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Them That Are Without! 6/8/16
1 Timothy 3:7 (KJV)
7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
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MOREOVER HE/SHE MUST HAVE A GOOD REPORT OF THEM WITH ARE WITHOUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WITHOUT-from
<G1854>
(exo);
external
(-
ly
) :- out (-side -ward, -wardly), (from) without.
Strong's Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary.
Beloved, in order to be a GOOD witness/representative of the Most Holy God, WE must have a GOOD REPORT of and from "them which are WITHOUT!"
Of this FACT, Titus used this illustration:
2 Timothy 2:20-21 (KJV)
20
But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.
21
If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use,
and
prepared unto every good work.
If ANYONE desires to be a "VESSEL OF GOLD AND SILVER," that person, by necessity, MUST "purge him/her self."
PURGE-from
<G1537>
(ek) and
<G2508>
(kathairo); to
cleanse thoroughly
:- purge (out).
Strong's Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary.
Brethren, being a CHRISTIAN is not for the weak-kneed and feeble heart!!!
It was the late Reverend David Wilkerson who alerted to me to this Scriptural TRUTH:
1 Corinthians 4:9 (KJV)
9
For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.
WE ARE "A SPECTACLE UNTO THE WORLD!!!!!"
SPECTACLE-from
<G2300>
(theaomai);
a place for public show
("
theatre
"), i.e. general
audience-room
; by implication a
show
itself (figurative) :- spectacle, theatre.
Strong's Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary.
Daily/hourly WE are "A PLACE FOR PUBLIC SHOW!!"
And THIS world is our audience!!!!
No matter where you are or your station/position in THIS life, others ARE watching you!!
THEY are observing your every word and action-through the good AND bad times.
The TEST of the ship's hull is not discovered in the calm waters but in the rough seas!
As the song I am perhaps best known for declares:
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THE ANCHOR HOLDS THOUGH THE SHIP'S BEEN BATTERED.
THE ANCHOR HOLDS THOUGH ITS SAILS ARE TORN.
I HAVE FALLEN ON MY KNEES AS I FACED LIFE'S RAGING SEAS.
THE ANCHOR HOLDS-IN SPITE OF THE STORM!?"
WE are to:
Colossians 4:5 (KJV)
5
Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.
1 Thessalonians 4:12 (KJV)
12
That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and
that
ye may have lack of nothing.
At the expense of of "losing my glory," I just called the man who keeps my lawn cut and clean.
I just received his bill and was only charged for one cutting last month-I BELIEVE they cut my grass twice!!
I wrestled with the absurdity of "insisting" I pay more that charged, BUT I/WE MUST "walk HONESTLY toward THEM THAT ARE WITHOUT!!"
AMEN!!??
The Bible says:
Galatians 5:9 (KJV)
9
A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.
My entire adult and Christian life is and has been founded on this ROCK for the last 45 YEARS:
Luke 16:10-12 (KJV)
10
He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
11
If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true
riches
?
12
And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?
This month I celebrate for 65
th
year of life on THIS plane and 45 years as a Christian!!
I must be getting much healthier because I just joined THREE health clubs with my SILVER SNEAKER FREE MEMBERSHIP!!
Does JOINING a health club make one stronger and/or do I now have to actually attend and work out!!!!????
GOD BLESS YOU!!
PASTOR DOUG
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