"Thou Owest God A Death"

"Thou Owest God A Death"

The First part of King Henry the Fourth by William Shakespeare

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Act 5, Scene 1

PRINCE HENRY

"Why, thou owest God a death."

FALSTAFF

'Tis not due yet; I would be loath to pay him before

his day. What need I be so forward with him that

calls not on me?....

What does a man owe God?

1. A death - It is appointed unto man once to die, Heb. 9:27

2. a life - ye are not your own, you are bought with a price, 1 Cor. 6:20

3. your vows of service - pay the vow you make, Ps. 76:11

4. Obedience 1 Sam. 15:22

Pay on time

1. Don't sin your self to death, there is a sin unto death, 1 John 5:16

2. Don't waste your life James 4:14

3. do not delay in paying the vow, Eccl 5:5

4. it is better to obey than to sacrifice 1Sam 15:22-24

Don't make God Come Looking

1. Where art thou? Gen. 3:8

2. What did you do with the extra years I gave you Hezekiah? 2 Ki. 20

3. Pay the vow or pay the consequence.

What does a man owe God? Rom 12: