James 4:8
“Draw near to God and He will
draw near to you.”
1 Cor. 9:24-25
“Do you not know that those who run in a race
all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in
such a way that you may win.
And everyone who competes in the games
exercises self-control in all things. They then do
it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an
imperishable.”
Luke 16:8
“And his master praised the unrighteous steward
because he had acted shrewdly; for the sons of
this age are more shrewd in relation to their
own kind than the sons of light.”
Hosea 4:6
“My people are destroyed for lack of
knowledge. Because you have rejected
knowledge...”
• 1 Cor. 2
Col. 2:3-4
“In whom are hidden all the treasures
of wisdom and knowledge.
I say this in order that no one may
delude
you
with
persuasive
argument.”
Rom 16:17-18
“Now I urge you, brethren, keep your eye on those who
cause dissensions and hindrances contrary to the
teaching which you learned, and turn away from them.
For such men are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of
their own appetites; and by their smooth and flattering
speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.”
1 Thess. 2:3-6
“For our exhortation does not come from error or
impurity or by way of deceit; but just as we have been
approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so
we speak, not as pleasing men but God, who examines
our hearts.
1 Thess. 2:3-6
“For we never came with flattering speech, as you
know, nor with a pretext for greed — God is witness —
nor did we seek glory from men, either from you or
from others, even though as apostles of Christ we
might have asserted our authority.”
• Worship
• “to make obeisance, do reverence to” (Vine)
• “It is used of an act of homage or reverence (a) to
God” (Vine).
• John 4:23
“But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true
worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and
truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His
worshipers.”