'How To' Instructions in Righteousness - All Instructions in single document

Each lesson ends with "how to" instructions for the element of righteousness it covers.  This document contains all of the instructions for the entire study.  Currently 15 pages.

Lesson 1:  Instructions – Be thou perfect
1] Pray for God's Holy Spirit daily.
2] Visualize walking before God as you do everything throughout the day.
3] Meditate on the character of Jesus Christ [begin in Gal. 5:22-23].
4] Be spring-loaded to take action - invoking the power of the Holy Spirit.
5] Be watchful for opportunities to invoke a Godly principle.
6] Know that taking action displaces contamination of sin and gets you further from the sin process.
7] Study the stopping of sin before it begins.
 
Lesson 2: Instructions – Keep the Sabbath Holy
1) Study and become a spiritual expert in the subject of holiness.
2) Ask God to guide you in the understanding and invoking of this Godly principle.
3) Meditate on the holiness of God.
4) Focus the application of holiness to the Sabbath.
5) Determine if any of your current Sabbath activities are inappropriate in your estimation using spiritual logic and what you know from the Word of God.
6) Seek those things on the Sabbath which you know show connection to God and are therefore, holy.
7) Keep the Sabbath Holy.
 
Lesson 3: Instructions – Honor Your Mother and Father
1) Understand what "Honor" means.
2) Honor your parents as you do God.  Parents are the living metaphor of God.
3) Maintain and encourage family connection.
4) Honor your parent with your substance [financial support].
5) Offer your parents kindness, respect and obedience.
6) Support them when they fall weak, blind or sick.
 
Lesson 4: Instructions – Be strong and courageous to do according to the law.
1) Immerse yourself in the Word of God
2) Read the Law.
3) Engage in practical study of it.  Study the linkage between Law and deed.
4) Meditate on the Law.
5) Invoke the power of the Law in the form of the Godly principles the Law points to (Gal. 5:22-23).
6) Allow the Law to give you strength and courage.
7) Invoke that strength and courage to do the Law.
 
Lesson 5: Instructions – Envy not sinners.  Be in fear of the Lord.
 1) Envy not sinners.
 2) Envy not their prosperity or the methods and ways they use to obtains such prosperity.
 3) Envy having a fervent fear of God
 4) Meditate and covet His ways and methods.
 5) Understand that the prosperity of the evildoer is vain and will disappear.
 6) Understand that your reward is vastly greater than you could possibly know.
 7) Keep your eye on the Kingdom of God and not this world.
 
Lesson 6: Instructions - Be not over righteous or wise.  Be not over much wicked.
1) Seek Godly wisdom.
2) Fully understand the meaning of “fear and trembling.”
3) Develop and maintain your fear of God
4) Understand how churches work [Menu Item 10] and know that everyone in the Body of Christ is at different levels of spiritual maturity. 
5) Be knowledgeable of  both extremes [self-righteousness and wickedness] and avoid both by staying fully immersed in the Word of God.
 

Lesson 7: Instructions – Overcome sin.  Repent
 1) Overcome sin.  Stop the sin process as it begins.
 2) Repent.  Be a repentant person.
 3) Invoke the power of the Holy Spirit both in stopping sin and repenting.
 4) Never blame anyone for your sins.  Accept responsibility.
 5) Seek God's Holy Spirit by asking for it.
 

Lesson 8: Instructions – Bring forth fruits fit for repentance
 1) Frequently refer to our doctrine on Repentance.
2) Produce a plan [a process] of action steps to overcome sin.

3) Review the Bible Study, "Stopping Sin Using the Wisdom of Solomon."
4) Examine yourself frequently to insure your repentance is real.
5) Each time you sin, invoke the action steps of your overcoming sin process.
6) Pray continually for the strength of God to overcome sin in your life.
7) Endure to the end as a repentant person.
 
Lesson 9: Instructions – Live by every word of God
1) Be immersed into the Word of God [the mind of God].  This means that we cannot live by just one portion of scripture that relates to a given subject or situation.  We need to know the entire mind of God on the subject.  This is how we gain insight into His will.
2) Do not trust a situation to your own feelings or wishes in the matter.
3) Understand that most of the temptations of Satan sound logical and even bring glory to God.  Know Satan's methods.
4) Learn the principles and concepts embedded in scripture context.
5) Pray to know the will of God for any decision or situation before you.  Ask that God lead you to recognize His will when He imparts it through the unction of the Holy Spirit in you.
 
