BEING, KNOWING, DOING
(Relational Wisdom: Lessons from Proverbs – Part 5)
September 9, 2018
Being – Do your thoughts, attitude, and behavior show that you are “being” a Christian?
What it doesn’t look like.
Gal 5:19-21
What it looks like.
Gal 5:22-23; Prov 15:1, Prov 15:28, Prov 16:21, Prov 28:6
Knowing – Do you “know”, and can you explain what you believe and why you believe it?
What it doesn’t look like.
John 1:5-7
What it looks like.
1 Peter 3:15, Prov 2:1-5, Prov 3:1-2, Prov 18:15
Doing – Are you “doing” the things that Christ calls all of his followers to do?
What it doesn’t look like.
James 2:14-17
What it looks like.
John 8:31-32, John 14:15
3 Inner Commands
1) Repent and Believe
2) Baptism
3) Communion
4 Outer Commands
1) Giving
2) Loving God and Loving Others
3) Serving
4) Reproducing