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Amos 7:7-9 NKJV 7 Thus He showed me: Behold, the Lord stood on a wall made with a plumb line, with a plumb line in His hand. 8 And the LORD said to me,

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1 Amos 7:7-9 NKJV 7 Thus He showed me: Behold, the Lord stood on a wall made with a plumb line, with a plumb line in His hand. 8 And the LORD said to me, "Amos, what do you see?" And I said, "A plumb line." Then the Lord said: "Behold, I am setting a plumb line In the midst of My people Israel; I will not pass by them anymore. 9 The high places of Isaac shall be desolate, And the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste. I will rise with the sword against the house of Jeroboam."

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3 The Plumb Line of the Lord- His Law

4 Matthew 7:24-27

5 1 Corinthians 3:11 NKJV 11 “For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.”

6 The God of the

7 God Expects Every Wall to be Built by His Plumb Line
Standards by Which Many Build: Rule of Pleasure - Luke 12:13-21 Rule of Popular Opinion – Exodus 23:2 Rule of Certain Prejudices – Matthew 10:37 True Wall of Character Occurs when we use God’s Rule, God’s Standard – The Plumb line that is God’s Word

8 2 Timothy 3:16,17 God’s Word is Profitable – WHY?
Provides Ability to Mature – Hebrews 2:1-3 Perfect Standard by which to Build Cannot escape the Wrath of the “Inspector”

9 1 Peter 4:11 “speak as the oracles of God”
Must build our wall of Character After God’s oracles Don’t stray away from God’s plumb line

10 Proverbs 14:12 So much confusion due to failure to recognize One Perfect Standard – God’s Plumb line. James 1:22-25 Too much curiosity, not enough conviction about Authority of the Scriptures

11 Plumb Line Emphasizes that God Judges Everything by an Exact Standard
Plumb line used to illustrate Judgment – Isaiah 28:16,17 Judgment of God Always According to Truth – Romans 2:2

12 Truth Revealed in the Bible
John 12:48 Revelation 20:12 Romans 2:11 Galatians 6:7,8 IF we are not in line with God’s Plumb Line, we will Not Go To Heaven

13 Test Each Course by Plum Line
2 Corinthians 13:5 1 Corinthians 9:27 2 Timothy 2:15 Keep checking ourselves through study – make sure we are “in line”

14 Every Field Recognizes Necessity of a Standard
Sports - Rules Science – Exact systems of weights & measurements Carpenter – Rule and Level Mason – plumb line

15 The God of the


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