TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR GODLY RELATIONSHIPS - BY DR. HESPEY

TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR GODLY RELATIONSHIPS

PART 7

BE IN A COMMUNITY OF WISE CHRISTIANS

WRITTEN BY DR. HESPEY

In one of the past part of this write up, I made mention of knowing who and who you are to be in a relationship with. There should be selectivity when it comes to those that will impact you positively & negatively.

So The reason why you need to be surrounded by these sets of people mentioned above is because Spiritually Wise Christianity knows that this life down here is a battle and there is a constant battle going on within our spiritual hearts all the time.

The apostle Paul writes about this battle that so wars against the Holy Spirit and is constantly urging us to give in to its power.

Galatians 5:17 says, “For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want.”

A “Spiritually Wise Christian” knows that there is a battle for the child of God’s heart, mind, and soul. There is that enemy the New American Standard Bible calls “…the flesh [which] sets its desire against the [Holy] Spirit.” (Galatians 5:17) The King James hits the source right upon the head when it translated this verse as, “For the flesh lusteth against the [Holy] Spirit.”

The key word that the wise Christian focuses on in this particular passage of Scripture is “lusteth” (epithumeo) meaning to have a yearning passion for.

The practical application is that it has a pulling effect that grabs you and won’t let go. This causes the child of God or lost sinner to desire, to want, to crave, to hunger, to thirst, to grasp and actually take a hold of that which destroys or inhibits a healthy relationship with Christ.

But if you surround yourself with these wise Christians, they will lead & guide you through certain things of which you need to know about. These wise Christians may be your mentor, pastor, teacher or counsellor.

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     DR. HESPEY (2017)

(Author of Building The Godly Youth)

(Founder of Godly Relationship & Advocate Ministry)