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Tuesday, October 29, 2019

In our last visit we considered Paul’s encouragement in 1st Thessalonians 5:21, “Hold on to the good.”  This means to hold on to the good God has already provided and worked into your life.  In addition, after evaluating any new input that’s good, you should add it to what you already have and hold on to all of it. 

At the same time, if after testing what you might be exposed to, you discern something is out of harmony with the truth, then you should “avoid every kind of evil.”  This includes every kind of evil teaching.  New ideas are often tantalizing.  Test them to see if they’re consistent with what you already know is the truth in God’s Word.  If they’re not, avoid them. 

Also, avoid every kind of evil behavior.  Even though you feel like everyone is doing it, if it’s evil, you should avoid doing it. If others criticize or taunt you for not joining the crowd, take your stand.  Avoid doing it. 

We live in a world where many Christians are undistinguishable from the world in their behavior.  Shame on us!  I used to say to an unsaved couple in premarital counseling, “You have a ten times better chance of avoiding divorce if you’re a believer.”  I can’t say that any more.  Far too many believers now break their marriage vows.  Shame on us! 

God’s Word says, “Avoid every kind of evil.”  The King James Version puts it, “Avoid even the appearance of evil.”  Evaluate your life in the light of this warning.  Do a reality check

 

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