What Shall We do With Jesus?
The message about Christ moved the hearers, and this prompted the same essential question: “What shall we do?”
Honesty Filters
Honesty must become so important to us that we consistently say only things that are true. I like to think of this as an honesty filter—a system that carefully guards our speech so that only honest words come out.
Gospel Meetings Should Have a Purpose
The concept of the modern gospel meeting is quite ancient. Whether this was the Water Gate meeting held by Ezra (Nehemiah 8), or Paul and Barnabas strengthening churches (Acts 15:36), the preaching of God’s word to God’s people is both approved and encouraged.
Freedom of Speech
As pernicious influences seek to diminish this right, may every American cling to it more firmly, and may every child of God pray that this freedom continues and that it can be used to the glory of God.
Overcoming Evil
But Romans 12:21 has more to say about the nature of good and evil than that one is preferable over the other. It is also dealing with “overcoming evil.”