Friday, July 13, 2012

Restraint Is Important!



‘Restraint Is Important.’
a)     2 Thessalonians 2:6. The man of sin is being restrained.
b)     Matthew 26:52-53; 27:12-14; Mark 14:60-61. Jesus Christ exercised great restraint.
c)     1 Samuel 26:22-25. David showed great restraint.
d)     Exodus 14:21. The Lord restrained the sea.
e)     1 Peter 3:10. We must restrain ourselves from saying bad things.
(This QT reminds me that Restraint Is Important)
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‘Live By Faith.’
Galatians 3:6-10.
a)     Galatians 3:6. God gave approval to Abraham because of his Faith.
b)     Galatians 3:7. People who have Faith are Abraham’s descendants.
c)     Galatians 3:8. God plans to give Faith to whom He would.
d)     Galatians 3:9. People who Believe are Blessed together with Abraham.
e)     Galatians 3:10. If we try to live by our own effort we will be under a curse.
(This Second one encourages me to Live By Faith)
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Chris.
We must restrain ourselves from saying bad things. Because of retained hurts and offences it is easy to gossip and cause so much difficulty for other people. The Church is supposed to be different it is supposed to be a place of Light and Blessing. So often the Church is not what it is meant to be because people do not restrain their speech. 

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