"Don't Be Ignorant" 1 Cor. Pt. 10 Series

o Paul is pressing the point home to this dysfunctional church about the importance of living holy, acting Christ like, the importance of being loving Jesus like Christians, the necessity of fleeing from sexual immorality and also the expectation of being the example for God in a fallen world.

T.S. – God has not changed His mind on how He will deal with sin so it’s imperative that we change our mindset, our attitudes and our lifestyles and learn the lessons from the past.

II. Do not be ignorant God demands a holy attitude and lifestyle from His followers (7-11).

a. God will judge the actions and attitudes of those who follow Him:

i. God will judge those practicing idolatry!

1. God hates idolaters, "God Makers"

2. God detests those who give glory to their man-made gods.

3. God hates traitors - God will not tolerate this evil.

4. His Word promises to deal with those who make golden cows and bow down and worship them.

a. John White states, "The misery of a Christian torn between heaven and material idols can be pitiful. Our goal in life will determine our view of life."

ii. God will judge pagan revelry – the party lifestyle!

1. Revelry – Is a party hearty mindset with no regard for God and it is the sound of defeat. Parties full of immorality, drug and alcohol abuse are the sound of defeat not victory.

iii. God will judge those who are sexually immoral!

iv. God will judge those who try to test Him!

v. God will judge those who are grumblers toward Him and His ways!

b. We in the Body of Christ need to learn the lessons from the past and heed the warnings from the Word.

i. The question arises how teachable are you?

1. Are you willing to learn the lessons from history?

ii. Many in the Body of Christ do not heed the warnings from the Scriptures and they are testing God’s word and his willingness to carry it out.

T.S – God has not changed his mind on living holy and we need to make a stand today against the temptations of the world so that God’s gets the glory.

III. Don’t be ignorant God is faithful to see us through any temptation (12-14).

a. Be careful and do not set yourself up for failure.

i. Temptation to sin is common to all.

1. No one is exempt from it!

ii. God will never allow more temptation than what He knows you can stand up against.

1. God has boundaries on how much temptation can come your way!

2. So stand firm in the Lord.

iii. When you are tempted God will always provide a way of escape.

1. The Word promises that there is always a way of escape from temptation – the decision on your part is will you take the emergency exit?

iv. Therefore we must learn to flee from sin and temptation.

1. We need to learn to run away from temptation and sin.

T.S. – God will see us through any temptation hat comes our way and make a way of escape and we also need to be aware that we cannot worship demons and God at the same time because they do not mix.

IV. Don’t be ignorant you cannot worship demons and God at the same time (15-22).

a. Flee from anything that has to do with demons.

i. Horror movies – the worship of fear which is connected to demon activity.