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The Bible Says Keep Your Heart Under Self-Control

Randy — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:49:26 +0000

Proverbs 4:23. The Bible says, "Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life" (Proverbs 4:23). We may see our circumstances or even our own natural abilities as our biggest problems, but it is really our heart where problems start and end. If we strive daily to keep our heart in check, bad thoughts and actions will cease from materializing in our lives. If we focus our hearts on God, the source of all goodness and love, we will keep our heart under self-control.

The Bible Says That Self-Control Starts With the Heart

Randy — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:44:57 +0000

Matthew 15:18. The Bible says that self-control starts with the heart. Matthew 15:18-20 says, "Those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: These are the things which defile a man...". We can come up with all types of excuses why we do bad things, but it all comes down to what is inside of us. If heart our is not right, evil thoughts will proceed out of it.

Christians Have A Higher Inspiration to Have Self-Control

Randy — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:49:09 +0000

1 Corinthians 9:25. Christians have a higher inspiration to have self-control than a Olympic athlete. An Olympic athlete is inspired by the opportunity to win a gold medal. Many Olympic athletes train for the Olympics for years and they have great self-control and discipline. On the other hand, Christians have a greater inspiration to obtain and maintain self-control and not to sin.

Jesus is the Way To Self-Control

Randy — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:00:32 +0000

Colossians 3:17. Many of us seek self-control, but Jesus is the only true way to self-control. He is the only human that has walked on this Earth and was perfect. He had perfect self-control. He had no sin in Him. He was perfect and had no sin in Him because besides being human He was God walking on this Earth. He came here to save us from our sin and from being out of the will of God. If we accept His free gift of salvation, we will be saved and can be perfect as He is perfect. He has given us the power and the living example of how to be perfect in this sinful world.

The Way To Self-Control – Realize That It Starts Within Ourselves

Randy — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:35:26 +0000

Proverbs 25:28. The way to self-control starts from within ourselves. We can try the latest fad diets, smoking patches, and anger management classes, but these self-control fixes will not work until we realize that the fix is within ourselves and with God. One definition of self-control (temperance) is “the virtue of one who masters his desires and passions, especially his sensual appetites” (J.H. Thayer). The virtue of self-control is a moral excellence that starts within ourselves.

Imagination Without the Knowledge of God

Randy — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:24:42 +0000

Genesis 11:6. Our imagination without the restraint of knowledge and wisdom is a dangerous thing. Our imagination opens our minds to all things and ideas: both good ideas and bad ideas. Bad ideas and thoughts can lead us to all types of sin and being disobedient to God. These sins can include adultery, envy, stealing, hating, and even killing to name a few. This is what happen to the people that built the Tower of Babel. The people used their imagination to build the great Tower of Babel, but they did not use wisdom.

Knowledge Is Not To Be Despised over Imagination

Randy — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:13:11 +0000

Proverbs 1:7. Someone that uses their imagination and has no knowledge is a fool. God is the source of all knowledge while imagination comes from the minds of man. Imagination without the knowledge of God leads to disobedience, sin, and eventual eternal death (Hell). God's knowledge enables us to make right choices that line up with the Word of God and eternal life. With the knowledge of God we can fulfill our Creator's purpose. Imagination is a gift of God, but it must be grounded in knowledge and wisdom that comes from God.

Knowledge of God – Jesus Christ Shining Into Our Heart

Randy — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:47:19 +0000

2 Corinthians 4:6. The knowledge of God is offered to all of us in the form of Jesus Christ. This new knowledge of God, this mystery, is Jesus Christ who has brought mankind salvation and eternal life . Just as God commanded the light to shine out of the darkness when He created the world; and now God has sent His son as the light of knowledge to the world. Jesus came on this Earth to shine the light of the knowledge of the glory of God into our hearts.

Knowledge of God – Our Strength and Our Salvation

Randy — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:19:40 +0000

Isaiah 33:6. The knowledge of God enable us to not be moved by our circumstances. The knowledge of God enables us to act the same way in good times and in times of strife. When we have the supernatural knowledge that God is our salvation we can draw strength from Him where others will despair. People who rely totally on their wealth and money will despair when they have no money. People that rely on their wisdom and wits will despair when they get in a situation that makes no sense with their natural wisdom.

Knowledge of God is Better Than Wisdom or Money

Randy — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:32:05 +0000

Ecclesiastes 7:12. The supernatural knowledge of God is far superior to all the knowledge and resources of man. Studying the accumulative knowledge of man will bring you wisdom, but it is only a worldly wisdom that is of use in this world. This wisdom will not prepare you for spiritual things of life (supernatural things outside your five senses) and for the here-after. Money is much like worldly wisdom. It may provide for your natural needs, but money cannot get you into Heaven. Money is also no assurance of peace and joy in this world.

Secret Knowledge is Truth That God Has Not Revealed to Mankind

Randy — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:35:38 +0000

Deuteronomy 29:29. Secret knowledge is the providence of God. Organizations that profess to have secret knowledge or truth do not line up with the world of God. God is the source of all knowledge, both revealed knowledge and secret knowledge. When God reveals secret knowledge to a person or group of people, this truth is suppose to be revealed to all of mankind. This is what happened in the Old Testament. God would reveal secret knowledge to a prophet and it was the prophet's purpose to reveal this truth to everyone.

The Secret Knowledge, The Mystery Revealed in the Person of Jesus Christ

Randy — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:39:46 +0000

Romans 16:26. God is the source of all knowledge, both revealed and secret knowledge. God is who decides what knowledge is revealed to mankind and what knowledge is kept secret. This is what happened almost 2,000 years ago when God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to reveal the greatest mystery to mankind. This mystery was (is) Jesus Christ and His salvation plan for mankind. God in His timing and purpose revealed this great mystery to mankind in the form of Jesus Christ.

God, the Source of Revealed and Secret Knowledge

Randy — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:10:49 +0000

Daniel 2:22. God is the source of both revealed and secret knowledge. For most people knowledge is usually thought of in terms of man's knowledge, but knowledge and truth is more than what mankind knows. In reality God is the source of truth and knowledge. This is because He is all-powerful, all-present, and all-knowing. He controls the weather, he controls who rules governments, and he is the revealer of knowledge. He knows what is not true (what is in darkness), and what is true (what is in the light).

God Have Mercy on Me a Sinner

Randy — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:18:37 +0000

Luke 18:13. In the parable of the Pharisee and the publican, the publican cried out to God saying, “have mercy on me a sinner” (Luke 18:13). The publican had true knowledge of God. He knew that he had fallen short of God's glory and that he was a sinner (this is the same situation for all of mankind – none of us are perfect by ourselves). The publican also knew that the only way he could get right with God was for God to have mercy on him.

Christian Virtues Are To Be Meditated On Continually To Assure Self-Control

Randy — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:54:58 +0000

Philippians 4:8. A person having Christian Virtues must meditate on these virtues and practice these virtues every day in order to maintain self-control. Philippians 4:8 say to think on “... whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; ...”. By us meditating on Christian virtues we will start practicing them. If we meditate on God's truth in the Bible, we will start acting on His truths.