During summer holidays while I was in Bible College, I worked for Lynn Degrow, an excellent carpenter. During those summer days, we built several houses from the ground up. There is an old saying that Lynn used to tell me often, “Measure twice, and cut once.” That was wise advice. He knew that once I […]
9/15/2021 Wednesday Principles for Proving The Best Choice Principle “Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil.” (1 Thessalonians 5:21-22) Introduction to the Best Choice Principle • Some difficult choices in life seem to pass the Association, Wedge, Doubt, Edification, Distinction, and the Glorification principles. Either way we […]
9/8/2021 Wednesday Principles for Proving The Glorification Principle “Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil.” (1 Thessalonians 5:21-22) Review • Help me name the Principles for Proving so far. – Association Principle – Will this association harm me or others? – Wedge Principle – Could this lead […]
9/2/2021 Wednesday Principles for Proving The Distinction Principle “Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil.” (1 Thessalonians 5:21-22) Introduction to the Distinction Principle • So far in our study on Bible principles for proving, we have studied four principles. Help me name them… – Association – Wedge […]
Wednesday 8/26/2021 Principles for Proving The Edification Principle “Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil.” (1 Thessalonians 5:21-22) Introducing the Edification Principle Finding God’s will about an activity when the Bible does not directly address the activity requires that we prove it or test it with biblical […]
“Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil.” (1 Thessalonians 5:21-22) The Doubt Principle Introduction Finding God’s will about an activity when the Bible does not directly address the activity requires that we prove it or test it with biblical principles. So far in our Principles for Proving […]
Wednesday, 11 August 2021 Principles for Proving The Wedge Principle “Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil.” (1 Thessalonians 5:21-22) Introduction • God requires that we examine all that we plan to do, sift it through the grid of the Bible, hold fast all that is good, […]
Principles for Proving Association Principle 4 August 2021 Wednesday “Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil.” (1 Thessalonians 5:21-22) Review In our previous lesson, we introduced the topic of proving all things. When we prove all things, we are really trying to answer the question: What should […]
28 July 2021 Principles for Proving “Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil.” (1 Thessalonians 5:21-22) Where do we begin? A Christian who truly wants to honour God with his life in this godless world is faced with many difficult decisions. Feelings, family traditions, popular opinions (secular […]