Week 1

Welcome to the Pathway to Purpose for Women study! What an exciting book to read over the summer. Let me know if you need a book, or order one from christianbook.com. Once you get your book, make sure to read pg. 249 and make sure where you stand with Christ, beause He will be leading our journey.

Acts 2:28
'You have made known to me the ways of life; You will make me full of gladness with your presence.'

We’re going on a journey together to find our purpose. Don’t be surprised at what it will be. It may be something so simple, you wonder why you didn’t see it before. It may be something so astounding, that you never would have thought of it. (And you wouldn’t have without the Holy Spirit!)

Know one thing: your purpose is uniquely tailored to all you have been through in life up until now. All your life up until today has been a holy boot camp. I don’t know about you, but some days it feels like a full-pack, 50 mile run at Camp Pendleton.

That full pack you’ve been lugging around—it’s emotional baggage. It’s something that will weigh you down as you try to make your way across the river of life. Why not unload that pack and use the rocks as stepping-stones to get across, instead of carrying them around and having them hold you back?

Where do you stand?

• I’m confused about what God wants me to do with the rest of my life. I just don’t get it.
• I’m ready to get to work; I just don’t know where to start.
• There is no doubt in my mind as to my assignment, but I am having a great deal of difficulty focusing on it, getting organized around it, and not being afraid of it.
• I am already doing what I was called to do; however, the rest of my world is somewhat out of balance or alignment. I have little time to breathe; this is no way to live.
• I am doing what I am called to do. There is a balance to my life. I still need help to face tomorrow’s headaches or crises.

We're all going to be in different stages, and that's OK! Let’s check over the table of contents together. Depending on how the chapters read and our discussions go, I am figuring on one chapter a week after this week. So count on about 12 weeks for this study.

We need to stick together and move forward. We will get through this. Anything shared in this group will go no farther than this group. We need to know it is a safe place to be.

Let’s read a little bit about a journey by a group of people in Moses’ time.

Numbers 13:25-33 Spying out the land of milk and honey-reporting back.
Numbers 14: 1-4, 20-24 Pardon and rebuke from the Lord. Why Caleb was spared from the rebuke.

God is telling us to scout out the land—our life. When we find our purpose, we will arrive at our Canaan. But we will have doubts and we will have people telling us we’re going the wrong way. If we believe the lies, we will grumble like the Israelites and find ourselves back to wandering in the wilderness…searching for purpose. (Could this be why many people have mid-life crises around 40? They haven’t found their purpose so they grumble and God keeps them wandering!)

God puts a longing for purpose in our hearts for a reason. It’s a homing device of sorts—our GPS. We can plug it in and listen to the directions, but unless we go forward, we’ll never make it to our destination: our purpose. Finding our purpose will bring us closer to God, we’ll be working with God to bring about his will, and others will see it and be drawn closer to God. Everything will point to God--not to us.

There will be traps along the way. Matthew 6:1-5 We will hold each other accountable to staying away from the “all about me” trap.

James 1:22-25 We learned about this verse in our last study. We need to take daily doses of scripture. I challenge you to try memorizing scripture. I don’t mean several verses or chapters…I mean one line at a time. This will be our mirror that we look into for our purpose. As we read, God’s word will scrub away the “me-ness” and renew our minds to align with God’s way of thinking. (No more stinkin’ thinkin’!) Try memorizing the main scripture for the book: Acts 2:28.

Psalm 92:12-15 Finding our purpose will be a sort of Fountain of Youth.

Colossians 1:9-10 Finding our purpose will please God and increase our wisdom.

Galatians 6:9-10 Finding our purpose will not wear us down.

Ephesians 2:8-10 Finding our purpose will be stepping into God’s plan for us that He created when He created the world.

Are we ready? We don’t have a GPS to plug in for this journey. We have someone who already knows the way: Christ. May the Holy Spirit be our guide as we unpack our stepping-stones and start using them to get across to our Promised Land!

Homework:

1. Read chapter 1 & 2
2. Something to think about: What would you do with your life if you had unlimited wealth?
3. Try memorizing Acts 2:28 'You have made known to me the ways of life; You will make me full of gladness with your presence.'
4. These spiritual gifts questionnaires may give you an idea of your strengths and weaknesses:
   http://www.buildingchurch.net/g2s-i.htm
   http://www.elmertowns.com/spiritual_gifts_test/

Week 16

Effective Prayer

Joanie was away, Kelly subbed.

