The Danger of Presumption

1. Wells Fargo example.

2. Read: Deut.17:12-13; 18:20-22.

3. About the Text:

1) The Old Testament was written for our learning, 1 Corinthians 10:11.

2) Many Old Testament passages set forth the sin of presuming.

3) One of the most beautiful is the words of David in Psalms 19:12,13.

4) To show that presumptuous sin is just as horrible in God’s sight today as it was in the Old Testament times, we read 2 Peter 2:10.

4. Ref. to S, T, P, O, and A.

1. “Religious traditions are as good as God’s revelation,” but Matthew 15:9.

2. “Pronouncements by worldly educated leaders are as good as God’s word,” but (Colossians 2:18,19).

3. “Religious leaders pronouncements are equal to God’s law,” but (2 Peter 2:1-3).

4. “That personal feelings are better than God’s word,” but 2 Corinthians 5:7; Proverbs 28:26; 14:12.

1. “Ignorance is ok,” but Acts 17:22-23 and 30.

2. “Worship of Angels,” but Colossians 2:18, Revelation 22:8-9.

3. “Human will,” Colossians 2:23.

4. God has spoken, John 4:24.

5. God has remained silent, Hebrews 7:14; Leviticus 10:2.

6. This has application to generic and specific authority.

7. This must be applied to:

1) The Lord’s Supper;

2) Giving;

3) Teaching/learning situations;

4) Praying; and

5) Singing

1. “God is a ‘man’,” but Psalm 50:21.

2. “God does not see or know,” but Psalm 73:8-11, Psalm 44:20-21.

3. This is difficult not to be presumption in our lives because we separate religion from life.

4. Separation of church & state is big in America today and is misunderstood.

5. No society can operate without moral rules, regulations and laws.

6. ALL morality comes from God!!!

7. This is where presumption sneaks in. We forget the source. Why?

1) We have different punishment for different crimes.

2) We see sin as of different levels.

3) We give lip-service to the idea that all sin is the same, but we don’t really believe it.

8. Some how, some way, by some means, we must come to understand that before God there is no difference between:

1) murder and drinking beverage alcohol;

2) fornication and tobacco use;

3) No difference between stealing and drug abuse;

4) NO DIFFERENCE!!!!!

9. Colossians 3:17 still, for everyday living, commands, “Quote.”

10. We are still under 1 Thessalonians 5:21.

11. God will judge us by his word, John 12:48.

12. We will be judged as surely for what we do on the job as for what we do in worship.

13. We will be judged as surely for our recreation as for our doctrine

1. We must not be presumptuous in . . .

1) Salvation

2) Worship

3) Living

2. Invitation