1. What Does God Think About Complaining?
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2. What Does God Think About Complaining?
God burned the outskirts of Israel’s camp due to their complaining (Num. 11:1-4)
God strikes the camp with a plague due to their complaining (Num. 11:4-35)
God strikes Miriam with leprosy due to her speaking out against Moses (Num. 12:1-15)
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3. What Does God Think About Complaining?
God purposed to destroy Israel due their faithlessness and murmuring (Num. 14:12 ff.)
God punished the generation in the wilderness due to faithlessness and murmuring (Num. 14:26 ff.)
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4. What Does God Think About Complaining?
The rebellion of Korah was rooted in discontentment (Num. 16:12 ff.)
Moses’ wrath at the waters of Meribah was due to Israel’s faithless grumbling (Num. 20)
God sent fiery serpents on the children of Israel because of their complaining (Num. 21:5-6)
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5. A Difference Between Stating a Concern and Faithless Grumbling
The Grecian widows complained for being overlooked in the daily distribution (Acts 6:1).
The context of Phil. 2:14-15; 1 Pet. 4:9; 1 Cor. 10:10; expresses discontentment toward the Lord’s commandments and provision.
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6. Why Does God Despise a Complaining Spirit?
To answer the question we must ask a question: “Why people are prone to grumble?”
DISCONTENTMENT
SELFISHNESS
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7. A GRUMBLING SPIRIT IS UNREPSONSIVE TO GOD
GOD’S CHASTENING
GOD’S BLESSINGS
GOD’S DELIVERANCE
GOD’S PURPOSES
A GRUMBLING SPIRIT CAN LEAD TO OTHER SINS
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8. Reasons to Be Thankful SALVATION GOD’S PROVIDENCE
A HOLY HEAVENLY FATHER
FAMILY OF LIKE PRECIOUS FAITH
“Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content.” (Phil. 4:11)
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