The Modern Pew

2 Peter 1:5-7  And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;  (6)  And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;  (7)  And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 1 Cor 12:31  But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way. 1 Cor 13:1-3  Though I speak wit...

2Pe 1:5-7  And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;  (6)  And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;  (7)  And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. Brotherly kindness is not just commanded but it is practical. We need each other.  A single member of the body is not much good by...

(2Pe 1:6) And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; Here with the introduction of the word godliness - it is very much external Our Christianity - can not just be internal. Our Christianity should also be External and DEMONSTRATED in how we interact with: ●The world ●Fellow believers (the church) ●God In this situation - godliness - we are talking about -...

2 Pe 1:5-7 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; (6) And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; (7) And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. Psa 119:105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Rom 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are t...

(2Pe 1:6)  And to knowledge temperan ce; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; Temperance: Self-Control (one who masters their desires and passions)

(2Pe 1:5)  And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; Mat 22:29  Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. Someone who says.... “You don’t need to repent.” “You don’t need to be baptized.” “It does not matter how you are baptized.” “You don’t need the Holy Ghost.” “You don’t need to live righteous....

(2Pe 1:5)  And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

Jer 29:4-9 (4)  Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, unto all that are carried away captives, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem unto Babylon;  (5)  Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;  (6)  Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear so...

Joh 1:16-17 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. (17) For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. Eph 2:8-10 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: (9) Not of works, lest any man should boast. (10) For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ord...

Psa 51:9-11  Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.  (10)  Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.  (11)  Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. David wrote this psalm with a very real transparency that often seems lacking in the world today. Acknowledging the brokenness that was in his own life and his desire...

Mat 14:13-21  When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.  (14)  And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.  (15)  And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the...

An intentional Christian life is one that is best lived with one hand on God and the other hand reaching out to the lost and ministering to the family of God. Luk 19:10 KJV For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. Shouldn't we all…as Christians... living with intent, purpose, and passion…. be about our Fathers business?

Mal 3:10-11  Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.  (11)  And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your v...

The scripture calls for us to be humble and obedience in this area is rewarded by God. The dictionary will advise  Humility is: a modest or low view of one's own importance Humble is: having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's own importance. Being humble is basically… possessing or manifesting humility. Having a low view of one’s importance  - BUT…… in contrast to WHAT? I submi...

Our society may be controlled in large part by what the majority wants. But being righteous - can not be determined by a large crowd that might agree with you. 2 Pet 2:9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished: Mat 7:14  Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there b...

I have heard so many Christians down on themselves for their lack of perfection. While the Bible does in fact declare that scripture has been given to us for the purpose of perfection.  Perfection does not come in an explosion. We do not get “blown” into new depths of Christianity so much as we get “grown” into new depths of Christianity. While many things will not be perfected in this life. We ca...

Heb 4:1-2  Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.  (2)  For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it. Rom 12:1-2  I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living...

No matter your part in the body - you matter! 1Co 12:12-14  For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.  (13)  For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.  (14)  For the body is not one member, bu...

1Co 12:8-11  For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;  (9)  To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;  (10)  To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:  (11)  Bu...

Rom 13:1-5  Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.  (2)  Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.  (3)  For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is...

We will stand before God and we will be judged according to our works - how we lived / what we did. Mat 5:14-16  Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.  (15)  Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.  (16)  Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good w...

The enemy of the church is never satisfied. The devil always wants more.  As you start getting closer to God - it often causes the enemy of our souls to be more active in trying to draw us away, lead us astray, and cause us to fall. Luk 22:31-32  And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: Let’s look at a few things the enemy might use to...

Mat 24:32-36  Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:  (33)  So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.  (34)  Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.  (35)  Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not p...

Mat 28:19  Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Isa 9:6  For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Luk 1:31  And, behold, thou shalt conceive in...

Luk 9:23-25  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.  (24)  For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.  (25)  For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away? We all should be: Training on purpose! R...