There is a little verse tucked away in the book of Leviticus that reveals an oft-neglected value among those making a claim to godliness. We often miss these seemingly obscure biblical insights because we read much of the Old Testament as wholly obsolete for our new covenant Christian lives. While it is true…
A godly fear of the Lord will prompt us to sincerely love and highly esteem his fruitful servants who courageously set an example of fighting for truth.
Like the early church and the Apostles, today’s Christians ought to sincerely love and highly esteem their church leaders who are gifted, called, trained, and qualified to lead them and their churches into greater fruitfulness.
By God’s power our bold, courageous, and sometimes indignant resolve to do right must be thoughtfully governed by a humble, constructive, and Christlike propriety, regardless of the provocations from our sinful world.
Here is one of the most simple, yet most serious warnings found in the Bible: “God is opposed to the proud” (James 4:6; 1 Peter 5:5). The last thing we as God’s children should want is to dabble in the archetypal sin that was the initial cause of all the rebellion and corruption in the universe (Ezekiel 28:14-17). We are shown in God’s word that pride’s antithesis and remedy is the fear of the Lord (Romans 11:20; Jeremiah 44:10; Proverbs 8:13). For those who have repented of their sins
We must seek to honor God by honoring and submitting to the earthly authorities he has placed over our lives, while being careful to never resist or defy Christ’s ultimate authority.
We need to be discerning in our evangelism, knowing when to move on and understand the gravity of the situation when we have to.
God wants us to purposefully, thoughtfully and specifically express kindness to Christians who encourage us and faithfully serve his church.
While earthly governments are far from what they should be, we must respectfully obey their laws and dutifully pay our taxes as an act of devotion to Jesus Christ.
To be truly grateful for grace we must “fear God” — knowing something of what it means to stand in fear, awe and reverence of the holiness, justice and power of God.
We should know more about God’s impressive angels because, not only is Christ better, but God’s sacrificial love for us outweighs anything the angels will ever experience.
The Lordship of Christ must be thoughtfully understood, affirmed and responded to on a daily basis through obedience, submission and dependence on Jesus.
God has called us to honor those who invest in our spiritual lives. It is a dishonor to God when we take our “spiritual gardeners” for granted. We must care for them!
Christians ought to be the most respectful, productive and excellent workers our bosses have ever met.
Obedience and respect for authority must be the overarching value that permeates your family if your kids are to consistently obey their parents.
