HEEDING HEURISTIC HEARTENING

HEEDING HEURISTIC HEARTENING

Friday, June 10, 2016

Matthew [ESV] 6:33  But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness,

Luke [KJV] 11:1-2  And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.

John [ESV] 8:31-32  So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, "If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."

John [ESV] 17 [Soon to depart, Jesus prayed to Father] …  I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.

2Corinthians  [ESV] 5:14-21  For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised. From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

2Timothy [ESV] 2:1-2  You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.

2Timothy [ESV] 2:14-15  Remind them of these things, and charge them before God not to quarrel about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers. Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.

    People tell me they want to be more godly in living. Some expect this to occur without investment of effort. Godliness doesn’t grow on trees, nor is it easily acquired.

·         It takes submission to laboring.

·         It takes submissive acceptance to what is discovered by laboring.

·         It takes submissive personal application to Truth realized.

·         Without submissiveness in the 3 previous points we will not live free; restricted and hindered by our refusing to submit to spiritual labor, its personal revelations and needed applications.

·         With submissiveness to Truth discovered we practice godliness and are freely active 2Corinthians 5:14-21 and 2Timothy 2:2 kingdom agents.

  Truly, godliness with competency and contentment is great gain! (1Tim.6:6)

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