Wednesday Night December 25, 2013
Scriptures: Proverbs 22, 1 Corinthians 15, James 1
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Notes
Scriptures give us instructions on righteousness. If God made man, how can we then understand ourselves?
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
This is a direct commandment of scripture.
If you are angry for the wrong reasons, it will lead to hell’s fire. Who you are when you are angry is who you really are. What comes out of you is what is within you. You are what you are.
If you cannot change to be what God wants you to be or be controlled when you are angry, YOU AREN’T CHRISTIAN! (You can’t use the excuse: “I did it because I was mad.”)
Living for the flesh is when you do things because of your feelings and not because of your faith.
If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.
Don’t be deceived by people who go to church but curse when they get angry. What good is your religion?
Back during the civil rights movement, they could not fight back. Instead, they prayed and sung songs. (Compare this to being saved.)
Your friendships say more about you than your preference and priority.
Just because you see someone acting a fool, that doesn’t mean you should follow them.
God does not keep us ignorant. The devil feeds off of certain devices.
There are hateful/evil people on the internet and you should not associate yourself with them.
Angry people think they are right or justify their wrong doings.
Who you hang around affects you and your thinking.
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
If you hang around ungodly people that like ungodly stuff, you will begin to like the ungodly stuff that they like.
Unrepented sin is not good and you should get it out of your spirit. Don’t believe sin just go away. It’s still there until you repent.
If you need prayer, you have to ask for prayer.
Having knowledge of sin, feeling sorry, or knowing your wrong is not repenting. You have to confess your sins and ask for forgiveness.