Being Prepared for Renewed Intimacy with G-D: A Sermon Series Through the Book of Job 6

Job's 'If...Then' Innocence Catalog: Making a Commitment to Integrity

I. Introduction       a. The three-fold purpose of Job chapter 31:                1. Job is going to validate his integrity beyond all doubt by listing his personal standards of holiness and good works.             2. Job is going to delineate the high-water mark of true holiness, defining godliness for all generations.             3. Job is going to articulate the major themes that ought to pervade the end-time bride's heart as she prepares for her Bridegroom.

II. Job's Denial and our Personal Exhortation

      1. Guard the window to our thought life (Job 31:1-4 TLV)       2. Walk the narrow path of righteousness (Job 31:5-8)       3. Flee fornication (Job 31:9-12; 2 Cor. 5:11)       4. Treat others without discrimination (Job 31:13-15)       5. Help the poor, the widow, the fatherless (Job 31:16-23)       6. Guard against the love of money (Job 31:24,25)       7. Cultivate an exclusive passion for G-D (Job 31:26-28)       8. Forsake bitterness; bless your enemies (Job 31:29,30)       9. Be hospitable to strangers (Job 31:31,32)       10. Refuse to hide secret sin (Job 31:33,34)       11. Be ethical in business practices (Job 31:38-40)

III. Conclusion        1. 'The defense rests'        2. The two most powerful combination of ingredients on earth        3. Don't allow hasatan a foothold - commit to integrity!