Thoughts to Ponder in Your Walk with the Lord
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The result of apostasy is divine discipline, whether it be toward the individual or the nation. Pray for your nation, daily, fervently. The faithfulness of a nation to the laws of God’s divine establishment and the dedication of believers to the doctrines of the Bible are the solutions that guarantee freedom in an ominous and belligerent world.
The antagonist of man is his very nature—the sin nature. The culprit is man’s volition. Point one: God’s Word equalizes, even nullifies the control of man’s sin nature. Point two: The second restraint of the sin nature is God’s laws of divine establishment. The sin nature is the source of evil.
Today, multitudes of people refuse to assume their responsibilities of citizenship. Influenced by relativism and secularism, many younger generations have no clearly defined objective except pleasing self by instant gratification and self-aggrandizement (Romans 14:7-8). Successive generations, beginning with the baby-boomers, have progressively abandoned the principles which make us a free people.
Self-complacency and religious pride are temptations which the pious are particularly susceptible. Holding themselves aloof, they perish in self-deceit and religiosity (that people think this was/is incredible).
There are things that must be seen to be believed. There are things that must be believed to be seen.
The Lord guided and guarded the pen of the writers of Scripture. Christ Himself said that the very letters of the words of Scripture were chosen by God (Matthew 5:18).
If anyone thinks they are worthy, they deceive themselves.
Each person should carry their own load in life.
Whoever lives by the flesh destroys the soul.
Arrogance creates problems. Humility is the thought process which allows God to solve life’s problems. Humility allows God to build Christ’s virtue in you through His Word metabolized and applied to daily life. Everyday study in the Word will make you more aware of God’s presence, love, mercy, and forgiveness. God’s leadership in your life will result in spiritual maturity and instill a deep reverence for our Savior—a peaceful humbling which God gives personally.
Spirituality is fellowship with God derived from the filling of the Spirit. It is not emotional ecstatics nor mystical consciousness.
God’s Word must become more real than experience, emotion, and circumstances.
The mature believer will reflect Bible doctrine like a diamond reflects light.
The blind alleys where people seek happiness and peace are just dead ends. Sometimes God has to take people out because of their cold empty hardened heart.
A self-righteous person keeps a “check chart” on himself, but even more on others. He compares their weaknesses to his strengths. His check chart feeds his pride and inflates his ego and his arrogance balloon grows larger and larger, bursting into pride and more arrogance. The proudest people are the arrogant, self-righteous type. They feel totally secure in their self-blind arrogance.
The internal evidence of Christ reflects the external testimony of the believer.
All quotes are by C. S. Craig unless otherwise indicated.