Lesson 10: Instructions – Be poor of spirit...
 
1. Poor in spirit
     * Have a humble opinion of yourself.
   * Understand that you are a sinner and subject to sin.
   * Understand you have no righteousness in yourself.
   * Understand that only God can save us.
   * Be willing to be where God places us.
   * Go where God bids you.
   * Understand God is opposed to pride, vanity and ambition.
 
2.    Mourn
     * Have anguish for sin.
   * Be repentant.
   * Call on God.
   * Be convinced of the sinfulness of sin.
 
3.   Meekness
     * Have patience, regardless of your situation.
   * Do not be sudden to anger, malice or vengeance.
   * When injured, believe that God will vindicate you.
   * Submit your will to Christ's will.
 
4.   Hunger and Thirst After Righteousness
     * be hungry and thirsty for righteousness.
   * Desire pardon and peace from God.
   * Have a passion to constantly move forward in the Salvation Process.
 
5.   Mercy
     * Feel for and mourn with those in trial, misery, need or pain.
   * Know that we closely imitate God by showing mercy.
   * Understand that God showed mercy by giving His Son to die for us.
 
6.   Pure in Heart
     * Exercise pureness in mind, motives and principles.
   * Understand that God looks upon the heart.
   * Seek to purify your heart from all vile affections and desires.
 
7.   Peacemaker
     * Strive to prevent contention and strife, especially in the congregation.
   * Use your influence to reconcile opposing parties.
   * Seek peace in the family and congregation.
 
8.   Persecution
     * Be happy and rejoice in persecution.
 
9.   Reviled and Persecuted
     * Understand that Christ was reviled and persecuted.
   * When reviled, revile not again.  Do not strike back.
   * Bless and love those who attack and/or persecute you.
   * Endure suffering for the sake of Christ.
 
 
Lesson 11: Instructions – Enter at the strait gate
1) Understand that "strait" and "straight" have vastly different meanings.
2) Understand that with your repentance, baptism and receiving of the Holy Spirit, you entered at the strait gate into the Salvation Process...the way that leads to eternal life.
3) Know these verses show no indication that most of mankind will fail in their quest of Salvation or will take the broad way to destruction.
4) Stay in the Salvation Process.
 
Lesson 12: Instructions – Put on the garment of Righteousness
1) Stay in the Salvation Process, as this is the only place of righteousness.
2) Know that the garment of righteousness is Christ and possible only through the power of the Holy Spirit.
3) Put on Christ.
 

Lesson 13: Instructions – Love God.  Love your neighbor.
  
 Love God

1] Love God with all your faculties and powers.
2] Fix your affections supremely on Him.
3] Be willing to give up all you hold dear at His command.
4] Be willing to devote your life in service to Him.  Let this be your continuing attitude.
5] Be willing to die at His command.
6] Submit all your faculties to His teaching and guidance.
7] Labor and toil for His Glory.
8] Make God the object of all your efforts.

Love Neighbor

1] Understand that love of neighbor springs from the principle of loving God.

2] Understand that you owe to your neighbor what you have a right to expect from Him.
3] With your neighbor, invoke the following [I will use the pronoun "him" but clearly these instructions apply to everyone].
    a) bear with him
    b) love him
    c) forgive him
    d) rejoice in his felicity

    e) mourn in his adversity
    f) desire and delight in his prosperity
    g) seek and promote his prosperity.

...and as you have opportunity or should the opportunity arise:

    h) instruct his ignorance
    i) help him in his weakness
    j) risk your life for his sake

Review Luke 10:29-37 [Who is my neighbor?]; Romans 15:2 and Gal. 6:10
 
Lesson 14: Instructions – Have the same faith God has
1) Know that Mark 11:22 is speaking of the strongest kind of faith...the same faith God has.

2) Understand that the mountain in Mark 11:23 is speaking to insurmountable obstacles.  The strongest faith can move these obstacles.

3) Have the faith of God with any kind of doubt.

4) Be full convinced of what you read in scripture.

5) Have reliance on Christ.  Entrust yourself to Him.

6) When you ask God, in this kind of faith, "take hold of" the item you have asked for or consider the requested action as it it has already happened.  "Take hold and be amazed."

