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#1: Please give some Bible teaching on speaking respectfully and showing respect for: Spouse, parents, children, fellow Christians. Respect for Parents (Prov. 30:11) Commanded, Exo. 20:12; Lev. 19:3; Deut. 27:6; Prov. 30:17; Eph. 6:2-3 Show respect with:
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#1: Please give some Bible teaching on speaking respectfully and showing respect for: Spouse, parents, children, fellow Christians. • Respect for Parents(Prov. 30:11) • Commanded,Exo. 20:12; Lev. 19:3; Deut. 27:6; Prov. 30:17; Eph. 6:2-3 • Show respect with: • Words of respect – Ex. 21:17; Dt. 21:18-21 • Ears that listen – Prov. 23:22 • Lives that obey them – Eph. 6:1 (Rom. 1:30) • Devoted care for them – 1 Tim. 5:4 1
#1: Please give some Bible teaching on speaking respectfully and showing respect for: Spouse, parents, children, fellow Christians. • Respect for Spouses • Honor your vows,Heb. 13:4 • Words of kindness,Eph. 4:32; 1 Cor. 13:5 • Actions of love & honor,Eph. 5:22-29 • Wife toward husband – Prov. 31:10-12, 23 • Husband toward wife – Prov. 31:11, 28-29 • Forgive each other,Mt. 6:14-15 (2 Tim. 3:3) 2
#1: Please give some Bible teaching on speaking respectfully and showing respect for: Spouse, parents, children, fellow Christians. • Respect for Children • Be sure they know you value them,Matt. 19:13-15 • Do not provoke to discouragement,Col. 3:21 • Discipline, not tyranny – Heb. 12:9-11 • Show them respect for God & others 3
#1: Please give some Bible teaching on speaking respectfully and showing respect for: Spouse, parents, children, fellow Christians. • Respect for the Aged • Rise & give honor,Lev. 19:32; 19:14 • By your speech & approach,1 Tim. 5:1-2 • Respect for fellow-Christians • How we treat Jesus,Matt. 25:34-40, 45 • Humble, loving service,Phil. 2:3-4; Eph. 5:21 4
#2: In Hebrews 6:18, what are the two immutable things in which it is impossible for God to lie? • God’s Integrity (Heb. 6:18-20) • Immutable: “fixed, unalterable” • Two unchangeable things form a sure foundation for the Christian’s hope –Heb. 6:13-18 • Context: Encouragement to mature & endure –Heb. 6:9-12 (cf. Abraham, 6:15) 5
God’s Promise (Heb. 6:13-15) Abraham’s hope secured,Rom. 4:17-21 (22) By faith, we are heirs of the promise,Rom. 4:13-16; Gal. 3:16,18,22,29 God’s Oath (Heb. 6:16-17) Swore by Himself,6:13; Gen. 22:16 Oath, by one greater, confirm a covenant,6:16; Gal. 3:15, 17 Overwhelming credibility,Heb. 6:17, 13 Two Immutable Things 6
#3: Why is gambling a sin, and what is included in it? • Whyis gambling a sin? • Motives of covetousness & greed,Col. 3:5; 1 Tim. 6:10 • Entices people to shirk honest labor &/or investment as means of gain,Gen. 3:19; 1 Ths. 4:11-12 7
#3: Why is gambling a sin, and what is included in it? • Whyis it a sin? • Perpetuates selfishness instead of love,Matthew 22:39; 7:12 • Violates principle of good stewardship,Luke 16:10-12 8
#3: Why is gambling a sin, and what is included in it? • What forms does gambling take? • Wagering on any element of chance • Different forms: • Horse racing, punchboards & pulltabs, fund raising events such as casino nights, bingo, card rooms, lottery, casinos, bingo halls, etc. 9