The flesh is the old life, the natural life inherited from Adam, with its apparent resources of personality, of ancestry, of commitment, of dedication, and so forth. You can do all kinds of religious things in the flesh. The flesh can preach a sermon. The flesh can sing in the choir. The flesh can act as an usher. The flesh can lead people to Christ. Did you know that? The flesh can go out and be very zealous in its witnessing and amass a terribly impressive list of people won to Christ, scalps to hang on a belt. The flesh can do these things but it is absolutely nauseating in the eyes of God. It is merely religious activity. There is nothing wrong with what is being done, but what is terribly wrong is the power being relied upon to do it (Ray Stedman).
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SHEEP

SHEEP SHEEP Clean and used as food # De 14:4 DESCRIBED AS 2a) Innocent # 2Sa 24:17 2b) Sagacious # Joh 10:4,5 2c) Agile # Ps 114:4,6 2d) Being covered…

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SOBRIETY

SOBRIETY SOBRIETY Commanded # 1Pe 1:13 5:8 The gospel designed to teach # Tit 2:11,12 With watchfulness # 1Th 5:6 With prayer # 1Pe 4:7 REQUIRED IN 5a) Ministers #…

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TEMPTATION

TEMPTATION TEMPTATION God cannot be the subject of # Jas 1:13 Does not come from God # Jas 1:13 COMES FROM 3a) Lusts # Jas 1:14 3b) Covetousness # Pr…

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TRIBUTE

TRIBUTE TRIBUTE Sometimes exacted by kings from their own subjects # 1Sa 8:10-17 Exacted from all conquered nations # Jos 16:10 Jud 1:30,33,35 2Ki 23:33,35 OFTEN EXACTED IN 3a) Labour…

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UPRIGHTNESS

UPRIGHTNESS UPRIGHTNESS God is perfect in # Isa 26:7 God has pleasure in # 1Ch 29:17 God created man in # Ec 7:29 Man has deviated from # Ec 7:29…

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WATCHMEN

WATCHMEN WATCHMEN Soldiers generally acted as # Mt 27:65,66 Citizens sometimes acted as # Ne 7:3 WERE STATIONED 3a) On watch towers # 2Ki 9:17 Isa 21:5 3b) On the…

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WOMAN

WOMAN WOMAN Origin and cause of the name # Ge 2:23 ORIGINALLY MADE 2a) By God in his own image # Ge 1:27 2b) From one of Adam's ribs #…

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ATHANASIUS CREED

ATHANASIUS CREED ATHANASIUS CREED Whosoever will be saved, before all things is necessary to hold the Catholic faith. Which faith except everyone do keep whole and undefiled, without doubt he…

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