Tuesday, March 24, 2015

BSF

I've been going to Bible Study Fellowship since January. It's a structured study of the Bible and brilliant in it's model of taking us through the passage four times in four different ways. I know and understand the passage much better once I'm done with the four different study steps. I guess I need to hear something four times before it really sticks!

Below is a collection of principles coming out of the lectures over the past couple of months (lessons 14 to 24). Some are simple and profound, some new, some hard:

  • It is impossible to have relationship with God apart from Jesus.
  • Upon confession of sin, believers are cleansed and purified through the blood of Jesus. 
  • Believers are set apart for God, and how we choose to live matters. 
  • Consecration to God means being set apart for His work; when your work is done, He takes you home. 
  • To worship and serve God His way brings joy. 
  • Our actions are motivated by the attitude of our heart. 
  • God's people must still train their minds to remember Him daily.
  • God is holy and cannot tolerate sin in His presence. 
  • Jesus was sacrificed once to take away the sins of all who believe in Him. 
  • God's instructions are designed to bring Him glory and to benefit others. 
  • In God's economy, obedience brings blessing and disobedience brings punishment. 
  • God keeps His word, and so should His people. 
  • Faith in God is what conquers complaining. 
  • Faith in God is proved by trusting in His provision and going to Him with our struggles. 
  • Sooner or later, God will vindicate His faithful servants. 
  • As God's people, we are called to measure our giants against God and not ourselves. 
  • True faith is man's weakness leaning on God's strength. 
  • Continued disobedience only brings more trouble. 
  • The temptation to sin is no respecter of position, age or spiritual maturity. 
  • Let God pick your battles for you. 
  • God's people can trust Him to be faithful, even when we are not. 
  • God delights in responding to the prayers of His people. 
  • Eternal life and the security it brings can only be found in Jesus; it is not something that can be earned. 
  • God is faithful and always delivers on His promises. 
  • God cannot be manipulated. 
  • No one can hinder the plans of God. 
  • Idols are anything people use as a substitute for God.

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