‘Rebuke.’
a) Proverbs 27:5. Better is open rebuke than concealed love.
b) Deuteronomy 28:20; 2 Samuel 22:16; Job 26:11. The Lord has Power to.
c) Proverbs 13:1. Scoffers do not receive it.
d) Proverbs 17:10. Can really go deep into our hearts.
e) Proverbs 24:25; 28:23. We should not hold it back when it is needed and then we will be Blessed.
f) Ecclesiastes 7:5. From a wise person should be listened to.
g) Hosea 5:9. Can cause desolation.
h) Matthew 8:26. Jesus rebuked the high winds and rough sea.
i) Matthew 16:22; 19:13. Can sometimes be misdirected.
j) Mark 9:25; Luke 4:35. Jesus rebuked unclean spirits.
k) Luke 4:39. Jesus rebuked fever.
l) Luke 17:3. We can rebuke a sinning brother.
m) 1 Timothy 5:1. Should not be given sharply to an older man.
n) 1 Timothy 5:20. Rebuke publicly those Believers who continue in sin.
o) 2 Timothy 4:2. Ministers sometimes need to do it.
p) Jude 1:9. Rebuking Satan himself is the Lord’s responsibility – not ours.
(Through this QT I learn much about Rebuke)
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‘A Good Lesson.’
Philippians 4:11-13.
a) Philippians 4:11-12. Learning to be content.
b) Philippians 4:13. Learning to be positive.
c) Philippians 4:13. Learning to Trust in the Lord.
(This Second one teaches me A Good Lesson)
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Chris.
We are daily given choices. One of the choices we have as adult True Believers is what we learn. Even though our age may be mature, we should still be learning. The Bible and the Holy Spirit have many a good lesson for us, so let’s be ready and willing to learn.
