Category: Christian Ethics / Morality

Day-to-day Interactions with Outsiders

Day-to-day Interactions with Outsiders

Should Christians withdraw from this evil world and hide themselves away? No!

We should be doing good to all people (Gal. 6:10)!

  1. Refuse to grumble or argue (Phil. 2:14)
    • Job
    • Habakkuk
    • Paul and Silas
  2. Live above reproach in a crooked world (Phil. 2:15a)
    • Joseph
    • Daniel
    • Wives with disobedient husbands
  3. Spread light (Phil. 2:15b,16)
    • The woman at the well
    • Peter and John
    • Paul

“One Another”

“One Another”

The NT contains numerous “one another” passages.

  • They show us different ways that we can “do good … especially to those who are of the household of the faith”.
  • These passages teach us how we should interact as Christians.
    • “One another” = reciprocal, mutual, joint, shared! It should not be just one-sided.
  • Simply stated: It’s less me and more we.

We’ve been reminded of some of these Scriptures this morning:

  1. We are to love one another (Jn. 13:34,35)
  2. We are to admonish one another (Rom. 15:14)
  3. We are to serve one another (1Pet. 4:10)

[Of course, these three points overlap.]

What’s New in the New Year?

What’s New in the New Year?

God has graciously granted to us all here today the start of another new year:

  • 4:15 Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and also do this or that.”

But, What’s New in the New Year?

  1. There is nothing is new under the sun
  2. But everything is new under the Son
(i) A new and living way to God
(ii) A new covenant
(iii) A new man
(iv) A new life
(v) A new creature
(vi) A new heaven and a new earth

Let’s make the most of whatever time God has graciously given us to serve Him and to help others as we should (cf. Matt. 22:36-40).

Do not add to or take from God’s commands

Do not add to or take from God’s commands

 

1. In the first century

 

(a) The sect of the Pharisees added to the word of God

(b) The sect of the Sadducees took away from the word of God

(c) Jesus and His disciples simply obeyed the word of God

 

2. Today

 

(a) Modern sects/denominations also add to the word of God

(b)  Modern sects/denominations also take away from the word of God

(c) Like Jesus, we must simply obey the word of God

Conclusion

Our lesson today has been:  Do not add to or take from God’s commands

Reject all modern sects/denominations which add to or take away from the word of God!

Simply be added to and remain in the church that Jesus built

 

 

Have you not Read?

Have you not Read?

What Happened at the Beginning? Where God Spoke and it was So? Gen 1:6-7; Gen 1:9; Gen 1:14-15; Gen 1:24; Psa 33:8-9 Where God gave Commandments to Adam Gen 2:15-18 Where Mankind Believed a Lie? Gen 3:1-6; 1Ti 2:14 What Jesus Said in His Day? Jesus uses the Word of God as his Sword to defeat Satan Mat 4:3-10 Jesus warns followers about the unfaithful teachings of the religious leaders Mat 23:1-3; Mat 15:1-3; Mat 22:1-5 What we need to do? Where Jesus gives the great Commission? Mat 28:18-20 How we know that we know Him? 1Jn 2:3-6 If you Don’t do his Will? Mat 7:21-23; Rev 21:7-8

“Put On The Full Armour Of God” (Eph. 6:11)

“Put On The Full Armour Of God”

(Eph. 6:11)

Why do we need God’s armour? Christians are in a real spiritual struggle against supernatural foes – it is life or death, spiritually!

Will you guard your spiritual welfare in the way God has prescribed (Eph. 6:10-17)?

But be assured that we have all we need to win the battle for our souls:

  • 6:13 Therefore, take up the full armour of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.
  • Jam 4:7 Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

 

Note: Jesus was able to remove Satan’s armour:

  • 11:22 “But when someone stronger than he attacks him and overpowers him, he takes away from him all his armour on which he had relied and distributes his plunder.

Opinions

Opinions

Romans chapter 14 and 15a

Romans Theme
14:1-12 Now accept the one who is weak in faith, but not for the purpose of passing judgment on his opinions (v. 1).
14:13-23 Rather determine this – not to put an obstacle or a stumbling block in a brother’s way (v. 13).
15:1-13 Therefore, accept one another, just as Christ also accepted us to the glory of God (v. 7).

“Deliver Such a One to Satan”

“Deliver Such a One to Satan”

The church at Corinth had a problem which they did nothing about.

Paul writes to them to tell them what to do about the situation (1Cor. 5).

Since similar situations can arise today, we should take another look at this passage

We’ve seen … “Deliver Such a One to Satan” (1Cor. 5:5)

  1. The situation at Corinth
  2. The prescribed remedy
  3. Why “deliver such a one to Satan” (1Cor. 5:5)?

(a)  It is commanded!

(b)  For the sinner’s good.

(c)  For the good of the church.

  1. A happy ending

Like Corinth, there may be a time when we have to do some “house cleaning”!

  • We hope not, of course. But if so, then let’s not shirk from our task!
  • Sin needs to be shown for what it is.
  • This is for the good of both the sinner and the church!