series: Acting in grace together #
verse: James 1:19-21 #
19 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; 20 for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. 21 Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
What does a biblical community look like? #
Graciously acting together. The most important part of Christian life is to be a “born again believer”. A life that is fully influenced by Jesus Christ. To be born again isn’t “sinless”, but we should have a pursuit of a different style of life. If you have truly accepted Jesus Christ, you get to experience not just eternity and salvation, but also a new freedom. He naturally changes our heart, to know what is right and wrong. We have the truth within us. The word of God is a the manual of life, a necessity. and it is pivotal that we depend on it every single day.
We consume so much data everyday so much content. But how much of that is God’s word? #
This is what can suffocate us. We stop hearing of our God, and hear more of the world. Our pride makes us quick to anger, slow to hear, because it makes us not rely on him. We say, “I don’t need the bible to know what is right or wrong” and it leads us to misery. The opposite of this is humility. We need to have humility. Receive the implanted word with meekness.
Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but rather thinking of your self less.
We must fully accept the bible in its entirety, and not just partially. To know the real living God, you must know the bible and accept it in its entirety. We sometimes put limits on our God. “God you empower me to be capable of X, but I don’t think i can do Y”. This mentallity speaks volumes. It says that you don’t trust God, and that you are prideful. It is undeniable that God is working in us and that he is always there for us. It is up to you to accept his love and help. Thus we need to humble ourselves in every manner. Be humble before God, be humble before the living word, be humble and a servant to others.
Call to action #
Deny the flesh. Have a heart to make it work. Do the uncomfortable. Do the unthinkable. Love on Jesus in every moment. Actively remind yourself of God in every moment.