TAKE HEED TO THYSELF.

KEY SCRIPTURE:1Ti 4:16 KJV “Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.”

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In closing the chapter four apostle Paul advises Pastor Timothy to take care of his stability in the faith by taking heed to the teachings that have been given to him.If he does so, he would both save himself and those who listen to him.This statement presents two important facts.

1.If you fail to adhere to the truth and to order your ways by it, then you could be cast away at the last day. 1Co 9:27 KJV”, But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.”

2. If a minister teaches untruth or error, all his listeners will  end up in eternal destruction. It is extremely dangerous to be under a false pastor

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In considering Apostle Paul’s statement in 1 Corinthians 9:27, every one of us should not take anything for granted. God is no respecter of persons. He responds to each person according to how we treat His word. During the ministering days of the Lord ,certain individuals informed him that his mother and siblings were looking for Him.

Just consider what he said. Luk 8:21 KJV” And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.”

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To the Lord, those who do what He tells them, they are his true relations.We must therefore take heed to ourselves.This involves being disciplined to always do what it says.Some men of God are deceived by their titles and how men hail them.Please all these does not mean anything at all before God.If everyone praises you then you might be diverting from God’s path.The best way to judge yourself is to assess your life with the word.2Co 13:5 KJV” Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?”

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The next aspect of the key scripture goes for the listeners of the message.Please consider carefully what comes out of the pulpit.Get to know the bible for yourself so that you can discern if your pastor teaches truth or error.One way to discover some of these erring preachers is that they never teach extensively from the bible.Most of their messages are moral advices and you may not find scriptural references in their presentations.They often teach certain strange doctrines which does not agree with the bible.Such preachers do not even read the bible on a regular basis. Dear one, if you are not given the truth, you would end up in eternal destruction. Sadly, certain congregation members have been hypnotised to the point that they are ready to defend everything their pastor does and says .I pray that every spirit of hypnotism be broken from your life in Jesus’ mighty name

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THOUGHT:DILIGENTLY FOLLOWING GOD’S WORD IS YOUR SURE GUARANTEE TO YOUR ETERNAL SALVATION

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FURTHER STUDIES

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Act 20:28 KJV “Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.”

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2Pe 1:8 KJV” For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

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