Monthly Archives: January 2016

What is your view of mankind? Think about how that makes you think through decisions and the way you interact with people. Think about how it gives you expectations about how they treat you…

Consider this text:

“Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing. But Jesus on his part did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people and needed no one to bear witness about man, for he himself knew what was in man.”

‭‭John‬ ‭2:23-25‬ ‭ESV‬‬

http://bible.com/59/jhn.2.23-25.esv

“His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.””‭‭John‬ ‭2:5‬ ‭ESV‬‬

http://bible.com/59/jhn.2.5.esv

Are you His servant? His disciple?

Well?

Spurgeon (or was it Geo. Mueller? – whichever) reportedly said “I will have no conversation with man before I’ve had a conversation of significance with God.”

Last night while preaching from Romans 15 (see below) I put it this way: open your Bible before you open your mouth.

“We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.” For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

‭‭Romans‬ ‭15:1-6‬ ‭ESV‬‬

http://bible.com/59/rom.15.1-6.esv

“We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.” For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.”‭‭Romans‬ ‭15:1-6‬ ‭ESV‬‬

http://bible.com/59/rom.15.1-6.esv

“But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.””‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭16:7‬ ‭ESV‬‬

http://bible.com/59/1sa.16.7.esv

“Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.”‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭15:24‬ ‭ESV‬‬

http://bible.com/59/1sa.15.24.esv