Three Instructions For The Christian Life
Be teachable
James 1:19 (NLT) “My dear brothers and sisters, be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.”
“Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig.” ~ Paul Dickson “Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig.” ~ Paul Dickson
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“Don’t mind criticism. If it’s untrue, disregard it; if it’s unfair, keep from irritation; if it’s ignorant, smile; if it’s justified, learn from it.”
1 Thess. 5:21-22 (NIV) “Test everything. Hold on to the good. Avoid every kind of evil.”
Live a moral life
James 1:21 (NLT) “So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the message God has planted in your hearts, for it is strong enough to save your souls.”
1 John 1:8-9 (NLT) “If we say we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and refusing to accept the truth. But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanse us from every wrong.”
Embrace The Word Of God
“And remember, it is a message to obey, not just to listen to. If you don’t obey, you are only fooling yourself. For if you just listen and don’t obey, it is like looking James 1:22-25 (NLT)
at your face in a mirror but doing nothing to improve your appearance. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. But if you keep looking steadily James 1:22-25 (NLT)
into God’s perfect law—the law that sets you free—and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.”
“Most people are bothered by those passages in Scripture which they cannot understand. The Scripture which troubles me most is the Scripture I do understand.” ~ Mark Twain “Most people are bothered by those passages in Scripture which they cannot understand. The Scripture which troubles me most is the Scripture I do understand.” ~ Mark Twain
“Christianity has been studied and practiced for ages, but it has been studied far more than it has been practiced.”