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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

If you want to raise a Pharisee, just follow these simple steps (sarcasm!). 1. Make the Christian home all about rule-keeping (do’s and don’t’s), but never explain to them why we should follow God’s Word. 2. Add your own rules to God’s Word and make them more important than God’s Word. 3. Strictly enforce the rules on your children, but give yourself a pass. 4. Show your children nothing about grace, forgiveness, mercy and love. 5. Preach at them until they are blue in the face (bore them with the Bible) and never listen to what they have to say about God’s Word. 6. Make Jesus a burden rather than a blessing – make God’s Word a bondage rather than a liberation. 7. Give them no opportunity to think spiritually for themselves. 8. Fail to guide them in a spiritual worldview – teaching them how to process life with the Bible. 9. Praise their externals regardless of their motives. 10. Teach them to obey only because they have to and not because they should also want to as God’s commands come from a loving and trustworthy Father. 11. Make your disciple punishment rather than correction. 12. Demand self-reformation, rather than pointing them to Christ-transformation by grace. 13. Teach them to obey you as God rather than to obey God by obeying you. 14. Use Scripture and church as punishment. 15. Never pray for them. 16. Correct them more than you encourage them. 17. Beat your kids into external conformity, often to simply make yourself look good and do nothing to shepherd their hearts.
Randy Smith

[It was said of Charles Spurgeon], “His public prayers were an inspiration and benediction, but his prayers with the family were to me more wonderful still… Mr. Spurgeon, when bowed before God in family prayer, appeared a grander man even than when holding thousands spellbound by his oratory.”
Arnold Dallimore

    • Confession 14 Fear

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    This entry is part 14 of 15 in the series CONFESSION

    CONFESSION

    Confession 14 Fear

    CONFESSION 14

    FEAR

    The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? What time I am afraid, I will trust in the Lord. In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me. Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for God is with me; His rod and His staff they comfort me. I will not fear because God has created and formed me; He has redeemed me; He has called me by name; I am His. When I pass through the waters, He will be with me, and through the rivers, they shall not overflow me. when I walk through the fire, I will not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon me. God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. I will not fear for God is with me; I am not dismayed, for He is my God. He strengthens me; He helps me; He holds me up with the right hand of His righteousness. My Heavenly Father knows when a single bird falls to the ground. He even knows the exact number of the hairs of my head. I will not fear, therefore, because I am of great value to God. I will not be afraid; I will believe God. I will not fear because it is my Father’s will to give me the kingdom. Jesus has given me peace. I will not let my heart be troubled neither will I let it be afraid. Though I have tribulation, I will be of good cheer because Jesus has overcome the world in my behalf. I have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but I have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby I call God my Father. God has not given me the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

    Key Words

    Light, time, praise, valley, created, waters, salvation, right hand, birds, believe, kingdom, heart, adoption, fear.

    Verses Of Confirmation – Appendix 14

    Ps. 27:1, Ps. 56:3-4, Ps. 23:4, Isaiah 43:1-2, Isaiah 12:2, Isaiah 41:10, Matt. 10:29-31, Mark 5:36, Luke 12:32, John 14:27, John 16:33, Rom. 8:15, 2 Tim. 1:7.

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