Psalm 26:9 " Do not take my soul away along with sinners" Fear made David pray thus, for something whispered, "Perhaps, after all, you may be gathered with the wicked." That fear, although marred by unbelief, springs, in the main, from holy anxiety, arising from the recollection of past sin. Even the pardoned man will enquire, "What if at the end my sins should be remembered, ...

Romans 6:12 (NASB) 12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts, We persist this month with the spiritual warfare series identifying the triad of enemies: Satan, the flesh and the world. The battle against the flesh we have linked to unbelief. Why is this continuation so necessary at such a deep concentration? If a believer in the ...

1) The Necessity of Perseverance for Salvation First, (according to Hebrews 12:14) there is a holiness without which we will not see the Lord. There are professing Christians who live such disobedient lives that they will hear Jesus say (according to Matthew 7:23), "I never knew you; depart from me, you evildoers." There are church-attending people who believe that they are saved because they prayed to ...

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:6–12 And that is the way every one of us must battle the effects of a well-placed shame that threatens to linger too long and cripple us. We must battle unbelief by taking hold of promises like, There is forgiveness with thee that thou mayest be feared. (Psalm 130:4) Seek the Lord while he may be found. Call upon him while he is near. ...

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:6–12 Well-Placed Shame The same God-centeredness will be seen if we look at some texts that illustrate well-placed shame. 1 Corinthians 15:34 (NASB) "Become sober-minded as you ought, and stop sinning; for some have no knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame." Here Paul says that these people ought to feel shame. "I say this to your shame." Their shame would be well-placed ...