7) Understand that having the strongest kind of faith gives you a "warrant" from God...an assurance, confirmation and/or guarantee that you have it [your request] already.

8) Repent of your sins [be a repentant person] and forgive any you have ought against as this nullifies the warrant we receive from God for having His level of faith.

9) Obtaining God-level faith is a lifelong process and begins by immersing yourself into the Word of God.

10) Say it -- Believe it -- Cast out all doubt -- Forgive
 

Lesson 15: Instructions – Keep my commandments
  
 1] Yield, without hesitation to all Godly requirements.

2] Patiently do God's will despite circumstances.  (Note: we know God's will by fully immersing ourselves into the Word of God.)

3] Have a deep and profound belief that Christ is the foundation of the commandments.

4] Have fervent love of the brethren.

5] Know and understand that...

    a) the love of God is to keep the commandments
    b) He who loves God, loves his brother also
    c) we please God and are justified as long as we remain in the Salvation Process.
    d) Christ dwells in us by our keeping the commandments
    e) we are able to keep the commands by the Holy Spirit in us
    f) the Holy Spirit tells us that Christ dwells in us and we in Him
    g) we purify our souls by keeping the commandments
    h) one is righteous if he keeps the law and loves his brother.

    i) Satan identifies firstfruits by their commandment keeping

    j) God shows mercy to commandment keepers
    k) keeping the commandments is loving God with all your hearts and souls (Matthew 22:37-39)
    l) with commandment keeping come blessings.
 
Lesson 16: Instructions – Conform yourself to the image of Christ
1) Review the sermons, "Glory to Glory" Part 1 and Part 2
2) Understand that every time we invoke the power of the Holy Spirit, a glory is the result and that with each glory, we take a step towards being conformed to the image of Jesus Christ.  In the Salvation Process, we go from Glory to Glory.  Therefore...
3) Go forth from Glory to Glory.
4) Continue to immerse yourself into the Word of God to see the image of Christ reflected off its pages.
5) Invoke the power of the Holy Spirit in the form of fruits of the Spirit at every opportunity God brings your way.
6) Have and exercise abiding faith in God and Jesus Christ.  Believe the word of Christ without doubt [review study of Mark 11:22].
 
Lesson 17: Instructions – Be not conformed to this world.  Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.  Prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
1] Immerse yourself in the Word of God, thus filling your mind with the mind of Christ.
2] Pour Christ into your mind.
3] Allow the elements of the world to be forced out of your mind.
4] Meditate on the Word of God that fills your mind and allow the Spirit of God in you to see the perfect will of God.
 
Lesson 18: Instructions – Overcome evil with good [displace the evil by invoking good]
1] Be a product of the gospel.
2] Be not vanquished or subdued by injury received by others.
3] Maintain your Godly principles amidst all opposition.
4] In all things show the power of the gospel.
5] Act as the ambassador of Christ you were called to be.
6] Displace all encountered evil by invoking the power of the Holy Spirit in the form of goodness and righteousness.
 
Lesson 19: Instructions – Be a follower of Christ.  Be a follower of God's leaders as they follow Christ.
1] Above all, be a follower of God and Jesus Christ.
2] Yield constantly to your Godly Calling.
3] Obey them who have rule over you according to Hebrews 13.
4] Review the study on Matthew 7:15-20 frequently.
5] Stay immersed in the Word of God lest you not be able to carry out instructions 1-4 above.
 
Lesson 20: Instructions – Be steadfast, unmovable and always abounding in the Work of the Lord.  Know that your labor is not in vain.
1] Be firm, strong and confident in your faith.
2] Have no kind of doubt.
3] Remain fixed, stable and unmoved spiritually.
4] Do not allow outside booklets, papers or tapes to lead you astray or to confuse you.  Do not allow them to be at or played in your local services.
5] Abound in the Salvation Process, church and Work will all diligence and fervent labor excelling beyond your previous best effort.
6] Be convinced that all your spiritual work is not in vain.
 
Lesson 21: Instructions – Put on the new man
1] Understand that Godly Calling is a miracle, rather than a choice.
2] Understand that just as God created heavens and earth, He creates a new person  with the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
3] Remain steadfast and fervent in the Salvation Process.
4] Exchange works of the flesh for fruits of the Spirit by allowing God to continue molding you into the image of Jesus Christ, the ultimate example of a new creature.
 

