‘It Is Wise To Keep Good Relationships.’
Proverbs 17:13-14.
a) The person who gives evil in return for good will always have trouble in their home.
b) Starting a quarrel is like opening a floodgate.
c) Stop quarrelling before it gets out of control and becomes a fight.
(This QT reminds me that It Is Wise To Keep Good Relationships)
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‘Sheer Practical Christianity.’
Galatians 6:1-10.
a) Galatians 6:1. If a person in the Church does something wrong then the spiritual people in the Church should turn that person away from their wrongdoing. This should be done in a gentle way lest the spiritual people are also tempted to do wrong.
b) Galatians 6:2. By carrying each others’ burdens we follow Christ’s Teachings.
c) Galatians 6:3. If anyone thinks that they are important when really they are not important, they are fooling themselves.
d) Galatians 6:4. Each person should judge their own actions and not compare themselves with other people. They should be well pleased with their own achievements.
e) Galatians 6:5. Each person should be responsible for themselves.
f) Galatians 6:6. The person who is being taught the Word of God should share good things with their Teacher.
g) Galatians 6:7. Do not make any mistake about this, we cannot deceive God, whatever we plant we shall harvest.
h) Galatians 6:8. If we plant to satisfy our sinful and corrupt selves then that sinful and corrupt self will bring us ruin.
i) Galatians 6:8. If we plant to please the Holy Spirit, we will receive Eternal Life from the Holy Spirit.
j) Galatians 6:9. We must not become tired of doing good. We will receive our harvest of Eternal Life at the right time if we do not give up.
k) Galatians 6:10. Whenever we have the opportunity to help anyone we should do it. We should give special attention (but not exclusively) to God’s Family.
(In this Second one I find Sheer Practical Christianity and I am challenged)
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Chris.
We should not plant to satisfy our sinful and corrupt selves. Even in Church we are sometimes very calculative with our seeming “generosity” and relationships. We sow and plant in a way so that really we are looking after our sinful and corrupt selves. God is not pleased with such behaviour, maybe our flesh could possibly be satisfied with the result, but our actually Spiritual benefit will be zero.
