Christian Behavior 101 Psalm 101 In college I took Math 101 and English 101. These were the entry level classes to teach you the basics. Today we are going to look at “Christian Behavior 101”. Whenever you need to take a quick inventory of your Christian Behavior, Ps.101 is...
Sin of the Saints [Eph.2:1-6] There was a time when it was our nature to sin. We fulfilled the lust of the flesh and the desires of our flesh and mind. [2Cor.5:17] But now that we are saved, old things are passed away. [1Cor.15:34] Paul tells saved people to “sin...
Eccl.7:5 “song of fools” (acting foolish) As Taught by Solomon in the book of Proverbs, we will look at characteristics of fools, how fools are identified, and how to deal with fools. Be careful if any of these verses fit you a little too well, maybe some correction may be in...
Fear Psalm 27: 1-4 Verse 1 Remember who He is! “Whom shall I fear?” My Light Lk.1:79, 2:32. John 1:1-9 My salvation John 14:6, 1 Tim.2:5, Rom.8:34 My strength John 15:5 “without me ye can do nothing” Verse 2 Remember what He has done! “they stumbled...
Add “…Charity” 2 Peter 1:7 “God’s love through you” is a great definition of Charity. You must have time for God’s love to work on you, before it can work through you. Peter has charity as the last item to add to your faith. Paul writes in the great...
Add to “Godliness Brotherly Kindness” 2 Peter 1:7 What does Peter mean when he says “Brotherly Kindness”? We know that the “Brotherly” part in this context means, your brothers and sisters in Christ. He is talking about saved, born again, children of God. But, what is “kindness”? Kindness is...
Phopecy Fulfilled by Jesus Christ from Crucifixion to Resurrection Day John 13:19 Your Bible, the word of God, is made of 66 books, written by 40 authors, over several thousand years. Yet there is prophecy of a Messiah, his life, his death, and his resurrection. Jesus Christ is...
Add to “Patience Godliness” 2 Peter 1:6 What is godliness? How can one be godly? Peter tells us to add godliness in this passage. Godliness is being like God. It is more than observing a list of do’s and don’ts (although obedience is required). It is thinking His thoughts...
Add to “Temperance Patience” 2 Peter 1:6 Patience is a choice. This is another choice that Peter tells us to add. Add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience. Patience is the suffering of afflictions, pain, toil, calamity, provocation, or...
Add “to Knowledge Temperance” 2 Peter 1:6 A good synonym for Temperance is moderation. To “temper” something means to bring it to a moderate state. In [Exodus 30:35] the Lord describes a mixture for a perfume to be used in the tabernacle and says “And thou shalt make it...
