The Short Bed and the Narrow Blanket
A. SEE MARGINAL NOTES FOR BACKGROUND.
1. Their reliance on Egypt instead of God their downfall.
2. Like an inadequate bed, they made it, now must use it.
B. PARALLEL - THE REJECTION OF JESUS FOR AN EARTHLY KINGDOM.
C. PARALLEL - THOSE WHO RELY ON EGYPT TODAY.
A. THE ATHEIST( Psa. 53:1 ). Disregards the testimony( Rom.1:20; Psa.19:1-4 ).
B. THE EVOLUTIONIST.
1. He contradicts the Bible( Gen. 1:1 ).
2. He contradicts his own science.
3. He is constantly forced to change his story.
C. THE CULTIST - JWs & MORMONS.
1. Jesus is an adequate foundation( 1 Cor. 3:11 ).
2. The Bible is sufficient( 2 Tim. 3:16-17 ).
3. The Bible is understandable( Eph. 3:3-4 ).
D. THE DENOMINATIONALIST.
1. Disobeys the one he calls Lord( John 17:20-21; 1 Cor. 1:10; Eph. 4:4 ).
2. Who is at fault?( 1 Cor. 4:6-7; 2 John 9 ).
E. THOSE WHOSE HEARTS ARE NOT IN THEIR RELIGION.
1. Spirit and in truth( John 4:24 ).
2. Can we make our own rules( Mat. 15:7-9 ).
F. THOSE WHO TRUST IN THIS WORLD.
1. Where is the Christian to focus his life?( Mat. 6:33; Col. 3:1-3 ).
2. But what if we are mindful of riches( 1 Tim. 6:9-10 ).
A. GOD SENT ISRAEL THE ASSYRIAN SCOURGE.
B. THERE IS A SCOURGE TODAY FOR THOSE WHO TAKE REFUGE IN THE
WRONG THING( 2 Pet. 3:4-7 ).
C. GOD PLEADS WITH US( 2 Pet. 3:8-9 ).
D. THERE IS SO LITTLE TIME( 2 Pet. 3:10 ).
A. THE JEWS REFUGE WAS GOD.
B. JESUS IS THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR GENERATION
( Acts 4:11-12; 1 Pet. 2:6-8 ).
A. WE DARE NOT MAKE LIES OUR REFUGE - OUR BED WILL FURNISH NO
REAL REST.!!
B. JESUS IS THE COVERING( 1 John 2:2; 4:9-10 ).
