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Wisdom is a skill in living that begins with fearing God, then progresses to guarding your mind, choosing your companions, controlling your body, monitoring your words, pursuing your work, managing your money, and loving your neighbor. Very simple. But that’s it. And when you’ve done that, you’ve learned wisdom. It’s vital to be taught wisdom. For example, as a father, if I fail to teach my children to fear God, the devil will teach them to hate God. If I fail to teach my children to guard their mind, the devil will teach them to have an open mind. If I fail to teach my children to obey their parents, the devil will teach them to rebel and break his parents’ hearts. If I fail to teach my children to select their companions carefully, the devil will choose them for them. If I fail to teach my children to control their body, the devil will gladly teach them to give it completely over to their lusts. If I fail to teach my children to enjoy speech that is honorable to God, the devil will fill their mouths with filth. If I fail to teach my children to pursue their work, the devil will make them lazy. If I fail to teach them to manage their money, the devil will teach them to waste it on riotous living. If I fail to teach them to love their neighbor, the devil will gladly teach them to love only themselves. And the only reason I can pass any of this wisdom on to my children is because God has graciously made it all available in the Bible.
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The daily messages within every eBook are also very effective tools for parents who want to train their children to become wise in the skill of living. The family simply shares one, 2-minute message, every day. (The recommended time of day is just before the evening meal because it provides an opportunity for further discussion)
In 1 Thessalonians, Paul says true saving faith is not only manifest in production—"a faith that works," affection—"a love that labors," and continuation—"a hope that perseveres," but it also manifests itself in presentation. The people who are genuinely saved will remain under a truly powerful Holy Spirit-directed presentation of the gospel. And that is something the church cannot yield up. We cannot substitute cleverness for power, and what we need today in the ministry are men of God who are filled with the Holy Spirit and are thus filled with power, who preach with boldness the Word of the living God, which never returns void. And there is no substitute for any of that. Paul gives another identifying mark of the elect in verse 6; let's call it "life that is new." He says to the Thessalonians, "I know you're elect because you're different." Verse 6: "You also became imitators of us and of the Lord." Boy, if that doesn't say you're saved, I don't know what would. How do I know you're a Christian and it's real? Because you became an imitator of us and of the Lord. You became little copies. And by the way, it didn't them take very long; it's a transforming work. It happened right away after their conversion. At the moment of salvation comes newness in a life that was new. And the way it showed up was instead of being copies of the ungodly, they became copies of the godly. Instead of having identifying characteristics of their father, the devil, they had identifying characteristics of the Lord, which indicated they were His children. They were little mimics. Over in verse 14 of chapter 2 he says it again, "Brethren, you became mimics of the churches of God in Christ Jesus that are in Judea." Sure, you were copies. There's the evidence. New life. Paul says they were all on their own under the power of the Spirit of God, becoming imitators of us and of the Lord. That's the mark of true salvation. And God can effect that even if there isn't anybody around to help. They had come in contact with the model Christ through His copies, us. And he says you've become copiers of us and of the Lord. There's the evidence of regeneration. There's the evidence of new birth. There's the evidence of newness of life. Paul says in Romans 6 that when you believe in Jesus Christ, you're buried with Him by baptism into His death, and you rise to walk in newness of life. And that's exactly what had happened. The old died, and they were brand new. They were crucified with Christ; nevertheless, they lived, yet they didn't live alone, but Christ lived in them. And His life was manifest through them, and they were like copies of Christ. That's what "Christians" means: little Christs. It's a diminutive for Christ, little copies of Christ. Their lifestyle was different from the sordid, idolatrous paganism of their past and from the legalistic self-righteousness of the Jews in their past; they had become Christians, they had become little Christs. So Paul says, "I know you're elect because I can also see the newness of life." Second Corinthians 5:17 says, "If any man be in Christ, he is a new creation. Old things pass away; behold, new things come." Galatians 6:15 says, "Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; what counts is the new creation." So, true faith is evident not only in production, affection, continuation, and presentation, but also in transformation. And regardless of what you call yourself, if that evidence is missing, you're not a Christian. And that's why 2 Corinthians 13:5 says, "Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize about yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you—unless indeed you fail the test?" Repent and believe! GTY.org (52-3) - Identifying the Elect, Part 3
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My name is Mark Paul from Wauchula, Florida, and like the Apostle Peter said in 2 Peter 1:14, "I know that the laying aside of my earthly dwelling is imminent." Consequently, my goal is to leave a legacy that will continue to advance the kingdom of God long after I have departed. In other words, bear fruit for eternity. And by simply reading and sharing my free eBooks, you too become contributors to the advancement of His kingdom. Thank you for partaking in this endeavor, and I look forward to greeting you on heaven's shore.
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