Glen Eyrie Scripture references from Session II
- Testimony of Scripture
- Paul
- Least of all saints Ephesians 3 8;
- Least of the apostles, 1 Corinthians 9:2
- Chief of sinners 1 Timothy 1:15;
- wretched man that I am Romans 7:24,
- “I die daily” 2 Corinthians 15:31
- Despaired of life, “we had the sentence of death within ourselves so that we would not trust in ourselves” 2 Corinthians 1:8-9
- Old & New Testament
- Abraham, “dust of the ashes” Genesis 18:27
- Moses, “who am I that I should go” Exodus 3:11
- David, “What is man that you are mindful of him” Psalms 8:4
- David, my sin is ever before me Psalms 51:3
- Daniel prayed to God, “We are not presenting our supplication before you on account of any merits of our own.” Daniel 9:18
- Isaiah said, I am lowly & contrite, man of unclean lips (57:15)
- Jeremiah “I can’t speak” weeping prophet (Jeremiah 1:6)
- John Baptist resume, “voice crying in the wilderness” (Matthew 3:3), “unfit to untie his sandals” (Matthew 3:11), “I must decrease that he might increase” (John 3:30)
- Centurion, “Lord I am not worthy for you to come to my home” (Matthew 8:8)
- Leper fell at Jesus feet (Mark 1:40)
- Tax collector, “unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven” (Luke 18:13)
- Prodigal son, “I am unworthy” (Luke 15:19, 21)
- Peter, “depart from me for I am a sinful man”, Luke 5:8
- We must spiritually see God as revealed in Scripture for who He is
- Abraham saw Jehovah (Genesis 18)
- Moses saw Him at burning bush (Exodus 3)
- Isaiah saw Him high and lifted up (Isaiah 6:1)
- John the Baptist saw Him, “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29)
- Paul saw Him on the Damascus road, (Acts 9: 3-9)
- Disciples saw Him on the stormy seas and Marveled (Matthew 8:27)
- Peter saw Him at the transfiguration, (Matthew 17:1-3)
- John saw Him on the Isle of Patmos and fell as a dead man (Revelation 1:17)
- Job said, “I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear; But now my eye sees You;” (Job 42:5). Vs. 6, “I repent in sackcloth and ashes”
- How long has it been since you saw God, and consequently died to self. (place goals, plans before Him for His goals and plans for you)
- Paul said I die daily, opposite practice self-love (2 Corinthians 15:31)
- “lose your life” and live (Matthew 10:39)
- “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.” (Matthew 16:24).
- With such encounters
- Abraham sacrificed his only son (Genesis 22)
- Moses led the rebellious people of God (Exodus)
- Nathan risked his life, when he said to the king David, “you are the man” (2 Samuel 12:7)
- Jeremiah remained faithful though not numerically fruitful, 50 years
- 3 Hebrews would rather fry than forsake God (Daniel 3:16-30)
- Esther went before the king, almost certain to lose her life (Esther 4:16)
- John B confront the king and lost his head, but not his walk w/God (John 14:10)
- Mary lost her reputation and friends. (Matthew 1-3)
- Paul
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