Eze 2:7And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.
Joshua 1:7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper withersoever thou goest. 8This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. 9Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
This concept is the linchpin around which this entire concept must resolve. We will never accept or even look for the Biblical method in anything if we are not willing to accept what Scripture has to say. We will never be willing to do the analysis, to make the changes, unless we are willing to accept God at his word.
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Do we? Do we accept God at His Word? Are we willing to accept His foolishness over our wisdom?
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1Co 3:18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.1Co 3:19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.1Co 3:20 And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
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Are we willing to search his Word to see what we need to do, to see how we need to live? Are we willing to trust him in this area?
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2Ti 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
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Are we willing to obey Gods commands? Or will we stare them in the face and ignore them?
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Jas 1:22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.Jas 1:23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:Jas 1:24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.Jas 1:25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.