But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. – Galatians 5:22,23
…thou art now the blessed of the LORD. – Genesis 26:29
People will say, “If any man is a true Christian, he is one;” they will have no doubt about it. When longsuffering, gentleness, and meekness are in the life, men begin to say to such a one, “Thou art now the blessed of the Lord.” As the gentleness of the Lord makes us great, the gentleness of the saints brings to God great glory. Anger hath a temporary sovereignty, that melts in the heat of the sun. Quietness of spirit is king over all the land. If thou canst rule thyself, thou canst rule the world. Isaac conquered by his meekness; for when Abimelech saw that he yielded well after well rather than keep up a quarrel, he said to him, “Thou art now the blessed of the Lord.” Some of you do not understand this. “What!” you say, “are we not to stick up for ourselves?” That depends upon whose you are; if you are your own, take care of yourselves; but if you are Christ’s, let Him take care of you. “But,” you say, “if you tread on a worm, it will turn.” But surely you will not make a worm your pattern? Nay, but let the meek and lowly Christ be your example and seek to be a partaker of His Spirit. He prayed even for His murderers, “Father, forgive them,” and He ever sought to return good for evil. I pray you to do the same, cultivate a gentle spirit, and even worldlings will say to you, “Thou art now the blessed of the Lord.” ~ C.H. Spurgeon
https://www.blueletterbible.org/Comm/spurgeon_charles/sermons/2238.cfm
I certainly agree with this when we as individuals are being attacked, but it is not true when the truth is being attacked concerning Faith and Doctrine. Paul was perhaps the greatest defender of truth and the gospel. Today much of the church is afraid to defend the truth of the word of God, and I know that there is a fine line, and much prayer needs to be applied, but God’s truth is under attack today, and yes God can and He will defend Himself, but He often sends prophets to warn the people with the truth first. Love your Blog. Jp
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Well said. The brethren need the watchmen to warn us, and we need not to despise it when they do. Though we should be discerning we also need to ask if God used that person to turn us back on to the path of truth. Thank you for your thoughtful comments here. I appreciate them very much! 🤗
God be praised! \o/
Have a blessed day, Jerry, amen!
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Spiritual Warfare (Eph 6:11-13) is helping us (as a Global body of Christ followers) go from 1 Corinth 13:11-13 to Ephesians 4:13. Amen 🙏
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Amen! \o/
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