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NEVERTHE LESS, GOD’S SOLID
FOUNDATION STILL STANDS FIRM,
SEALED WITH THIS INSCRIPTION: “THE
LORD KNOWS THOSE WHO ARE HIS,” AND
“EVERYONE WHO CONFESSES THE NAME
OF THE LORD MUST TURN AWAY FROM
WICKEDNESS.”
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IN A LARGE HOUSE THERE ARE ATICLES
NOT ONLY OF GOLD AND SILVER, BUT
ALSO OF WOOD AND CLAY; SOME ARE
FOR NOBLE PURPOSES AND SOME FOR
IGNOBLE. IF A MAN CLEANSES HIMSELF
FROM THE LATTER, HE WILL BE AN
INSTRUMENT FOR NOBLE PURPOSE,
MADE HOLY, USEFUL TO THE MASTER
AND PREPARED TO DO ANY GOOD WORK.
In a large house
there are vessels not
only of gold and
silver
What does not only
mean??
It means there is more than
the normal, the expected,
the obvious
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Thus…In a large house there are
vessels not only of gold and silver
But also of wood and clay
Some are for noble purposes
And some for ignoble
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If a man cleanses himself from the latter
Again what does the word latter refer to
Does it refer to the wood and clay
This is an assumption made by many
Ok , lets say that’s what it means
If a man cleanses himself from the latter
meaning the wood and clay
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We definitely mean that the ones for
ignoble
purpose are the wood and clay
But will that be right
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If we say the later refers to the wood and clay
It also means gold and silver are used for
noble purposes
It also means wood and clay needs to be
cleansed
so as to be
a. of noble purpose
b. Or to be silver or Gold
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But really, if that’s the case then
if wood and clay were to be
Purify
Cleansed
Refined
Decontaminated
Distilled
Disinfected
Sanitized
Washed
Or done all manner of cleaning
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WILL THEY EVER BE GOLD OR SIVER
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NEVER
 We shall have a clean
wood and a clean clay!!!
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Thus the word latter here does not refer to
the wood and clay
Latter means the last to be mentioned
among two items.
In our case the last to be mentioned are the
Noble and the ignoble
So in our case the later means the ignoble
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The sentence reads therefore
If a man cleanses himself from the ignoble
Not from the wood or clay
But from the ignoble
He will be a vessel for noble purposes,
made holy
Useful to the master
And prepared to do any good work.
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The lessons to learn are
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We all belong in this
large house
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Regardless of who we are,
Where we come from and
What we are made of (Gold , Silver, wood or
clay)
What class people put us in/ or we put
ourselves in
WE BELONG
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We all need to be
cleansed/ Prepared
Illustration.
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We are all useful/
none is more important
than the other
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WE ARE UNIQULY
CREATED FOR A
UNIQUE PURPOSE
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Unique here means
Matchless-perfect/incomparable
Irreplaceable- extremely rare
Distinctive-not common/typical
Exceptional-extraordinary
Exclusive-special
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Thus if you are
A gold
A silver
A wood
A clay
It is not what matters
Are you ready to be used by the master
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If anyman cleanses himself from the ignoble
He will be a vessel of honour
Sanctified, and suitable for the masters use,
Prepared for every good work
Amen.