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UNEXPECTED
THE STORY OF JESUS IN THE PROPHETS
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UNEXPECTED HOLINESS
MALACHI 3:1-4
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Q&A WITH GODGOD: “I have loved you.”• “How have you loved us?” (1:2)• “Why does he not accept our
offerings?” (2:14)• “How have we wearied him?”
(2:17)
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THE QUESTION“How have we wearied him?” (2:17)•By pretending that evil is good•By challenging the justice of God
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THE ANSWERMalachi 3:1•God will make his people ready.• The Lord will then come
unexpectedly.•But is that good news?
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THE ANSWERMalachi 3:2• “Who can endure?”• Refiner’s fire, burning out
impuritiesSoft Soap vs. Fuller’s Lye/Nitre• The process involved cleaning,
bleaching, and beating the fibers to a consistent and desirable condition.
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THE ANSWERMalachi 3:3-4•Who needs to be purified?• Christ comes with comfort for the
weak, and fire for the religious.• The unexpected holiness of God
targets those who think they are already holy.
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THE RESULTJesus did come unexpectedly.The religious insiders did not fare very well.
Jesus will come unexpectedly again.What might we expect?Matthew 7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.”
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Q&A WITH GOD“How shall we return?” (3:7)• Stop robbing God.“How have we robbed him?” (3:8)•Keeping instead of giving•Doubting his unexpected holiness