Final Do's and Don't's

Often time the Christian life can appear to be a list of Dos and Do Nots. Although it encompasses so much more, there are times where the Bible clearly indicates and lists several thing we are called to do and in the same regard things to not engage in.

Do Not:

1. Repay evil for evil

1 Thessalonians 5:15 “See that no one repays anyone evil for evil,

Matthew 5:38 ““You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’”

2. Quench the Spirit

1 Thessalonians 5:19 “Do not quench the Spirit.”

Matthew 3:11 ““I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.”

3. Despise Prophesies

1 Thessalonians 5:20 “Do not despise prophecies,”

Sometimes these revelations concerned future events

Acts 11:28 “And one of them named Agabus stood up and foretold by the Spirit that there would be a great famine over all the world (this took place in the days of Claudius).”

but often they dealt with the present

Do:

(Leaders)

1 Thessalonians 5:12 “We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you,”

1. Respect those…

Respect- means to know or understand

a. who labor among us

b. who are over us

c. who admonish us

Instruct us

2. Esteem those same individuals very highly in love

1 Thessalonians 5:13a “and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work.

3. Be at peace among ourselves

1 Thessalonians 5:13b Be at peace among yourselves.”

4. Admonish the idle

1 Thessalonians 5:14 “And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle

an idle mind is the devil’s workshop -not in scripture

Revelation 3:16 “So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.”

Philippians 4:8 “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”

5. Encourage the fainthearted

v. 14 encourage the fainthearted,

6. Help the weak

v. 14 help the weak,

7. Be patient with all individuals

v. 14 be patient with them all

8. Seek to do good to everyone

1 Thessalonians 5:15 “See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone.”

9. Rejoice always

1 Thessalonians 5:16 “Rejoice always,”

10. Pray without ceasing

1 Thessalonians 5:17 “pray without ceasing,”

11. Give thanks in all circumstances

1 Thessalonians 5:18 “give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”

12. Test everything, and hold fast what is good

1 Thessalonians 5:20–21 “Do not despise prophecies, but test everything; hold fast what is good.”

13. Abstain from every form of evil

1 Thessalonians 5:22 “Abstain from every form of evil.”

To better understand the human body, in 1994, researchers made available a new computer tool called “The Visible Man.” The Visible Man consists of almost two thousand computer images.

To produce the images, scientists at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center took a man’s body that had been willed to science and took CAT scans, X rays, and MRI images of it. Then they embedded the body in gelatin. They froze it, sliced it crosswise into 1,800 millimeter-thin sections, and digitally photographed each cross section.

Medical students can look at The Visible Man from any angle, call up an image of any cross section they desire, rotate the images, and put them back together again.

What The Visible Man does for the body, the Word of God does for the soul. God’s Word pictures the inner person—our motives, priorities, thoughts, and sins.

1 Thessalonians 5:23–28 ESV

Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it. Brothers, pray for us. Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss. I put you under oath before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.