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• Plenty of Opportunity to Do Good

  In Faithful, SeriousFaith, Teaching / 26 August 2009 / 0 comments

  James 4:17 Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin. (NKJV) As Christ-following servants we live a higher standard of “doing good”. We are responsible for both proactively and reactively doing good.For example, if you know of someone who is in need, you are to do good both reactively, and proactively; reactively by not taking from him what he does have, and proactively by giving to him what he doesn’t have, to the degree to which the Lord has given you. Or maybe you know someone who is really hurting spiritually or emotionally. You do good reactively by not doing something that will hurt them even more; and you do good proactively by reaching out [...]

   

• Despising God

  In Faithful, SeriousFaith, Teaching / 26 August 2009 / 0 comments

  Romans 2:4 • 4Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance? (NKJV; emphasis mine)(Previous devotionals can be found at www.seriousfaith.com)In typical Apostle Paul fashion, the “slave of Jesus Christ” (Rom. 1.1) laid it on the line to the Romans. In the first chapter of his letter to Rome, Paul declares that the righteous will live by faith (1:17), that God’s anger will burn against everything wicked (1:18-25) and every sinful person is without excuse because God’s character can be clearly discerned through His creation (1:20). Paul takes us through the timeline of sin starting with the willful ignoring of God and turning instead to man’s idea of wisdom (1:21) which [...]

   

• You Must Have Forgotten – Part 10

  In Faithful, SeriousFaith, Teaching / 26 August 2009 / 0 comments

  (Click here to search for all the posts in this series…) 2 Peter 1:9 For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins. (NKJV)We will conclude our series on the “things” which make you short sighted if you lack them. On the other hand, having these “things” allows you to live a life free of “stumbling” and rewards you with a “rich” welcome into the Kingdom of Heaven (v.9-11). Let’s remind ourselves of the “things” we have studied for 9 days:2 Peter 1:5-7 – But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness [...]

   

• You Must Have Forgotten – Part 9

  In Faithful, SeriousFaith, Teaching / 26 August 2009 / 0 comments

  (Click here to search for all the posts in this series…) 2 Peter 1:9 For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins. (NKJV)The shortsighted person in this verse has neglected, never learned or temporarily traded his new divine nature (v.3) and gone back to his old sinful life. The Apostle Peter is bluntly reminding this person that he has very poor spiritual sight, valuing the old sinful way of life over the new eternal divine nature of Christ.2 Peter 1:5-7 – But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, [...]

   

• You Must Have Forgotten – Part 8

  In Faithful, SeriousFaith, Teaching / 26 August 2009 / 0 comments

  (Click here to search for all the posts in this series…) 2 Peter 1:9 For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins. (NKJV)The Apostle Peter goes on to say in the following verses that if we possess certain Godly qualities, not only will we be received “richly” into heaven, but we can also live a “stumble-free” life. The degree in which we live without stumbing is proportionate to the degree these qualities are present:2 Peter 1:5-7 – But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness [...]