Sermon Tone Analysis

*/Under the sway of Christ/*               5~/6~/07 P.M.

*/                                                             1 John 4:17c/*

*1 John 4:17c        ....*; because as He is, so are we in this world.

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*1 John 5:19 *19 We know that we are of God, and  the whole world lies /under the sway of/

                         the wicked one.

*  Sway *

            *1sway* \ˈswā\ n

[ME /sweigh,/ fr.

/sweyen/] 14c

*1                      **: *the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed *: *an oscillating,

*                  * fluctuating, or sweeping motion

*2*           *: *an inclination or deflection caused by or as if by swaying

*3*     *a*      *: *a controlling influence

                        *b*      *: *sovereign power *: *dominion

                        *c*      *: *the ability to exercise influence or authority *: *dominance

*/syn/* see power[1]

 

*KJ  *

19 /And/ we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

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*LIETH*

*2749 **κεῖμαι* [/keimai/ ~/*ki*·mahee~/] v. Middle voice of a primary verb; TDNT 3:654; TDNTA 425; GK 3023; 26 occurrences; AV translates as “lie” nine times, “be laid” six times, “be set” six times, “be appointed” once, “be” once, “be made” once, “laid up” once, and “there” once.

*1* to lie.

1a of an infant.

1b of one buried.

1c of things that quietly cover some spot.

/1c1/ of a city situated on a hill.

1d of things put or set in any place, in ref. to which we often use “to stand”.

/1d1/ of vessels, of a throne, of the site of a city, of grain and other things laid up together, of a foundation.

*2* metaph.

2a to be (by God’s intent) set, i.e. destined, appointed.

2b of laws, to be made, laid down.

2c lies in the power of the evil one, i.e. is held in subjection by the devil.[2]

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*WICKEDNESS*

*4190 **πονηρός* [/poneros/ ~/pon·ay·*ros*~/] adj.

From a derivative of 4192; TDNT 6:546; TDNTA 912; GK 4505; 76 occurrences; AV translates as “evil” 51 times, “wicked” 10 times, “wicked one” six times, “evil things” twice, and translated miscellaneously seven times.

*1* full of labours, annoyances, hardships.

1a pressed and harassed by labours.

1b bringing toils, annoyances, perils; of a time full of peril to Christian faith and steadfastness; causing pain and trouble.

*2* bad, of a bad nature or condition.

2a in a physical sense: diseased or blind.

2b in an ethical sense: evil wicked, bad.

/Additional Information:/ The word is used in the nominative case in Mt. 6:13.

This usually denotes a title in the Greek.

Hence Christ is saying, deliver us from “The Evil”, and is probably referring to Satan.

[3]

 

 

We know that the whole world;

lies/ under the sway of,/

and is being swayed by Satan,

 

We know that the whole world;

is under the inclination & deflection of Satan,

 

We know that the whole world;

is diseased & blind,

is evil, wicked, & bad,

 

We know that the whole world;

is under the controlling influence of Satan,

lies in the power of Satan,

is held in subjection by Satan, (thru sin) the wicked one /(servant of)/

*Satan is ruler of this world subject to God*

*World *-- the ungodly multitude; the whole mass of men alienated from God, [4]

 

We can see the sway of Satan on this world in many ways and areas.

Death and disease

            Crime and violence

            Hatred and cruelty

            Selfishness and greed

            Evil and wickedness

            Unrighteousness and ungodliness

            Perversion and immorality

            Blasphemy and slander

            Disrespect and carelessness

            Pride and arrogance

            Laziness and dependency

            Unforgiveness and vengeance

            Unloving and uncaring

            Dishonesty and untrustworthiness

           

We can see the sway of Satan in this country by;

            The removal of prayer from the school

            The removal of God from the public arena

            The removal of the Ten Commandments from public property

            The teaching of evolution rather than creation

            The teaching and promotion of the homosexual lifestyle

            The killing of unborn children

            The killing of the elderly

            The rejection of the Bible

            The opposition to the nativity scene

            The slanderous stories & movies about Christ

            The saturation of our society with sexual content

            The rejection and denial of God

            The use of drugs and alcohol

            The mass killing of innocent people

            The lack of respect for others

            The lack of a moral conscience

           

But just as the world is characteristic of Satan we should be characteristic of Christ, the disciples, and the word of God.

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*Ezra 10:11 *11 Now therefore,  make confession to the Lord God of your fathers, and do His will;  separate yourselves from the peoples of the land,

*Ex.

33:16   *So we  shall be separate, Your people and I, from all the people who /are/ upon the face of the earth.”

* *

*Lev.

20:26 *26 And you shall be holy to Me,  for I the Lord /am/ holy, and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be Mine.

*2 Cor.

6:17 *17 Therefore

     /                               “Come out from among them /

                                    /And be separate, says the Lord.

/

                                    /Do not touch what is unclean, /