Studies filed under: 4 Things, Christian Living



Four Things Christians Should Do

In 1 Peter 2 the Apostle Peter gives us four ways Christians are to relate to those around them.

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Rest In God’s Will

“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. ”
- Romans 12:2
But how may we know God’s will? That is not always easy. Yet the difficulty is not in Him. He does not [...]

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Perfect Peace

You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.”
- Isa. 26:3
What is signified by a mind “stayed on” the Lord? At least three things.
First, to make the Lord the Portion of my soul.
All around us are those vainly seeking contentment in things: such [...]

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Wisdom for the Asking

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.” (James 1:5)
“If any of you lacks wisdom”. There is no “if” in the matter, for I am sure I lack it. What do I know? How can I [...]

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Putting God First

“Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you”
- Matthew 6:33
When we look at these words of Jesus, we immediately find them to be the most revolutionary that human ears have ever heard. “. . . seek first the kingdom of God . . . .” [...]

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Made Rich by Faith

“For the needy shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish forever.”
- Psalm 9:18
Poverty is a hard heritage; but those who trust in the Lord are made rich by faith. They know that they are not forgotten of God, and though it may seem that they are overlooked in [...]

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Love Thy Neighbor

“You shall love your neighbor.”
- Matthew 5:43
“Love your neighbor.” Perhaps he rolls in riches, and you are poor, and living in your little cot side-by-side with his lordly mansion; you see every day his estates, his fine linen, and his lavish banquets; God has given him these gifts, covet not his wealth, and think [...]

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Spurgeon’s Last Sermon

The closing words of Mr. Spurgeon’s last sermon on June 7th, 1891, were characteristic of the man, as follows:
“What I have to say lastly is this: How greatly I desire that you who are not yet enlisted in my Lord’s band would come to Him because you see what a kind and gracious Lord [...]

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Holy Fear

“He that fears the commandment shall be rewarded.”
- Proverbs 13:13
Holy awe of God’s Word is very rare. Men think themselves wiser than the Word of the Lord and sit in judgment upon it. “So did not I, because of the fear of God.”
We accept the inspired Book as infallible and prove our esteem by [...]

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An Open Door Set Before You

“I have set before you an open door, and no man can shut it.”
- Revelation 3:8
Saints who remain faithful to the truth of God have an open door before them. My soul, you have resolved to live and die by that which the Lord has revealed in His Word, and therefore before you stands this [...]

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