Lesson 22: Instructions – Be kind to one another. Be tenderhearted.  Forgive one another.
 1] Desire to have others be happy.
2] Invoke benevolence.
3] Be polite.
4] Never put any person to needless pain.
5] Have a heart disposed to pity and compassion.
6] Show kindness, even when your brother commits a fault.
7] Understand that we are able to forgive because God, first, forgave us.
8] Forgive one another.
9] Understand that when you point your finger and blame others, you are probably guilty of the same thing.  Conversely, when you forgive others, it is yourself that you forgive.
10] In these and all spiritual attributes and virtues, imitate God [see next lesson]

 

Lesson 23: Instructions – Follow God [imitate Him]
  
 1] Understand that God is replicating Himself.
 2] Imitate Him in the particular thing under your consideration (love, forgiveness, faith, excellence, service, honesty, etc.).
 3] In all things, invoke these three rules:

1) What does the Word of God say?
2) What would Christ do?
3) Everything we do as Christians should be done as if under the scrutiny of Christ (Col. 3:17).

These three rules cover EVERYTHING.
 
Lesson 24:
Instructions – Walk circumspectly.  Redeem the time. Be not unwise.  With understanding, know the will of God
 
 1] Immerse yourself in the Word of God.
 2] Live the gospel; walk with diligence.  Avoid temptation.
 3] Make a budget of your time for 30 days.  See "Your Spiritual Diary."
 4] Meditate on a regular basis.

 Resources:
1] Your Spiritual Diary
2] The Time is Short...another perspective
3] Simplify Your Life!!
4] Sermon, "Full Immersion" Part 1 and Part 2
5] Definition of the Salvation Process
6] Sermon, "Secret Weapon...a sermon about meditation
 
Lesson 25: Instructions – Put on the whole armor of God
 
 1] Study and contemplate each piece of armor.  Review from time to time.
 2] Understand that each piece of armor represents Christ and are implemented by the power of the Holy Spirit in us.
 3] Understand that the Word of God is Spirit.
 4] Pray always.  Pray without ceasing.  Pray fervently.
 

Lesson 26: Instructions – Have the mind of Christ
  
 1] Make Christ your example in all things.

 2] Be humble, meek and lowly in heart as He is.

 3] In all things, invoke these three rules:
 

1) What does the Word of God say?
2) What would Christ do?
3) Everything we do as Christians should be done as if under the scrutiny of Christ (Col. 3:17).

These three rules cover EVERYTHING.


4] Do a perpetual Bible study wherein, as you immerse yourself into the Word of God, you record verses that demonstrate the mind of Christ.

Examples: 

In John 21:15-17 Jesus says to Peter, "If you love me, Peter, Feed my sheep [paraphrased]."  HIS MINDSET: Jesus has deep love for the church.

In Matthew 8:10, Jesus is marvelled by the actions and words of the centurion and says,  "Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel." HIS MINDSET: Jesus is emotionally moved by great demonstrations of faith in others.

In Matthew 18:6 we read, "And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me. But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea."  HIS MINDSET:  Jesus has little toleration for those who would hurt a firstfruit member of the church.

5] Develop and invoke the same mindsets you record in Step 4.

6] Seek harmony in the church at all times.

Resources:
Sermon: Your Reasonable Service  (being a living sacrifice)
Booklet: The Real Jesus
Booklet: Christ in the Old Testament
Booklet: Could Jesus Have Sinned?

 
Lesson 27: Instructions –
Put on mercy
kindness
humbleness of mind
meekness
longsuffering
forbear one another
forgive one another
put on Love
  
1] Mercy: Have a spirit and affection of mercy, not just action.
2] Mercy: Let your tenderest feelings be always within reach of the miserable.

3] Kindness: Be polite to everyone.  Have real benevolence or a desire to make others happy.
4] Kindness: Treat everyone with kindness, understanding they are individuals made in the image of God.

5] Humbleness: in lowliness of mind, esteem others better than yourself.

6] Meekness: Have an attitude of humility knowing God is in control.
7] Meekness: Understand that humility is strength and courage under control coupled with kindness.

8] Longsuffering: Be calm and with unruffled temper in bearing with the evils of life.
9] Longsuffering: Do not be discouraged in the face of evil.

