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There are the activities of everyday life such as going to school, going to work, spending time with friends, reading, and such things. And then there are spiritual activities which we perform such as personal devotions, going to catechism, going to church on Sunday, and studying the Bible. While th
Man’s “Living” includes all his activities, every expression of the heart, every desire and inclination of the will, every thought of the mind, every word and deed. To it belongs his inner, spiritual attitude toward all things, the church and the world, the school and the home, his parents and his c
It is summed in three words; daily, everyone, everywhere. DAILY. Acts 2:42-47 speaks of the N.T. Church as “continuing steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine, daily in the Temple. . .and that the Lord added to the Church daily such as should be saved.” Our life in Christ is not compartmentalized so t
The “habit” of these daily private devotions ought to begin early; it ought to begin when we are still young people, a habit to be carried with us through all our life. Life is hectic and filled with much hustle and bustle. There are so many demands placed upon us today that there seems no end to it
Doing many of these things habitually we find that they lead to an orderly and systematic way of living which is also pleasing to God who has commanded that “all things be done orderly”. However, we are not yet ready to condone the practice of such habits, for to do so means that we favor the Jesui
It embraces all the activities of the heart and soul and mind and will, man’s thoughts and desires and motives and affections, his seeing and hearing and speaking and singing, the whole of his existence in the home and on the street, in church and in catechism, at work and in school, anywhere, every
Remember that in order to live and enjoy a healthy life on this earth, you must eat, sleep and work at regular intervals (no one forgets this) for there must be system to our daily life and how much more then to get the most enjoyment out of our spiritual life we ought to study Scripture systematica
Now the question arises, “How does this affect our daily lives?” Before we attempt to answer this, we must mention and keep in mind the following assumptions: (1) It is assumed that we agree that doctrine and life are always inseparable. The former is not like a coat that you wear or change as you
Regular, daily, family devotions ought to be a habit among us. We ought to be in the habit of reading the Scriptures and praying. We should not think that because something is a habit it is necessarily bad. To be sure, there are bad habits. But there are also very good habits. In fact, because we ar
It involves strenuous spiritual activity. When we leave our Christian homes and our churches, it is so easy to forget. This morning I told by Bible study group that in a sense we as ministers live a rather sheltered life, and in that sense we have it easier than those who must go every day again int