From Ordinary to Extraordinary
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From Ordinary to Extraordinary: A Yearlong Devotional to Discover What God Wants to Do with You by John MacArthur What do a tax collector, zealot, widow, and two
sisters have in common? They were ordinary people
who accomplished extraordinary things for God!
Profiling the Bible's most significant figures,
MacArthur's rich blend of teaching and inspiration
drawn from his best-selling books offers daily
encouragement as you strive to follow Christ.
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Used by permission. Adapted from From Ordinary to
Extraordinary, A Yearlong Devotional to Discover
What God Wants to Do with You by John MacArthur
(Thomas Nelson Publishers, Copyright 2009). |
THE LOVE OF TRUTH
We should no longer be children, tossed to and
fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine,
by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness
of deceitful plotting, but, speaking the truth in
love, may grow up in all things into Him who is
the head- - Christ. - EPHESIANS 4:14-15
The way John wrote was a reflection of his personality.
Truth was his passion, and he went to great lengths to present truth clearly. He wrote in black-and-white, absolute, certain terms, and he wasted no ink coloring in all the gray areas. He gave rules of thumb without listing all the exceptions. He left it to Paul to help us deal with exceptions and help us recover from failure. John always wrote with a warm, personal, pastoral tone-a reflection of his transformed character-but what he wrote doesn't make for soothing reading. How appropriate that his gentle manner of stating the truth should be so challenging without being harsh.
One can be uncompromising-even passionately so-while retaining a gentle manner. And how much more effective the message! As you represent Jesus Christ to those who might be hostile to spiritual truth, follow John's example. His message is clear, passionate, and uncompromising, but permeated with love.
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