The title of this Sermon is Keeping the commands of Christ. But, I think a good subtitle might be learning to be a complete servant of Christ through life experiences.

Let me share this with you, it will get us into the right mindset for this lesson.

B-I-B-L-E, basic instructions before leaving Earth.

Let’s consider a couple of things, first and obviously, Christianity means being a disciple, or follower, student of Christ, and that infers that He (Christ) is the one we follow, who we are a student of, disciple of; and keeping His commands means He is the boss, the great Scottish preacher Peter Marshall referred to Him as the “chief”.

We do what He says for He is the teacher/ Leader. In Short, giving up our life, or dyeing to self, and picking up our own cross means being His servant, or slave, so let’s look at the Greek word for slave

Which is doulos and means:

• a slave, bondman, man of servile condition
• a slave, one who gives himself up to another’s will those whose service is used by Christ in extending and advancing his cause among men
• devoted to another to the disregard of one’s own interests; a servant, attendant

Meriam Webster Dictionary defines Disciple this way:

Someone who accepts and helps to spread the teachings of a famous person

• That statement comes with the assumption of spreading that teaching as taught, correctly, without making your own changes. Be a Servant
  “Matthew 20:26–28Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant. ²⁷ And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave— ²⁸ just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” .

Matthew Henry commentary: That man who labours most diligently, and suffers most patiently, seeking to do good to his brethren, and to promote the salvation of souls, most resembles Christ, and will be most honoured by him to all eternity.

So how life’s experiences can be used to better understand this.

In an earthly sense, when we have a boss, when we follow the commands of another, we expect a reward for it, such as a paycheck.

We want that paycheck so we can sustain life, for ourselves and sometimes for others.

So why would it be any different when we follow the commands of Christ? We expect a reward at the end of the day, and in this case namely, Heaven.

What is another reason we have a boss? Or a manager, or leader? To show us the way, to give us instructions on how to do our job correctly.

For instance, I spent many years, in fact most of my working life,  with AAMCO transmissions as a customer service manager. My main job was to work with customers. AAMCO taught me what to say, in fact it was a 5,000 word track that had to be followed by the exact word, they taught us what to say, to the letter, in each stage of our relationship with the customer, from the time we answered the phone, until the time we handed them their keys. Why? To maximize the amount of sales, to make sure the customer was not misled in anyway, and understood perfectly what their cost would be, and exactly what they were paying for.

Of course, the technicians had a different role, but they were also taught exactly how to proceed in their work when it came to the diagnostic aspect, and what to say if a customer should be involved.

We had extensive diagnostic forms that had to be completed in an exact manner, so there would be no confusion to what was wrong with the car or truck, what was required to put it back into proper working conditions, and if there were any extenuating problems, or options to the repairs.

And then of course we had quality control in place when it came to the actual repair. We even had what was referred to as AAMCO “cops”, that would come into the centers and make sure we were repairing cars to the standards set forth by AAMCO home office.

And, why did we do that? Why would we put up with such severe micromanagement?

Because the pay was very good, and provided us a means to support our families.

Most importantly, It helped us do our job as close to perfection as possible.

So how does this apply to being a Christian? Christ, through the scripture gives us detailed information on how to arrive in Heaven someday. We memorize the “track” which are bible verses, and even hand out bible tracks don’t we?

Something would happen at AAMCO occasionally. A Customer Service Manager would decide he knew a better way to deal with customers than the AAMCO track

And before long sales would start going down.

We have the same thing in our Christian walk. Christ, gave us the “track” to salvation. He refers to it as the narrow path. He gave us the words we needed to follow the track perfectly, yet some decide they know a better way, and what happens? they are found teaching a false gospel, misleading people to an eternity in a hell without reprieve.

And we have bible “cops” just as AAMCO had their “cops”, and who are those cops? Me and You, we are to study the scripture daily (Acts 17:11) to see if what I teach or others like me teach are the truth. And, honestly, if you think I am teaching something in error, I truly want you to point it out to me, and why you think I am in error, and if I find you are right, I will change my view and teaching, in fact I found two things I have been wrong about in just  this last  week, and in the future, when I speak concerning those things,  those corrections will be in place.

Christ, being the “head” of the church, the leader, the “boss” if you will, gives us the instructions needed to make the right decisions, to do the right things, that will end in a successful journey.

In this physical life, we are talking about completing a project, maybe like an AAMCO rebuilder; building a transmission. Without instructions, it would be difficult to complete, at least correctly, and without a supervisor, it might be very difficult to understand the instructions, or how to follow them, and execute them properly.In the spiritual sense this is exactly what we have in Christianity.

1. First, we have a goal: Heaven
2. We have the blue print or the track for obtaining the goal: The Bible
3. We have instructors: Preachers and teachers
4. And we have the author: God
5. And we have quality control in place: Us; studying God’s word; the Bible, to make sure the Preacher is teaching the Scripture properly.

Now let me put this in a more personal sense, I’m neither the dumbest nor the brightest guy you will ever meet. As everyone in this room, I have enough intelligence and talent to get me through the day, and for the most part through life, however you would be amazed at the mistakes I make, and have been making for 69 years.

When I was young, I had so much chatter going on in my brain, it was literally making me crazy, often I would use booze to slow it all down, a bad decision.

I still get lots of “ideas” maybe I should do this, or that, it’s like I am almost 70 years old and still don’t know what I want to do when I grow up.

And when I would change the AAMCO track because I had a “better” idea, things would get all confused, sales went down, the boss got mad at me, the techs got mad at me because it affected their income and job security as well.

But I found an answer, a solution to all this confusion… I quit making decisions on my own, and decided to just follow the track, and that is the same decision on my spiritual track, the narrow path, to heaven, to lay down my life and pick up my cross. And, what I mean by that, is I have two things I focus on in life now… paying the bills, and reading my blueprint or map to heaven, knowing the track, and sticking to it. It simplifies all other things.

 Let’s, keep one thing straight here; there is nothing we can do to enter heaven, it is by grace we are saved, and not by our own work, but we do have work to do, God has given each and every one of us a purpose, an assignment and that is found in Matthew 28: 18-20.

Ephesians 2: 8-10 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

So heaven is the reward, but it is by no means a gimme, yes, it’s a free gift, maybe we should refer to it as a free opportunity to all who would accept and follow through,

Allow me to share a quote from C.S. Lewis from Mere Christianity:

“[To have Faith in Christ] means, of course, trying to do all that He says. There would be no sense in saying you trusted a person if you would not take his advice. Thus if you have really handed yourself over to Him, it must follow that you are trying to obey Him. But trying in a new way, a less worried way. Not doing these things in order to be saved, but because He has begun to save you already. Not hoping to get to Heaven as a reward for your actions, but inevitably wanting to act in a certain way because a first faint gleam of Heaven is already inside you.”

― C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

Keep My Commandments

“If ye love me, keep my commandments” (John 14:15).

Titus 1:10 For there are many insubordinate, both idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,(NKJV)

Titus 1:16 They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.(NKJV)

1 John 2:4 He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.(NKJV)

Revelation 21:8 says, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”

As Christ says in

Matthew 7:13-15 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.¹⁴ Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

 

Do you see the connection? We are to “follow the track” and not just follow it, but with the right heart, with diligent study, so we can be a pure, as perfect as possible.

In the past I have taught, or compared knowing the scripture to an FBI agent spotting phony money, the way they are taught to do this, is simply teaching them to know the real thing so well, they spot the phony immediately, and it is the same thing in our spiritual walk, if we teach a false doctrine, those who know the scripture will spot us immediately, and the same holds true for me, if I know it, teach it, practice it perfectly I will spot the phony/ false teacher and Christ tells us the same thing. Go to verse 15 of Matthew 7:

¹⁵ “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.

