Three Instructions

For The Christian

Life

Three Instructions

For The Christian

Life

Be teachable Be teachable

James 1:19 (NLT)James 1:19 (NLT)

“My dear brothers and sisters, be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.”

“My dear brothers and sisters, be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.”

“Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig.”

~ Paul Dickson

“Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig.”

~ Paul Dickson

EGO

EGO

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“Don’t mind criticism. If it’s untrue, disregard it; if it’s unfair, keep from irritation; if it’s ignorant, smile; if it’s justified, learn from it.”

“Don’t mind criticism. If it’s untrue, disregard it; if it’s unfair, keep from irritation; if it’s ignorant, smile; if it’s justified, learn from it.”

1 Thess. 5:21-22 (NIV)1 Thess. 5:21-22 (NIV)

“Test everything. Hold on to the good. Avoid every kind of evil.”

“Test everything. Hold on to the good. Avoid every kind of evil.”

Live a moral lifeLive a moral life

James 1:21 (NLT)James 1:21 (NLT)

“So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the message God has planted in your hearts, for it is strong enough to save your souls.”

“So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the message God has planted in your hearts, for it is strong enough to save your souls.”

1 John 1:8-9 (NLT)1 John 1:8-9 (NLT)

“If we say we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and refusing to accept the truth. But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanse us from every wrong.”

“If we say we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and refusing to accept the truth. But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanse us from every wrong.”

Embrace The Word Of God

Embrace The Word Of God

“And remember, it is a message to obey, not just to listen to. If you don’t obey, you are only fooling yourself. For if you just listen and don’t obey, it is like looking

“And remember, it is a message to obey, not just to listen to. If you don’t obey, you are only fooling yourself. For if you just listen and don’t obey, it is like looking

James 1:22-25 (NLT)James 1:22-25 (NLT)

at your face in a mirror but doing nothing to improve your appearance. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. But if you keep looking steadily

at your face in a mirror but doing nothing to improve your appearance. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. But if you keep looking steadily

James 1:22-25 (NLT)James 1:22-25 (NLT)

James 1:22-25 (NLT)James 1:22-25 (NLT)

into God’s perfect law—the law that sets you free—and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.”

into God’s perfect law—the law that sets you free—and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.”

“Most people are bothered by those passages in Scripture which they cannot

understand. The Scripture which troubles me most is the Scripture I do understand.”

~ Mark Twain

“Most people are bothered by those passages in Scripture which they cannot

understand. The Scripture which troubles me most is the Scripture I do understand.”

~ Mark Twain

“Christianity has been studied and practiced for ages, but it has been studied far more than it has been practiced.”

“Christianity has been studied and practiced for ages, but it has been studied far more than it has been practiced.”