Drawing Near unto God Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Jas.4:8.

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Drawing Near unto God Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Jas.4:8 KJV

Drawing Near unto God Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Jas.4:8 NKJV Not physically – Acts 17:27 But Spiritually – 2 Chron. 15:2

I. The Initiative  Original initiative was with God  Man sinned – Gen. 3:9  Called Abraham - prophets - Son  Initiative is now Man’s  Rom.3:23  Must do something  Matt.11:29-30

II. Advantages of drawing near  Joy  Acts 8:39 “...rejoicing”  Acts 16:34 “rejoiced”  Reduces power of temptation  Peter followed afar – Lk. 22:54  1 Cor.10:13 – a way to escape

III. Procedure of drawing near  Book of Esther  Ahashuerus  Put to death if not accepted  Heb. 10:21-22  Symbolic of the Old Testament

Holy of Holies Veil Of Temple

III. Procedure of drawing near 21. And having an high priest over the house of God; 22. Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. Heb.10:21-22

III. Procedure of drawing near 1. True Heart Sincere - honest Pro.4:23 Mt. 5:8 “Honest and good heart” Lk.8:15

III. Procedure of drawing near 21. And having an high priest over the house of God; 22. Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. Heb.10:21-22

III. Procedure of drawing near 2. Full Assurance of Faith Degrees of Faith Faith that saves... Full assurance - no room for doubt Acts 8:37 Heb. 11:6

III. Procedure of drawing near 21. And having an high priest over the house of God; 22. Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. Heb.10:21-22

III. Procedure of drawing near 3. Hearts sprinkled from an evil Conscience Heart = mind Conscience = guilty of sin Heb. 9:14 Godly Sorrow = repentance 2 Cor. 7:10

III. Procedure of drawing near 21. And having an high priest over the house of God; 22. Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. Heb.10:21-22

III. Procedure of drawing near 4. Body washed with pure water Refers to baptism Gal. 3:27 Acts 22:16 1 Pet. 3:21 Eph. 5:26

Drawing Near unto God Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double minded. Jas.4:8 NKJV

Drawing Near unto God Heb. 10: With a True Heart 2.Full assurance of Faith 3.Hearts sprinkled from evil conscience 4.Body washed with pure water

Drawing Near unto God Hear Believe Repent Confess Be Baptized SALVATIONSALVATION

Drawing Near unto God By Arthur PigmanBy Arthur Pigman Evans Church of ChristEvans Church of Christ Evans, GeorgiaEvans, Georgia Sunday Morning – 9 January 2005Sunday Morning – 9 January 2005