Here we go! LEARN, SUBMIT & SHARE! LEARN what the Bible teaches; SUBMIT to what it says; then, SHARE the truth with others. Since, no one knows it all, it is necessary to always study God's Word to learn. Further, since submission requires that we apply what we learn, it is mandatory to share with others. If we fail in any part, ALL THREE: learning, submission and sharing, will be in question by others and, even ourselves.GOODNEWSLETTERNumber 432 September 12, 20112Three Eternal Biblical Practices"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, reproof and correctionthat the man of God may be perfect thoroughly furnished unto good works," 1st Timothy 3:16.
1st: "Study to show thyself approved..." according to 2nd Timothy 2:15. We are to reach others by knowing what the Bible says. I don't won't to sound redundant but, if there isn't chapter and verse behind our motives, our heart can't be right.
2nd: "Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were entreating through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, BE RECONCILED UNTO GOD" (2nd Cor. 5:20). Every member of the Lord's Church is to be an "ambassador for Christ." Paul tells us to beg people, even; to get them reconciled unto God on behalf of Christ. When we go to the scholars; such as Liddell & Scott, we read that they say: RECONCILIATION is an exchange; as in prisoners. "To change a person from enmity (at war with) to friendship." These well known Greek scholars say that men are reconciled when they come to Jesus. They cite 2nd Cor. 5:19: "Namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the world of RECONCILIATION," (Page 899, Greek-English Lexicon).
3rd: "Preach the Word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort,with great patience and instruction," 2nd Timothy 4:2. Again, every member has to fulfill God's calling and share what they have learned. Paul wrote to a young preacher named Timothy to: "Preach the Word." I normally ask a person that I just met, "Are you a Christian? Or, are you saved. The best is: 'Where will you spend eternity?' If they don't act surprised at the time, I expect that the question bothers them for a long time, nevertheless. I hope so. Certainly, knowing where we are going and how to get there is the best knowledge that man will ever learn, submit and share with others.
Think about these three Biblical Principles. Ask yourself about your knowledge; about your submission to what you know and; share with others the fact that Jesus died to reconcile us unto the Father. AMEN and AMEN !!!