His purpose for the lives of His children is Christlikeness. Though we often want comfort and pleasure and prosperity and healing, the Lord knows these are not always the means that will produce in us the holiness He desires. Sometimes God shows His love by removing the trial. Often He shows His love by permitting the trial to remain, knowing just the right pressure in our lives that will produce in us Christlikeness – both His greatest desire and our greatest good.
Randy Smith

STRIFE

STRIFE

STRIFE

  1. Christ, an example of avoiding # Isa 42:2 Mt 12:15-19 Lu 9:52-56 1Pe 2:23
  2. Forbidden # Pr 3:30 25:8
  3. A work of the flesh # Ga 5:20
  4. An evidence of a carnal spirit # 1Co 3:3
  5. Existed in the church # 1Co 1:11
  6. EXCITED BY 6a) Hatred

    # Pr 10:12

6b) Pride # Pr 13:10 28:25 6c) Wrath # Pr 15:18 30:33 6d) Frowardness # Pr 16:28 6e) A contentious disposition # Pr 26:21 6f) Tale-bearing # Pr 26:20 6g) Drunkenness # Pr 23:29,30 6h) Lusts # Jas 4:1 6i) Curious questions # 1Ti 6:4 2Ti 2:23 6j) Scorning # Pr 22:10 7) Difficulty of stopping, a reason for avoiding it # Pr 17:14 8) Shameful in saints # 2Co 12:20 Jas 3:14 9) SAINTS SHOULD 9a) Avoid # Ge 13:8 Eph 4:3 9b) Avoid questions that lead to # 2Ti 2:14 9c) Not walk in # Ro 13:13 9d) Not act from # Php 2:3 9e) Do all things without # Php 2:14 9f) Submit to wrong rather than engage in # Pr 20:22 Mt 5:39,40 1Co 6:7 9g) Seek God’s protection from # Ps 35:1 Jer 18:19 9h) Praise God for protection from # 2Sa 22:44 Ps 18:43 10) Saints kept from tongues of # Ps 31:20 11) MINISTERS SHOULD 11a) Avoid # 1Ti 3:3 2Ti 2:24 11b) Avoid questions that lead to # 2Ti 2:23 Tit 3:9 11c) Not preach through # Php 1:15,16 11d) Warn against # 1Co 1:10 2Ti 2:14 11e) Reprove # 1Co 1:11,12 3:3 11:17,18 12) Appeased by slowness to anger # Pr 15:18 13) It is honourable to cease from # Pr 20:3 14) Hypocrites make religion a pretence for # Isa 58:4 15) Fools engage in # Pr 18:6 16) Evidences a love of transgression # Pr 17:19 17) LEADS TO 17a) Blasphemy # Le 24:10,11 17b) Injustice # Hab 1:3,4 17c) Confusion and every evil work # Jas 3:16 17d) Violence # Ex 21:18,22 17e) Mutual destruction # Ga 5:15 18) Temporal blessing embittered by # Pr 17:1 19) Excludes from heaven # Ga 5:20,21 20) Promoters of, should be expelled # Pr 22:10 21) Punishment for # Ps 55:9 22) Strength and violence of–Illustrated # Pr 17:14 18:19 23) Danger of joining in–Illustrated # Pr 26:17 24) Exemplified 24a) Herdmen of Abram and of Lot # Ge 13:7 24b) Herdmen of Gerar and of Isaac # Ge 26:20 24c) Laban and Jacob # Ge 31:36 24d) Two Hebrews # Ex 2:13 24e) Israelites # De 1:12 24f) Judah and Israel # 2Sa 19:41-43 24g) Disciples # Lu 22:24 24h) Judaising Teachers # Ac 15:2 24i) Paul and Barnabas # Ac 15:39 24j) Pharisees and Sadducees # Ac 23:7 24k) Corinthians # 1Co 1:11 6:6