PAUL'S MESSAGE TO FELIX

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PAUL'S MESSAGE TO FELIX
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PAUL REASONED

• Primarily denotes to ponder, resolve in ones
  mindthen to converse, dispute, discuss,
  discourse with most frequently, to reason or
  dispute with (Vine).
• People do not generally want to reason concerning
  religion they just want their authority figure
  to tell them what to believe and practice.
• However, the Bible says, Come now, and let us
  reason together, says the Lord (Isaiah 118).

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PAUL REASONED

• ABOUT RIGHTEOUSNESS
• The character or quality of being right or just
  Formerly rightwiseness (Vine).
• Gods commandments are the means of
  righteousness. (Psalm 119172 Acts 1034-35)
• In preaching righteousness to alien sinners, one
  should mention the conditions of forgiveness.
  (Mark 1616 Acts 238 Acts 2216, etc.)

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PAUL REASONED

• ABOUT SELF-CONTROL
• The various powers bestowed by God upon man are
  capable of abuse the right use demands the
  controlling power of the will under the operation
  of the Spirit of God in Acts 2425 the word
  follows righteousness, which represents Gods
  claims, self-control being mans response
  thereto in 2 Peter 16, it follows knowledge,
  suggesting that what is learnt requires to be put
  into practice (Vine).
• A Christian must control self in all things (1
  Cor. 924-27 2Pet. 18-11).