‘Live In Freedom.’
Colossians 2:20-23.
a) Colossians 2:20. We have died with Christ.
b) Colossians 2:20. We are set free from the spiritual powers of this World system.
c) Colossians 2:20-21. Why do we keep on following the rules of the World system:-
1- Do not handle.
2- Do not taste.
3- Do not touch.
d) Colossians 2:22. Such rules are mere human teachings about things that deteriorate as we use them.
e) Colossians 2:23. These rules may seem wise because they require:-
1- Strong devotion.
2- Pious self denial.
3- Severe bodily discipline.
f) Colossians 2:23. These rules provide no help in conquering a person’s evil desires.
(This QT encourages me to Live In Freedom)
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‘Seek First God’s Kingdom.’
Matthew 6:30-33.
a) Matthew 6:30. If God clothes the grass of the field which today is and tomorrow is cast into the oven.
b) Matthew 6:30. How shall He not much more clothe us, even in our scant Faith.
c) Matthew 6:31. We should not be anxious, thinking and saying:-
1- What shall we eat?
2- What shall we drink?
3- With what shall we be clothed?
d) Matthew 6:32. The Gentiles seek after all these things.
e) Matthew 6:32. Our Heavenly Father knows that we have need of all these things.
f) Matthew 6:33. We are to seek first God’s Kingdom and His Righteousness.
g) Matthew 6:33. All these things then shall be added to us.
(This Second one reminds me to Seek First God’s Kingdom)
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Chris.
What shall we drink? Social drinking has become extremely popular in the more affluent Nations of the World. It has become a way of life and a habit. People go to the coffee shop or to the pub far more than they did ten or twenty years ago. Rather than criticising or being unpleasant towards people and their social drinking we should encourage the correct motives for social drinking, these are fellowship, ministry in an informal setting and even meeting friends endeavouring to share the Truth of the Gospel with them. (By the word “pub” I do not mean “bar”, I mean a place where it is acceptable to eat and drink with a family)
