From Western South Dakota
Where the Prairie Meets the Badlands

A Pheasant in the Sandhills Prairie area, Lower Brule Sioux Reservation


July 27, 2011
Paul's Manner of Life
Part XVI

...Not In...
General Outline of verses used in audio sermon


Are you tired of the persecutions, rejections, arguments, the 'hate' you receive ... and all you are trying to do is live to serve and please God by following Paul's 'ways' and making those changes in your life - or at least trying... - as the Scriptures tell us to do?
Maybe we have been sincere in our trying to do Paul's ways
but NOT IN HIS 'MANNER' OF DOING THOSE WAYS?


Let's consider these things as we learn to live Paul's ways - the ways taught to us by the Risen Saviour.  Without considering these things listed below, we may be doing more damage to our 'listeners' than we realize.
For meat destroy not the work of God.
All things indeed are pure;
but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
Romans 14:20

Paul's Manner of Life to Us
Review:
20.  ... NOT IN ...

... not in temples made with hands!
Acts 17:24 - God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

... not in oldness of the letter - even Paul's stuff is not 'the law!'
Romans 7:6 - But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.

... not in the flesh meaning saved, not walking 'in the flesh' and doing wrong, etc.!
Romans 8:9 - But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

... do we really know who is saved or not... other than by the word of God!
Romans 10:6 - But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)

... not in... the dirty walk!
Romans 13:13 - Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

... not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth!
I Corinthians 2:13 - Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

... not in iniquity!
I Corinthians 13:6 - Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

... not in vain - Paul's labour!
I Corinthians 15:10 - But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

... not in vain - your labour!
I Corinthians 15:58 - Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

... not in despair!
II Corinthians 4:8 - We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;

... not in knowledge!
II Corinthians 11:6 - But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things.

... not rejoicing in another - prove your own work!
Galatians 6:4 - But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.

... not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh!
Colossians 2:23 - Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.

... not in vain - Paul's entrance unto us!
I Thessalonians 2:1 - For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:

... not in heart - our heart not taken away while away from them!
I Thessalonians 2:17 - But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.



M Paulson
Kadoka, South Dakota