Deuteronomy 6: The Pitfalls of Prosperity
God wants us to love Him enough to trust and obey Him. While adversity may be difficult, prosperity has its own set of potential pitfalls.
God wants us to love Him enough to trust and obey Him. While adversity may be difficult, prosperity has its own set of potential pitfalls.
Holding to a historical Jesus but not His resurrection is not sufficient for salvation. Acts 23 shows the centrality of this doctrine to Christianity.
Trusting in God seems like a risk to us, but it is always worth it. Moses reminded the Israelites of this truth in Deuteronomy 4.
Have you ever struggled with the violence of the Old Testament? Deuteronomy 3 displays God’s mercy and judgment.
The book of Numbers puts God’s holiness, sovereignty, and mercy on display. The Israelites grumble against Him, but He remains faithful to the covenant He made with them.
We are a new creation in Christ. Nevertheless, the old power of sin still wages war against the Spirit within us. We are in a soul-forming process by which the Spirit puts to death in us the deeds of the flesh. It is vital, therefore, that we remind ourselves who we are as fruit-bearers in the Spirit.
Where can we find a proper perspective? We must begin with God.
Measuring the success of discipleship is important; however, we must make sure to employ the right tools of measurement in order to judge that success.
In this lesson Ken Boa begins to discuss the desired outcome of discipleship: obedience-based disciples (people who obey what Jesus calls them to do).
Trusting God (transferring our confidence and hope from ourselves to Him) leads to obedience; together these concepts form the fifth of eight “spiritual essentials” (core aspects of the Christian faith), which Ken Boa is covering in his Friday morning men’s study at First Redeemer Church (Cumming, GA).
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