Practical Christian Living:

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Practical Christian Living The Christians
Response to Truth
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Trials should drive us to the Scriptures and to
our knees.
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Give priority to the reading and application of
the Scriptures
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LISTEN to the Truth
let every person be quick to hear (19)
receive with meekness the implanted word. (21)
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they received the message with great eagerness
and examined the Scriptures every day to see if
what Paul said was true.
- Acts 1711
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LOSE the Distractions that hinder our ability to
listen

• PRIDE and the need to express our opinions-
  slow to speak (19) receive with meekness (21)
  bridle the tongue (26)

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LOSE the Distractions that hinder our ability to
listen

• PRIDE and the need to express our opinions-
  slow to speak (19) receive with meekness (21)
  bridle the tongue (26)
• ANGER- slow to anger(19-20)

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LOSE the Distractions that hinder our ability to
listen

• PRIDE and the need to express our opinions-
  slow to speak (19) receive with meekness (21)
  bridle the tongue (26)
• ANGER- slow to anger(19-20)
• IMMORALITY- Put away all filthiness and
  rampant wickedness (21) to keep oneself
  unstained from the world. (27)

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LOSE the Distractions that hinder our ability to
listen

• PRIDE and the need to express our opinions-
  slow to speak (19) receive with meekness (21)
  bridle the tongue (26)
• ANGER- slow to anger(19-20)
• IMMORALITY- Put away all filthiness and
  rampant wickedness (21) to keep oneself
  unstained from the world. (27)
• FORGETFULNESS-

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But the one who looks into the perfect law, the
law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer
who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be
blessed in his doing. (25)
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It is when we face ourselves and face Christ,
that we are lost in wonder, love and praise. We
need to rediscover the almost lost discipline of
self-examination and then a re-awakened sense of
sin will beget a re-awakened sense of wonder.
- Andrew Murray
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LIVE the Truth
But be doers of the word and not hearers only.
(22) religion that is pure and undefiled
before God the Father is this, to visit the
orphans and widows in their affliction (27)
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LIVE the Truth
But be doers of the word and not hearers only.
(22) religion that is pure and undefiled
before God the Father is this, to visit the
orphans and widows in their affliction (27) If
you know these things, blessed are you if you do
them. (John 1317)
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When pure religion is mentioned in the Bible
the Greek literally means to move with
expectation, to search. When Greek writers like
Herodotus used this word, they used it in the
context of religious conduct or practice with
particular emphasis on the zealousness of such
practices.
- The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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Visit- (episkeptomai) To look after, to take
care of, to see to to be present to help, to be
on hand to aid.
- Lowe and Nida's Greek-English Lexicon
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I have come that you might have life and have it
more abundantly.
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How we respond to truth will determine how we
practically live out the Christian life.