Put it into Practice
Php 4:9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me— put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
While Christian faith involves thinking and reasoning, a faith which is not applied is no faith. In fact our faith is revealed by what we do. So if you have faith you'll have works too. We derive applications either directly by what the scriptures command, or by inference, and also by observation. Consider the lifestyle of Jesus. For "whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did." 1John 2:6 And Jesus said, "I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you." John 13:15 Are you walking as Jesus did? And as Paul noted in the previous chapter, he says, "Join with others in following my example, brothers, and take note of those who live according to the pattern we gave you." Php 3:17 It's in the midst of applying our faith in accordance with the scriptures and with the examples therein that we experience peace with God. So today put your faith into action.
Php 4:9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me— put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
While Christian faith involves thinking and reasoning, a faith which is not applied is no faith. In fact our faith is revealed by what we do. So if you have faith you'll have works too. We derive applications either directly by what the scriptures command, or by inference, and also by observation. Consider the lifestyle of Jesus. For "whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did." 1John 2:6 And Jesus said, "I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you." John 13:15 Are you walking as Jesus did? And as Paul noted in the previous chapter, he says, "Join with others in following my example, brothers, and take note of those who live according to the pattern we gave you." Php 3:17 It's in the midst of applying our faith in accordance with the scriptures and with the examples therein that we experience peace with God. So today put your faith into action.
