Sound teaching, hard passages, prophecy, and errors to avoid.
Discrimination is a deep-seated problem in society. It is so deep-rooted that some people give it a biblical justification. It is so deep-rooted that even within places of worship, discrimination is rife. Discrimination divides people into groups. Discrimination is the antithesis of unity that Jesus recommended for His followers.
You don’t need God’s law for salvation, you need it after salvation. The law of God doesn’t save, but those who are saved live by it. If you don’t live according to the law of God, it could be because you are not yet saved, or you just got saved and are still struggling slowly by God’s grace to live according to it.
Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. Tasting and concluding for ourselves that the LORD is good, Psalm 34:8. Knowing from a discussion of facts and knowing from experience are two different conclusions.
Confessing Jesus is not enough, our lifestyle must be consistent with that confession. May our lifestyle be consistent with the messages we preach and teach. Cast out demons that trouble us daily, in Jesus’ name, Amen!
Does your appetite and aggressiveness in the presence of food or certain favorite foods expose your weakness and dilute your witnessing? What do your food and eating habits tell the world about you? How we eat/drink and what we eat/drink can positively or negatively affect our witnessing of Christ. Are we safe if our eating and drinking habits became part of the assessment of our faith?
Are you filthy and guilty? Are you a stranger in the place of worship because of carelessly skipping worship? Are you guilty of immorality? Are you a hater, a super hater? Are you a revenge seeker who never forgives and mercilessly punishes others? Are you a thief? Are you a murderer? Are you a sex pervert? Are you filthy and guilty? If you are filthy and guilty stand before the LORD!
Aren’t you ashamed to doubt God’s intentions during your crisis, yet it is God who brought you this far? Aren’t you ashamed? Aren’t you ashamed that the goodness of God towards you has not been reciprocated by you? Aren’t you ashamed? Aren’t you ashamed of breaking the Sabbath and yet you know which day of the week it is?
May God save us from living such bad lives that when terrible things happen to us, the world rejoices. We should be sensitive about how we treat people around us and under us so that our bad news is not their good news. Nineveh was so bad that its downfall was the best news to the world. Ensure that your bad news is not good news!
Has your family betrayed you? Love again. Have any of your friends betrayed you? Love again. Are colleagues the source of your troubles and all love is lost and the place has become toxic? Love again. Are you tired of everything around here and all you feel like is quitting? Love again. Love your job again. Love your spouse again. Love your parents again. Love your children again. Love your relatives again. Show your love again!