Stepping Out With God - Pasir Panjang Church of Christ Singapore

Quit Ye Like Men
The Bible calls on us in 1 Corinthians 16:13 to stand up like men should, not
to be a butter-toast christian. This exhortation is not directed just to our
men, but is used in the general sense of the word for both genders.
There was a time here in Singapore, not too long ago, that when a person
wanted to obey the Lord in baptism, they would bring a suitcase with them.
This is because they were going against the will of the family, and wanted to
be prepared just in case their parents will throw them out of their home.
During those times, the word of God was much desired, the bible is worth
sacrificing many meals for and obeying the Lord was more important than
anything in this world. Today, I sense a waning in passion and observe that
more are moving towards a comfort zone of our own making. We are easily
offended if spoken to too directly. Little things cause some to stop coming or
change congregations such as, 'my child cannot get used to Bible class
teacher' or 'the congregation does not have youths that are my son's age' to
'not enough parking lots'.
The call today is QYLM - Quit Ye Like Men!
The illustration of the body builder, shows a physique that the world would
describe as a perfect body of a man. We will attempt to look into the 7 parts
of the spiritual body that we want to build up starting from the feet. I will use
examples from the Bible, both from the Old and New Testament of both men
and women that will inspire us to 'quit ye like men'.
Firm, Sturdy, Beatiful Feet
In John 6, we will see how the beautiful feet of Simon Peter which was once
washed by our Lord Jesus were firm and sturdy. The Chinese have a saying
that describes this characteristic as one that does not know how to run even
when hit by a stick repeatedly!
John 6:65-68: "And he said, For this cause have I said unto you, that no man
can come unto me, except it be given unto him of the Father. Upon this
many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. Jesus said
therefore unto the twelve, Would ye also go away? Simon Peter answered
him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life."
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