DEVOTEDNESS to God
DEVOTEDNESS to God
- A characteristic of saints # Job 23:12
- Christ, an example of # Joh 4:34 17:4
- GROUNDED UPON 3a) The mercies of God
# Ro 12:1
3b) The goodness of God # 1Sa 12:24 3c) The call of God # 1Th 2:12 3d) The death of Christ # 2Co 5:15 3e) Our creation # Ps 86:9 3f) Our preservation # Isa 46:4 3g) Our redemption # 1Co 6:19,20 4) SHOULD BE 4a) With our spirit # 1Co 6:20 1Pe 4:6 4b) With our bodies # Ro 12:1 1Co 6:20 4c) With our members # Ro 6:12,13 1Pe 4:2 4d) With our substance # Ex 22:29 Pr 3:9 4e) Unreserved # Mt 6:24 Lu 14:33 4f) Abounding # 1Th 4:1 4g) Persevering # Lu 1:74,75 9:62 4h) In life and death # Ro 14:8 Php 1:20 5) SHOULD BE EXHIBITED IN 5a) Loving God # De 6:5 Lu 10:27 5b) Serving God # 1Sa 12:24 Ro 12:11 5c) Walking worthy of God # 1Th 2:12 5d) Doing all to God’s glory # 1Co 10:31 5e) Bearing the cross # Mr 8:34 5f) Self-denial # Mr 8:34 5g) Living to Christ # 2Co 5:15 5h) Giving up all for Christ # Mt 19:21,28,29 5i) Want of, condemned # Re 3:16 6) Exemplified 6a) Joshua # Jos 24:15 6b) Peter, Andrew, James, John # Mt 4:20-22 6c) Joanna, &c # Lu 8:3 6d) Paul # Php 1:21 6e) Timothy # Php 2:19-22 6f) Epaphroditus # Php 2:30