We are warned of false prophets, but why? If all we had to do is believe, would it really make any difference whether the preacher was telling the truth or not, and he may be honest, repeating a false doctrine he had been taught.

We are told the way is difficult, and few actually find it, what difficulty is there in just saying I believe?

Sounded easy to me. But in truth it is not very easy, we must give up self, literally die to self, and that is difficult, giving up any worldly desires, dreams of wealth or power you might harbor, … but even more than that, you must give up all your personal ideas, convictions, hatreds, partialities, in other words you must come to Him with a childlike readiness to serve Him, to Learn of and about Him and His commands.

You must give it all up, pick up your cross and follow Christ, and picking up that cross is work, it’s difficult work, but on the other hand, it’s serving your Lord, it’s a work of love.

Allow me to quote C.S. Lewis once more….

― C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

“Your real, new self (which is Christ’s and also yours, and yours just because it is His) will not come as long as you are looking for it. It will come when you are looking for Him.

The principle runs through all life from top to bottom, Give up yourself, and you will find your real self. Lose your life and you will save it. Submit to death, death of your ambitions and favourite wishes every day and death of your whole body in the end submit with every fibre of your being, and you will find eternal life.Look for yourself, and you will find in the long run only hatred, loneliness, despair, rage, ruin, and decay. But look for Christ and you will find Him, and with Him everything else thrown in.”

You Will Know Them by Their Fruits

Matthew 7:16-20New King James Version (NKJV)

16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them.

Luke 20:

³⁴ Jesus answered and said to them, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage. ³⁵ But those who are counted worthy to attain that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage; ³⁶ nor can they die anymore, for they are equal to the angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.

in Luke 20:35 Jesus states . ³⁵ But those who are counted worthy

So what does being counted worthy mean? What is that work, what must we do, once we have come to the realization Christ is exactly who He claimed to be, and we are serious about being His disciples.

• Choose the Narrow Way
  “Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it”(Matthew 7:13–14).

• Take My Yoke
  “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light”(Matthew 11:28–30).

• Deny Yourself
  “If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?”(Luke 9:23–25).

 

Let’s wrap this up with a description of the goal: Heaven, and I think we can all agree it is worth following correctly, it is worth diligent study in order to know the commands, to know the pitfalls, it is worth accepting correction when we are wrong.

But, not just heaven, but eternity in Heaven, where there will be no more death, but continuous life forever, in a place we will want to be.

Matthew 6 and John 14 teaches us it is an actual place, we will have bodies, not just spirits floating around. It’s a place of great treasures, and prepared for those who seek it seriously, diligently. We are told in Matthew 25 that we will enter the joy of our master, and Luke 20 tells us we will be like angels, in fellowship with one another, and ultimately with God.

Matthew 6: ¹⁹“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; ²⁰ but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.

John 14:1 “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. 2 In My Father’s house are many mansions if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. 4 And where I go you know, and the way you know.”

Let’s take a look at Revelation 21, and we will wrap up this lesson.

in Revelation 21 we are told there will be a new heaven and a new earth, There will be a new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven, and that God will dwell there with us, that there will be no more tears, death, sorrow, nor crying, for all these former things will pass away, and it will be forever and ever. It tells us this place is made of beautiful stones, and the gates of the city will be made of pearl, and the streets will be made of Gold like transparent glass. There will no longer be night, but light all the time; coming from God, and Christ, and we will walk in that light, no longer wearing these filthy rags of sin we bear now.

Only those written in the book of life shall dwell there….

Let’s make sure we are written in the Book of Life, by accepting Christ as our savior, without argument, following the script He has provided, following it as perfectly as we can, searching it daily for errors of the teachers, and of ourselves making the necessary adjustments to our beliefs and our behavior daily as needed, let’s lay down our lives, give it all up for Christ, the Lamb of God, being faithful servants of our Lord Jesus Christ, and I will see you there….

Thank you for your time, and the lesson is yours.

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1,050 New Testament Commands

 

 

There are 1,050 commands in the New Testament for Christians to obey. Due to repetitions we can classify them under about 800 headings.  They cover every phase of man’s life in his relationship to God and his fellowmen, now and hereafter. If obeyed, they will bring rich rewards here and forever; if disobeyed, they will bring condemnation and eternal punishment.

 

 

Seven “Abstains” – Abstain From:

 

1. Idols (ACTS 15:20)
2. Fornication (ACTS 15:20,29; THESS 4:2-3)
3. Strangled meats (ACTS 15:20)
4. Eating blood (ACTS 15:20)
5. Meats offered to idols (ACTS 15:29)
6. All appearance of evil (THESS 5:22)
7. Fleshly lusts (PET 2:11)

Seven things to avoid:

 

1. Troublemakers (ROM 16:17)
2. Profane and vain babblings (TIM 6:20)
3. False science (TIM 6:20)
4. Unlearned questions (TIM 2:23)
5. Foolish questions (TIT 3:9)
6. Genealogies (TIT 3:9)
7. Arguments about the law (TIT 3:9)

 

 

Three “Asks”:

 

1. Ask and ye shall receive (MATT 7:7)
2. Ask no return of goods (LK 6:30)
3. Ask life for backsliders (JN 5:16) Two things to awake to:

 

1. Awake to righteousness (COR 15:34)
2. Awake to life (EPH 5:14)

 

 

Seventy-four “Be’s”:

 

1. Be exceeding glad (MATT 5:12)
2. Be reconciled to a brother (MATT 5:24)
3. Be perfect (MATT 5:48; COR 13:11)
4. Be wise as serpents (MATT 10:16)
5. Be harmless as doves (MATT 10:16)
6. Be ready for Christ’s coming (MATT 24:44; LK 12:40)
7. Be content with your wages (LK 3:14)
8. Be merciful as God (LK 6:36)
9. Be like faithful servants (LK 12:36)
10. Be thankful (COL 3:15)
11. Be at peace among selves (THESS 5:13)
12. Be patient toward all people

(1.THESS 5:14; 2.TIM 2:24)

13. Be no partaker of sin (TIM 5:22)
14. Be sober and hope (PET 1:13)
15. Be sober and pray (PET 4:7)
16. Be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, charity, and patience (aged men, TIT 2:2)
17. Be sober, love husbands and children (young women, TIT 2:4)
18. Be sober minded (young men, TIT 2:6)
19. Be in behaviour as becoming to saints (aged women, TIT 2:3)
20. Be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient (young women, TIT 2:5)
21. Be ready to give an answer of the hope that is in you (PET 3:15)
22. Be of good cheer (JN 16:33)
23. Be baptized (ACTS 2:38)
24. Be converted (ACTS 3:19)
25. Be transformed (ROM 12:2)
26. Be kind of brotherly love one to another

(ROM 12:10; EPH 4:32)

27. Be fervent in spirit (ROM 12:11)
28. Be patient in tribulation (ROM 12:12)
29. Be given to hospitality (ROM 12:13)
30. Be afraid, if lawless (ROM 13:4)
31. Be no idolater (COR 10:7)
32. Be followers of Paul as he followed Christ

(1.COR 11:1; PHIL 3:17)

33. Be followers of God (EPH 5:1)
34. Be followers of the faithful and patient

(HEB 6:12)

35. Be not children in understanding

(1.COR 14:20)

36. Be men in understanding (COR 14:20)
37. Be steadfast (COR 15:58)
38. Be unmoveable (COR 15:58)
39. Be always abounding in God’s work (COR 15:58)
40. Be strong in the Lord (COR 16:13; EPH 6:10; 2.TIM 2:1)
41. Be of good comfort (COR 13:11)
42. Be of one mind (ROM 12:16;

