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“And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.” - Romans 13:11-14
EXPLORATION
In most times people get either excited, provoked or challenged after a sermon or teaching enough to make a decision to change for the better.
"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith." - Romans 12:1-3
EXPLORATION
DEFINITION: To sacrifice means to offer something (living or non-living) to a deity in worship; to give up something for someone or something else. A sacrifice also means the thing (animal) killed for an offering; It could be something given up in order to benefit another person or gain something more important.
"O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor? Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again? For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen." - Romans 11:33-36
EXPLORATION
Definition: Knowledge is information obtained by a person either through hearing or seeing. It could be experience based on what he feels, tastes or smells...
Today's study is the conclusion of our series on Abraham, the father of faith. In summary, Abraham was called out of Ur and Haran at the age of seventy-five when he did not have any child. Though he had an idolatrous background, in obedience to God, he left his homeland Ur, his kinsmen and his father's house to a place God was to show him. The bible says that he left by faith; not knowing where he was going.
God made covenant promises to Abraham at different times which were as follows:
The Narrow Way To Life (Part II)
"Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." - Matthew 7:13-14
EXPLORATION
From last week's Digest we saw that in these two verses of scripture, Jesus revealed that there are two different ways in this world and each of us is certainly walking on one of the two. One is the bad way of sin, and the other the good way of holiness. That is, of right or wrong, good or evil, one is the way to heaven, the other, the way to hell. You must be walking on one of these two ways because there is no middle ground either now or hereafter. It is either the best or the worst.
The Narrow Way To Life (Part I)
"Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." - Matthew 7:13-14
EXPLORATION
In these two verses of scripture, Jesus Christ reveals that there are two different ways in this world and each of us is certainly walking on one of the two. One is the bad way of sin, and the other the good way of holiness. That is, of right or wrong, good or evil; one is the way to heaven, the other, the way to hell. You must be walking on one of these two ways because there is no middle ground, either now or hereafter. It is either the best way or the worst.