Erin First Assembly of God Erin, TN
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Erin First Assembly of God Erin, TN
Living as a Martyr Pt 9
Define martyr = A person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing or refusing to renounce a religion.
Martyrdom is about dying for your biblical beliefs but to live as a martyr is to spend your life living for those same beliefs. The most effective way to live as a martyr has less to do with living against something and is driven by living for something.
Galatians 5:22-24 ESV
- We have talked week after week about how each of the fruit are being developed in us and how they are the very character of God.
- Gentleness is how Jesus ministered everywhere He went.
- He would address the issue and extend grace.
- He will never condemn and always forgive.
Matthew 7:1-5 ESV
- Our judgement towards others is removing God from the situation and stepping into His role.
- It is ignoring our place before God.
- There is no gentleness in that.
- So should we simply ignore the faults of others? No more than you should ignore yours.
Galatians 6:1-2 ESV
- In all that we do, we must do through the lens of restoration.
- Jesus desired and did bring restoration to your life.
- How can we be a judge when we don’t even know what’s best for ourselves?
Matthew 6:5-8 ESV
What it says
- Pray
- Don’t be like hypocrites
- Their purpose is to be seen
- God sees in secret
- God rewards
- Get to the point
- God knows what you need before you ask
The ultimate form of gentleness isn’t shown towards others or even yourself but towards God.
John 3:22-30 ESV
- John extended gentleness to his followers by placing himself as the one having already dealt with these issues.
- His solution was to elevate Christ to His rightful position.
- This meant that he had to give up his right to be the man.
- Jesus Himself not only expressed gentleness towards people during conflict but also exemplified it by the way He traveled.
Matthew 21:1-5 NIV. NIV
- Even when He was being exalted He was pointing to the one who sent Him.
- He came in a non threatening manner.
- But it won’t always be that way.
Matthew 24:36 ESV
- There is coming a time when God will send His Son to retrieve all those who have believed.
- It’s at this point that Jesus will return in the power of God.
Revelation 19:11-16 ESV
- We have this picture of Jesus as helpless even cowardly.
- In reality he is obedient to the Father who determined the beginning and will determine the end.
- Why should we wage war when God already has.
- He is simply expressing His gentleness by allowing more time for others to believe.
