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And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. I will recount…
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. For even if I boast a little too much of our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for destroying you, I will not be ashamed.…
Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need. “When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, neither shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest.…
Anger and the Christian Anger is a complex subject for the Christian. There must be room for a Christian to be angry because God is, at times, angry. And God is always Righteous and Holy in His anger. It is never because because He petty. scripture Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down…
22 Therefore thus says the LORD, jwho redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob: “Jacob shall no more be ashamed, no more shall his face grow pale. 23 For when he sees his children, kthe work of my hands, in his midst, they will sanctify my name; lthey will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob and will…
Yet among ethe mature we do Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to pass away. But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, which God decreed before the ages for our glory. But, as it is written, “What no eye…
God's work to bring enemies into sonship is the point of the cross and the work of the church.
Jesus Christ, as witnessed by the prophets and apostles, is the foundation of the church and unity of the church.
God has prepared good works for us to walk in - good works that we will perform to His glory for all eternity.
We were not just walking in the ways of death, we were dead. We needed the Spirit to bring us to life.
The church is the most important institution and people on the earth - we are Christ's body.
The Christian's pursuit of wisdom and knowledge of the hope of the resurrection in Christ never ends.
The Spirit guarantees that we will receive the inheritance as sons and daughters of God.
Christ came at the fullness of time for the benefit of the world. He will return when the time is full again.
The wickedness of man deserves the full vent of God's wrath. He has shown us a taste of it in the flood. He has also shown us the unbelievable mercy that awaits those who trust him in righteousness.
Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, “I have gotten a man with the help of the Lord .” And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a worker of the ground. In the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of the fruit of the…
We will be hated and maligned for the sake of Christ. Let us make sure that we are doing His work and not our own.
Evangelism is not just for personal salvation - it is for the sheep to have a shepherd.
Marriage is a blessing given from the Lord for the benefit of men and women and the glory of God.
God wants us to experience the joy of knowing Him. That joy is based on His electing grace and His promise to keep us till the end.
We hinder the children from coming to Jesus by choosing not to be fruitful. We are to be bringing the children to the kingdom, not keeping them out.
Scripture And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed. Let it be known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, and by him everyone who believes is…
My notes Continuing in prayer w/ thanksgiving and ALSO God to open door - prison (suffering for the Gospel) Clear Gospel proclamation THESE THINGS RELATE walk in wisdom - make the best of use of time salty speech - Prayers - regular, evangelistic toward leaders, outcome is salty speech?
Scripture And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. And his mercy is…
Scripture When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you come here?” Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. Do not work for the food that perishes, but for…
Scripture But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days. Therefore he shall give them up until the time when she who is in labor has given birth;…
Commentary: And a man went. The man left Bethlehem with his family in the time of famine, in order, during its continuance, to sojourn in the fertile territories of Moab, on the eastern side of the Dead Sea, whither the calamity did not extend. For this the Jewish expositors rightly blame him. He left…
God made the world with clear distinctions. Light/Dark. Land/Sea. Male/Female. Creator/Creation.
God made the world and all that is in it. He is completely different than His creation. He stands outside of it and enters into it by choice. This is a completely unique Christian doctrine.