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!

How ADONAI Renewed Job's Wineskin & Transformed His Fathering Paradigm

a. Job 12:4 (TLV) - What did Job ask for? b. Methods ADONAI used to renew Job's wineskin and transform his fathering paradigm: 1. The Pain of Grief (Job 6:2) 2. The Pain of Perplexity (Luke 21:25) 3. The Pain of Reproach 4. The Pain of Shattered Vision (Job 17:11b) 5. The Pain of Theological Crisis (Job 42:5,6) 6. The Pain of Absolute Brokenness & Weakness (Job 16:7a) 7. The Pain of G-D-Forsakenness (Job 23:8,9) 8. The Pain of Isolation 9. The Pain of Waiting 10. The Pain of the Terror of the LORD (Job 23:15,16) 11. The Pain of Ruined Success 12. The Pain of Songlessness (Job 30:31) 13. The Pain of False Accusation 14. The Pain of Constant Transition (Job 10:17)

I. Embracing ADONAI's Refining Fire with an Open Spirit a. Yochanan/John 9:2,3 (TLV) b. Two ways we close our spirit (Job 23:15) c. Revealing of purpose enables Job to slowly open his spirit - the progression: a. Job's first speech b. Job's second speech (Job 7:17-21) c. Job's third speech d. Job's fourth speech (Job 13:15; 13:16;14:14) e. Job's fifth speech f. Job's sixth speech (Job 19:25-27) g. Job's seventh speech (Job 21:9) h. Job's eighth speech (Job 23:10; 23:15,16) i. Job's final speech (2 Cor. 12:10) II. Ye'ush Kodesh (A Holy Desperation) 1. Job 6:26,27 2. Job 19:26,27 III. Seeking G-D Passionately - What this Looks Like 1. You are driven into the secret place of solitude where you seek His face (Job 2:8) 2. You devour the Scriptures as food for a dying person 3. You spend chunks of time waiting upon Him in prayer and vigilant contemplation 4. You gratefully utilize spiritual disciplines as vehicles to intensify your pursuit 5. It comes with a theological tension (Job 19:25-27) a. Extreme #1 - "Microwave theology" b. Extreme #2 - "Martha theology" c. Option #3 - "Jacob theology"