Let’s read together: James 5:13-20

Jeremiah prayed, "Lord God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee" (Jeremiah 32:17).

Why do we pray?

• Suffering
• Illness
• Vehicle for gossip
• Lip service Is 29:13-14

Is anyone among you suffering? Then he must pray. Suffering here denotes suffering from evil-like persecution.

Is anyone cheerful? He is to sing praises. Cheerful here means “well the soul”. How are things when it is well with your soul? How often do we pray when we’re happy?

Is anyone among you sick? Sick in this instances means to lack strength, impotent.

Check out the directions added to this question, note this is something you have to want, and can not do on your own: Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him.

Anointing in this instance does not mean special favor, but a refreshing, cleansing action for those who are ill. Sometimes an illness was the result of sin, so after they receive forgiveness, they are to go and sin no more.

MH Commentary: God's children run home when the storm comes on. It is the heaven-born instinct of a gracious soul to seek shelter from all ills beneath the wings of Jehovah. "He that hath made his refuge God," might serve as the title of a true believer. A hypocrite, when he feels that he has been afflicted by God, resents the infliction, and, like a slave, would run from the master who has scourged him.

Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.

Therefore is a legal term…if you do such and such, then (as a result) something will happen…but only if you do such and such.

Effective means to put forth power, to work.

MH Commentary: “The effect produced in the praying man, bringing him into line with the will of God, as in the case of Elijah.”

Healed denotes not only physical healing but spiritual as well…they happen simultaneously. Remember that Jesus most times healed spiritually first, then physically.

Don’t forget who you are talking to—the Ruler of the Universe! Like the priest getting ready to enter the temple, we need to reboot our thinking before speaking to God. Read Isaiah 6: 1-8 for a reminder of who God is and who we are.

In the year of King Uzziah's death I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe filling the temple. Seraphim stood above Him, each having six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called out to another and said, "Holy, Holy, Holy, is the LORD of hosts, The whole earth is full of His glory." And the foundations of the thresholds trembled at the voice of him who called out, while the temple was filling with smoke. Then I said, "Woe is me, for I am ruined! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I live among a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts."

Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal in his hand, which he had taken from the altar with tongs. He touched my mouth with it and said, "Behold, this has touched your lips; and your iniquity is taken away and your sin is forgiven."

Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?" Then I said, "Here am I. Send me!"

Do we have any hindrances? Is our heart right with God? (Psalm 19:1) Have I any unconfessed sin? Has my mouth gotten me into trouble lately? (Isaiah 6:1-7) (Romans 10:9-11)

Job 23:3-4; 1 John 2:1

MH Commentary: As a petitioner coming into court does not come there without thought to state his case on the spur of the moment, but enters into the audience chamber with his suit well prepared, having also learned how he ought to behave himself in the presence of the great one to whom he is appealing; so it is well to approach the seat of the King of kings as much as possible with premeditation and preparation, knowing what we are about, where we are standing, and what it is which we desire to obtain.

Let’s look at Elijah since he’s given as an example.

Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months. Then he prayed again, and the sky poured rain and the earth produced its fruit.

1 Kings 17 and 18

Elijah was just a man—but a man with great faith. He was prone to depression, but was obedient to God. He could get disappointed and frustrated, but He spoke to God about it.

When you look at your difficult situation, do you take into consideration all factors? Do you limit God with those factors? Remind yourself who God is. When you add him into the factor…what is possible? James 5:11, Luke 1:37, Mathew 17:20

When you look again at your difficult situation, what kind of ending would bring God the most glory? Read again 1 Kings 17:24, 18:39

My brethren, if any among you strays from the truth and one turns him back, let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

Proverbs 10:12

When you lead someone to Christ, you interrupt that trek towards eternal separation from God for that person. They are covered by Christ and forgiven their sins. A multitude of sins has been avoided.

Joel 2:25

2 Corinthians 4:17-18

Colossians 3:8-11

An effective prayer is unhindered by sin, pride, greed and lip service. If we prepare for prayer like one who is going into court--which you are, it is the highest court in the universe--our prayers will have a huge impact.

Study scripture like a lawyer studies the law. Gather up God's promises, present your case and stand ready for His decision. Don't forget you have an advocate in this high court: Jesus. He stands beside you.

Turn a deaf ear to the accuser, satan. He will present his own case with lies and twisted scripture to support his argument.

God is a loving and merciful Judge. And if we pray unhindered, knowing more about His will and sovereignty, we will have effective prayers that may look like mustard seeds, but will move mountains.

