Watch (Hope for the Church, Part 2)
Watch... 1 Corinthians 16.13
Pay attention!
The Scriptures frequently exhort believers to pay attention to what’s going on in their lives.
Remember
Foundations of a Worldview
“And you shall remember that the LORDyour God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you andtest you, to know what wasin your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.” Deuteronomy 8.2
Folly in High Places
Ecclesiastes 10.4-7
4If the spirit of the ruler rises against you,
Do not leave your post;
For conciliation pacifies great offenses.
5There is an evil I have seen under the sun,
As an error proceeding from the ruler:
6Folly is set in great dignity,
While the rich sit in a lowly place.
7I have seen servants on horses,
While princes walk on the ground like servants.
2 Corinthians 10:4-5
For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, Here's another one of those active participation directions that Paul slips in from time to time. […]