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Bible
Lesson: Marks Of Godly Character Versus Marks Of Non-Christian
Character: Decision Versus Indecision.
Bible
Texts:
Decision;
Joshua
24:l5 KJV
And
if it seem evil unto you to serve The Lord, choose you this day whom
ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were
on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose
land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve The Lord.
Indecision:
Luke
9:62 KJV
And
Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and
looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
James
1:8 KJV
A
double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
The
Word, Decision:
Exodus 18:16 20 KJV (Moses)
16
When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one
and another, and I do make them know The Statutes of God, and His
Laws.
20
Teach them God’s Decrees, and give them his Instructions. Show them
how to conduct their lives.
Deuteronomy
1:17 KJV
Ye
shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as
well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the
judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it
unto me, and I will hear it.
Deuteronomy 4:8 KJV (Moses)
And
what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so
righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?
Proverbs
15:22 NLT
Plans
go wrong for lack of advice; many advisers bring success.
Proverbs
16:10,11 NLT
10
The king speaks with divine wisdom; he must never judge unfairly.
11
The Lord demands accurate scales and balances; He sets the standards
for fairness.
Proverbs
18:13 NLT
Spouting
off before listening to the facts is both shameful and foolish.
Proverbs
19:2,21 NLT
2
Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes.
21
You can make many plans, but The Lord’s purpose will prevail.
Proverbs
21:5 NLT
Good
planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead
to poverty.
Ecclesiastes
5:2 NLT
Don’t
make rash promises, and don’t be hasty in bringing matters before
God. After all, God is in heaven, and you are here on earth. So let
your words be few.
Isaiah 10:1 NLT
What
sorrow awaits the unjust judges and those who issue unfair laws.
Joel
3:14 KJV
Multitudes,
multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of The Lord is near
in the valley of decision.
John 7:24 KJV (Jesus)
Judge
not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
The
Word, Indecision:
Exodus
3:11 NLT
But
Moses protested to God, “Who am I to appear before Pharaoh? Who am
I to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt?”
I
Kings 18:21 KJV
And
Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between
two opinions? if The Lord be God, follow Him: but if Baal, then
follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
II
Kings 17:40,41 NLT
40
But the people would not listen and continued to follow their former
practices.
41
So while these new residents worshiped The Lord, they also worshiped
their idols. And to this day their descendants do the same.
Hosea
10:2 NLT
The
hearts of the people are fickle; they are guilty and must be
punished. The Lord will break down their altars and smash their
sacred pillars.
Matthew
6:24 KJV
No
man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love
the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye
cannot serve God and mammon (money).
Matthew
14:31 KJV
And
immediately Jesus stretched forth His hand, and caught him, and said
unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
Matthew
19:21,22 KJV
21
Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou
hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven:
and come and follow Me.
22
But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for
he had great possessions.
Matthew
21:21 KJV
Jesus
answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith,
and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig
tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed,
and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.
Mark
11:23 KJV
For
verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain,
Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt
in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith
shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
Mark
16:11-14 KJV
11
And they, when they had heard that He was alive, and had been seen of
her, believed not.
12
After that He appeared in another form unto two of them, as they
walked, and went into the country.
13
And they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they
them.
14
Afterward He appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and
upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because
they believed not them which had seen Him after He was risen.
Luke
9:62 KJV
And
Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and
looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
Luke
16:13 KJV
“No
one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other;
you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve
God and be enslaved to money.”
John
20:20-25 KJV
20
And when He had so said, He shewed unto them His hands and His side.
Then were the disciples glad, when they saw The Lord.
21
Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as My Father hath
sent Me, even so send I you.
22
And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and saith unto them,
Receive ye The Holy Ghost:
23
Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose
soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
24
But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when
Jesus came.
25
The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen The Lord.
But he said unto them, Except I shall see in His hands the print of
the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust
my hand into His side, I will not believe.
Acts
24:24,25 NLT
24
A few days later Felix came back with his wife, Drusilla, who was
Jewish. Sending for Paul, they listened as he told them about faith
in Christ Jesus.
25
As he reasoned with them about righteousness and self-control and the
coming day of judgment, Felix became frightened. “Go away for now,”
he replied. “When it is more convenient, I’ll call for you
again.”
Romans
14:23 KJV
And
he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith:
for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
James
1:8 KJV
A
double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
James
4:8 KJV
Draw
nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye
sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
P
rayer:
I Kings 3:9 NLT (Solomon)
Give
me an understanding heart so that I can govern your people well and
know the difference between right and wrong. For who by himself is
able to govern this great people of yours?”
