In this sermon pastor Chronister talks about Joshua's Lament.
Joshua 7:6-9 and Numbers 14:1-5. The actuations in these passages are vile and profane. They're saying that God creates just so He can punish the created with death. And this is exactly what the Monistic people want to point out to us ‘gullible’ Christians.
Speaking of gullible Christians, Pastor brings up what happened this last week when the TV pastor's wife made some undoctrinally sound statements. Our pastor asks questions that you'll want to hear. There are basically two positions:
Why did Christ come to die?
- Save Us.
- Glorify God/Christ
To bring this back to our passage, Aacan chose to glorify the Lord God of Israel... Jesus Christ. Most of these big churches won't even say the words Jesus Christ, because they don't want to admit Jesus is God. If they did, their revenue stream would dry up.
Pastor's should stop saying things that are motivational and start teaching Scripture. Ask this: Is this sermon teaching me more about Christ, or is it telling me to want more stuff.
But... now it's time to start the sermon. Pastor reads and comments on Joshua 7:6-9. Then pastor takes us to Numbers 14 to make the comparison. That's where we left off week before last. Joshua accuses God of being a liar. But here is where I need to let you listen. Because if I don't, you'll miss a great sermon. This is turning out to be one of pastor's greatest sermons. And if you're one of those who count how many times our pastor says, "By the way", you'll like this part.
Later pastor asks you questions that can ruin your life. That proves we're not one of these self-help churches.