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A Faithful Saying
071008 Monday, October 08, 2007 Daily Message
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2Timothy 2.11-13 This is a faithful saying: For if we died with Him, We shall also live with Him. If we endure, We shall also reign with Him. If we deny Him, He also will deny us. If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself. (NKJV)
The Lord did not leave us without clear instruction concerning how we should live. The Word is not ambiguous towards exclaiming who or what pleases God. We will not have as our defense that we “weren’t sure” what was expected of us as His children.
It has become fashionable in America of late to claim that to have “God in my life” while living in such a way that no one would know it unless we spoke it occasionally. It is now “in” to be spiritual. "What would Jesus do?" God is “awesome”, “cool” and the kids are “Jesus freaks”.
James 1.26-27 If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless. Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.
Don’t misunderstand me. I am thankful for any way that God uses this new acceptance of "spiritually" in our society when it results in souls being truly saved. It undoubtedly will lead to many ministry opportunities.
It is symbolism over substance, rhetoric over commitment, “feel good” over “do good” standards manifested from a watered down social gospel that is attractive but powerless.
A gospel that does not produce Godly
lives is not the true Gospel.
Over the next week let us look at this faithful saying that exclaims four things we do and how God responds.
Lord, help us today to have a faith, and a Christianity that changes our life, our behavior, our priorities and our perspective. May our acts of Godliness match our claims of Godliness. Amen.
Contemplation: In your family, church and community, do you see the Gospel of Christ producing truly Godly people easily identifiable and different from the world?
Application: The Gospel saves souls and changes lives. Anything short of that is not the true Gospel of Jesus Christ.
- What is the most obvious Bible truth you have learned today?
- What change in your life needs to be made concerning this truth?
- What specific thing will you do today to begin that change?
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A Faithful Saying
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071008 Monday, October 08, 2007 Daily Message
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2Timothy 2:11-13
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The Lord did not leave us without clear instruction concerning how we should live. The Word is not ambiguous towards exclaiming who or what pleases God. We will not have as our defense that we “weren’t sure” what was expected of us as His children. |
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A Faithful Saying: Death with Him
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071009 Tuesday, October 09, 2007 Daily Message
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For if we died with Him, we shall also live with Him. Choose death to get life.
How foolish and strange our beliefs must appear to the world (1Cor 2.14). If we did not have the Bible, we could still get pretty close to what God requires simply by inverting the world's wisdom. |
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A Faithful Saying: Enduring
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071010 Wednesday, October 10, 2007 Daily Message
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This is a faithful saying: If we endure, we shall reign with Him.
To reign with Him. Have you ever thought of about that? Sometimes our picture of eternal life with God is an eternal church service singing hymns that won't be boring because we're in heaven. Or maybe you have no idea what eternity will be like, you'll just be glad to sneak through the gates. |
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A Faithful Saying: Denying Christ
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071011 Thursday, October 11, 2007 Daily Message
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2Timothy 2.11-13
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This is a faithful saying: If we deny Him, He will also deny us.
“If I have to die with You, I will not deny You!”
Ah, the famous words of Peter (Matt 26.35). No doubt in our heart and feelings, we would sincerely declare the very same words. Very soon, Peter would be tested by threat of death and he did indeed deny His Lord. |
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A Faithful Saying: He is Faithful
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071012 Friday, October 12, 2007 Daily Message
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This is a faithful saying: If we are faithless, He remains faithful. He cannot deny Himself.
In its context, Paul is speaking of our Lord's perfection in all things. Regardless of our response, He is who He is. He will faithfully reward. He will faithfully judge. He is faithful. It is not an attribute or characteristic of Christ; it is the essence of His existence. He cannot deny what He is. |
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A Few Bible Verses that contain "faithful":
Revelation 22:6 And he said unto me, These words are faithful and true: and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angels to show unto his servants the things which must shortly come to pass.
Revelation 21:5 And he that sitteth on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he saith, Write: for these words are faithful and true.
Revelation 19:11 And I saw the heaven opened; and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon called faithful and True; and in righteous he doth judge and make war.
Revelation 17:14 These shall war against the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings; and they `also shall overcome' that are with him, called and chosen and faithful.
Revelation 3:14 And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God:
Revelation 2:13 I know where thou dwellest, `even' where Satan's throne is; and thou holdest fast my name, and didst not deny my faith, even in the days of Antipas my witness, my faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwelleth.
Revelation 2:10 Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer: behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life.
Revelation 1:5 and from Jesus Christ, `who is' the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loveth us, and loosed us from our sins by his blood;
3 John 1:5 Beloved, thou doest a faithful work in whatsoever thou doest toward them that are brethren and strangers withal;
1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 Peter 5:12 By Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I account `him', I have written unto you briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand ye fast therein.
1 Peter 4:19 Wherefore let them also that suffer according to the will of God commit their souls in well-doing unto a faithful Creator.
Hebrews 11:11 By faith even Sarah herself received power to conceive seed when she was past age, since she counted him faithful who had promised:
Hebrews 10:23 let us hold fast the confession of our hope that it waver not; for he is faithful that promised:
Hebrews 3:5 And Moses indeed was faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were afterward to be spoken;
Hebrews 3:2 who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also was Moses in all his house.
Hebrews 2:17 Wherefore it behooved him in all things to be made like unto his brethren, that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.
Titus 3:8 faithful is the saying, and concerning these things I desire that thou affirm confidently, to the end that they who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men:
Titus 1:9 holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict the gainsayers.
2 Timothy 2:13 if we are faithless, he abideth faithful; for he cannot deny himself.
2 Timothy 2:11 faithful is the saying: For if we died with him, we shall also live with him:
2 Timothy 2:2 And the things which thou hast heard from me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
1 Timothy 4:9 faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptation.
1 Timothy 3:11 Women in like manner `must be' grave, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.
1 Timothy 3:1 faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
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