STUDIES FROM BRETHREN IN CHRIST

9/27/2020 ~ Preach the Word

🕮   PreachAM.mp3 (42m 10s)   Preach.pptx Darkness sings of what it cannot hear. All answers come by the words we know. Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. ~ 1st Timothy 4:13 Conditions of wealth are relative. Does one seek inner or outer satisfactions for the soul to digest? Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. ~ 2nd Timothy 4:2 If we can’t see wisdom, evils will destroy us   Preach the word! Be ready in       season and out of season.                  → Convince                  → Rebuke                  → Exhort                       ⭩    ⭨   Longsuffering   Teaching Instructions are clear. Without the Word of God we are crippled in attempting to become better as a whole. Speak these things, exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you. ~ Titus 2:15 The sword of truth cuts between love and correction. And He commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is He who was ordained by God to be Judge of the living and the dead. ~ Acts 10:42 The Word announces Jesus will judge all, at the appointed time, of both living and dead as this age comes to an end. Those who are sinning rebuke in the presence of all, that the rest also may fear. ~ 1st Timothy 5:20 Courage is always lacking in confronting sin. Heinous acts of injustice should not be excused or rewarded, but terminated for the better of the whole. To maintain growing evil violators only defeats all that could be greater among us. ... rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith, not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn ... ~ Titus 1:13-14 Correction is a guide to the truth. To never overcome fantasies, built on the sands of desire, causes one to neglect to see the truth of faith. Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. ~ Luke 17:3 Many will never apologize expecting that everyone else should. An unapologetic heart is the demise of all who encounter it. 'You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.' ~ Leviticus 19:17 Love is the pinnacle of human advancement to the spiritual realm, of joy, peace and harmony. "... warn the wicked to turn from his way, and he does not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul." ~ Ezekiel 33:9 Each has responsibility to uphold the truth's justice   Warn the wicked to turn        |                ⭨        |                 Does not turn        |                       ⭨        |                         Shall die        |       ↓    You have delivered your soul   There is no looking back if forward is not seen. Rebuke is more effective for a wise man Than a hundred blows on a fool. ~ Proverbs 17:10 Wisdom is the principle thing, and if we abandon the truth of this, our children are already destroyed. It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise Than for a man to hear the song of fools. ~ Ecclesiastes 7:5 Without strong characteristics of moral obligations, the fan of delusions take over. Turn at my rebuke; Surely I will pour out my spirit on you; I will make my words known to you. ~ Proverbs 1:23 God’s own Spirit calls for us to return to His upright nature of harmony between souls. The instructions to regain sense is found in His divine Word, delivered once for all to know, not to be adjusted, added to, or deleted when inconvenient. "And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:" ~ John 16:8 The onslaught of His judgment will bare all truth   Convict the World of:            ● Sin                      → Evil          ● Righteousness → Goodness            ● Judgment          → Decision Judgment is as certain as the death of the flesh. ... "Today, if you will hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion." ~ Hebrews 3:12-15 Dismissing responsibility puts hate as the misery   Beware:      ⮡  of an evil heart of unbelief            ⮡  in departing from the living God  ↑ But exhort one another daily                          ↓         Lest you be hardened             ⮡  through the deceitfulness of sin   ⭐ Partakers of Christ Hold confidence steadfast to the end Hear His voice Today The horizon has always come with warnings. Without knowledge of His ways to guide us, snare lines surround the borders. ... love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, ... ~ Hebrews 10:24-25 Only fantastic is the result of unity among men  Consider one another      ⮡  to stir up love and good works                                ↓          Not forsaking assembling                   ⮡  of ourselves together                                  ↕                 But exhorting one another No one can do what must be done by the one who is you. ... that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another. ~ Romans 15:14 Caring is only good when knowledge’s truth rules   ① Full of goodness   ② Filled with all knowledge   Able also to admonish one another   Goodness and knowledge are prerequisites to being able to correct ourselves and those we care for. ... strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, "We must through many tribulations ..." ~ Acts 14:22 The climb through life has never been easy for any of us. It is a quest to obtain peace of heart and love of mind. Many fall to the quandaries of self criticism and disgust of living. ... the LORD, Nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him; For whom the LORD loves He chastens, ... ~ Hebrews 12:5-6 Only humble hearts filled with the desire of becoming wiser have the ability to lift their souls. If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; ... ~ Hebrews 12:7-8 Bumps and cliffs will appear on the path to enlightenment. No one achieves a plateau without a great deal of climbing. For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise: ... ~ Hebrews 10:36 It is important for all to realize doing is part of the larger picture. To get it done, is for those that do. In a society that relinquishes its’ excellence, and caters to burdens of despair, filtered down from disgruntled leaders, produces challenges for all who endure under the affiliations, either real of imagined. Tyrannies of man stir unrest. Convolution has no foundation. And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. ~ Hebrews 6:15 If we wait at the dock of life the reward will come. ...of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. ~ Galatians 5:22-23 Opposites do not attract between truth and lies   Fruit of the Spirit is:   Spoils:          ● Love                           X Contempt          ● Joy                             X Unhappy          ● Peace                         X Turmoil          ● Longsuffering           X Impatience            ● Kindness                   X Meanness          ● Goodness                  X Evil          ● Faithfulness              X Unbelief          ● Gentleness                X Harshness          ● Self-control                X Impulsive         → Freedom              Bondage The Bible is clear on those qualities God looks for in a soul. If it is one’s goal to get caught up in to eternal life, attention to His desires must take precedence. ... in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, ... ~ Galatians 6:9-10 No fish to fry leaves the pan empty. To fill the self with His food is to become nourished in the truth. The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish ... ~ 2nd Peter 3:9 For the person expecting everyone to apologize, this is not the call of God. Even though the Lord cannot be visibly seen in His entirety, one must see Him near to have any useful effect. ... be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless; and consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation ~ 2nd Peter 3:14-15 Only Jesus can save us from judgment that all deserve. Paying attention does not come by the lazy ● Convince, rebuke, exhort / longsuffering & teaching ● Jesus will judge the living and the dead ● Forgiveness is part of faith for those receptive ● One must warn those sinning to be free of the same ● Rebukes build the strength of the wise ● He will convict sinners in righteousness & judgment ● Confident steadfastness in faith wins the prize ● It is good as we are able to correct one another ● Endurance will involve many afflictions on His path ● The Lord chastens all in order to refine character ● Those patient in the faith receive the promise ● Lose not heart doing good especially for the faithful ● Pray God finds us at peace hoping in His salvation The wind cannot change the direction God calls us to go. Darkness believes it is the brightest thing going.