"Do it. JUST DO IT!!!" -Shia LaBeouf
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Do you want to live in a way that honors God? Do you want to not live in a way that doesn’t honor God? Well this is a good ole’ do this and not that passage we’re looking at!
If you are truly a Christian, then you desire to honor God with your life. This is a passage that in a plain way tells us some ways we do that.
God’s people are expected to live godly lives!
God’s people are expected to live godly lives!
Read and pray
Paul’s “Hello”
Paul’s “Hello”
verses 1-4
a Christian leads to godliness.
Remember those Geico commercials, “It’s what you do”?
Godly leaders (and people)
Godly leaders (and people)
Being a
verses 5-19
This is a description of godliness. These things are expected of all God’s people, but required for the leaders of the church.
I had a teacher in high school, his name was Mr. Thurmer. He was a large man...
He was not very well qualified to do what he was doing by the looks of it.
These are qualifications for pastors. That doesn’t mean only pastors need to do their best to live according to these words. A pastor should have the attitude that Paul had when he told his people to be like him as he was trying to be like Christ. If your pastor is living according to God’s Word, then you should make the same effort He does to be like Christ.
Bad doctrine leads to ungodly living
Bad doctrine leads to ungodly living
verses 10-16
Bad doctrine leads to bad living, so everyone in the church is responsible to protect the church from it.
I’m the kind of guy who will see you doing something the wrong way and just wait for you to figure it out on your own...
This is the opposite of what we need to do in the church!
We’ve got to look out for each other and for our doctrine. We do this by studying and being in God’s Word!
All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
v16
“If you love Me, you will keep My commands.
This job starts with the overseers of the church, but it belongs to everyone.
This job starts with the overseers of the church, but it belongs to everyone.