10] Forbear one another: Bear with and endure one another in light of present offences.

11] Forgive one another: Forgive others as Christ forgives you.

12] Put on love:  Have love of God and fellowman.  Understand that love is the basis of all the virtues listed above.  Understand that righteousness is the result of combination.  Love combines all virtues within our heart and the result is righteousness.
 
Lesson 28: Instructions – Let the peace of God rule in your heart. 
1] Understand that this element of righteousness comes with spiritual maturity.
2] Commit everything into the hands of God.
3] Invoke peace [a fruit of the Holy Spirit] in every situation of your life.
4] Take your troubles, trials and wants to God.
5] Guard your mind against all negative input.
6] Never lose sight of the fact that all peace, security and happiness is the work of Christ in us.
7] Immerse yourself in the Word of God and be transformed by it.
 
Lesson 29: Instructions – Give thanks
 1] In all circumstances, even hardships and affliction, give thanks to God.
2] Understand that God allows blessings as well as trials in our life.
3] Rejoice always.
4] Pray without ceasing.
5] Know that God's will is being carried out in your life.
 
Lesson 30: Instructions – Quench not the Spirit
1] Understand that elements of Satan and the Holy Spirit cannot exist in the same heart and mind.  Negative elements can quench the Holy Spirit.
2] Stir up the Holy Spirit in you.  This is accomplished by Bible Study, prayer, meditation, invoking the power of the Holy Spirit in the form of Godly principles, and overcoming sin in an attitude of repentance.
3] Listen to and read the text of the sermon, "Moment of Judgment" and the end time prophecy regarding the 10 virgins of Matthew 25.
4] Be careful not to quench the Holy Spirit by indulging carnal lusts and affections, or minding only earthly things.
 
Lesson 31: Instructions – Prove all things.  Hold fast that which is good.
  
 1] Know the scriptures.
 2] Know and review often, the doctrines of the church.
 3] Renew your mind by full immersion into the Word of God, thus proving what the will of God is [Rom 12:2].
 4] Speak to God [pray] (1 Cor 14:27-28).
 5] Be sincere and without offence (Phil 1:10).
 6] Try all spirits and all your thoughts (1 John 4:1).
 7] Prove your teachers and ministers (Matt 7:15-20 and Rev 2:2).
 8] Have readiness of mind by being immersed in the Word of God (Acts 17:11).
 9] Do not believe anything, including sermons, papers, booklets, tapes, doctrinal explanations, ministers or teachers until you prove it yourself with your Bible.
10] Never become a victim of a slick but false argument or a powerful and dynamic but false speaker or teacher.
11] Know the difference between Good and Bad theology.
12] Hold fast and protect what you have proven as true.  Embrace it.  Make it a part of your mind and character.
 
Lesson 32: Instructions – Abstain from all appearance [forms] of evil.
1] The meaning and intent of the verse is to abstain from every form of evil.
2] Understand that for something to qualify as a form of evil, there must be an established evil.  All forms of evil must link to a know evil.
3] Do not, in your actions or behavior, even move in the direction of an evil.
4] Understand that "form of evil" means both the evil itself and any form or type of that evil.
5] Understand that 1 Thess 5:22 is a personal admonition.  Third parties do not proclaim what the evil or form of evil is in your life, you do.
6] Do not allow third parties to judge others, using this verse as justification.
7] Avoid those in the congregation that busy themselves looking for evil in others.
8] Never assume evil in others unless it can be demonstrated and confirmed [that is, they are openly sinning without repentance].
 
Lesson 33: Instructions – Be thou an example of the believers
1] Understand that biblical admonition to ministers apply in spirit to any firstfruit.
2] Be an example of believers, of your faith, of the gospel and of righteousness.
3] Show yourself a pattern of good works, invoking the power of the Holy Spirit.
4] Let your speech [conversation] be truthful and righteous.
5] Invoke righteousness in your behavior.  Act as Christ would.
6] Love the brethren.  Be spring-loaded to forgiveness.
7] Have a mild, meek, forgiving disposition.
8] Control your passions.  Be balanced.
9] Have fervency and zeal in balance and control.
10] Have unshaken confidence in God,  Have the same faith He has.
11] Keep yourself pure in mind and body.
12] Verse 13: immerse yourself into the Word of God.
 
