Spiritual Growth Putting On

Spirit’s Power – Luke 24:49
I am going to send you what my Father has promised;  but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”

Humility – 1 Peter 5:5
In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves  to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility  toward one another, because,
  “God opposes the proud
 but shows favor to the humble.”

Righteousness – Revelation 19:8
Fine linen,  bright and clean,
 was given her to wear.”
 (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts  of God’s holy people.)

Man’s Problem

Shame – Isaiah 54:4
“Do not be afraid;  you will not be put to shame.
 Do not fear disgrace;  you will not be humiliated.
 You will forget the shame of your youth
 and remember no more the reproach  of your widowhood.

Thoughts 

. If you love only the people who are like you—who have the same values, the same economic and educational background—you’re not really doing much except loving yourself. - Rick Reynolds

. We do not have a personal Gospel and a social gospel.  There is one Gospel, and one Gospel only, and that Gospel is the Gospel of God—this indivisible message from God has its individual application and its social application.  It has the power to redeem the individual and also the power to redeem social order. - Jesse M. Bader

Activities of Satan

Giving false promises – Genesis 3:4-5
“You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman.    “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God,  knowing good and evil.”

[Message No: 6891]