2.COR 13:11; PHIL 2:2; 1.PET 3:8)

43. Be separate from the unclean

(2.COR 6:17)

44. Be renewed in spirit (EPH 4:23)
45. Be angry and sin not (EPH 4:26)
46. Be tender-hearted one to another (EPH 4:32)
47. Be filled with the Spirit (EPH 5:18)
48. Be likeminded (PHIL 2:2)
49. Be one of accord (PHIL 2:2)
50. Be anxious for nothing (PHIL 4:6)
51. Be an example to believers in word, conversation, charity, spirit, faith, and purity

(1.TIM 4:12)

 

52. Be a partaker of Christian sufferings (TIM 1:8; cp. 1.PET 4:1)
53. Be gentle to all people (TIM 2:24)
54. Be apt to teach (TIM 2:24)
55. Be instant in season, out of season

(2.TIM 4:2)

56. Be careful to maintain            good     works

(TIT 3:8,14; cp. MATT 5:16)

57. Be content with what you have (HEB 13:5)
58. Be doers of the Word (JAS 1:22)
59. Be afflicted and mourn (JAS 4:9)
60. Be patient till Christ comes (JAS 5:7-8)
61. Be holy in conversation (behaviour)

(1.PET 1:15-16)

62. Be pitiful (PET 3:8)
63. Be courteous (PET 3:8)
64. Be examples of the flock of God, not lord over it (PET 5:3)
65. Be subject one to another (PET 5:5)
66. Be clothed with humility (PET 5:5)
67. Be sober (PET 5:8)
68. Be vigilant (PET 5:8)
69. Be mindful of prophecies and commandments (PET 3:2)
70. Be diligent to be found in peace (PET 3:14)
71. Be diligent to be without spot, and blameless

(2.PET 3:14)

72. Be faithful to death (REV 2:10)
73. Be watchful, strengthen self (REV 3:2)
74. Be zealous and repent (REV 3:19)

Thirty “Be Not’s”:   1.             Be not like the hypocrites in prayer         17. Be not mere servants of men (1.COR 7:23) (MATT 6:5)                                                         18. Be not children in understanding 2.             Be not like the heathen in prayer            (1.COR 14:20) (MATT 6:8)                                                         19. Be not deceived by evil companions 3.             Be not as hypocrites in fasting    (1.COR 15:33) (MATT 6:16)                                                       20. Be not unequally yoked together with 4.             Be not called “Rabbi” (MATT 23:8)         unbelievers (2.COR 6:14-15) 5.             Be not called “Master” (MATT 23:9)        21. Be not entangled again with keeping the law 6.             Be not afraid of man (LK 12:4) (GAL 5:1. See ‘Eighty-five Old and New 7. Be not of doubtful mind (LK 12:29) Covenant Contrasts’) 8.     Be not many teachers (JAS 3:1)      22. Be not deceived: man will reap what he sows 9.     Be not afraid of terror (1.PET 3:14)   (GAL 6:7-8) 10.  Be not troubled (1.PET 3:14)            23. Be not partakers with sinners (EPH 5:7) 11.  Be not ignorant of time with God       24. Be not unwise about God’s will (EPH 5:17) (2.PET 3:8; cp. ISA 57:15) 25. Be not drunk with wine (EPH 5:18) 12.  Be not deceived: 10 classes not to inherit the 26. Be not weary in well doing (2.THESS 3:13) kingdom (1.COR 6:9-10) 27. Be not ashamed of God (2.TIM 1:8) 13.  Be not conformed to world (ROM 12:2)         28. Be not slothful (HEB 6:12) 14.  Be not slothful in business (ROM 12:11)       29. Be not forgetful of strangers (HEB 13:2) 15.  Be not conceited (ROM 12:16)         30. Be not carried about with different strange 16.  Be not overcome of evil (ROM 12:21)           doctrines (HEB 13:9)

 

Fourteen “Beware’s”:

 

1. Beware of false prophets (MATT 7:15)
2. Beware of people (MATT 10:17)
3. Beware of leaven (doctrine) of Pharisees

(MATT 16:6-12)

4. Beware of leaven (doctrine) of Herod

(MK 8:15)

5. Beware of hypocrisy (LK 12:1)
6. Beware of covetousness (LK 12:15)
7. Beware of scribes (MK 12:38; LK 20:46)
8. Beware of lest you despise God and perish (ACTS 13:40-41)
9. Beware of dogs (false teachers, PHIL 3:2; ISA 56:10)
10. Beware of evil workers (PHIL 3:2)
11. Beware of the concision (Jews, PHIL 3:2)
12. Beware of being spoiled through philosophy (COL 2:8)
13. Beware of being spoiled through vain deceit

(COL 2:8)

14. Beware of backsliding (PET 3:17)

 

Four things to believe:

 

1. The gospel (MK 1:15)
2. God’s existence (HEB 11:6)
3. On Jesus Christ (JN 3:23)
4. God rewards diligent seeking (HEB 11:6)

 

One thing not to believe:

 

1. Believe not every spirit (1.JN 4:1)

 

Two classes to bless:

 

1. Those who curse you (MATT 5:44; LK 6:28)
2. Persecutors (ROM 12:14)

 

Three things to cast out or away:

 

1. The beam out of own eyes

(MATT 7:5; LK 6:42)

2. Devils (MATT 10:8)
3. All your cares upon God (PET 5:7)

 

Two classes to comfort:

 

1. One another-fellow Christians

(1.THESS 4:18; 1.THESS 5:11)

2. The feeble-minded (THESS 5:14)

 

Six classes to honour:

 

1. Fathers (MATT 19:19; MK 10:19; LK 18:20; EPH 6:2)
2. Mothers (MATT 19:19; MK 10:19; LK 18:20; EPH 6:2)
3. Others (ROM 12:10)
4. Widows indeed (TIM 5:3)
5. All people (PET 2:17)
6. Kings – rulers (PET 2:17)

 

Five things to charge:

 

1. Men to be blameless (TIM 5:7)
2. The rich to be humble (TIM 6:17)
3. The rich to trust in God (TIM 6:17)
4. The rich to do good works (TIM 6:18)
5. The rich to lay hold on eternal life (TIM 6:19)

 

Five things to consider:

 

1. The ravens (LK 12:24)
2. The lilies (LK 12:27-28)
3. Truth (TIM 2:7)
4. That you are capable of falling (GAL 6:1)
5. Christ (HEB 3:1; HEB 12:3)

 

Three things to continue in:

 

1. Love (JN 15:9)
2. Prayer (ROM 12:12; COL 4:2)
3. Truth (TIM 3:14)

 

Two things to covet:

 

1. The best gifts (COR 12:31)
2. To prophesy (COR 14:39); cp. things not to covet (EX 20:17; DEUT 5:21)

 

One thing not to cast away:

 

1. Your confidence in God (HEB 10:35)

 

Two things to endure:

 

1. Hardness (TIM 2:3)
2. Sufferings (TIM 4:5)

 

Whom to fear:

 

God (MATT 10:28; LK 12:5; 1.PET 2:17; REV 14:7)

 

Three things not to fear:

 

1. Man (MATT 10:28; LK 12:5)
2. Persecutors (MATT 10:26)
3. No lack of provision (MATT 10:31; MK 6:8-9; LK 12:7)

 

Five things to feed:

 

1. Enemies (ROM 12:20)
2. Lambs (JN 21:15)
3. Sheep (JN 21:16,17)
4. Flock of God (PET 5:2)
5. The church (ACTS 20:28)

 

Four things to flee from:

 

