Sound teaching, hard passages, prophecy, and errors to avoid.
Breaking up is painful. Being left by someone or people is as good as being rejected in public. Nobody likes to break up. When people who were once identified as being together, end up parting ways, whatever the reasons, it is sad!
What could be the litmus test of faith? What could be the litmus test of our relationship with God? Our text today expounds on this and emphasizes it in the clearest ways possible. How we treat others will be a subject of final judgment. It is the litmus test of our spiritual life.
We should never have known the church is sacred than continue treating it casually. We should never have known that church money is holy and taking some for yourself is a devastating curse, yet we still take church money. We should never have known that God will judge everything and yet live as if judgment is a none issue. This we should not have known!
A fellow member is most likely to borrow and fail to pay. Fellow members are most likely going to drive rumors that damage you. Fellow members will avoid your business hoping it fails more than non-believers who may give you a chance. Most likely you will be betrayed and harmed without apology by a religious leader. As we prepare and ensure external dangers don’t harm us, be equally ready for internal risks!
Who do they seduce? Those with money? Those with education? Those who are handsome or beautiful? Who do they seduce? The Bible tells us that the seducee is as evil as the seducer. None is the victim of the other, they are both victims of sin entertained in life. Birds of a feather flock together.
Are you disturbed at how evil church people can be to each other? If wrong things going on around us don’t disturb you to speak or act, you are equally evil. Silence and inaction is not from God. Being disturbed doesn’t call for careless action and speech. Being disturbed is not fighting people and systems you have issues with.
Tolerate the boss because no one lasts forever, not even you. Our bosses can be reasonable or unreasonable. We should serve God and not our bosses. You boss doesn’t have to be nice, but you must be nice!
The fear of death mars the quality of life. We can’t enjoy life if we fear an impending death. This fear is the reason why we lack complete peace…The fear of death is a serious problem we all face. Many of us are slaves to the fear of death. We fear that we will die. We fear that our loved ones will die. We fear that death will visit us. We seem ok but deep within us, we fear that death hovers around us. We are slaves to the fear of death!
Sexual immorality is one of those things we should not get entangled in. The Bible says not even a hint. The Bible says to flee from it. Do not get entangled in trending sex scandals or nude pictures during rounds. Do not get entangled in scandals of dying during the act of sexual immorality because of using sex-enhancing drugs. Do not get entangled. What are you entangled in?