As we become soft and lazy in our bodies, we tend to become soft and lazy spiritually. When Paul talked about making his body his slave, so that after having preached to others he himself would not be disqualified, he was not thinking about physical disqualification, but spiritual. He knew well that physical softness inevitably leads to spiritual softness. When the body is pampered and indulged, the instincts and passions of the body tend to get the upper hand and dominate our thoughts and actions. We tend to do not what we should do, but what we want to do, as we follow the craving of our sinful nature.
Jerry Bridges

Monthly Archives: March 1994

EGYPT

EGYPT EGYPT Peopled by Mizraim's posterity # Ge 10:6,13,14 Boundaries of # Eze 29:10 Dry climate of # De 11:10,11 Watered by the Nile # Ge 41:1-3 Ex 1:22 Inundations…

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EDOMITES

EDOMITES EDOMITES, The Descended from Esau # Ge 36:9 Dwelt in Mount Seir # Ge 32:3 De 2:4,5 WERE CALLED 3a) Children of Esau # De 2:4 3b) Brethren of…

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EDIFICATION

EDIFICATION EDIFICATION Described # Eph 4:12-16 IS THE OBJECT OF 2a) The ministerial office # Eph 4:11,12 2b) Ministerial gifts # 1Co 14:3-5,12 2c) Ministerial authority # 2Co 10:8 13:10…

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EARTHQUAKES

EARTHQUAKES EARTHQUAKES Islands and mountainous districts liable to # Ps 114:4,6 Re 6:14 16:18,20 FREQUENTLY ACCOMPANIED BY 2a) Volcanic eruptions # Ps 104:32 Na 1:5 2b) Convulsion and receding of…

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EARTH

EARTH EARTH, The The world in general # Ge 1:2 The dry land as divided from waters # Ge 1:10 GOD 3a) Created # Ge 1:1 Ne 9:6 3b) Laid…

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EARLY Rising

EARLY Rising EARLY Rising Christ set an example of # Mr 1:35 Lu 21:38 Joh 8:2 REQUISITE FOR 2a) Devotion # Ps 5:3 59:16 63:1 88:13 Isa 26:9 2b) Executing…

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EAR

EAR EAR, The The organ of hearing # Job 13:1 29:11 Capable of trying and distinguishing words # Job 12:11 GOD 3a) Made # Pr 20:12 3b) Planted # Ps…

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EAGLE

EAGLE EAGLE, The A bird of prey # Job 9:26 Mt 24:28 Unclean # Le 11:13 De 14:12 Different kinds of # Le 11:13,18 Eze 17:3 Called the eagle of…

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DRUNKENNESS

DRUNKENNESS DRUNKENNESS Forbidden # Eph 5:18 Caution against # Lu 21:34 Is a work of the flesh # Ga 5:21 Is debasing # Isa 28:8 Is inflaming # Isa 5:11…

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DRINK OFFERING

DRINK OFFERING DRINK OFFERING Antiquity of # Ge 35:14 Sacrifices accompanied by # Ex 29:40 Le 23:13 Quantity appointed to be used for each kind of sacrifice # Nu 15:3-10…

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