1. Fornication (COR 6:18)
2. Idolatry (COR 10:14)
3. Hurtful lusts (TIM 6:9-11)
4. Youthful lusts (TIM 2:22)

Ten “Do’s”:

 

1. Do good to them that hate you (MATT 5:44; LK 6:27)
2. Do to others what you expect of them

(MATT 7:12; LK 6:31)

3. Do violence to no man (LK 3:14)
4. Do good (LK 6:35; ROM 13:3)
5. Do this (put God first) and live (LK 10:28)
6. Do all to God’s glory (COR 10:31; COL 3:17,23)
7. Do all things without murmuring and disputing (PHIL 2:14)
8. Do those things, which were seen and heard in me (Paul, PHIL 4:9)
9. Do your own business (THESS 4:11)
10. Do the work of an evangelist (TIM 4:5)

 

Ten “Do Not’s”:

 

1. Do not alms before people (MATT 6:1)
2. Do not sound trumpet before you when giving alms (MATT 6:2)
3. Do not do works of Pharisees (MATT 23:3-33)
4. Do not love in word only (JN 3:18)
5. Do not give heed to fables (TIM 1:4)
6. Do not give heed to genealogies (TIM 1:4)
7. Do not err (JAS 1:16)
8. Do not commit adultery (JAS 2:11)
9. Do not kill (JAS 2:11)
10. Do not fashion self according to former lusts

(1.PET 1:14)

 

Ten things to follow:   1.             Christ    (MATT 4:19; MATT 8:22; MATT 16:24; MK 8:34; MK 10:21; LK 9:23; JN 21:19) 2.             Love     (1.COR 14:1; 1.TIM 6:11; 2.TIM 2:22) 3.             Good    (1.THESS 5:15; 3.JN 1:11) 4.             Righteousness (1.TIM 6:11; 2.TIM 2:22) 5. Godliness      (1.TIM 6:11) 6.     Faith           (1.TIM 6:11; 2.TIM 2:22) 7.     Patience     (1.TIM 6:11) 8.     Meekness   (1.TIM 6:11) 9.     Peace         (2.TIM 2:22; HEB 12:14) 10.  Holiness     (HEB 12:14)

 

 

 

Seven things about giving:

 

1. Commanded: give (LK 6:38)

 

2. Whom to give to:
   • Him that asks (MATT 5:42; LK 6:30)
   • Needy saints (ROM 12:13)
   • God (COL 3:17; REV 14:7)

 

3. Whom not to give to:
   • Give not holy things to rebels (MATT 7:6)
   • Give no place to Satan (EPH 4:27)

 

4. What to give:
   • Holy things (MATT 7:6; MATT 10:8)
   • Give thanks (EPH 5:20; PHIL 4:6; COL 3:17; THESS 5:18)
   • Give time to reading, exhortation, doctrine (TIM 4:13)
   • Give self wholly (TIM 4:15)
   • Give glory to God (REV 14:7)

 

5. What not to give:
   • Give no offence (COR 10:32)
   • Give no heed of fables and commandments of human beings (TIT 1:14)
6. How to give:
   • Freely (MATT 10:8; COR 9:6)
   • Good measure (LK 6:38)
   • As God has prospered (COR 16:2)
   • Willingly (COR 8:12)
   • With purpose (COR 9:7)
   • Cheerfully (COR 9:7)

 

7. Blessings promised for giving:
   • Returns on the basis of giving (LK 6:38;

2.COR 9:6)

• Reward (MATT 10:42)
• All grace abounding (COR 9:8)
• All sufficiency (COR 9:8)
• Eternal righteousness (COR 9:9)
• Increased fruits (COR 9:10)
• Enrichment in all things (COR 9:11)

 

 

 

Six things to lay aside:

 

1. Wickedness (JAS 1:21)
2. All malice (PET 2:1)
3. All guile (PET 2:1)
4. All hypocrisies (PET 2:1)
5. All envies (PET 2:1)
6. All evil speakings (PET 2:1)

 

Seven things to keep:

 

1. Keep commandments

(MATT 19:17; JN 14:15)

2. Keep no company with the 6 classes of professed Christians of COR 5:11
3. Keep yourself pure (TIM 5:22)
4. Keep the gospel commandments until Christ comes (TIM 6:14)
5. Keep the good entrusted you (TIM 1:14)
6. Keep yourself from idols (JN 5:21)
7. Keep yourself in God’s love (JUDE 1:21)

 

Five “Go’s”:

 

1. Go two miles (MATT 5:41)
2. Go teach (MATT 28:19-20)
3. Go preach (MK 16:15)
4. Go not from house to house (LK 10:7)
5. Go and do likewise (LK 10:37)

 

Seven “Have’s”:

 

1. Have faith (MK 11:22; ROM 14:22-23)
2. Have no fellowship with darkness (EPH 5:11)
3. Have no respect of persons

(1.TIM 5:21; JAS 2:1-10)

4. Have honest conversation (PET 2:12)
5. Have compassion (PET 3:8; JUDE 1:22)
6. Have a good conscience (PET 3:16)
7. Have fervent love (PET 4:8)

 

Fourteen “Hold’s”:

 

1. Hold forth Word of life (PHIL 2:16)
2. Hold fast to the good (THESS 5:21)
3. Hold Christian traditions (TIM 1:19;

1.TIM 3:9)

4. Hold faith (TIM 1:19)
5. Hold a good conscience (TIM 1:19)
6. Hold fast sound doctrine (TIM 1:13)
7. Hold fast till Christ comes (REV 2:25)
8. Hold fast what you have (REV 3:11)
9. Hold your crown (REV 3:11)
10. Hold reputation of ministers (PHIL 2:29)
11. Hold eternal life (TIM 6:12,19)
12. Hold hope (HEB 6:18)
13. Hold confidence (HEB 3:6,14)
14. Hold what is heard and received (REV 3:3)

 

 

 

One Hundred “Let’s”:

 

1. Let your light shine (MATT 5:16; LK 12:35)
2. Let your conversation be yea, nay

(MATT 5:37; JAS 5:12)

3. Let your enemy have your cloak (MATT 5:40; LK 6:29)
4. Let blind leaders alone (MATT 15:14)
5. Let everyone deny themselves (MATT 16:24; MK 8:34; LK 9:23)
6. Let him take up cross (MATT 16:24; MK 8:34; MK 10:21; LK 9:23)
7. Let him hear (MK 4:23; LK 14:35)
8. Let him share with the needy (LK 3:11)
9. Let your loins be girded (LK 12:35)
10. Let everyone take your purse and script

(LK 22:36)

11. Let him sell his garment, buy sword (LK 22:36)
12. Let your love be genuine (ROM 12:9)
13. Let everyone obey the civil laws (ROM 13:1)
14. Let everyone choose his own sabbath day (ROM 14:5-7; COL 2:14-17)
15. Let everyone take heed how he builds upon Christ (COR 3:10)
16. Let no man deceive himself (COR 3:18)
17. Let every man have his own wife (COR 7:2)
18. Let every woman her own husband

(1.COR 7:2)

19. Let spouses satisfy each other in sexual relations (COR 7:4-5)
20. Let them who cannot restrain marry

(1.COR 7:9)

21. Let husbands and wives remain unmarried if they separate or, be reconciled (COR 7:11)
22. Let the unbelieving ones depart who refuse to remain (COR 7:15)
23. Let every man abide in his calling

(1.COR 7:17-24)

24. Let no one seek to erase circumcision (COR 7:18)
25. Let no one be circumcised (as a religious rite, COR 7:18)
26. Let a father give his daughter in marriage if she desires it (COR 7:36-38)
27. Let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall (COR 10:12)
28. Let no man seek wealth selfishly

