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Category: Book 2 Chapter 8

Never use or manipulate people. Always be direct and straightforward

Here is another vital principle. You have no right to use any other person. In all your dealings with others you must be open and transparent and pay for all services or goods that you need. If you are willing to reciprocate, then it’s alright …

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February 11, 2020April 3, 2020 By Real Christianity development

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  • Introduction to “Growing in the character of a disciple”
  • What it means to be a real disciple
    • Deep commitment to Jesus is needed
    • Being a real Christian is not easy
    • Every disciple is in a spiritual war
    • Self-denial is essential
    • A disciple is a citizen of God’s Kingdom
    • We fight between our spirit and our flesh
    • We must reject the world’s values
    • Every disciple must lose his fear of people
    • Battle with the Devil and all his demons
    • Preparing for persecution and suffering
    • Endurance and perseverance
    • Some of the beneficial effects of hardship
    • Be content in all circumstances
    • Duty to learn Bible doctrine well
    • We must “enter by the narrow gate”
  • How God develops disciples
    • Be realistic about the cost
    • Discipleship brings conflict
    • Be salt and light in this world
    • Jesus refines us like silver
    • God disciplines His children
    • God deals with the wicked
    • Ananias and Sapphira
    • Delivering a man to Satan
    • Warnings in the letter to the Hebrews
    • What is sin leading to death?
    • God uses adversity
    • Furnace of affliction
    • God will test you with pressure
    • Ongoing quality control tests
    • Joys and benefits too
    • Jesus is patient and realistic
  • Thankfulness – make it a habit
    • Ingratitude is the norm
    • Corrosive effect of grumbling
    • Complaining makes you sour
    • Complaining shows sinful nature is alive
    • God is never to blame for anything
    • Thankfulness opens our eyes
    • Give thanks out loud
    • Thankfulness draws us to God
    • Thankfulness is a decision
    • Thank in all circumstances
    • Give thanks for past help
  • Faithfulness
    • Must want to be faithful
    • God wants commitment
    • Can’t find faithful people
    • Growing means many tests
    • Pass tests to progress
    • Be faithful to God
    • Faithful to God’s Word
    • Daniel – a faithful man
    • King Saul was not faithful
    • King David was very faithful
  • God’s assessment of kings of Judah
    • King Amaziah
    • Kings Uzziah and Jotham
    • King Ahaz
    • King Hezekiah
    • Kings Manasseh and Amon
    • King Josiah
  • Responsibilities to be faithful
    • Jesus see everything we do
    • Our word must be our bond
    • Faithful in relationships
    • Faithfulness to God Himself
    • Faithfulness to our husband or wife
    • Faithfulness to children and parents
    • Faithful to friends and acquaintances
    • Faithfulness to our employer
    • Responsibilities we’re given
    • Faithfulness to colleagues, customers etc
    • Staff, junior colleagues etc
    • Faithfulness to those who helped us
    • Faithfulness to our enemies
  • More ways to become faithful
    • Get rid of selfish ambition
    • Stop craving for approval
    • Always be faithful with money
    • Never manipulate people
    • Follow your conscience
    • Guidance on others’ disputes
    • Getting involved in conflict
    • Respond to God’s promptings
    • Danger of ignoring God
    • Courage to be faithful
    • Courage in preaching and speaking
    • Giving in to fear is sin
  • Further advice on faithfulness
    • Fear of the LORD helps you to stay faithful
    • Starting well, failing later
    • King Asa failed later
    • Are we as faithful as King Asa?
    • King Jehu became unfaithful
    • When your mentor has gone
    • Success can harm faithfulness
    • Don’t become complacent
    • Don’t limit faithfulness
  • The love of the truth
    • Jesus is ‘the truth’
    • Be an honest witness
    • Problems caused by deception
    • Lying hardens conscience
    • Lack of shame when lying
    • What is ‘the love of the truth’?
    • Hate falsehood
    • Be without guile like Nathanael
    • Nicodemus was guileless
    • Jesus answered the sincere
    • Samaritan woman was guileless
    • Guile and shrewdness
    • Be honest when reading the Bible
    • Welcome correction
    • Most people believe what they want to
    • Every lie will one day be exposed
    • Ask God for correction now
  • Develop the quality of truthfulness
    • Make truthfulness a habit
    • Don’t compromise over truth
    • Some dislike truthful people
    • Good name is better than success
    • Devil and demons always lie
    • Lying is habit-forming
    • Whole truth and nothing but
    • Omission is sometimes a lie
    • We don’t always have to answer
    • Exaggeration is a form of lie
    • Honesty in business or at work
    • Honesty in preaching and teaching the Bible
    • Dishonest preaching – an example
    • Lies to gain advantage
    • Winning without lying
    • Truthfulness guides us
    • Being honest with yourself
    • Don’t compromise on truth
  • Being truthful – some complications
    • Jehu’s lie
    • Rahab’s lie
    • Betsy Ten Boom told the truth
    • Using deception in war
    • Problems of being too honest
    • More honest than wise.
    • Error of excessive scruples
    • Never twist Bible meaning
    • How to develop the love of the truth
  • Forgiving other people
    • Narrowest definition – ‘recuse yourself’
    • Forgiveness is a decision of the will
    • Only Jesus is authorised to judge
    • Forgiveness isn’t optional
    • How many times must we forgive?
    • Forbearance is our duty
    • See others as God sees them
    • Never take vengeance
    • Take comfort – Jesus judges
    • What forgiveness consists of
  • Confusion about forgiveness
    • Forgiving others rarely preached
    • What forgiveness is not
    • Ideas similar to forgiveness
    • Example showing types of forgiveness
    • Demons want us confused
    • We must forgive others first
    • Unforgiveness and bitterness cause harm
    • Difference between anger and rage
    • Don’t illegitimately judge
    • When a wrongdoer is not sorry
    • Seeing wrongdoers get away with it
    • Forgiveness mainly benefits us, not them
  • How to forgive – practical advice
    • Pray for the wrongdoer
    • Forgiveness is something we do, not feel
    • Maybe you are at fault too
    • God will judge and punish
    • Handing things over to God to judge
    • Disputes with fellow Christians
    • Matthew 18 procedure
    • Problems doing Matthew 18
    • Forgiving my abusive church leaders
    • Taking a Christian to civil court
    • Reporting a Christian to the police
    • Dealing with wrongdoers at work
    • Pray for those who wrong you
    • Forgiving doesn’t mean trusting
    • Forgiving a parent
    • Forgiveness within marriage
    • Forgiveness can be a key to faith
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