‘Effectively Serving People With The Gospel.’
1 Corinthians 9:19-23.
a) 1 Corinthians 9:19. Apostle Paul was not bound to obey people simply because they pay him.
b) 1 Corinthians 9:19. Paul became a servant of all people that he might win them to Christ.
c) 1 Corinthians 9:20. When with Jews he submitted himself to Jewish culture.
d) 1 Corinthians 9:21. When with Gentiles Paul obeyed the Law of Christ, he tried to fit in with them. Paul tried to gain their confidence and bring them to Christ.
e) 1 Corinthians 9:22. When Paul was with oppressed people he fully identified himself with them. He sought common ground that he might bring them to Christ.
f) 1 Corinthians 9:23. Paul did all this to spread the Good News and in doing so he would share its Blessings.
(In this QT I learn more about Effectively Serving People With The Gospel)
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‘Living A Life Of Spiritual Maturity.’
Ephesians 5:3 – 6:9.
a) Ephesians 5:3. Sexual immorality has no place amongst God’s People.
b) Ephesians 5:4. Obscene stories and thankfulness to God cannot be linked.
c) Ephesians 5:5. These people will not enter the Kingdom of God and of Christ:-
1-Immoral People.
2-Impure People.
3-Greedy People who are actually idolaters, worshipping the things of this World system.
d) Ephesians 5:6. The terrible Anger of God will come eventually upon those people who disobey God.
e) Ephesians 5:7. True Believers do not participate in evil things.
f) Ephesians 5:8. Our hearts were once full of darkness, now we are full of Light from the Lord and our behaviour should show it.
g) Ephesians 5:9. The Light within us produces what is:-
1-Good.
2-Right.
3-True.
h) Ephesians 5:10. We should try to find out what is pleasing to the Lord.
i) Ephesians 5:11. Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil, instead rebuke and expose them.
j) Ephesians 5:12. It is shameful to talk about the darkness and evil things.
k) Ephesians 5:13. Light exposes evil.
l) Ephesians 5:14. When the Light shines we can rise up and Christ will give us Light.
m) Ephesians 5:15. We should be careful to live as wise people.
n) Ephesians 5:16. Make every opportunity to do good.
o) Ephesians 5:17. We should not act thoughtlessly, rather we should try to understand what the Lord wants us to do.
p) Ephesians 5:18-21. Do not get drunk with wine but we should let the Holy Spirit fill and control us, then we will be:-
1-5:19. Positive.
2-5:20. Thankful.
3-5:21. Able to well relate to each other.
q) Ephesians 5:22 – 6:4. Family relationships of mature True Believers.
r) Ephesians 6:5-8. For True Believer employees.
s) Ephesians 6:9. For True Believer employers.
(This Second one challenges me to be Living A Life Of Spiritual Maturity)
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Chris,
Sometimes we are perverted in our idea of God in that we think that Love is the only way that God has of expressing Himself. We get this idea from incomplete and incorrect exposition of God’s Word, especially in so called “Inner Healing” ministry. God can, as He sometimes reveals Himself in the Scriptures, express Himself in other ways. In Ephesians we read about the Anger of God. A balanced understanding of God is so important if our Faith is going to grow.
