Wednesday, October 24, 2012

No Shame But Commitment!



‘No Shame But Commitment.’
2 Timothy 1:8.
a)   We should never be ashamed of the Testimony of the Lord.
b)   We should never be ashamed of the Testimony of those people who truly suffer for the Lord.
c)   We should share in the suffering for the Gospel’s sake of those people who are imprisoned for the sake of the Gospel.
d)   This prison may be:-
1-  Literal.
2-  Physical.
3-  Mental.
4-  Social.
(Through this QT I desire to have No Shame But Commitment)
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‘Basic Believers’ Responsibility.’
a)   Galatians 6:2. Share each others’ burdens and fulfil the Law of Christ.
b)   Acts 12:5; Hebrews 13:3. Pray for those who are wrongfully punished and imprisoned.
c)   Romans 12:15. Weep with those people who weep.
d)   Job 6:14. Be kind to a fainting friend.
e)   James 1:27. Care for orphans and widows.
f)    2 Corinthians 1:4. Comfort other people with the same comfort that is given to us by God.
g)   1 Thessalonians 4:18. Encourage one another.
h)   Isaiah 58:10. Feed the hungry and help those people who are in trouble.
i)    Psalm 82:3-4. We should:-
1-  Give Justice to.
2-  Uphold the rights of.
3-  Rescue.
4-  Deliver.
THESE PEOPLE:-
1-  The poor.
2-  The orphan.
3-  The oppressed.
4-  The destitute.
5-  The helpless.
6-  The people in the grasp of evil others.
(Through this Second one I find that True Believers have much to do: our Basic Believers’ Responsibility)
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Chris.
The Church is supposed to uphold the rights of various people who suffer injustice. Before we consider other countries we need to consider our own. This is not entering politics for the sake of entering politics but it is simply standing up for and upholding peoples’ rights from a Biblical rather than a political view. Personally, I do not like secular concepts of “human rights” these humanistic organisations are often roots for anarchy and violence. The Biblical upholding of human rights from the Voice of the Church is very meaningful and correct. 

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