Let Your Love Abound - "THE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS"

Holy spirit inspired Paul to instruct those in Philippi - and all Christians - to "make sure of the more important things." (Philippians 1:10)  These important things include the sanctification of Jehovah's name, the  fulfillment of his purposes, and the peace and  unity of the congregation.  (Matthew 6:9, 10; John 13:35)   When we build our life around these important things, we prove that we love Jehovah.

Paul also said that we must "be flawless."  This does not mean that we must be perfect. We cannot be flawless to the degree that Jehovah God  is flawless. But Jehovah will view us as flawless if we do our very best to deepen our love and make sure of the more important things.  One way  in which we show our love is by doing our utmost to avoid stumbling others.

The instruction to avoid stumbling others is really a warning.  How might we stumble someone?  We could do so by our choice of entertainment, our choice of clothing,or even our choice of employment.  What we do may not be wrong in itself.  But if the choices we make offend someone else's conscience and he or she is stumbled, that matters.  Jesus said that we would be better off having a heavy stone tied around our neck and being tossed into the sea than we would be if we stumbled one of his sheep! - MATTHEW 18:6

Next time: Let Your Love Abound - Conclusion of  "THE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS"

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