Jesus Fellowship: Beware of false teachers. 10/21/15

Day 293

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1 Timothy 1

Greeting

1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,

2 To Timothy, my true child in the faith:

Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Warning Against False Teachers

3 As I urged you when I was going to Macedonia, remain at Ephesus so that you may charge certain persons not to teach any different doctrine, 4 nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculations rather than the stewardship[a] from God that is by faith. 5 The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. 6 Certain persons, by swerving from these, have wandered away into vain discussion, 7 desiring to be teachers of the law, without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make confident assertions.

8 Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it lawfully, 9 understanding this, that the law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murderers, 10 the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers,[b] liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound[c] doctrine, 11 in accordance with the gospel of the glory of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted.

Christ Jesus Came to Save Sinners

12 I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service, 13 though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, 14 and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 15 The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. 16 But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life. 17 To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever.[d] Amen.

18 This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, 19 holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some have made shipwreck of their faith, 20 among whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme.

Supplied Life Devotional by Bill Freeman

The bond of perfection October 21st

“But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.” COLOSSIANS 3:14

To have the bond of perfection, to have a perfect relationship, does not mean that you and I are perfect. Perfection in the Bible refers to one thing — the perfect love of God. That is perfection. Of course, we know that we are all imperfect people. We make mistakes, we offend one another, we often neglect one another unwittingly. We do things without even knowing what we have done. Sometimes we even hurt others intentionally. So how can you have a perfect church? What is a perfect church? A perfect church is simply where there are fallen sinners, who have weaknesses and failures, but who at the same time enjoy the perfect love of Calvary flowing among them. This love of God flowing is the bond of perfection.
In the church life, eventually there will be things that you are unhappyabout. Youwillbedisappointedoverthingsthatdidnotgo the way you expected them to. Perhaps you will say, “This is not what I thought it was going to be.” What you need to do at that moment is to touch the source of the perfect love of God (1 John 4:11-12, 16-17). Begin calling “Jesus.” Enjoy God. There is His forgiveness, there is His kindness, there is His forbearance. When the flow of the love of God is between us, that is the building. That is Christ. We are being built up in love with one another. Paul’s word in Ephesians 4:15 tells us that we should speak, or hold, the truth in love. We should not use the truth like a hammer over one another. There are imperfect situations in the church life, but there is a factor between us, and that factor is the perfect love of God.

Pray Until Something Happens (PUSH)

Anna, Ariana, Ariel, Georgie, Wes, and Zoe.