(1.COR 10:24)

29. Let the woman cut her hair if her head is uncovered (COR 11:6)
30. Let the woman wear a covering if cutting and shaving the hair be a shame (COR 11:6)
31. Let everyone examine self when taking the

Lord’s Supper (1.COR 11:28)

32. Let the hungry eat at home, not at the Lord’s Supper (COR 11:34)
33. Let the speaker in tongues pray for the interpretation (COR 14:13)
34. Let all things be done to edifying

(1.COR 14:26)

35. Let no more than 3 messages in tongues be given in one service (COR 14:27)
36. Let one interpret (COR 14:27)
37. Let the mind of Christ be in you (PHIL 2:5)
38. Let your moderation be known (PHIL 4:5)
39. Let your requests be known to God (PHIL 4:6)
40. Let no one judge you with regard to meats, drinks, holy days, new moons, and sabbath days (COL 2:14-17; ROM 14:5-7)
41. Let no one rob you of your reward by some vain religion (COL 2:18)
42. Let peace rule the heart (COL 3:15)
43. Let the Word dwell in you (COL 3:16)
44. Let speech be with grace (COL 4:6)
45. Let no one deceive you about the day of Christ being at hand (THESS 2:3)
46. Let no man despise youth (TIM 4:12)
47. Let the speaker in tongues keep silent in church speaking to himself and God if no interpreter present (COR 14:28)
48. Let the prophets speak two or three messages and let others judge (COR 14:29)
49. Let times be shared in revelation

(1.COR 14:30)

50. Let women learn quietly in church or at home (COR 14:34-35; 1.TIM 2:11)
51. Let everyone acknowledge regulation of spiritual gifts to be commandments of God

(1.COR 14:37)

52. Let rebels to truth remain ignorant

(1.COR 14:38)

53. Let all things be done in decent order

(1.COR 16:2)

54. Let everyone give as God prospers

(1.COR 16:2)

55. Let all things be done in love (COR 16:14)
56. Let everyone give cheerfully (COR 9:7)
57. Let rebels to truth be accursed (COR 16:22; GAL 1:8-9)
58. Let everyone prove their own work (GAL 6:4)
59. Let those taught support the teacher (GAL 6:6)
60. Let the thief steal no more (EPH 4:28)
61. Let the thief labour instead of stealing to have to give to others (EPH 4:28)
62. Let no corrupt conversation come from your mouth (EPH 4:29)
63. Let bitterness, wrath, anger, clamour, evil speaking, and malice be put away (EPH 4:31)
64. Let no man deceive you with vain words

(EPH 5:6)

65. Let the wives be subject to their husbands

(EPH 5:22,24; COL 3:18; 1.PET 3:1-6)

66. Let the husbands love their wives

(EPH 5:25,28,33; COL 3:19; 1.PET 3:7)

67. Let the wives reverence their husbands

(EPH 5:33)

68. Let your conversation (behaviour) be becoming of the gospel (PHIL 1:27)
69. Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory (PHIL 2:3)
70. Let each esteem other better than himself (PHIL 2:3)
71. Let worthy elders be doubly honoured (paid)

(1.TIM 5:17)

72. Let servants honour masters (TIM 6:1)
73. Let masters respect servants (TIM 6:2)
74. Let every Christian depart from iniquity

(2.TIM 2:19)

75. Let no man despise you (TIT 2:15)
76. Let brotherly love continue (HEB 13:1)
77. Let conversation be without covetousness

(HEB 13:5)

78. Let patience work perfectly (JAS 1:4)
79. Let one who lacks, ask for wisdom (JAS 1:5)
80. Let him ask in faith (JAS 1:6)
81. Let the exalted rejoice (JAS 1:9)
82. Let the humble rejoice (JAS 1:10)
83. Let no man lay temptation to God (JAS 1:13)
84. Let everyone be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath (JAS 1:19)
85. Let the wise demonstrate wisdom and knowledge (JAS 3:13)
86. Let the light-hearted sinners become remorseful (JAS 4:9)
87. Let the afflicted pray (JAS 5:13)
88. Let the merry sing psalms (JAS 5:13)
89. Let the sick call elders (JAS 5:14)
90. Let elders pray for sick, anointing with oil (JAS 5:14-15; cp. MK 6:13)
91. Let adorning be more inward than outward (PET 3:3-4; 1.TIM 2:9-10)
92. Let everyone refrain tongue from evil, and lips from guile (PET 3:10)
93. Let everyone shun evil, do good, seek peace and pursue it (PET 3:11)
94. Let ministers speak for God (PET 4:11)
95. Let no one suffer as a murderer, thief, evildoer, or busybody (PET 4:15)
96. Let no one be ashamed to suffer as a Christian, but be thankful (PET 4:16)
97. Let Christian sufferers commit their souls to God (PET 4:19)
98. Let eternal life abide in you (JN 2:24-25)
99. Let no man deceive you about being righteous (JN 3:7)
100. Let him that hath an ear, hear

 

 

 

 

 

 

(REV 2:7,11,17,29; REV 3:6,13,22) Twelve “Let Not’s”:

 

1. Let not your left hand know what the right hand does (MATT 6:3)
2. Let not man sever those who are married (MATT 19:6)
3. Let not good be evil spoken of (ROM 14:16)
4. Let not sin reign in the body (ROM 6:12)
5. Let not him that eateth despise him that does not (ROM 14:3)
6. Let not him that eateth not judge him that does (ROM 14:3)
7. Let not the wife depart from her husband (COR 7:10)
8. Let not the husband put away his wife (COR 7:11)
9. Let not the Christian put away the unsaved companion who wishes to remain (COR 7:12,13)
10. Let not the sun go down on wrath (EPH 4:26)
11. Let not fornication, uncleanness, covetousness, filthiness, foolish talking, and jesting be mentioned among you as becometh saints (EPH 5:3-4)
12. Let not unworthy widows be supported by the church (TIM 5:9-16)

 

 

Forty-two “Let us’s”:

1.     Let us walk honestly (ROM 13:12) 2.     Let us cast off works of darkness (ROM 13:12) 3.     Let us put on armour of light (ROM 13:12) 4.     Let us follow things of peace (ROM 14:9) 5.     Let us follow things that edify (ROM 14:19) 6.     Let us please neighbour for good (ROM 15:2-3) 7.     Let us be sincere (1.COR 5:8) 8.     Let us not commit fornication (1.COR 10:2-3) 9.     Let us not tempt Christ (1.COR 10:9) 10.  Let us not murmur (1.COR 10:10) 11.  Let us cleanse ourselves from the filthiness of body and spirit (2.COR 7:1) 12.  Let us perfect holiness (2.COR 7:1) 13.  Let us walk in the Spirit (GAL 5:25) 14.  Let us not desire vain glory (GAL 5:26) 15.  Let us not provoke one another (GAL 5:26) 16.  Let us not envy one another (GAL 5:26) 17.  Let us not be weary in well doing (GAL 6:9) 18.  Let us do good to all people (GAL 6:10) 19.  Let us do good especially to fellow Christians (GAL 6:10) 20.  Let us who are mature press forward toward the mark (PHIL 3:14-15) 21.  Let us walk by the same rule (PHIL 3:16)

