Five-Fold Principles of the Life That Wins!
Robert Walker
1 Corinthians 16:1-24
Let me read them to you just so that you'll get the picture of what we're going to discuss this morning. ''Watch, stand fast in the Lord, quit you like men, be strong. Let all your things be done in love.''
Now that's a very short text but it is literally loaded with things that we need to understand. It's just a high-impact kind of text. We're going to see this morning five wonderful imperatives that I call principles for powerful living that are in these two verses.
He gives five military commands, as it were, snapped out like a drill sergeant would do it. ''Watch, stand fast in the faith, act like men, be strengthened and everything you do it in love.
It is almost as though soldiers were going into battle but before going their General addressed them and said, ''Watch... Stand...Quit... Be strong. Let all you do be done in love.
It is well for us to be reminded that as Christians we are soldiers. In II Timothy 2:3; and that we are engaged in terrific warfare- In Ephesians 6:12; But thank God we have a great Captain.
If you read through these two verses, you will see that the contain very practical and down-to-earth advice. There is a military tone about the commands that are stated here.
There are five imperatives in the Greek. That makes them commands. They are not optional. They are demands on the part of the Holy Spirit for the believer. I call them Principles for Powerful Living.
I. Always Be On Your Guard
The Greek word gregoreo, watch, be alert. He's writing to people who are asleep spiritually. He says, ''Wake up; be alert.'' According to most lexicons the word has more to it than just being awake as opposed to being asleep. It has the idea of being really awake and being aware. That is a determining effort to be alert.
Christians are to be like strong soldiers, on guard, watching for their Lord's return. They were in a spiritual stupor ...
Robert Walker
1 Corinthians 16:1-24
Let me read them to you just so that you'll get the picture of what we're going to discuss this morning. ''Watch, stand fast in the Lord, quit you like men, be strong. Let all your things be done in love.''
Now that's a very short text but it is literally loaded with things that we need to understand. It's just a high-impact kind of text. We're going to see this morning five wonderful imperatives that I call principles for powerful living that are in these two verses.
He gives five military commands, as it were, snapped out like a drill sergeant would do it. ''Watch, stand fast in the faith, act like men, be strengthened and everything you do it in love.
It is almost as though soldiers were going into battle but before going their General addressed them and said, ''Watch... Stand...Quit... Be strong. Let all you do be done in love.
It is well for us to be reminded that as Christians we are soldiers. In II Timothy 2:3; and that we are engaged in terrific warfare- In Ephesians 6:12; But thank God we have a great Captain.
If you read through these two verses, you will see that the contain very practical and down-to-earth advice. There is a military tone about the commands that are stated here.
There are five imperatives in the Greek. That makes them commands. They are not optional. They are demands on the part of the Holy Spirit for the believer. I call them Principles for Powerful Living.
I. Always Be On Your Guard
The Greek word gregoreo, watch, be alert. He's writing to people who are asleep spiritually. He says, ''Wake up; be alert.'' According to most lexicons the word has more to it than just being awake as opposed to being asleep. It has the idea of being really awake and being aware. That is a determining effort to be alert.
Christians are to be like strong soldiers, on guard, watching for their Lord's return. They were in a spiritual stupor ...
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