If you respect God but do not fear Him, you will consider His commandments negotiable.
Fear immobilizes. Usually you express fear in the area of loss.
Curbing your appetites forms an essential component in the Christian life. Two appetites must be kept in check: First, the appetite for wealth and establishing limits on how you can use the civil courts to settle disputes; and second, sexual appetites.
Knowledge and love are inseparable in the Christian life. You need knowledge in order to be free, but your knowledge obligates you to handle others in a loving way.
The presence of the Holy Spirit in your life assists you in your quest for self-control, which in turn is essential for self-denial.
Assurance is the product of a healthy relationship. If I tell you that I am not sure if my wife loves me, you correctly conclude that there is something terribly wrong in my marriage.
Many confuse biblical love with grace. They are not synonyms. Let’s define grace as commitment without reciprocity, unconditional acceptance based on the performance of Jesus Christ on our behalf. Faith is commitment before knowing.
Like the other three words, competition can either be good or bad. You compete in a good sense when you, like Paul, strive for excellence in your walk with God.
Covetousness, like comparison and contentment, can either be good or bad, depending on the object of your covetousness.
You can approach the application of Scripture in two ways: First, from the perspective of “doing.” Second, from the perspective of changing how you think. Paul’s admonition that you “be transformed by the renewing of your mind”
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