22.  Let us mind the same thing (PHIL 3:16) 23.  Let us not sleep spiritually (1.THESS 5:6) 24.  Let us watch and be sober (1.THESS 5:6,8) 25.  Let us be content with food and raiment (1.TIM 6:8) 26.  Let us fear losing the soul (HEB 4:1-2) 27.  Let us labour to be saved (HEB 4:11) 28.  Let us hold fast our profession (HEB 10:23) 29.  Let us come boldly to the throne of grace (HEB 4:16; HEB 10:19-23) 30.  Let us go on to perfection (HEB 6:1) 31.  Let us draw near to God (HEB 10:22) 32.  Let us provoke to love and good works  (HEB 10:24) 33.  Let us not forsake assembling together in worship (HEB 10:25) 34.  Let us exhort one another (HEB 10:25) 35.  Let us lay aside every weight (HEB 12:1) 36.  Let us lay aside besetting sin (HEB 12:1) 37.  Let us run race with patience (HEB 12:1) 38.  Let us look to Jesus (HEB 12:2) 39.  Let us have grace to serve God (HEB 12:28) 40.  Let us bear Christ’s reproach (HEB 13:13) 41.  Let us offer our sacrifice of praise to God continually (HEB 13:15) 42.  Let us love one another (1.JN 4:7,11)

 

 

 

Eight “Let Us Not’s”:

 

1. Let us not walk in rioting (ROM 13:13)
2. Let us not walk in drunkenness (ROM 13:13)
3. Let us not walk in chambering (ROM 13:13)
4. Let us not walk in wantonness (ROM 13:13)
5. Let us not walk in strife (ROM 13:13)
6. Let us not walk in envying (ROM 13:13)
7. Let us not judge one another in doubtful things (ROM 14:13)
8. Let us not cause others to stumble (ROM 14:13)

 

Three ways to live:

 

1. Live peacefully (ROM 12:18; COR 13:11)
2. Live free from anxiety and undue care

(1.COR 7:28-35)

3. Live no longer in lusts of sin (PET 4:2)

 

Four commands to “Love”:

 

1. Love your enemies (MATT 5:44; LK 6:27,35)
2. Love your fellow Christians

(JN 13:34; JN 15:12,17; GAL 5:14;

1.PET 2:17; 1.JN 3:23; 2.JN 1:5)

3. Love the brotherhood (PET 2:17)
4. Love your brother (JN 4:21)

 

Two things not to love:

 

1. The world (JN 2:15)
2. Things in the world (JN 2:15)

 

Three ways to love:

 

1. Fervently (PET 2:22)
2. With a pure heart (PET 2:22)
3. As brethren (PET 3:8)

 

One Person to pray to:

 

Pray to thy Father (MATT 6:6; MATT 6:9;

JN 16:23-26)

 

Three things to pray for:

 

1. Your persecutors (MATT 5:44; LK 6:28)
2. For labourers (MATT 9:38; LK 10:2)
3. For one another (JAS 5:16)

 

Two ways not to pray:

 

1. Use not vain repetitions like the heathen

(MATT 6:7)

2. Do not pray as hypocrites (MATT 6:5)

 

Three ways to pray:

 

1. After this manner pray (MATT 6:9-13)
2. Ask, seek, knock (MATT 7:7-11)
3. Pray in the Spirit (JUDE 1:20)

 

Four things to prove:

 

1. Prove yourself (COR 13:5)
2. Prove what is acceptable to God (EPH 5:10)
3. Prove all things (THESS 5:21)
4. Prove accusations against elders (TIM 5:19)

 

Two commands to rejoice:

 

1. Rejoice (MATT 5:12; ROM 15:10)
2. Rejoice evermore (THESS 5:16)

Eight “Put Away’s”:

 

1. Put away wicked people from the congregation (COR 5:13)
2. Put away lying (EPH 4:25)
3. Put away all bitterness (EPH 4:31)
4. Put away wrath (EPH 4:31)
5. Put away anger (EPH 4:31)
6. Put away clamour (EPH 4:31)
7. Put away evil speaking (EPH 4:31)
8. Put away all malice (EPH 4:31)

 

Six “Put Off’s”:

 

1. Put off the old man (EPH 4:22; COL 3:9)
2. Put off anger (COL 3:8)
3. Put off wrath (COL 3:8)
4. Put off malice (COL 3:8)
5. Put off blasphemy (COL 3:8)
6. Put off filthy conversation (COL 3:8)

 

Twelve “Put On’s”:

 

1. Put on Christ (ROM 13:14)
2. Put on the armour of light (ROM 13:12)
3. Put on the new man (EPH 4:24; COL 3:10)
4. Put on the whole armour of God

(EPH 6:11,13)

5. Put on the bowels of mercy (COL 3:12)
6. Put on kindness (COL 3:12)
7. Put on humility (COL 3:12)
8. Put on meekness (COL 3:12)
9. Put on longsuffering (COL 3:13)
10. Put on love (COL 3:14)
11. Put on the breastplate of faith and love

(1.THESS 5:8)

12. Put on the hope of salvation (THESS 5:8)

 

One class not to rebuke:

 

Elders (1.TIM 5:1)

 

Three things to rebuke:

 

1. Certain sinners (TIM 5:20)
2. Rebels (TIT 1:13)
3. Works of darkness (EPH 5:11)

 

Two ways to rebuke:

 

1. With all authority (TIT 2:15)
2. With all longsuffering (TIM 4:2)

 

Four things to rejoice in:

 

1. Hope (ROM 12:12)
2. Blessings of others (ROM 12:15)
3. The Lord (PHIL 3:1; PHIL 4:4)
4. Suffering for Christ (PET 4:13)

 

 

Five things to remember:

 

1. What you are saved from (EPH 2:11-12)
2. Those who suffer (HEB 13:3)
3. Those who lead you (HEB 13:7)
4. Truth (JUDE 17,18; REV 3:3)
5. Backsliding, and repent (REV 2:5)

 

Four things to seek:

 

1. God’s kingdom first (MATT 6:33; LK 12:31)
2. God in prayer (MATT 7:7)
3. To edify the church (COR 14:12)
4. Things above (COL 3:1)

 

One command to stand fast:

 

1. Stand fast, and hold Christian traditions

(2.THESS 2:15)

 

Three things to stand fast with:

 

1. Loins girt about with truth
2. Breastplate of righteousness
3. Feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace (EPH 6:14-15)

 

Five things to stand in:

 

1. Faith (COR 16:13)
2. Liberty (GAL 5:1)
3. One spirit (PHIL 1:27)
4. One mind (PHIL 1:27)
5. The Lord (PHIL 4:1)

 

Eight things to think on:

 

1. Things about your true self (ROM 12:3;

1.COR 3:18)

2. Things true
3. Things honest
4. Things just
5. Things pure
6. Things lovely
7. Things of good report
8. Things of virtue (PHIL 4:8)

 

One way to think:

 

Think soberly (ROM 12:3)

 

Five commands to “submit”:

 

1. Submit one to another (EPH 5:21)
2. Submit to God (JAS 4:7)
3. Submit to every ordinance of man

(1.PET 2:13-14; ROM 13:1-8)

4. Younger ones are to submit to their elders

(1.PET 5:5)

5. Wives must submit to their husbands

(EPH 5:22; COL 3:18; 1.PET 3:1-6)

Twelve “Take’s”:

 

1. Take no anxious thought for necessities of life (MATT 6:25,31; LK 12:22-30)
2. Take no anxious thought of tomorrow

(MATT 6:34)

3. Take no anxious thought of defence

(MATT 10:19; MK 13:9-11; LK 12:11-12;  LK 21:14)

4. Take my yoke upon you (MATT 11:29)
5. Take advantage of freedom (COR 7:21)
6. Take the Lord’s Supper in remembrance of Christ (COR 11:24-26)
7. Take the shield of faith (EPH 6:16)
8. Take the helmet of salvation (EPH 6:17)
9. Take the sword of the Spirit (EPH 6:17)
10. Take oversight of the flock willingly (PET 5:2)
11. Take oversight of the flock without thought of personal gain (PET 5:2)
12. Take a humble seat (LK 14:8)

