‘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)
‘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)
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.
