Right Living

 

Right Living

Phil 4:9 9 Th os ose e th thin in gs gs,, whi ch ye have both l ear arned, ned, and re r ece ceived, ived, and heard, and see seen i n m e, do: an d the th e God of peace shal l be wi with th you. KJV

Introduction 1… (Phil.4:6-7  ) teaches us “Right Praying.” ) teaches us “Right Thinking.”  Thinking.”   2… (Phil.4:8  ) teaches us “Right Living.”  Living.”   3… (Phil.4:9  Phil 4: 7-8 7 An d the peace peace of God, whi ch pass passeth al l u nderstandi nderstanding, ng, shal shal l k eep your h ear arts ts and mi nds thr ough Ch ri st Jesus. Jesus. KJV

 Note the link between the heart and mind. (You (You will never have peace in your mind until you have peace in your heart )).. Note what Paul said in (Phil.4:9  ), he say to think on those things: ), learning?) 1…Which ye have both learned. ( Are you learning?) 2… And Received. ( Are you receiving?) receiving?)  Are you listening?) listening?) 3… And Heard. ( Are  Are you being a good example?) example? ) 4… And seen in me. ( Are 5… Do. ( Are  Are you applying these things?) things?) The end results; and the God of peace shall be with you. (Paul has up to this time taught us that right praying, right thinking, and right living brings us the peace of God. Right Living: Rom 5:1 H aving bee been j ustif ied by fai th, we have pe peace ace with God thr ough our L ord Jesus Jesus Chri st, NKJV    1…

 Rightsaid living our); in thecomplete. finished work Christ. in (is 2 putting Cor 13:11  );faith Become Be of of good comfort, be of one mind, live in  peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. ( Here Paul connects the mind to right living )).. ) that the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard 3… Paul said in (Phil 4:7  your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. (Here we see the connection of the mind and the heart in right living). Keep this in mind: What is in the heart, will show in 1… You cannot separate outward action and inward attitudes. ((What  your actions). actions). ) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, jo y, peace, longsuffering, 2… Paul said in (Gal 5:22-23  kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. ( The fruit is what 3… Some people don’t have a FRUIT problem, they have a ROOT problem. (The 2… Paul

 shows up from the root ))..

 

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important thing about a tree is the root system. If the roots do not go down deep, the tree will not grow in a healthy manner. If we are rooted in the things of the Lord, then our words will  be the fruit of fellowship with him. 5… Right living will result in right fruit. p ray right, you live right, your fruit will be right. 6… When you think right, you pray The way we think affects the way we live. 1… Right living starts on the inside, having the mind of Christ. Phil 2:5 5 L et th is min d be in you, which was also in Chr ist Jes Jesus: K JV   ) puts it this way; A good man out of the good treasure of h his is heart bringeth forth 2… (L uke 6:45 

that which is good; and an a n evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. ( Here ( Here we see the connection of the mind, the heart, and the mouth). mouth).  3… Fruit is always true to character, an apple tree produces apples, not oranges, and a Christian will always produces good fruit, not evil. ) teaches us that the things that come co me out of the mouth come from the heart, and 4… (M att 15:18  these make a man 'unclean.' Right living and what we speak: James Jam es 3: 11 11 Doth a fou nt ntain ain send for th at the th e same place swe swee et water and bi tter? KJV 1… James

issued this warning; a fountain cannot give forth two kinds of water, a tree cannot  bear different kinds of fruit. 2… We expect a fountain to flow with sweet water at all times, we expect the fig tree to bear figs and the olive tree to bear olives. inco nsistent, there is something wrong with the heart. 3… The bottom line is this; if the tongue is inconsistent, James 3:10 10 Out of the same same mout mouth h pr oce ocee ede deth th bl essi ng and cur sin g. M y brethr en, th ese th thin in gs ough oughtt n ot so to be. KJV 4… The

problem is not the tongue; it is the heart.

Matt 15:18 18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. KJV 5… (Prov 4:23  ) tell us; Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. (What is in the heart comes out the mouth). mouth ).