 

Eighteen “Take Heed’s”:

 

1. Take heed that you do not alms to be seen by people (MATT 6:1)
2. Take heed not to despise little ones (MATT 18:10)
3. Take heed not to be deceived (MATT 24:4; MK 13:5; LK 21:8)
4. Take heed what you hear (MK 4:24)
5. Take heed how you hear (LK 8:18)
6. Take heed to walk in the light (LK 11:35)
7. Take heed to rebuke and forgive (LK 17:3)
8. Take heed not to get drunk (LK 21:34)
9. Take heed not to surfeit (LK 21:34)
10. Take heed not to be overcome with cares (LK 21:34)
11. Take heed to yourselves (MATT 13:9; LK 17:3; LK 21:34; ACTS 20:28)
12. Take heed to the flock of God (ACTS 20:28)
13. Take heed lest you misuse your liberty (COR 8:9)
14. Take heed lest you fall (COR 10:12; ROM 11:21)
15. Take heed to your ministry (COL 4:17)
16. Take heed that you destroy not one another (GAL 5:15)
17. Take heed to yourself and your doctrine

(1.TIM 4:16)

18. Take heed not to backslide (HEB 3:12)

 

Two ways not to walk:

 

1. As Sinners (EPH 4:17)
2. As fools (EPH 5:15)

 

Four “Thou Shalt’s”:

 

1. Thou shalt worship God only

(MATT 4:10; LK 4:8)

2. Thou shalt serve God only

(MATT 4:10; LK 4:8)

3. Thou shalt love neighbours as yourself (MATT 5:43; MATT 19:19; MATT 22:39;  MK 12:31; LK 10:27; ROM 13:9; GAL 5:14)
4. Thou shalt     love      God      wholeheartedly

(MATT 22:37; MK 12:30; LK 10:27)

 

Seven things to walk in:

 

1. The Spirit (GAL 5:16)
2. Love (EPH 5:2)
3. The light (EPH 5:8-9; JN 1:7)
4. Watchfulness (EPH 6:18)
5. Christ (COL 2:6-7; COR 5:17)
6. Wisdom (COL 4:5)
7. Honesty (THESS 4:12)

 

Eight “Thou Shalt Not’s”:

 

1. Thou shalt not tempt the Lord (MATT 4:7; LK 4:12)
2. Thou shalt not kill (MATT 5:21; MATT 19:18; MK 10:19; LK 18:20; ROM 13:9)
3. Thou shalt not commit adultery

(MATT 5:27-28; MATT 19:18; LK 18:20; ROM 13:9)

4. Thou shalt not pray to be seen by people (MATT 6:5)
5. Thou shalt not steal (MATT 19:18; MK 10:19; LK 18:20; ROM 13:9)
6. Thou shalt not bear false witness

(MATT 19:18; MK 10:19; LK 18:20;  ROM 13:9)

7. Thou shalt not covet (ROM 13:9)
8. Thou shalt not muzzle the ox treading corn

(1.COR 9:9; 1.TIM 5:18)

 

 

 

 

 

 

200 Miscellaneous Commands:

 

1. Abhor what is evil (ROM 12:9)
2. A bishop must be (see characteristics of,

1.TIM 3:2-7; TIT 1:6-9)

3. Abide in Christ (JN 15:4)
4. Abide with worthy ones (MATT 10:11-13; MK 6:10; LK 9:4; LK 10:5-8)
5. Accuse none falsely (LK 3:14)
6. Add to Christian graces (PET 1:5-7)
7. Admit your own unprofitableness (LK 17:10)
8. Admonish one another (COL 3:16)
9. Admonish the unruly (THESS 3:15)
10. Agree with your adversary (MATT 5:25)
11. Allow no liberty to ensnare you to commit sin

(1.COR 10:25-30)

12. Allow no lust of evil in the your body

(1.THESS 4:5)

13. Allow no cursing and blessing from the same mouth (JAS 3:10)
14. Anoint your head and wash face when fasting (MATT 6:17)
15. Arm your self with a mind to suffer for Christ

(1.PET 4:1)

16. Avenge not yourself (ROM 12:19)
17. Awake from death to light (EPH 5:14)
18. Bear one another’s burdens (GAL 6:2)
19. Behave like men (COR 16:13)
20. Bid no false teacher “Godspeed” (JN 1:10-11)
21. Bring proof of your repentance

(MATT 3:8; LK 3:8)

22. Bring your children up in the Lord (EPH 6:4)
23. Build up your faith (JUDE 1:20)
24. Call the poor to your feast (LK 14:13)
25. Children, obey your parents (EPH 6:1;

COL 3:20)

26. Cleanse the lepers (MATT 10:8)
27. Cleanse your hands you sinners (JAS 4:8)
28. Cleave to good (ROM 12:9)
29. Collect just dues only (LK 3:13)
30. Come out from among them (COR 6:17)
31. Command and teach these things

(1.TIM 4:11; 1.TIM 6:2)

32. Commit the truth to faithful teachers (TIM 2:2)
33. Confess your faults one to another

(JAS 5:16)

34. Count it joy when you are tempted (JAS 1:2)
35. Cut off offending members (MATT 5:29-30; MATT 18:8,9)
36. Deacons must be (see TIM 3:8-12)
37. Defraud not (MK 10:19)
38. Desire spiritual gifts (COR 14:1)
39. Desire the milk of the Word (PET 2:2)
40. Despise not prophesyings (THESS 5:20)
41. Destroy none with non-essentials

(ROM 14:15; 1.COR 8:13)

42. Draw near to God (JAS 4:8)
43. Eat your own bread in quietness

(2.THESS 3:12)

44. Earnestly contend for faith (JUDE 1:3)
45. Edify yourselves with singing (EPH 5:19)
46. Edify one another (THESS 5:11)
47. Enter the straight (narrow) gate (MATT 7:13; LK 13:24)
48. Examine yourself as to faith (COR 13:5)
49. Exercise in godliness (TIM 4:7-8)
50. Exhort servants to obey (TIT 2:9-10) 51. Exhort one another daily (HEB 3:13) 52. Fear not (LK 12:32)!
51. Fight the good fight of faith (TIM 6:12)
52. Follow peace and holiness (HEB 12:14)
53. Forbear one another (COL 3:13)
54. Forbid not children (MATT 19:14; MK 10:14; LK 18:16)
55. Forbid not tongues (COR 14:39)
56. Forget not to share (HEB 13:16)
57. Forgive 490 times (MATT 18:22)
58. Forgive (MATT 11:25-26; LK 6:37; EPH 4:32; COL 3:13)
59. Fret not in servitude (COR 7:21)
60. Gird up loins of mind (PET 1:13)
61. Give place to wrath (ROM 12:19)
62. Give your enemy a drink of water (ROM 12:20)
63. Give no occasion to the adversary

(1.TIM 5:14)

66. Glorify God in your body and spirit

(2.COR 6:20; cp. ROM 12:1-2)

67. Grieve not the Holy Spirit (EPH 4:30)
68. Grow in grace and knowledge (PET 3:18)
69. Grudge not against another (JAS 5:9)
70. Harden not your hearts (HEB 3:8-15)
71. Hate flesh-spotted garments (JUDE 1:23)
72. Have no respect of persons (partiality, prejudice) (TIM 5:21)
73. Have the same love (PHIL 2:2)
74. Have no fellowship with works of darkness

(EPH 5:11)

75. Heal the sick (MATT 10:8; LK 10:9)
76. Help propagate truth (JN 1:8)
77. Humble yourselves (JAS 4:10; PET 5:6)
78. Husbands, love your wives (EPH 5:25,28; COL 3:19; PET 3:7)
79. Husbands, be not bitter against your wives