Lesson 34: Instructions  – Keep this commandment.  Be unrebukeable. Be without spot. Remain fervent to the end.
 1) Keep the whole Gospel rule.
2) Know the ways of righteousness.
3) Keep the doctrine pure.
4) Teach this pure doctrine without adding anything to it or taking anything away.  Do not stray from it.
5) Conform yourself to the doctrine, which is the mind and character of God, the Father and Christ.
6) Do not allow the elements of the world to battle with or degrade your conformation to the doctrine.
7) Remain fervent in the ways of righteousness unto the end.
 
Lesson 35: Instructions – Be not ashamed of Christ
1) Know the gospel message. This is accomplished by full immersion into the Word of God.
2) Invoke the gospel message in the form of Godly principles using the Holy Spirit in you.  Be a light.
3) Be ready with an answer when asked about the gospel hope in you.
4) Understand that persecution is coming and we will be taken to task about our beliefs and religion.
5) Have a boldness about your faith.
 

Lessons 36: Instructions – Be doers of the Word
 1) Be a hearer AND a doer of the Word of God.

2) Understand the difference between physical works and spiritual works.

3) Obey God.

4) Be a performance Christian.  Allow Christ to live in and through you.
 
Lessons 37: Instructions – Visit the fatherless.  Visit the widows.  Keep yourself unspotted.
 1) Understand the meaning of pure and undefiled religion.
2) Strive to keep your religion and its elements [love, service and diligence] pure...genuine and sincere, and free from any improper mixture.
3) Imitate the character and actions of God and Christ.
4) Visit the fatherless and the widow.  Give diligent and sustained service to them.  Speak to their heart, sympathize with their distress, instruct them in divine things and recommend them to God [by your words, actions and character].
5) Focus on Christ and the Word of God and thus keep yourself unspotted from the world.
 

Lesson 38: Instructions – Humble yourself before God.
 1) Develop humility in your life.

2) Understand that humility is a trait that one does in sight of God.
3) Understand that God does not tolerate pride in any form.  He puts it down.
4) As you serve God in the church and in the Salvation Process, do all things in humility.
5) Understand that God will exalt us in due time because of humility.
 
Lesson 39: Instructions – Be patient.  Stablish your heart.
1) Have long-term patience.
2) Wait for the deliverance promised to come.
3) Bear your afflictions without murmuring.
4) Be in humble agreement to the will and plan of God.
5) Do not become weary and fretful.
6) Remain constant.
7) Let your faith be firm.  Let it be bold.
8) Do not allow the prosperity of the wicked to effect you.
 

Lesson 40: Instructions – Be holy for God is holy
 1) Know that our model of holiness is God.
2) Know the characteristics of God.  Imitate these characteristics.
3) Understand that the goal of the Salvation Process is for us to have the character of Christ and the holiness of God.
4) Know that all other gods [human, idols, objects] are not holy and cannot result in holiness in the firstfruit.
5) Know that your hope of Christ's return is a strong incentive to holiness.
6) Understand that "conversation" in the Bible means your deportment, conduct and course of life. 
7) Make your behaviour reflect His holiness.

8) Be zealous to partake of holiness.
9) We are holy in so far as we are sanctified by God.  We are sanctified as long as we remain in the Salvation Process.
 
Lesson41: Instructions –
Be of one mind. Invoke compassion.  Love the brethren.  Be pitiful.  Be courteous.
 1) Be of one mind in the great points of faith [our 33 main doctrines, the plan of God, the Salvation Process, etc.]
2) Acknowledge, understand and respect the PEBs of the brethren in the faith.
3) Invoke compassion by entering into one another's feelings to understand their trials, sorrows and their PEBs.
4) Love the brethren.
5) Overcome anything that would defile our feelings of love and compassion for the brethren.
6) Understand that the pureness of God cannot flow through a person who's religion is defiled.
7) Be tender-hearted (pitiful) toward the brethren.
8) Be courteous.  Be friendly-minded and kind to the brethren despite any differences.  Do not prefer one over another.
 
Lesson 42: Instructions – Be sober.  Watch with Prayer
 Be Sober
1] Be serious, thoughtful and considerate.
2] Follow sound reasoning. Possess and practice good theology.
3] Watch against all occasions of sin.  Be self-restrained.
4] Observe strict temperance and sobriety in the use of all worldly enjoyments.

