A motive is an emotion, desire, a felt need, or an impulse of some kind that impels a person to action or to certain pursuits. Thus, motives are crucial to everything a Christian does. They not only have temporal repercussions, but God’s promises of future and eternal rewards are related to both faithfulness on the job and to motives. Proverbs tells us, “All the ways of a man are clean in his own sight, But the Lord weighs the motives” (Prov. 16:2). Thus, motives are vital to whatever we do. To the Corinthians he wrote, “For our reason for confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with pure motives and godly sincerity, not by human wisdom but by the grace of God, we conducted ourselves in the world, and all the more toward you” (2 Cor. 1:12). Then in 1 Corinthians he wrote, “So then, do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the motives of hearts. Then each will receive recognition from God” (1 Cor. 4:5).
J. Hampton Keathley

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  1. Doctrine of proved from Scripture # Mt 3:16,17 28:19 Ro 8:9 1Co 12:3-6 2Co 13:14 # Eph 4:4-6 1Pe 1:2 Jude 1:20,21 Re 1:4,5
  2. Divine titles applied to the three persons in # Ex 20:2 Joh 20:28 Ac 5:3,4
  3. EACH PERSON IN, DESCRIBED AS 3a) Eternal

    # Ro 16:26 Re 22:13 Heb 9:14

3b) Holy # Re 4:8 15:4 Ac 3:14 1Jo 2:20 3c) True # Joh 7:28 Re 3:7 3d) Omnipresent # Jer 23:24 Eph 1:23 Ps 139:7 3e) Omnipotent # Ge 17:1 Re 1:8 Ro 15:19 Jer 32:17 Heb 1:3 Lu 1:35 3f) Omniscient # Ac 15:18 Joh 21:17 1Co 2:10,11 3g) Creator # Ge 1:1 Col 1:16 Job 33:4 Ps 148:5 Joh 1:3 Job 26:13 3h) Sanctifier # Jude 1:1 Heb 2:11 1Pe 1:2 3i) Author of all spiritual operations # Heb 13:21 Col 1:29 1Co 12:11 3j) Source of eternal life # Ro 6:23 Joh 10:28 Ga 6:8 3k) Teacher # Isa 54:13 Lu 21:15 Joh 14:26 Isa 48:17 Ga 1:12 1Jo 2:20 3l) Raising Christ from the dead # 1Co 6:14 Joh 2:19 1Pe 3:18 3m) Inspiring the prophets, &c # Heb 1:1 2Co 13:3 Mr 13:11 3n) Supplying ministers to the Church # Jer 3:15 Eph 4:11 Ac 20:28 Jer 26:5 Mt 10:5 Ac 13:2 4) Salvation the work of # 2Th 2:13,14 Tit 3:4-6 1Pe 1:2 5) Baptism administered in name of # Mt 28:19 6) Benediction given in name of # 2Co 13:14

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