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Tribes

We are Tribal

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Veggie vs. Meat vs. Clean

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It is good and right to have Convictions

It is good and right to have Convictions

It is NEVER right for them to Become a means righteousness

Or point of condemnation

Tribes= Sense of Belonging

Societal cues and how to Live among others

Tribalism= Fallen Nature

Tribalism= Fallen Nature

Identity and Sense of WorthAllegiance to and

Demonization of

Tribalism= Fallen Nature

Identity and Sense of WorthAllegiance to and

Demonization ofIdolatry

What happens whenGod shows up?

When God becomes big?Is he all chill with it?

Peter's Lines…

Should we call down fire?

We told them to stop castingout demons in your name…

Cuz they weren't with us!

Cornelius…devout and God-fearing; he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly

Cornelius

Sends men to get PeterAs an angel instructs

Peter went up on the roof to pray

He became hungry and wanted something to eat, and while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance

God shows up…

God becomes BigThings are about to get

All blowed up

He saw heaven opened and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by

its four corners

It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles and birds

Then a voice told him, “Get up, Peter. Kill and eat”

“Surely not, Lord!” Peter replied. “I have never eaten anything

impure or unclean”

I have my lines, my tribeSo…no!

The voice spoke to him a second time, “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean”

In everything…God decides where the lines are

Our only decision is loyaltyOr disobedience

The Faith:We never draw our lines

Tighter than Jesus did

We never excuse away the linesThat Jesus has clearly drawn

The voice spoke to him a second time, “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean”

This happened three times, and immediately the sheet was

taken back to heaven

While Peter was wondering about the meaning of the vision

Does God really want meTo defile myself with unclean food?!? Tribalism dies hard

While Peter was wondering about the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found out where Simon’s house was and stopped at the gate

They called out, asking if Simon who was known as

Peter was staying there

While Peter was still thinking about the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Simon, three men are looking for you…

So get up and go downstairs. Do not hesitate to

go with them, for I have sent them

Why would he hesitate?Literally, "making no distinction"

They aren't part of his tribeHe's a Jew. They ain't

Peter went down and said to the men, “I’m the one you’re looking for. Why have you come?”

The men replied, “We have come from Cornelius the

centurion. He is a righteous and God-fearing man, who is

respected by all the Jewish people

A holy angel told him to ask you to come to his house so that he could hear what you have to say”

Then Peter invited the men into the house to be his guests

The next day Peter started out with them, and some of the believers from Joppa went along

The following day he arrived in Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had

called together his relatives and close friends

As Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet in reverence. But Peter made him get up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself”

While talking with him, Peter went inside and found a large

gathering of people. He said to them…

“You are well aware that it is against our law for a Jew to associate with or visit a Gentile

I'm not supposed to be hereYou guys are dirty, unclean

But God has shown me that I should not call anyone impure or unclean…

I wouldn't be hereBut God made me

So I guess I'll have to accept you

So when I was sent for, I came without raising any objection…

“I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism but accepts from every nation

the one who fears him and does what is right

"My Tribe isn't the only oneAnd we're not the best ones

It's grace, not favoritismBased on how awesome we are"

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came on all who heard the message

The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were

astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out

even on Gentiles

For they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God

God became BigAnd blew up Peter's Tribe

Obliterated his lines

Then Peter said, “Surely no one can stand in the

way of their being baptized with water. They have received the

Holy Spirit just as we have”- Acts 10

God became bigAnd blew up Peter's lines

Ended his tribeAnd gave him a better one

What happens when God becomes Big?

He blows up our tribesAnd erases our lines

To set us free

Peter should have known

…receive power…you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth- Acts 1:8

Peter should have known For the promise is for you

and for your children and for all who are far off,

everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself- Acts 2:39

Tribalism ends in Christ

God refuses to let it go…

For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility

…by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in

ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man

in place of the two, so making peace…

…and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility- Eph. 2:14-16

They'll continue to struggle

Jerusalem council

Jewish TribalismWill continue to fight against

What God is doingAnd harm people along the way

When God becomes Big

Tribalism dies and Lines get wiped off the map

Without a Big GodWe continue to draw lines

That grieve God's Spirit

I appeal to you…that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you…

…it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there is

quarreling among you…

What I mean is that each one of you says, “I follow Paul,” or “I follow Apollos,” or “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ”

Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?

- 1 Cor. 1:10-13Blasphemy- dragging Jesus'

Name through the mud

The Scriptures end tribalism Around preachers and

Denominations and churches

Danger of Tribalism:- Miss God- False Imputed Righteousness- Condemnation/Alienation- Blindspot on shortcomings- Adopt anti-biblical values

Danger of Tribalism:

- Make silly, non-eternal thingsThe standard for Fellowship- See people as less than…

God wants to obliterate your lines

And remove your tribalismSo that you can be free

To serve him by loving people

God's Lines:

- Adopted by grace thru faith- Provisioned by not adopted

Among Churches:

Accept with differing convictionsRefuse outright heresy

Not-Yet Sheep, Sheep Shepherds and Wolves

Lines: Reach, DiscipleObey as they Serve,

Protect From

We are only tribalisticTo the degree that our God

Stays small and controllableBecause then he's on our sideAgainst them

The answer to Tribalism:Big God= Big Picture

Eternal eclipses Temporary

It is good and right to have Convictions

It is NEVER right for them to Become a means righteousness

Or point of condemnation

The answer:Big God= Big Picture

We become Isaiah: Woe is me!I don't deserve, so how can I Look down on you?

Am I tribalistic about Temporary things?

Seek God. A BIG GodCommit to eternal things first

As a churchWe know where we stand

We teach truth but

We don't let them divide usOver temporary things

If we win a tribalistic culture warWe've lost the pointOf our King's sacrifice

On a bloody cross

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