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Category: Book 2 Chapter 4

The meaning and importance of faithfulness

Many a man proclaims his own loyalty;but a faithful man who can find? Proverbs 20:6 (RSV) I will look with favor on the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me;he who walks in the way that is blameless shall minister to me …

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February 8, 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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