(COL 3:19)

80. Instruct rebels in meekness (TIM 2:25)
81. Intreat others according to TIM 5:1-2.
82. Judge not (MATT 7:1; LK 6:37)
83. Have faith before God for things not condemned in Scripture (ROM 14:22-23)
84. Know how to control your body

(1.THESS 4:4)

85. Lay not up your treasures on earth

(MATT 6:19)

86. Lay up your treasures in heaven

(MATT 6:20; LK 12:33-34)

87. Lay hold on eternal life (TIM 6:12)
88. Leave your parents and cleave to your wife

(MATT 19:5; MK 10:7; EPH 5:31)

89. Lend, hoping for nothing back (LK 6:35)
90. Lie not (COL 3:9)
91. Lift up hands that hang down (HEB 12:12)
92. Look not everyone on your own things only

(PHIL 2:4)

93. Look diligently not to fail of grace

(HEB 12:15)

94. Look diligently lest any root of bitterness defile (HEB 12:15)
95. Look diligently lest any be a fornicator

(HEB 12:16-17)

96. Look to yourselves not to lose reward

(2.JN 1:8)

97. Look for mercy unto eternal life (JUDE 1:21)
98. Lust not after evil things (COR 10:6)
99. Make a tree good or corrupt (MATT 12:33)
100. Make no provision for lusts (ROM 13:14)
101. Make full proof of ministry (TIM 4:5)
102. Make straight paths (HEB 12:13)
103. Mark troublemakers (ROM 16:17;

PHIL 3:17)

104. Mark the unruly (THESS 3:14)
105. Marvel not if you are hated by the world

(1.JN 3:13)

106. Masters, be good to servants

(EPH 5:9; COL 4:1)

107. Meditate upon things of TIM 4:15.
108. Mind not the high things (ROM 12:16)
109. Minister as good stewards (PET 4:10)
110. Mortify offending physical members

(COL 3:5; ROM 8:12-13)

111. Neither be of doubtful mind (LK 12:29)
112. No man is to defraud his brother

(1.THESS 4:6)

113. Neglect not spiritual gifts (TIM 4:14; cp.

2.TIM 1:6)

114. Obey your leaders (HEB 13:17)
115. Offer the other cheek (MATT 5:39; LK 6:29)
116. Ordain no one in a hurry (TIM 5:22) 117. Owe nothing but love (ROM 13:8)
117. Overcome evil with good (ROM 12:21)
118. Pass the time in fear (PET 1:17)
119. Pay your taxes (ROM 13:6)
120. Pay just dues (ROM 13:7)
121. Praise the Lord (ROM 15:11)
122. Preach (MATT 10:7,27; MK 16:15;

2.TIM 4:2)

124. Present your body to God (ROM 12:1)
125. Provide things honestly (ROM 12:17)
126. Provoke not your children to wrath (EPH 6:4; COL 3:21)
127. Purge out the old leaven (evil influence)

(1.COR 5:7)

128. Purify your hearts of doubt (JAS 4:8)
129. Put others in remembrance of the essentials

(2.TIM 2:14)

130. Quench not the Spirit (THESS 5:19)
131. Raise the dead (MATT 10:8)
132. Receive (accept) weak brethren (ROM 14:1)
133. Receive one another (ROM 15:7)
134. Receive the Word with meekness

(JAS 1:21)

135. Reckon yourself as dead to sin (ROM 6:11)
136. Reckon yourself as alive to God (ROM 6:11)
137. Recognize the truth (COR 10:15)
138. Redeem the time (EPH 5:16; COL 4:5)
139. Reject heretics (TIT 3:10)
140. Refuse to support young widows from church funds (TIM 5:11)
141. Remind people of the seven things of TITUS 3:1-2.
142. Render no evil for evil (PET 3:9;

ROM 12:17)

143. Repent (MATT 3:2; MATT 4:17; MK 1:15;

ACTS 2:38; ACTS 3:19; REV 2:16;

REV 3:19)

144. Resist not evil (MATT 5:38-39)
145. Resist the devil (JAS 4:7; PET 5:9)
146. Restore backslider in meekness, considering your own life (GAL 6:1)
147. Run to obtain (COR 9:24)
148. Salute none by the way (LK 10:4)
149. Salute your leaders (HEB 13:24)
150. Sanctify God in your heart (PET 3:15)
151. Save some with fear (JUDE 1:23)
152. Search the Scriptures (JN 5:39)
153. Seek not eats and drinks (LK 12:29)
154. Sell to help the needy (LK 12:33)
155. Serve the Lord (ROM 12:1)
156. Servants, obey masters (EPH 6:5-8;

COL 3:22-25; 1.PET 2:18)

157. Set the least to judge (COR 6:4)
158. Set your affections above (COL 3:2)
159. Shake off the dust of your feet (MATT 10:14; MK 6:11; LK 9:5; LK 10:10-11)
160. Show charity to other ministers (LK 9:49-50) 161. Show yourself as a pattern (TIT 2:7) 162. Show four things of TITUS 2:7-8.
161. Sin not (COR 15:34)
162. Sing with grace in heart (COL 3:16)
163. Shun vain babblings (TIM 2:16)
164. Speak and do things in view of the judgment day (JAS 2:12)
165. Speak truth (EPH 4:25)
166. Speak sound doctrine (TIT 2:1)
167. Speak no evil of your brethren (JAS 4:11) 170. Stablish your hearts (JAS 5:8)
168. Strengthen your feeble knees (HEB 12:12)
169. Strive together for the gospel faith

(PHIL 1:27)

 

173. Study to be quiet (THESS 4:11)
174. Study (be diligent) to show yourself approved (TIM 2:15)
175. Support the weak (THESS 5:14)
176. See that no one renders evil for evil

(1.THESS 5:15)

177. Swear not (JAS 5:12; MATT 5:33-36)
178. Tarry one for another (COR 11:33)
179. Tarry for power (LK 24:49; ACTS 1:4-8)
180. Teach one another (COL 3:16)
181. Teach no other doctrine that the truth (TIM 1:3)
182. Tell your brother his fault alone first (MATT 18:15-17)
183. Trust God for your needs as you work

(MATT 10:9; LK 9:3; LK 10:4)

184. Understand the will of God (EPH 5:17)
185. Use not your liberty as an occasion to sin (GAL 5:13; PET 1:16)
186. Use hospitality without grudging (PET 4:9) 187. Warn the unruly (1.THESS 5:14)
187. Watch and pray (MATT 24:42; MATT 25:13;

MK 13:33,35; MK 14:38; LK 21:36;

EPH 6:18; COL 4:2)

189. Watch in all things (TIM 4:5; 1.COR 16:13)
190. Weep with others (ROM 12:15)
191. Withdraw from disorderly brethren

(2.THESS 3:6,14)

192. Withdraw from evil people (TIM 6:3-6)
193. Wives of deacons must be (see TIM 3:11)
194. Wives, submit to your husbands (EPH 5:22;

COL 3:18; 1.PET 3:1-6)

195. Work with your own hands (THESS 4:11)
196. Work, or do not eat (THESS 3:10-11)
197. Work out own salvation (PHIL 2:12)
198. Yield not your members to sin (ROM 6:13)
199. Yield yourself to God (ROM 6:13)
200. Yield your members to righteousness

(ROM 6:13)

 

Two eternal rights of the redeemed:

 

1. Right to the tree of life
2. Right to enter the New Jerusalem

 

Source: ‘Dake’s Study Notes’ by Finis Jennings Dake

 

 

 

 

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