Continual Christianity

1. Introduction Deut. 6:1-18
2. Praise God Heb. 13:15-16
   Heb 13:15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
   Heb 13:16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
3. Paient Continuance
1. In Well Doing Rom. 2:5-13
   Rom. 2.5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
   Rom. 2.6 Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
   Rom. 2.7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
   Rom. 2.8 But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
   Rom. 2.9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
   Rom. 2.10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:
   Rom. 2.11 For there is no respect of persons with God.
   Rom. 2.12 For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;
   Rom. 2.13 (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
2. In goodness Rom. 11:16-22
   Rom. 11.16 For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.
   Rom. 11.17 And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;
   Rom. 11.18 Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
   Rom. 11.19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in.
   Rom. 11.20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
   Rom. 11.21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.
   Rom. 11.22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
3. In The Word
1. John 8:31-32
   John 8:31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
   John 8:32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
2. James 1:22-27
   James 1.22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
   James 1.23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
   James 1.24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
   James 1.25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
   James 1.26 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
   James 1.27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
4. In faith
1. Acts 14:21-22
   Acts 14:21 And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch,
   Acts 14:22 Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
2. Col. 1:21-23
   Col 1:21 And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
   Col 1:22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
   Col 1:23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
5. In Acts 13:43 Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.
6. In love John 15:9-14
   John 15.9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
   John 15.10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
   John 15.11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
   John 15.12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
   John 15.13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
   John 15.14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
7. In prayer
1. I Thes. 5:17 "Prey without ceasing."
2. Rom. 12:10-15
   Rom. 12.10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
   Rom. 12.11 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
   Rom. 12.12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
   Rom. 12.13 Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
   Rom. 12.14 Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
   Rom. 12.15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
4. Ready to answer
1. I. Pet.3:14-17
   I Pet. 3.14 But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;
   I Pet. 3.15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
   I Pet. 3.16 Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
   I Pet. 3.17 For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
2. Study
   II Tim. 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
3. Be instant II. Tim. 4:1-4
   II Tim. 4:1 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
   II Tim. 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
   II Tim. 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
   II Tim. 4:4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
5. Be a Christian daily
1. Luke 9:23-26
   Luke 9.23 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
   Luke 9.24 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
   Luke 9.25 For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
   Luke 9.26 For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels.
2. Examples
1. Acts 2:46-47
   Acts 2:46 And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,
   Acts 2:47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
2. Acts 5:42 And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.
3. Acts 16:5 And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.
4. Acts 17:10-12
   Acts 17:10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
   Acts 17:11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
   Acts 17:12 Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.
3. Exort oneanother
1. Heb. 3:12-13
   Heb. 3.12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
   Heb. 3.13 But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
2. Heb. 10:24-27
   Heb. 10.24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
   Heb. 10.25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
   Heb. 10.26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
   Heb. 10.27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
4. Conclusion
1. Do all in the name of the Lord Col.3:16-17
   Col 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
   Col 3:17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
2. live each day as if it were your last Mat. 6:24-34

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