD?

Micah 6:8 Psalm 15:1-5

(4) What does it mean to CLING to what is good?

Philippians 4:8 2 Timothy 2:22 Proverbs 13:20 & Hebrews 10:24-25

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Food for Thought for the Week of June 4, 2017

(Questions and Scriptures for further study)

1. Three of Daniel's friends were faced with the decision to hate what is evil and cling to what is good. In this case, hating evil meant saying no to the direct command of a foreign king to worship an idol. The clinging to what is good was their obedience to God even though that meant being thrown into a blazing furnace. From their experience in Daniel 3:8-28, what do you learn about making the decision to hate evil and cling to what is good no matter what the cost?

2. Larry looked at Proverbs 6 where it talks about seven things God hates. That list isn’t exhaustive as other places in the book of Proverbs contain more things God detests. Read the following Proverbs and list the other things God also hates or detests.

Proverbs 3:32 New International Version (NIV)

32 For the Lord detests the perverse

    but takes the upright into his confidence.

Proverbs 12:22 New International Version (NIV)

22 The Lord detests lying lips,

    but he delights in people who are trustworthy.

Proverbs 15:26 New International Version (NIV)

26 The Lord detests the thoughts of the wicked,

    but gracious words are pure in his sight.

Proverbs 17:17 New International Version (NIV)

17 A friend loves at all times,

    and a brother is born for a time of adversity.

Proverbs 16:5 New International Version (NIV)

5 The Lord detests all the proud of heart.

    Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.

Based on these verses and the things Larry talked about in his sermon that God hates, what general observations can you make about those things?

If you had to explain to a friend in one sentence what God hates, what would you say?

3. In a culture that seems to consistently promote evil and scoff at good, it can be hard to swim upstream by hating evil and clinging to what is good. What motivations do you find in Galatians 6:7-10 to clinging to what is good?

Galatians 6:7-10 New International Version (NIV)

7 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. 8 Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. 9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.

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