March 30/31, 2014 (Week 26) "The Apostate and the Contrite" Isaiah 56:9-57:21 ======================== DIVISIONS AND PRINCIPLES ======================== ======================== First Division: Corrupt leadership results in Israel’s apostasy. Isaiah 56:9—57:2 Principle #1: Persecuted Christians, who persevere in faith to the end, will be spared God’s wrath and will receive eternal peace from the Lord. ======================== Second Division: Apostasy results in widespread wickedness. Isaiah 57:3-13 Principle #2: Christians live at peace in a wicked world by hearing and obeying God’s Word, and by trusting in His promise that they will inherit eternal salvation. ======================== Third Division: Wickedness eternally separates the apostate from those who are contrite and humble. Isaiah 57:14-21 Principle #3: By God’s grace, only the humble and contrite, who surrender their lives to Christ, will obtain true and everlasting peace. ========================