‘Be Wise And Stay Wise.’
a) Proverbs 14:33. Wisdom is found in an understanding heart but not found among fools.
b) Proverbs 12:16. A wise person stays calm when insulted.
c) Proverbs 12:23. Wise people do not make a show of their knowledge.
d) Proverbs 13:16. Wise people think before they act.
e) Proverbs 15:2. Wise people make learning a joy.
f) Proverbs 29:11. A wise person quietly holds anger back.
(Through this QT I want to Be Wise And Stay Wise)
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‘Do Not Get Caught Up In Former Things.’
a) Ephesians 2:3. We followed the desires and passions of our evil nature and were under God’s anger.
b) Romans 7:9. I realised that I was a sinner.
c) Romans 11:30. We were rebels against God.
d) Galatians 1:13. We may have violently opposed True Believers.
e) Ephesians 2:2; Colossians 3:7. We used to live like the rest of the World, full of sin and obeying Satan.
f) Ephesians 2:11. We were outsiders by birth.
g) Ephesians 2:13; Colossians 1:21. We were far away from God.
h) Ephesians 5:8. Our hearts were full of darkness.
i) Titus 3:3. We were:-
1- Foolish.
2- Disobedient.
3- Misled by other people.
4- Slaves of many evil desire and wicked pleasures.
5- Full of envy.
6- Full of evil.
7- Hating other people.
j) 1 Peter 2:10. Once we were not a people.
k) 1 Peter 3:20. We disobeyed God.
(This Second one reminds me: Do Not Get Caught Up In Former Things)
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Chris.
The word ‘disobedient’ is not a word that we like to hear. Both obedience and disobedience are words that preachers who want to be popular with the people will avoid. The Bible, however, encourages us to be obedient to God.
