Measurements of the Pattern
A. WE RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF MEASUREMENTS, PATTERNS.
1. Time, Speed Limit, Distance.
2. Dress Patterns, Recipes, Blue Prints.
B. PATTERNS VITAL, THOUGH WE OFTEN TAKE THEM FOR GRANTED.
A. GOD-GIVEN MEASUREMENTS.
1. The Ark( Gen. 6:13-16 ). 300x50x30 cubits. Gopher wood. 1 window.
Specified measurements limited Noah.
2. Tabernacle( Ex. 25-27 ). According to the pattern( Acts 7:44; Heb. 8:5 ).
3. Solomon's Temple( 1 Chron. 28:11-19 ). "All the works of this pattern..."
4. Ezekial's Temple( Ez. 40:2-4; 43:6-12 ). The church.( Eph. 2:19-22 ).
a. Measure the house so that they may know their sins( Ez. 43:9 ).
b. Law of the House( vs. 12 ). Holiness and conduct measured.
B. DO THE MEASUREMENTS OF THE PATTERN MATTER?
1. Noah received grace( Gen. 6:8, 22 ). Followed the pattern( vs. 22 ).
2. Israel enjoyed God's presence( Ex. 25:8; 29:44-46; 40:34-45 ).
3. Solomon( 2 Chron. 7:12-16 ). Sacrifices acceptable.
4. Ez. 42:15-20; 43:10-12. Holiness of God's People is Secured.
A. HAS GOD GIVEN A PATTERN?
1. Rule( Phil. 3:16; Gal. 6:16 ). kanon-"a measuring rod, a rule,.. any rule or
standard, a principle or law of investigating, judging, living, acting"( Thayer ).
2. Form( Rom. 6:17 ). tupos-"4 an example: a) in the technical sense, the
pattern in conformity to which a thing must be made"( Thayer ).
3. Pattern( 2 Tim. 1:13 ). hupotuposis-"an example, a pattern"( Thayer ).
B. IS THE PATTERN IMPORTANT?
1. Heb. 8:5. Typology.
2. 2 Tim. 1:13. Hold the pattern.
3. What we are talking about is Authority( Col. 3:17; 2 John 9 ).
C. DOES THE PATTERN CHANGE?( Jude 3; 1 Pet. 1:23-25; Heb. 4:12 ).
D. IS ANYTHING MISSING?( 2 Pet. 1:3; 2 Tim. 3:16-17 ).
A. SOME ARE JUST NOT INFORMED, HAVE NOT THOUGHT.
B. SOME AREN'T MATURE ENOUGH TO APPRECIATE. "IT'S BORING."
C. THE HERETIC DESCRIBE SUCH A STUDY AS IRRELEVANT, BECAUSE
THEY SEE IT AS AN IMPEDIMENT. See quotes on New Hermeneutic.
A. PLAN OF SALVATION( Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38 ).
B. TRUE WORSHIP( Matt. 15:7-9; John 4:24 ).
C. ORGANIZATION AND WORK OF THE CHURCH( Heb. 8:5; Phil. 1:1 ).
D. MORALITY( Titus 2:11-12; Judges 21:25; 2 Cor. 6:14-7:1 )..
E. FELLOWSHIP( 2 John 9-11; Eph. 5:11 ).
A. WE NEED TO BE CONCERNED WITH THE PATTERN GIVEN US IN THE
NEW TESTAMENT.
B. OUR SOULS ARE TOO PRECIOUS.