Pray on sisters!

-k

Week 15

Please join us for Bible Study every Wednesday night at 6:00. We laugh together and we cry together and most importantly we grow spiritually together.

James 5:1-12

Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you! 2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. 4 Indeed the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth. 5 You have lived on the earth in pleasure and luxury; you have fattened your hearts as in a day of slaughter. 6 You have condemned, you have murdered the just; he does not resist you.

Be Patient and Persevere

7 Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it received the early and latter rain. 8 You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

9 Do not grumble against one another, brethren, lest you be condemned. Behold, the Judge is standing at the door! 10 My brethren, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of suffering and patience. 11 Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord—that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.

12 But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your “Yes” be “Yes,” and your “No,” “No,” lest you fall into judgment.

Our Father, as we begin the fifth chapter of James, may our minds recall all that we have learned over the last 14 weeks. We ask you Lord that our hearts are being molded to become like your Son and that we are becoming more and more like Him every day. We pray that the words of our tongues are beginning to reflect your living Word.

We start off with a very profound statement that is a part of our belief system.

Even the richest man is clothed in spiritual rags before he is saved.

We will begin by backing up to verse 4:11 in order to understand chpt 5 more clearly.

It is here that James list 3 examples of what we talked about last week to be the root of all sin – and that is three examples of pride.

Remember we can boil all sin back to the sin of pride because pride is nothing other than putting ourselves first in these areas of sin that we struggle with which equate to also putting ourselves above God…

Handouts –

Pride as you can see appears quite often in the Bible.

James 4:6 quotes Proverbs 3:34 “God opposes the proud”.

If pride is your root system, then you will have fruit of slander, which we talked about last week, boasting which we also talked about last week, and hoarding…which we will talk about tonight.

Remember slander comes from the evil heart (Luke 6:45)

Psalm 109:3 says that slander arises from hatred.

Revelation 12:10 says that slander is a characteristic of the devil

James 4:12 says that the height of pride is slander. We become greater than God …we become the judge.

Handout for scriptures against boasting

4:13 talks about boasting -

4:17 Declares pride (which slander and boasting are the result of) as sin.

Sin separates us from God.

The third example of pride is hoarding – accumulate, stockpile

What displays an attitude of hoarding riches?

Let’s look at verse 5:1, 2

1 Come now you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you! 2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten.

Rich is defined as having more than you need to survive! Weep and howl mean crying aloud. Miseries – hardships, suffering, distress, burden.

Is the Bible saying that wealth is a sin? The sin comes with the misuse of wealth. How are we using our money.

Again, if we profess we are a Christian but it is obvious by how we spend our money that the two don’t equate, James is telling us to reevaluate what we are professing.

Just like James had us look at our tongue being slanderous and we judged our brethren, now he is asking us if money is our god?

Luke 12:13-34 Powerful parable!

Where one puts his money reveal the priorities of his heart.

Let me point out that your things are compared to moth-eaten clothing. Moths are used symbolically to mean destruction and foolishness of putting your hope in materialist things.

A moth will burrow into clothing (other than manmade material) lay their larvae which hatch and begin eating away at your clothes while they wait on the following season to roll around.

Your stuff will be eaten up by rust, moths, passed on in a will.

3 Your gold and silver corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have heaped up treasure in the last days.

Seems like we can afford to buy more in our last days, so we heap up stuff just because we can.

The last days James is referring to though are not ours but the period between Christ’s first and second coming. James rebukes the rich for living as if Jesus were never coming back.

4 Indeed the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

The rich had accrued wealth by ripping off the laborers which was forbidden in the OT.

Sabaoth – the One who hears the cries of the laborers, the Lord of hosts (a name for God).

5 You have lived on the earth in pleasure and luxury; you have fattened your hearts as in a day of slaughter. 6 You have condemned, you have murdered the just; he does not resist you.

You have made yourself fat…fattened your hearts…rich living…luxurious spending on yourself…on everything you want.

Who do you rob to accumulate what you want?

Are you consumed with the pursuit of pleasure?

Don’t I deserve it?

Did you know that James is comparing us to sheep that will unconsciously eat (fatten themselves up for the slaughter) their way to their own doom.

Jeremiah 12:3

When we fatten our own hearts by slandering, boasting and hoarding all that stuffing will erupt through the tongue.

What can stop this sinful obesity?

Answer! Go on a sin-free diet! That’s as easy as a regular diet!

James gives us the answer!

