Bible Verses: Matthew 10:1-202 Timothy 3:1-131 Corinthians 13:3Revelation 2:10
Read MoreFor Reading and Meditation: Philippians 1:12-30
We come now to Christ's eighth and final prescription for good spiritual and mental health: "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 5:10). The inevitable result of bringing our attitudes in line...
Bible Verses: Philippians 1:12-30Matthew 5:10Luke 6:26Matthew 10:16-42Matthew 24:9Luke 21:12
Read MoreFor Reading and Meditation: 2 Corinthians 5:11-21
Now that we have looked at the aspects of our faith which make it unique among all world religions, we must face some other important issues before finally drawing to a close. Being Christians does not mean we therefore have to believe that all other religions are completely wrong. As C. S. Lewis pointed out:...
Bible Verses: 2 Corinthians 5:11-211 Corinthians 9:19-27Romans 10:1Matthew 10:16
Read MoreNo one will dispute this statement, for it would be unseemly for the servant to be exalted above his Master. When our Lord was on earth, what was the treatment he received? Were his claims acknowledged, his instructions followed, his perfections worshipped, by those whom he came to bless? No; "He was despised and rejected of men." Outside the camp was his place: cross-bearing was his occupation. Did the world yield him solace and rest? "Foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests;...
Bible Verses: Matthew 10:25
Read MoreThe Bible is fairly full of tokens of God's marvelous care for His people. During Israel's forty-year trek through the wilderness, they ate food from heaven (Exodus 16:4), had an unfailing supply of water (1 Corinthians 10:4), and were equipped with shoes that never wore out (Deuteronomy 29:5).
It is the same in our wilderness journey. To prove this,...
Bible Verses: 1 Peter 5:7Exodus 16:41 Corinthians 10:4Deuteronomy 29:5Matthew 6:26Matthew 10:29Matthew 10:31Matthew 6:301 Corinthians 9:9Exodus 28:9-12Exodus 28:15-21Isaiah 49:16Matthew 10:30Psalms 56:8Zechariah 2:8Isaiah 54:17Isaiah 46:7Isaiah 46:4Isaiah 43:2Isaiah 63:9Psalms 121:3-4John 10:11Psalms 84:11Romans 8:32Deuteronomy 11:12Isaiah 46:4Hebrews 13:5
Read MoreThe omniscience of God means that He has perfect knowledge of everything. He has never learned and can never learn.
One of the great passages on the subject is Psalms 139:1-6, where David wrote: "O Lord, thou has searched me and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising; thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my...
Bible Verses: 1 John 3:20Psalms 139:1-6Psalms 147:4Matthew 10:29-30Hebrews 4:13Romans 11:33Job 23:10Psalms 56:8
Read MoreThe wisdom of God is a thread that runs all through the Bible. For example! "With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding…With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his" (Job 12:13; Job 12:16). "O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of...
Bible Verses: Romans 16:27Job 12:13Job 12:16Psalms 104:24Proverbs 3:19Daniel 2:201 Corinthians 1:211 Corinthians 1:30Romans 16:19Ephesians 5:15-16Matthew 10:16
Read MoreOne important element of practical wisdom is tactfulness. The Christian should learn how to be tactful. This means that he should develop a delicate sensitivity as to what to do or say so as to avoid offense and cement good relations. The tactful person puts himself in the other fellow's shoes and asks himself, "How would I like to have that said or done to me?" He seeks to be diplomatic, considerate, gracious and discerning.
Unfortunately the Christian faith has had its share of...
Bible Verses: Matthew 10:16
Read MoreOh, fear the Lord, you His saints! There is no want to those who fear Him. The young lions lack and suffer hunger; but those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing. § No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly. O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man who trusts in You.
I want you to be without care. § Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
Are not two sparrows sold for...
Bible Verses: Matthew 6:31Matthew 6:32Psalms 34:9Psalms 84:11Psalms 84:121 Corinthians 7:32Philippians 4:6Matthew 10:29Matthew 10:30Matthew 10:31Mark 4:40Mark 11:22
Read MoreIt is enough for a disciple that he be like his teacher, and a servant like his master.He is despised and rejected by men, a Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. § In the world you will have tribulation. § Because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.I looked for someone to take pity, but there was none. § At my first defense no one...
Bible Verses: Philippians 3:10Matthew 10:25Isaiah 53:3John 16:33John 15:19Psalms 69:202 Timothy 4:16Matthew 8:20Hebrews 13:14Hebrews 12:1Hebrews 12:2
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For Reading and Meditation: Matthew 10:1-20
We are saying that many Christians are ineffective witnesses because they attempt to water down their testimony to avoid persecution - and end up achieving nothing. Once we accept that those who reject Christ and His teaching will also reject us, we will then be free to throw our whole weight on the side of Christ and...