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“The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10)
“…since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and…run with perseverance the race marked out for us.”(Heb 12:1)
4 Spiritual Caution Flags 1. Words Important Truth: Careless speech is a window to the soul. “The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks.” (LK 6:45)
4 Spiritual Caution Flags 1. Words Important Truth: Careless speech is a window to the soul. “We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to keep his whole body in check.” (JA 3:2)
4 Spiritual Caution Flags 2. Bias “If anyone says ‘I love God’ yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.” (1 JN 4:20-21)
4 Spiritual Caution Flags 3. Appetites “Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.” (RO 8:5)
4 Spiritual Caution Flags 3. Appetites “Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.” (COL 3:9-10)
4 Spiritual Caution Flags 3. Appetites “Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” (PHL 4:8)
4 Spiritual Caution Flags 4. Friends “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.” (PR 17:17)
4 Spiritual Caution Flags 4. Friends “…Bad company corrupts good character.” (1 CO 15:33)
4 Spiritual Caution Flags 4. Friends “A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.” (PR 12:26)
2 Defensive Maneuvers 1. Be Proactive “For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.” (RO 8:13)
2 Defensive Maneuvers 2. Get Connected “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” (GA 6:2)
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