Jesus motivates His disciples to live righteously by emphasizing that such living comes from the heart with love and in trust, more than through observance of an external code of ethics. Consequently, NT wisdom reveals the differences between a correct behavior, based only on the Law, and righteous actions that proceed from the heart of a new life reborn in Christ.
Sister
Job 17:14
If I say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother’ or ‘My sister,’
Song of Songs 8:8
We have a young sister, and her breasts are not yet grown. What shall we do for our sister for the day she is spoken for?
Matthew 12:50
For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”
Romans 16:1
I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea.
1 Corinthians 7:15
But if the unbeliever leaves, let him do so. A believing man or woman is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace.
Steps to Faithful Obedience
Obeying the Father was supremely important to Jesus. Obedience is the response of faith to any instruction from God. Jesus taught that true faith will always be manifested in obedience to God’s revealed will. Successful Christian living results from seeking and knowing God’s will and then doing it in faith.
Psalm 46:1-2
1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth gives way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
Thoughts on Today's Verse....
God is not only our protector; he is our helper. Even when our world seems to be crashing around us, he is there. He will deliver us from death or deliver us through death. He will deliver us from evil or he will deliver us to overcome evil. Our task is to trust that in the midst of our earthquakes and tidal waves that we are not alone and not abandoned.
Sister
Job 17:14
If I say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother’ or ‘My sister,’
Song of Songs 8:8
We have a young sister, and her breasts are not yet grown. What shall we do for our sister for the day she is spoken for?
Matthew 12:50
For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”
Romans 16:1
I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea.
1 Corinthians 7:15
But if the unbeliever leaves, let him do so. A believing man or woman is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace.
Steps to Faithful Obedience
Obeying the Father was supremely important to Jesus. Obedience is the response of faith to any instruction from God. Jesus taught that true faith will always be manifested in obedience to God’s revealed will. Successful Christian living results from seeking and knowing God’s will and then doing it in faith.
Psalm 46:1-2
1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth gives way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
Thoughts on Today's Verse....
God is not only our protector; he is our helper. Even when our world seems to be crashing around us, he is there. He will deliver us from death or deliver us through death. He will deliver us from evil or he will deliver us to overcome evil. Our task is to trust that in the midst of our earthquakes and tidal waves that we are not alone and not abandoned.
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