Vs 7 Therefore be patient, (don’t be like the world indulging in everything that money can buy) brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it received the early and latter rain.

If you think about it, all we can take with us to Heaven are those who we witness to and prayed into the Kingdom.

Patience means – longsuffering – steadfastness – even keel – remember!!!!

Look at this next verse. Jesus is coming back, (Matt 24:3) That’s why we live.

8 You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

Establish your hearts means to have a firm commitment…a firm faith. If you are about to collapsed under the weight of persecution, you need to look towards the hope of the 2nd coming.

James says, the wrongs of this earth will be made right. We don’t have to fight that battle.

Romans 13:12 says: The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. 13Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. 14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lust.

9 Do not grumble against one another, brethren, les you be condemned. Behold the Judge is standing at the door.

James is saying that Christ is our judge and we need to be careful not to fall into the sin of grumbling (Phil 2:14) because of the persecution we are experiencing.

During times of pressure those involved tend to turn against each other. Husband / wife crises…family crises…It is human nature to build up anger against those we love most during times of pressure.

James is warning us to not let resentment build up. Why? Because the Judge is already at the door. We will all stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ to give an account.

10 My brethren, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of suffering and patience.

Notice that the word suffering comes before the word patience. We know that we must endure the trials and testings in order to receive the patience…Steadfastness.

Romans 5:3 says that tribulation produces perseverance.

Because of their faithfulness in declaring the word of the Lord, the prophets were persecuted.

11 Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.

We must honor and respect the lives of prophets because they endured major trials and sufferings…persecution and they endured them with patience and steadfastness which is what we are called to do.

The way we can also be counted as blessed is that we must endure these trials that come our way without grumbling and complaining.

Job suffered so much but never cursed God. In the end his endurance was rewarded. God has a purpose for all suffering. We may think the wicked seem to prosper but take heart.
(Psalm 17:15) It pays for the believer to be steadfast.

Job 42:10-15

the end intended by the Lord was that God gave him twice as much as he had before.

What will God reward you with for your steadfastness?

11 But above all, my brethren, do not swear either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your “Yes” be “Yes”, and your “No,” “No,” lest you fall into judgment.

Straight forward honest…plain speech.

Back up to the tongue – your speed indicates your spiritual condition. We are not to be doubleminded – double souled.

James is saying that there should be no other form of promise or oath…commitment to.. testifying to anything other than the name of the Lord.

Matthew 26:74

Speaking of Peter… Then he began to curse and swear, saying, “I do not know the Man!”

To better understand go to Matthew 5:34 -37

At this time, the Jews were swearing by heaven, by earth, by Jerusalem… sound familiar? When we want someone to believe us, we say…I swear on the Bible that what I just said is true.

James is saying that our speech is to be straightforward, honest and faithful to the Word of God.
We must choose our words carefully and not use needless expression. For heaven’s sake, gee, gosh, As God as my Judge.

Exodus 20:7 You shall not take the name of the Lord in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.

You think about that!

Whew...

Week 14

Come join us each Wednesday night at 6:00 at Central Community Church.

Let’s begin with reading these verses.

Do Not Judge a Brother
11 Do not speak evil of one another, brethren. He who speaks evil of a brother and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. 12 There is one Lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. Who are you to judge another?

Do Not Boast About Tomorrow
13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; 14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. 15 Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.” 16 But now you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil. 17 Therefore, “to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.

Father, your word is alive and real as if it were written specifically to me. I pray that this teaching will not fall void to those who hear it and those who read it. Your Word is amazing. Thank you that You are the same, yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

As we begin, let’s look back at verses 7-10. What were the four things that God called us to do during those verses?

Submit, draw near to Him, cleanse (purify) our hearts, and to lament over our sins.

The first question we need to ask ourselves is: Do I have a judgmental attitude? How do I speak about others?

11 Do not speak (slander {tongue 3:1 is untamable..sets forests on fire, is full of deadly poison} or defame…damage their reputation (your tongue does the speaking – is it speaking evil?) evil (causing harm or injury) of one another brethren. (not the world…other brethren…other Christians)

Remember our challenge from last week? Not to say anything about a person that I wouldn’t say if they were listening!

James is saying that we are not to speak critically, derogatory, slanderous accusations against others.

Let’s look up and discuss the following verses:
Prov 10-18, 26:20-28; Eph 4:31; 1 Tim 3:11 {deacons wives not slanders}, 2 Tim 3:3 {these are perilous times, perilous men..dangerous} ; Titus 2:3 {older women not slanderers}

He, who speaks evil (causing harm or injury) of a brother and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law and judges the law.

