Giving Bold Testimony
The Spirit Is Not for Sale
Ephesians 6:14-18 The Message
13-18 Be
prepared. You’re up against far more than you can handle on your own.
Take all the help you can get, every weapon God has issued, so that when
it’s all over but the shouting you’ll still be on your feet. Truth,
righteousness, peace, faith, and salvation are more than words. Learn
how to apply them. You’ll need them throughout your life. God’s Word is
an indispensable weapon. In the same way, prayer is essential
in this ongoing warfare. Pray hard and long. Pray for your brothers and
sisters. Keep your eyes open. Keep each other’s spirits up so that no
one falls behind or drops out.
The
lie of false prophets has the ring of truth to the uninformed. It is a
mixture of credible references to "common understandings" and isolated
scriptural passages. The lies prey on fear and are powerful to those
who have little trust in the Lord. The false prophets distort the
meanings of truth, righteousness, peace, faith, and salvation so that
their own agenda is justified. God's word is weapon in the hands of
those who pervert the faith.
What can you gather to prepare yourself for testifying to the authentic Jesus? Read. Seek authentic scriptural understandings of God and God's intentions as exemplified in the life of Jesus and the only necessary commandment, the eleventh one -- do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Test all interpretations by the rule of love. Invest in the fellowship of informed brothers and sisters in Christ. Pray. Pray long and hard. Be prepared to be the odd one out on the side of compassion, justice and forgiveness. Be humble. False prophets rely on fear. Authentic prophets rely on God's love.
Pray
What can you gather to prepare yourself for testifying to the authentic Jesus? Read. Seek authentic scriptural understandings of God and God's intentions as exemplified in the life of Jesus and the only necessary commandment, the eleventh one -- do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Test all interpretations by the rule of love. Invest in the fellowship of informed brothers and sisters in Christ. Pray. Pray long and hard. Be prepared to be the odd one out on the side of compassion, justice and forgiveness. Be humble. False prophets rely on fear. Authentic prophets rely on God's love.
Pray
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