The Untamable Tongue
The untamable tongue 1) Requires Control 2) Creates Catastrophe, 3) Causes Contradictions. Each hearer should understand that we must make an effort to control our tongues.
Christians are followers of the Anointed One, Jesus, and the word “Christ” is a title, not Jesus’ last name. What an honor it is, then, to share the title “Christ” with Jesus as “Christians.” This was Peter’s point.
Have you ever heard someone say this before? It is a very hurtful thing to say and indicates deep resentment and anger.
God’s word guides us through all of life’s circumstances: 1) Affliction, 2) Worship, 3) Decisions, 4) Persecution, and 5) The Future. Each hearer should know that they can trust in God’s word to guide them.
In this lesson, we will look at some of Paul’s methods of evangelism. Each listener should be able to learn from Paul’s example of evangelism. I hope that we will follow Paul’s example and be more evangelistic.
Let’s remember that we are to love Him with all of our heart, soul, and mind (Matthew 22:37). Let’s remember to bring up our children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord (Ephesians 6:4). Let’s remember to seek first God’s kingdom and His righteousness, and then everything that we need will be provided to us by Him (Matthew 6:33).
We will look at the parable and then draw out some principles. We need to take care of God’s people as Jesus desires, not as we desire.
Jesus died on the cross to redeem mankind 1) with a cost, 2) from condemnation, 3) to communion, and 4) for consecration. Each hearer should understand the deeper meaning of redemption as relates to Christ’s sacrifice.
In Psalm 24:1 we have the basic principle that God owns everything and everybody: “The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness, The world and those who dwell therein.” The apostle Paul quotes this Psalm in 1 Corinthians 10:26, 28 further emphasizing the truth.
After studying the issue, I am personally inclined to understand the number as one male and one female of the unclean and then four males and three females of the clean as well as the fowls. Economy of space within the ark would also support this conclusion.
Paul does not say there was no law in the day of Abraham or even before that. That is not his point at all. He merely says that where there is no law then there is no transgression. What then is the point? His point is that when God gave the promise to Abraham, that promise was given without law. Hence that promise was made to Abraham upon the condition of faith, not upon the condition of law.
This lesson will discuss how God defines the relationship of people to their labor. Each hearer should understand that labor is good, but it does not define us.
Work cannot satisfy our desire to be someone, only God can. Without Him, labor has no meaning.
In this lesson, we will look at four statements Jesus makes about Himself and what they say about Jesus and His ministry. As those who are seeking to imitate Jesus, we should adopt these attitudes in our lives.