I) What areas should be intentionally and objectively guided in a believer’s life?
- A) Our Practical Conduct (vv. 1-8)
- B) Our Permanent Calling (vv. 9-16)
- C) Our Passionate Care (vv. 17-19)
- D) Our Personal Commitments (vv. 20-25)
II) What is the principle by which these areas of a believer’s life are guided and governed? (v. 8)
Spiritual Principle: Since He is steadfast and trustworthy, we must order our lives around our unchanging Christ.
Application:
- When pressures arise, do not base your conduct on cultural whims but on Jesus Christ because He never changes.
- When attacks come fast and furious, do not base your calling on chaos but on Jesus Christ because He never changes.
- When hardships surface, do not base your decision to care on the winds of change but on Jesus Christ because He never changes.
- When sin seems too great to bear, do not stake your commitments on random happenstance but on Jesus Christ because He never changes.