Saturday, September 16, 2006

Top Ten List from the Bible

Here are some guiding values, laws, commandments, advise, and reminders of how to live our lives from the bible.

What do you love?
Duty: Deuteronomy 6:5
"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind."

Get your priorities straight.
Seek First: Matthew 6:33
"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."

Spend time with God.
Draw Near : James 4:8 WEY:
"Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and make your hearts pure, you who are half-hearted towards God."
http://bible.cc/james/4-8.htm

Rise above it all.
Be Transformed: Romans 12:1
"And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God."
http://www.bible-knowledge.com/Renewing-of-Your-Mind.html

Go to church.
Be with Other Believers: Matt. 18:20
"Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."

Exercise, hike, eat healthy, don't smoke, don't drink alcohol, etc.
Body is the Temple: 1 Cor. 6:19-20
"Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body,"
http://www.carm.org/sermons/1Cor_6-19-20.htm

Date Believers
Coupleship : 2 Corinthians 6:14:
"Do not be unevenly yoked with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and lawlessness have in common? What fellowship has light with darkness?"
http://www.bridepub.com/bridem73.htm

Can't buy what God makes.
Possessions: Luke 12:27 WEY:
"Observe the lilies, how they grow. They neither labor nor spin. And yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was as beautifully dressed as one of these."
http://bible.cc/luke/12-27.htm

Be kind and loving.
All Done in Love: 1 Corinthians 16:14 WEY:
"Let all that you do be done from motives of love."
http://bible.cc/1_corinthians/16-14.htm

Spiritual teacher of the family.
Responsibility of Men: Ephesians 5:22-24
"The husband is head of his wife as Christ is head of the church."

Be thankful.
Thankfulness: Psalms 118:1
"O Give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever."
http://bible.cc/luke/12-27.htm

Love others; but God first.
Top Two Principles, Matthew 22:34-40
"Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?" And [Jesus] said to him, "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.' This is the great and foremost commandment. The second is like it: 'You shall love you neighbor as yourself.' On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets."
http://www.soundofgrace.com/piper95/04-30-95.htm

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