 Be Watchful Unto Prayer
1] Watch world events in light of Bible prophecy.
2] Pray for protection and courage in the end time.
3] Be vigilant and not distracted or blinded by worldly cares and pleasures.  Don't worry.
4] Remain calm and fit for prayer.
5] Pray frequently.  Constantly be looking for opportunities to pray.
6] Understand that the more you decrease as Christ, in you, increases, the more you will be watchful unto prayer.
 

Lesson 43: Instructions –

Overview
1. Seek excellence in all of these areas simultaneously.
2. Diligently cultivate these principles.
3. Understand that all the principles below are developed and made a part of one's character by the power of the Holy Spirit; Christ living in us.
 
faith
1. Have the same faith God has. 
2. Understand this is a lifelong process to attain this level of faith.
 
virtue
1. Have courage in your faith.
2. Have moral excellency.
3. Diligently practice the basic rudiments and implications of your calling.
 
knowledge
1. Immerse yourself into the Word of God continually.
 
temperance
1. Develop and maintain self control.
2. Have mastery over all evil inclinations and appetites.
 
patience
1. Remain calm and patient in trials and sorrows.
2. See far beyond the trial and sorrows to the Kingdom of God.
 
godliness
1. Have religious devotion and reverence to God [piety].
 
brotherly kindness
1. Be kind to the brethren, even if you have ought against a fellow brother or sister.
2. Review the instruction on this subject in study on Eph. 4:32
3. Be polite to everyone.  Have real benevolence or a desire to make others happy.
4. Treat everyone with kindness, understanding they are individuals made in the image of God.
 
love
1. Allow divine love to flow through you.
2. Review instruction on Love Your Neighbor in study of Matthew 22:37-39
3. Review the text on Love the Brethren in study of 1 Peter 3:8
 
Lesson 44: Instructions – Make your Calling and Election sure.
  
  Diligence
1] Understand that Godly principles cannot flow in a heart and mind holding tainted and defiled religion.
2] Understand that without diligence, fervency and perseverance, we cannot attain the Kingdom of God and eternal life.
3] Become an expert at recognizing apostasy and false doctrine.
4] Stay fully immersed in the Word of God.

 Calling
1] Understand that Godly Calling is the highest and greatest factor in the Salvation process and Plan of God.  Nothing in religion can be discussed without acknowledgment and understanding of Godly Calling.
2] Continually respond to your calling and your seeking of the will of God.
3] Understand the difference between "called" and "chosen."

 Election
1] Understand what "election" is.
2] Understand that Godly calling and election are miracle processes.

 Sure
1] Remain firm, steadfast and secure in your Godly Calling and the Salvation Process.
2] Continually invoke the power of the Holy Spirit in the form of Godly principles that become part of your character.
3] Be a willing instrument in the hands of God.
 
Lesson 45: Instructions – Be faithful unto death.  Fear none of those things which you will suffer.
 1) Understand that God has not promised us a life free of suffering.
2) Follow God's command to keep your eye on the Kingdom and the crown of life.
3) Fear none of the things that you might suffer.
4) Do not allow yourself to be a slave to anything negative.
5) Remain faithful to God and your Salvation Process unto the end.
6) Let no man take your crown.  Do not allow false doctrine or false teachers.
7) Put on righteousness...that is, God the Redeemer.
 
Lesson 46: Instructions –
Remember what you have received and heard [from the Word of God].  Hold fast.  Repent
 1) Examine yourself daily to ascertain your spiritual state...whether you remain in the Salvation Process.
2) Keep in mind and constantly study what you have heard from the Word of God.
3) Maintain your joy, zeal, gladness and fervency.  Accomplish this by staying immersed in the Word of God.
4) Repent immediately at any sign of backsliding.
5) Understand the difference between backsliding and falling away.
6) Recapture and/or hold onto your first love.
 
Lesson 47: Instructions – Do not partake in the sins of the world
 1) Do not partake in the sins and ways of the world.
2) Attain a level of not looking upon sin, whether in the world or the sins of others.
3) Do not allow sin or anything negative to contaminate your thinking or your presence in the Salvation Process.
4) Understand the levels of destruction that will come upon the world because of its ways.

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