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Five Anti-Growth Attributes To Avoid
Contributed by Sterling Franklin on Nov 28, 2017 (message contributor)
Summary: Peter urges us as believers (especially new ones) to be nourished and grow closer to Jesus, and he highlights five anti-growth attributes that will keep us from doing so! Avoid the evil, cling to what is good!
In all things, we are to obey Jesus. Are we doing these two things --
A. Love God wholeheartedly
B. Love People (your neighbor as yourself)
Jesus summed up the Law and the Prophets this way. All good things flow from proper love, and our priorities need to be correct.
Growing closer to Jesus does not include growing in malice, deception, hypocrisy, envy, or evil-speaking. So let's grow in the right way, in a way pleasing to our Lord and Savior.
Let's close in prayer.
Closing Prayer
Bibliography
DJ Sterf. "Wonderful" album - lyrics from the song Phat Country. Recorded in 2003, http://www.djsterf.net/music
Henry, Matthew. Commentary on Galatians. Accessible online at http://www.bible.cc
Strong, James. Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible; Hendrickson Publishers, ISBN 0-917006-01-1.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
