49 Commands
This was either on Facebook or Pinterest. :-)
August 15
Channel surfing, my husband lingered on a local church program. A panel discussion was taking place and the topic was teenagers leaving the church. One woman deduced the problem was that we teach our children Bible stories (Noah and the Ark, Moses in a Basket, David and Goliath, Daniel and the Lions' Den), but we fail to teach them who God is and the promises he has for them. I went Internet surfing and before God's promises popped up, these 49 General Commands of Christ appeared and caught my interest.
A dilemma followed. While the content was excellent, I recognized the author of the article and knew he had recently been accused of stumbling in the area of sexual inappropriateness. The accusation was not for anything physical, but some other sort of conduct. So my dilemma…Do I post something from a minister accused of sin? I opted, "Yes" for these reasons.
1) What he has to say is purely scriptural.
2) I sin everyday and still hope the Lord can use me.
3) God is in the restoration business. He certainly continued to use David after he repented and turned
back to the Lord.
Printing these off, I've found the chart to be a great guideline on how to walk with Jesus.http://billgothard.com/teaching/commandsofchrist/49commands
49 General Commands of Christ
What are 49 Ways to Love God and Others?
The theme of all Scripture is to love God with all of our hearts and to love one another. (See Matthew 22:40 and John 13:34.)
- Repent—Matthew 4:17—Humility
- Follow Me—Matthew 4:19—Meekness
- Rejoice—Matthew 5:12—Joyfulness
- Let Your Light Shine—Matthew 5:16—Generosity
- Honor God’s Law—Matthew 5:17–18—Love
- Be Reconciled—Matthew 5:24–25—Responsibility
- Do Not Commit Adultery—Matthew 5:29–30—Self-Control
- Keep Your Word—Matthew 5:37—Truthfulness
- Go the Second Mile—Matthew 5:38–42—Deference
- Love Your Enemies—Matthew 5:44—Creativity
- Be Perfect—Matthew 5:48—Sincerity
- Practice Secret Disciplines—Matthew 6:1–18—Faith
- Lay Up Treasures—Matthew 6:19–21—Thriftiness
- Seek God’s Kingdom—Matthew 6:33—Initiative
- Judge Not—Matthew 7:1—Discernment
- Do Not Cast Pearls—Matthew 7:6—Discretion
- Ask, Seek, and Knock—Matthew 7:7–8—Resourcefulness
- Do Unto Others—Matthew 7:12—Sensitivity
- Choose the Narrow Way—Matthew 7:13–14—Decisiveness
- Beware of False Prophets—Matthew 7:15—Alertness
- Pray For Laborers—Matthew 9:38—Compassion
- Be Wise as Serpents—Matthew 10:16—Wisdom
- Fear God, Not Man—Matthew 10:26—Boldness
- Hear God’s Voice—Matthew 11:15—Attentiveness
- Take My Yoke—Matthew 11:29—Obedience
- Honor Your Parents—Matthew 15:4—Honor/Reverence
- Beware of Leaven—Matthew 16:6—Virtue
- Deny Yourself—Luke 9:23—Determination
- Despise Not Little Ones—Matthew 18:10—Tolerance
- Go to Offenders—Matthew 18:15—Justice
- Beware of Covetousness—Luke 12:15—Contentment
- Forgive Offenders—Matthew 18:21–22—Forgiveness
- Honor Marriage—Matthew 19:6—Loyalty
- Be a Servant—Matthew 20:26–28—Availability
- Be a House of Prayer—Matthew 21:13—Persuasiveness
- Ask in Faith—Matthew 21:21–22—Patience
- Bring in the Poor—Luke 14:12–14—Hospitality
- Render to Caesar—Matthew 22:19–21—Gratefulness
- Love the Lord—Matthew 22:37–38—Enthusiasm
- Love Your Neighbor—Matthew 22:39—Gentleness
- Await My Return—Matthew 24:42–44—Punctuality
- Take, Eat, and Drink—Matthew 26:26–27—Thoroughness
- Be Born Again—John 3:7—Security
- Keep My Commandments—John 14:15—Diligence
- Watch and Pray—Matthew 26:41—Endurance
- Feed My Sheep—John 21:15–16—Dependability
- Baptize My Disciples—Matthew 28:19—Cautiousness
- Receive God’s Power—Luke 24:49—Orderliness
- Make Disciples—Matthew 28:20—Flexibility
