Grace Fellowship Church Pastor / Teacher James H. Rickard Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Memory Verse 1 John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

The Upper Room Discourse John John 13:8, Peter's misguided zeal

Peter’s thoughtless speech is also noted in Mark 8:32 and 9:5.

“Never” is a double negative in the Greek, OUK and ME, combining to form an absolute negation.

NIPTO, in the Aorist Active Subjunctive, emphasizes the washing of moment by moment confession of sins, rebound, 1 John 1:9, as a volitional choice.

Refusing our Lord's washing is analogous to trying to serve the Lord while you are out of fellowship, or trying to GAP it while you are out of fellowship.

When you are out of fellowship you can only produce human good at best, and cannot produce anything on the basis of Bible doctrine.

This is not a lesson on positional sanctification. It is a lesson of the confession of your sins, a lesson of experiential sanctification.

The “if” means we all have volition to decide whether to use rebound or not.

“Part” is MEROS, which means (to receive one’s portion); a part, share, portion. It can mean a business, partnership, or function.

Rebound precedes the correct function of GAP. Without the confession of your sins, you cannot walk in the righteousness of God. 1 John 1:5-10; Eph 5:6-18; Gal 5:13-26.

Instead of being patient and waiting on the timing of the Lord, Peter would jump into action without thought or knowledge.

“Think before you leap.”

Being over zealous was the problem with Peter early on and Israel as a whole, as noted in Romans 10:2.

Zeal without knowledge is a dangerous and lethal combination.

For the unbeliever, it leads to arrogance and persistent unbelief, resulting in the Eternal Lake of Fire.

For the believer, it leads to failure in executing the Plan of God, loss of rewards and inadequacy to glorify God.

Zealousness means acting on your emotions and feelings instead of the Word of God resident in your soul.

Grace Fellowship Church Tuesday, January 15, 2008 Tape # Peter’s Misguided Zeal Upper Room Discourse, Pt 144 Jn 13:8; 1 Jn 1:5-10; Eph 5:6-18; Gal 5:13-26 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2008