Put Away Childish Things

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Put Away Childish Things
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When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I
understood as a child, I thought as a child but
when I became a man, I put away childish things.
1 Cor. 1311
Context

• The time of partial gifts childhood
• The perfect law is complete manhood.
• When the perfect law is come, he will put away
  the things of childhood

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When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I
understood as a child, I thought as a child but
when I became a man, I put away childish things.
1 Cor. 1311
Literal Application
1 Pet. 22 As newborn babes, desire the
sincere milk of the word, that you may grow
thereby Eph. 414-15 No longer be children
May grow up in all things 2 Pet.
318 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
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Childish Traits We Should Keep
1. Innocence

• Free of guilt
• Pure - free from evil and sin
• "Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are
  converted and become as little children, you will
  by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.
  Matt. 183

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Childish Traits We Should Keep
2. Faith and Trust

• Children trust their parents
• Isa. 122 Behold, God is my salvation, I will
  trust and not be afraid 'For the LORD, is my
  strength and song He also has become my
  salvation..
• Prov. 35 Trust in the LORD with all your
  heart, And lean not on your own understanding.

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Childish Traits We Should Keep
2. Faith and Trust
I didnt hold on to the rope, he replied. I
just tied it around my waist, and the rope held
on to me. Let God hold on to you.
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Childish Traits We Should Keep
3. Sympathy

• Compassionate
• Tender hearted
• Rom. 1215 Rejoice with them that do rejoice,
  and weep with them that weep.
• Eph. 432 be kind to one another,
  tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God
  in Christ forgave you.

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Childish Traits We Should Keep
4. Forgiving

• Fuss / fight - play together in a few minutes
• Col. 313 bearing with one another, and
  forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint
  against another even as Christ forgave you, so
  you also must do.
• Lk. 114 And forgive us our sins for we also
  forgive every one that is indebted to us. And
  lead us not into temptation but deliver us from
  evil.

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Childish Traits We Should Keep
1. Innocence
2. Faith and Trust
4. Forgiving
3. Sympathy
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Childish Things To Put away
1. Tattling

• Tattle on one another
• In adults it is called GOSSIP

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Childish Things To Put away
1. Tattling
Prov. 1627-28 An ungodly man digs up evil, And
it is on his lips like a burning fire. 28 A
perverse man sows strife, And a whisperer
separates the best of friends. Lev. 1916 "You
shall not go about as a talebearer among your
people nor shall you take a stand against the
life of your neighbor I am the LORD." 1 Tim.
513 "And besides they learn to be idle,
wandering about from house to house, and not only
idle but also gossips and busybodies, saying
things which they ought not."
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Childish Things To Put away
2. Attention

• Children want to be the center of attention
• Adults pride
• Gal. 63 For if anyone thinks himself to be
  something, when he is nothing, he deceives
  himself.
• 1 Pet 56 Therefore humble yourselves under the
  mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due
  time

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Childish Things To Put away
3. Jealousy

• Children will destroy things of another
• Gal 526 Let us not be desirous of vain glory,
  provoking one another, envying one another.
• Gal. 515 But if you bite and devour one
  another, beware lest you be consumed by one
  another!

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Childish Things To Put away
3. Jealousy
Prov. 1430 A sound heart is the life of the
flesh but envy the rottenness of the
bones. Sound Heart person right with God, way
to health and happiness Envy Rottenness of
the bones fretful, discontented spirit, makes a
person miserable
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Childish Things To Put away
4. Unstable

• Children are changeable and inconsistent
• Sometimes will not finish a job or task
• 1 Cor. 1558 Be steadfast, immovable, always
  abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that
  your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
• 1 Cor. 1613 "Watch, stand fast in the faith, be
  brave, be strong

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Childish Things To Put away
5. Pouting

• Dont get their own way
• 1 Cor. 134-7 does not behave rudely

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Childish Things To Put away
1. Tattling
2. Attention
3. Jealousy
4. Unstable
5. Pouting
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Put away childish things
When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I
understood as a child, I thought as a child but
when I became a man, I put away childish things.
1 Cor. 1311
Keep God in View Matt. 58 Never quit Heb.
1035-38 Learn from Mistakes Jas. 15
HOW ?
You are never too old to grow up !
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GODS SIMPLE PLAN FOR SALVATION
Rev. 210
Acts 238
baptism
JN. 1242
confess
LK. 133
OBEDIENT UNTIL DEATH
repent
JN. 824
believe
ACTS 322
hear