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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Thursday, September 11, 2008

Joseph's Early Years - Sibling Rivalry at its Worst - Devo for 09/13/08

Reading
Genesis 37

Questions
1. What does James 4:1 say is the main reason for strife?
2. In the previous chapter, in James 3:14-16, when there is envying and strife in your hearts, what three words in verse 15 describe this kind of wisdom?
3. What two results does verse 16 say will be in your home?
4. Now read James 3:16-17. What seven characteristics of godly wisdom (the wisdom that is in total opposition to sibling rivalry) are listed in verse 17?
5. Looking at these two types of wisdom, which one most describes you and your relationship with your brothers and sisters: the peaceable, godly wisdom or the earthly, unspiritual, demonic wisdom? (answer this question in your own heart)

If strife, contention, arguing, and fighting is epidemic in your home, ask God to take away the driving desire in you to change your brothers and sisters, and give you an intense passion to change yourself. God was not pleased with sibling rivalry in Joseph's day...and He is still against it today.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

1. fights and wars.
2. earthly, sensual, devilish.
3. confusion and evil work.
4. pure, peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
5. well i would have to say sometimes peaceable because they are never home.

Anonymous said...

questions:

1.the things that you want inside, and pritty much jelousy.

2.earthy, unspiritual, from the devil.

3.diorder and evey evil practice.

4.pure peace-loving,considerate,submissive, full of mercy, good fruit,imparcial, and sincere.

5.i think sometimes, its peaceable, but sometimes earthly.

Anonymous said...

1. fights
2. earthly, sensual, and devilish
3. confusion and evil work.
4. peaceable, gentle, easy to be intreated, full of mercy, good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
5. peaceably and some earthly.

Anonymous said...

1.wars and fighting
2.earthly,sensual,deviliah
3.confusion, and evil work
4.pure, peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy, rightousness, peace.
5.i think sometimes it can be both like when we get along and talk that is the Godly one then i think when we fight or get in arguments it is the unspiritual one.

Anonymous said...

1.war and fighting

2.earthly, sensual, devilish

3.envying and strife

4.pure,peaceble,gentle,mercy,good fruit, and easy

5.answered in heart

Anonymous said...

questions
1.the desires that battle within you.

2.earthly,unspiritual,and of the devil.

3.dissorder and evil pratices.

4.pure,peace-loving,considerat,submissive,full of mercy and good fruit,impartail,and sincere.

Anonymous said...

1. From our own lusts.
2. earthly, sensual, devilish
3. confusion and every evil work
4. 1) pure, 2) peaceable, 3) gentle, 4) easy to be intreated (easily obeying), 5) full of mercy and good fruits, 6) without partiality (no favoritism), and 7) without hypocrisy

Anonymous said...

1. They come from lust.
2. Earthly, devilish and sensual.
3. Confusion and every evil work.
4. pure, peaceable, gentle, easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

Anonymous said...

1.figthing

2.earthly, sensual,delvish

3.evil

4.mercy, pure peace-loving,coniderate,submissive,

5. sometimes it peace ful