Test Of Character 2 Corinthians 13:5. Command Contrary To Your Ideas Naaman (2 Kgs. 5:10-12) Naaman (2 Kgs. 5:10-12) Peter Peter What he learned (Acts.

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Test Of Character 2 Corinthians 13:5

Command Contrary To Your Ideas Naaman (2 Kgs. 5:10-12) Naaman (2 Kgs. 5:10-12) Peter Peter What he learned (Acts 10:28) What he learned (Acts 10:28) Applied—“…what was I that I could withstand God” (Acts 11:17b) Applied—“…what was I that I could withstand God” (Acts 11:17b) Others Others Husband head of wife (Eph. 5:23) Husband head of wife (Eph. 5:23) Any command about obedience, especially baptism Any command about obedience, especially baptism

Criticism Directed at Nehemiah’s work (Neh. 4:1-3) Directed at Nehemiah’s work (Neh. 4:1-3) Paul and Silas had charges against them exaggerated (Acts 16:20) Paul and Silas had charges against them exaggerated (Acts 16:20) What if someone lied about you (Matt. 11:18-19)? What if someone lied about you (Matt. 11:18-19)?

You Don’t Get Your Way Paul learned this Paul learned this Wanted to go a different direction (Acts 16:6-7) Wanted to go a different direction (Acts 16:6-7) The Lord wanted something else (Acts 16:8-10) The Lord wanted something else (Acts 16:8-10) How do you respond? How do you respond? Decisions need to be made Decisions need to be made Elders Elders Business meetings Business meetings Do you work to defeat it or do you work to make it the best it can be? Do you work to defeat it or do you work to make it the best it can be?

“We must be willing to forego our own preferences and opinions in order to maintain unity, prevent the offense of the weak consciences, and secure an unprejudiced hearing of the gospel. It is a true mark of maturity when a brother can contend for an opinion and then seeing that it is not accepted surrender it in order to build a consensus opinion which is agreeable to all” “We must be willing to forego our own preferences and opinions in order to maintain unity, prevent the offense of the weak consciences, and secure an unprejudiced hearing of the gospel. It is a true mark of maturity when a brother can contend for an opinion and then seeing that it is not accepted surrender it in order to build a consensus opinion which is agreeable to all”

Failure “Toiled all the night, and have taken nothing” (Lk. 5:5) “Toiled all the night, and have taken nothing” (Lk. 5:5) People are too easy to quit something People are too easy to quit something Failure is a challenge to our commitment Failure is a challenge to our commitment

Persecution Or Mistreatment Acts 14:19—Lystra Acts 14:19—Lystra What did they do? What did they do? Acts 14:20-27 Acts 14:20-27 Acts 16:22-24—Paul and Silas in jail Acts 16:22-24—Paul and Silas in jail What did they do? What did they do? Acts 16:25 Acts 16:25 The number of things endured by Paul is impressive (2 Cor. 11:23-28) The number of things endured by Paul is impressive (2 Cor. 11:23-28)