What is the law? Love one another. God commands it. 1 John 4:21; John 13:34; 15:12; 1 John 3:23

Speaks evil of the law means if you are speaking (criticizing) evil about another person you are taking God’s place as judge. That is disregarding God’s law, which forbids such condemnation.

So in other words while you are criticizing/judge another brethren, you are sinning because that is against God’s law. Exodus 23:1 An amazing verse!

But if you judge (assume the position of) the law, you are not a doer (James 1:22) of the law but a judge. 1. Determining the outcome 2. condemning 3. sentencing.
Judges the law means by refusing to submit to (the act of surrendering to the power of another. God’s Law.

In other words you are placing yourself above the law as putting yourself in the position of judge. You are thinking you are above the law.

Examples (sometimes) politician, lawyers, judges, policeman

12 There is one Lawgiver (not us but God -- Isaiah 33:22 – the Lord is our Judge, The Lord is our Lawgiver; The Lord is our King. He will save us!) who is able to save and to destroy. He alone has the authority to save those who repent {cleanse, purify} from their sins, and destroy {apollumi – perish} those who refuse {deny, reject, renounce, to refuse to acknowledge, disown} to repent. Metanoia – change your mind turning from sin or evil to God.

Matt 7:1 Judge not least you be judged.

John 5:22 For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son. That all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father

Why do we judge? Selfish ambition, sin, critical spirit, makes us feel better about our pitiful self.

Is it ever OK to speak against someone as long as we are sure it is the truth?
How is constructive criticism different from slander?
Are you to judge another? NO ONE

Do not Boast About Tomorrow
13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”;

Hopes, dreams, and plans? Are they Biblical? I don’t think the Bible discourages us from looking to the future but we have to make our plans, with a perspective on who is ultimately in charge of us and that is God. In other words, we need to plan with an attitude of humility that He is in control of our future.

Our tendency is to seek control over our circumstances. We must ultimately submit to the God.

We need to submit every intention we have to God. He may allow us to proceed like we want it, or He may decide to alter our plans according to His own purposes. Whichever way, we need to accept what He decides to bring into our lives, without arguing or complaining (Phil 2:13-13).
What happens when we do? This is when we find the JOY and peace mentioned in James 1.

Do your plans include God?
Do I live my life making plans that don’t include God?
Is that possible if we have a genuine saving faith? Ignoring God can be dangerous!

Remember that we are submit, draw near, cleanse, and lament over the wrong things we are doing.

14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow.

Proverbs 27:1 – Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.
God alone knows the future.
For what is your life?
The length of your life is determined by God.
It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.
Vapor – condensation on the mirror after a shower
Breath on a cold day
Smoke from a chimney

Psalm 39:5, 62:9; 90:5,6 Great verses!

15 Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.
Or If the Lord wants us to, we shall live and do this or that.

Submit, draw near, cleanse, lament.

The true Christian submits his plans to the Lordship of Christ.
Romans 1:10, 15:32; 1 Cor 4:19
Paul says: in the will of God
By the will of God
If the Lord wills

These should be phrases in your vocabulary.

Place a piece of paper on the opposite side of the door from which you are standing. Makes sure you write “God’s will” on the paper and tape it to the door.

Imagine a door in the path ahead of you. God’s will is on the other side of that door. You really want to know what that is. Will God show us what’s on the other side of that door? Yes and No. First we have to resolve any issues/unresolved sin on this side of the door first.

Secondly we have to ask ourselves, why do we want to know what’s on the other side of the door? Is it because we want to reserve the right to determine (control) whether or not we will go through it?

Are you so used to running your own life, I don’t know if I can trust God to do as good a job as I am!

Are we afraid of what might be on the other side of the door? Something we don’t want to do perhaps. Too scary?

Trust me, if you are not in God’s will, you are living dangerously.

16 But now you boast (talk with excessive pride – haughty speech which stirs up strife or provokes-stirs up feelings) in your arrogance (overly convinced of one’s own superiority and importance)

This is bragging, self-confidence, never pleasing to God.

All such boasting is evil. Morally and ethically objectionable.

From the list: (Pilgrim’s Progress) underline the morally and ethically correct behaviors.

4:17 Therefore, to him who KNOWS to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.

Sin – that which is morally bad, ethically bad or objectionable.

There is only one place for healing – that is the Living Word. It is more than just the knowing, it is the doing.