©12/03/2001 Jim Welch
Scriptural references for:
The things of God
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Every day spent with God is not a day wasted, but is a day of spiritual growth.
Jhn 10:
10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have [it] more abundantly.
For God our Father, Alone, can add unto us an increase in the things of Heaven.
1Cr 3:
7 So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
The things of God are the most valuable of all things and without them life would not be worth living.
1Cr 2:
9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
10 But God hath revealed [them] unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
These valuable assets include love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, temperance, wisdom, understanding, knowledge, spiritual authority and power, the power of prayer, friends, fellowship, etc.
Gal 5:
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Brethren, if you were totally lacking in any one of the above mentioned assets your life would be shipwrecked.
1Ti 1:
19 Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:
For instance, if you were completely lacking in love, and filled full of hate your life would be a disaster.
1Jo 3:
14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not [his] brother abideth in death.
A person lacking any of the above virtues would be living a life of misery.
Jam 2:
14 What [doth it] profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works(goodness)? can faith save him?
Jam 2:
17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
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