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Category: Book 2 Chapter 6

Faithfulness to our enemies

One of the hardest things to learn as a Christian is how to handle your enemies, and defend yourself from them, yet without becoming like them. When dealing with fools or wicked people, they will use lies and dirty tricks and they will conspire with others …

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

Faithfulness to remember and repay those who have helped us

This is an aspect of faithfulness which applies in every relationship. There are bound to be people who, have helped you, given you things or prayed for you. Yet it is a feature of our selfish flesh nature that we tend to take such support …

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

Faithfulness to our staff/employees/junior colleagues

If God has put you into a managerial position, or if you have your own business, that doesn’t mean you have no boss. God is always your boss and you must report to Him daily. One of the first priorities He will have for you …

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

Faithfulness to our colleagues at work and also to customers, clients, patients etc

It’s not just with your bosses that you need to be faithful. It’s with your colleagues as well, at every level. You owe a duty of care to everybody else at work to be reliable, honest and hard-working. Never take the credit for what others …

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

Faithfulness concerning any responsibilities that are entrusted to us

When King Jehoshaphat, the godly king of Judah, appointed judges this is what he told them: 6 He said to the judges, “Consider what you are doing, for you do not judge for man but for the LORD who is with you when you render judgment. 7 Now …

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

Faithfulness to our employer

Having practiced in employment law for many years, I find it remarkable how many employees resent, despise, or even hate their employer. It seems to be the norm. This is frequently true even amongst Christians. Perhaps this malaise is more widespread in Britain, than elsewhere? …

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

Faithfulness to our friends and acquaintances

One of the main things we can do to show ourselves faithful to friends is to avoid gossip. Learn to control your tongue. If you are told a secret, then tell nobody. That will eventually transform the way people see you. People who can be …

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

Faithfulness to our children and to our parents

Likewise, when we become a parent, we are entrusted with another sacred responsibility, for which God will hold us accountable. This is especially so for fathers. Yet, what we see around us in the West doesn’t look much like this. There is a widespread abdication …

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February 10, 2020April 3, 2020 By Real Christianity development

Faithfulness to our husband or wife

Over the past few decades there has been, throughout most of the Western world, a collapse in the sanctity of marriage. Divorce is at epidemic levels. One of the main causes of divorce, after selfishness, is unfaithfulness, where one party, or both, are committing adultery. …

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February 10, 2020April 3, 2020 By Real Christianity development

Faithfulness to God Himself

Being faithful to God is our greatest duty. He is the main person to whom we must be loyal. God wants us to make a clear and definite choice to follow Him alone and to serve Him with unwavering sincerity. We also need to be …

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February 10, 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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