Saints, Sufferers, Sinners Michael R. Emlet
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Saints, Sufferers, Sinners
Michael R. Emlet
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What’s True of Every Christian You Meet?
• The problem of identity• The problem of evil
• From “without” (suffering)• From “within” (sin)
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Geerhardus VosAll that God disclosed of Himself has come in response to the practical religious needs of His people as these emerged in the course of history
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God approaches His people as:
• Saints who need confirmation of their identity
• Sufferers who need comfort in the midst of their affliction
• Sinners who need confrontation of their sin in light of God’s redemptive work
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Saints
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The Bible Speaks To God’s People• We are image bearers (Gen 1:26-27)• We are those to whom blessing has come
(Gen 12:2-3; Gal 3:8-9)• We are part of the community God chose
and took for himself (Deut 4:32-40)• We are those distinguished by the very
presence of God (Exod 33:16)
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The Bible Speaks To God’s People• We are sanctified and justified in Christ
Jesus (1 Cor 1:2; 6:11)• We are Christ’s ambassadors (2 Cor 5:20)• We are chosen, redeemed, forgiven children
of God, who have been given the Holy Spirit (Eph 1:13-14; Gal 4:6-7)
• We are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God (1 Pet 2:4-11)
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Ministry Priority (for Saints)
Affirming and confirming identity in Christ and highlighting the current work of the Spirit
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Examples in Scripture
• 1 Cor 1:1-9• Phil 1:3-6• Col 1:2-6• 1 Thess 1:2-10; 4:1; 4:9-10
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Questions to Keep in Mind
• What evidence of God’s grace do I see in this person’s life?
• Where are the places he/she demonstrates the character of Christ?
• In what ways is he already living true to his identity in Christ?
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Sufferers
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The Bible Speaks to Sufferers
• Exod 37-8• Judg 2:18• Psalms of lament (e.g. 13, 22, 44, 88)• Jer 23; Ezek 34; Amos • Gospels; Hebrews 2:10-18; Phil 2:6-8• Rom 8:18-27; Phil 3:10-11• Hebrews, 1 Peter, Revelation
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Ministry Priority (for Sufferers)
Comfort in the midst of affliction
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Examples in Scripture
• 2 Cor 1:3-5• 2 Cor 4:8-10; 16-17• Heb 10:32-35• 1 Pet 1:3-9
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Questions to Keep in Mind
• What situational stressors impact my counselee’s life? • “Intrapersonal”• “Interpersonal”• “Extrapersonal”
• What were the significant shaping events of his/her life?
• How is my counselee experiencing these troubles?
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Sinners
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The Bible Speaks to Sinners
• Old Testament• Gen 6:5• Leviticus• 1-2 Kings• Prophets• Only the intervention of God himself can
cure an evil heart (Jer 3:22; Jer 31: 31-37; Ezek 36:24-32)
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The Bible Speaks to Sinners
• New Testament• The problem of sin is always linked with
the solution of God’s redemptive grace, which climaxes in Jesus Christ
• We live in the “overlap of the ages”• Our experience of new life is “already and
not yet” (Phil 3:12-14)• Growth in Christ is anything but automatic!
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Ministry Priority (for Sinners)
Confront sin, always with the good news of Jesus in view
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Examples in Scripture
• The link between the “indicative” and the “imperative”
• 1 Cor 6:15-20
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Questions to Keep in Mind
• In what ways are my counselee’s thoughts, attitudes, emotions, and actions out of line with the gospel?
• What motives and desires rule my counselee?
• What realities of redemption address these errant desires, affections, and behaviors?
• What specific changes are warranted?
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What Happens When . . .
• We ignore our counselees are saints?
• We ignore our counselees are sufferers?
• We ignore our counselees are sinners?
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How Do We Prioritize?
• Pauline epistles: thanksgiving and commendation, followed by instruction and correction
• Revelation 2-3: commendation “nevertheless” issue of sin
• Exceptions• Galatians• Rev 3:14-22 (Church in Laodicea)• Modern equivalents?
• Wisdom is needed!
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