Acts: The Spread of the Gospel

This study is taken from John MacArthur's "Acts: The Spread of the Gospel." My prayer and goal for this devo is that we will learn more about how the early church laid the foundation for what we possess today, and that we would allow God to use us to turn our world upside for Him!

This will be an exciting journey, so encourage others to join you! I'm looking forward to the interaction we will have on this blog as we study the book of Acts!

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Saturday, August 9, 2008

Joseph's Family Album - A Snapshot of Joseph's Father: Jacob - Devo for 08/08/08

Reading
Genesis 25 and 27

Questions
1. What does 2 Corinthians 10:12 say about comparing ourselves with others?
2. Jacob probably felt like a nobody in his dad's eyes and that his dad really did not care about what was going on in his life. The problem was that he seemed to be just as disinterested in his own son's lives. Do we have to repeat the mistakes of others in our own lives?
3. Do you think that when we stand before God He will listen to our excuse, "Well, that's just the way I was raised?"
4. According to Romans 14:10-12 and 2 Corinthians 5:10, what will we be accountable for?

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

1.that comparing ourselves to others is not wise and that we shouldn't ever do it.

2.no, i don't think so i think we need to yes worry about others and their problems but just pray for them and encourage them cause we still have alot of our own problems but not in a self-centered way.

3.well i think that even though we might not have been grown up in a good home but God put those parents in our lives for a reason and that we can still live for God and worship him and even share it with our parents.

4.everything we have done good or bad.

Anonymous said...

questions:

1.that we dare not do it and that it is not wise.

2.no we dont we can realize how much it hurts and be loving.

3.no because God put those things in our lives to make us better people but we have to choose to be better.

4.that we must be accountible for our actions, wheather they were good or bad.

Anonymous said...

1. not wise
2. no, because we can see if it hurt them it will hurt us
3. no because excuse are bad to some people and not to others
4. actions that are good or bad.

Anonymous said...

1. That it is not wise.

2. No, we need to try to not make the same mistakes.

3. No, we all have the ability to live differently. He are able to make our own decisions.

4. For the things that we did whether they were good or bad.

Anonymous said...

1.It says not to do it.

2. No we don't we should learn from theirs.

3.Absolutely not, we should take blame for ourselves.

4. Our own actions.

Anonymous said...

1. that comparing ourselves to others is not wise and that we shouldn't ever do it.
2. no we need to learn from their mistakes.
3. no
4. everything we have done

Anonymous said...

1. we should not compare ourselves to others. we are not wise when we do that.
2. no
3. no
4.all our actions, both good and bad

Anonymous said...

1. It is unwise to compare ourselves with others.

2. No, we should learn from other people's mistakes and not sin like them.

3. Definitely not. We are the one's to blame for each and every one of our own actions.

4. Our good and bad actions.