Mt5:16 One Foundation: Christian Life and Conduct

## One Foundation (4):
# Christian Life <br/> and Conduct

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[(Elbing Catechism)](https://archive.org/details/catechismorbrief00elbi)
[(Workbook)](https://archive.org/details/catechismworkboo00unse)
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# What **good works** are we to do?

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## One Foundation <span class="ref">(Elbing)</span>
1. **Creation** (who *God* is) <span class="ref">(wk 1)</span>
1. **Fall** (who *we* are) <span class="ref">(wk 2)</span>
1. **Redemption** (how we are *saved*)
  1. Divine **Provision** <span class="ref">(wk 2)</span>
  1. Human **Response**
    + **Faith** in Christ <span class="ref">(wk 3)</span>
    + **Life** and Conduct <span class="ref">(wk 4)</span>
  1. **Consummation** <span class="ref">(wk 5)</span>

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For we are his **workmanship**, <br/>
created in Christ Jesus for **good works**,

which God prepared beforehand, <br/>
that we should **walk** in them.

<div class="ref">
Ephesians 2:10 (ESV)
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Let your **light** shine before men in <br/>
such a way that they may see your **good works**, <br/>
and **glorify** your Father who is in heaven

<div class="ref">
Matthew 5:16 (NASB)
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## Wk4: Life and Conduct
1. **Revenge**, Government and Oaths
1. **Marriage** and Family
1. **Prayer**
1. Church **Discipline**

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Never take your own **revenge**, beloved,  <br/>
but leave **room** for the wrath of God,  <br/>

for it is written,  <br/>
“**Vengeance** is Mine, I will **repay**,” says the Lord.

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Romans 12:19 (NASB)
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**Love** your enemies <br/>
and **pray** for those who persecute you, <br/>
that you may be children <br/>
of your **Father** in heaven.

He causes his **sun** to rise <br/>
on the evil and the good, <br/>
and sends **rain** <br/>
on the righteous and the unrighteous.

<div class="ref">
Matthew 5:44-45 (NASB)
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Let every person be subject <br/>
to the governing **authorities**.

For there is no authority except **from God**,  <br/>
and those that exist <br/>
have been **instituted** by God.

<div class="ref">
Romans 13:1 (ESV)
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Do not take an **oath** at all, <br/>
either by **heaven**, for it is the throne of God, <br/>
or by the **earth**, for it is his footstool, [...]

And do not take an oath by your **head**, <br/>
for you cannot make one hair white or black.

Let what you say be simply ‘**Yes**’ or ‘**No**’; <br/>
anything more than this comes from **evil**.

<div class="ref">
Matthew 5:34-37 (ESV)
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# How do I respond to **authority**?
# To those who are **argumentative**?

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## Wk4: Life and Conduct
1. Revenge, Government and Oaths
1. **Marriage and Family**
1. Prayer
1. Church Discipline

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Then the Lord God said, <br/>
“It is not good for the man to be **alone**; <br/>
I will make him a **helper suitable** for him.”

For this reason a man shall <br/>
**leave** his father and his mother, <br/>
and be **joined** to his wife; <br/>
and they shall become **one flesh**.

<div class="ref">
Genesis 2:18,24 (NASB)
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As the **church** is subject to Christ, so also <br/>
the **wives** to their husbands in everything.

Husbands, **love** your wives,  <br/>
just as **Christ** also loved the church  <br/>
and **gave** Himself up for her,  <br/>
so that He might **sanctify** her

<div class="ref">
Ephesians 5:24-26 (NASB)
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Children, **obey** your parents in the **Lord**, <br/>
for this is **right**.

Fathers, do not **provoke** your children to anger, <br/>
but bring them up in the <br/>
**discipline** and **instruction** of the Lord.

<div class="ref">
Ephesians 6:1,4 (ESV)
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Slaves, **obey** your earthly masters <br/>
with **respect** and fear, [...] as slaves of **Christ**, <br/>
doing the **will** of God from your **heart**.

[Masters], do not **threaten** them, <br/>
since you know that he who is both <br/>
their **Master** and yours is in heaven

<div class="ref">
Ephesians 6:5,6,9 (NIV)
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# What is my **responsibility** as husband / wife / child / parent / slave / master?

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## Wk4: Life and Conduct
1. Revenge, Government and Oaths
1. Marriage and Family
1. **Prayer**
1. Church Discipline

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When you **pray**, go into your **room** <br/>
and shut the door <br/>
and pray to your Father who is in **secret**.

And your Father who **sees** in secret <br/>
will reward you.

And when you pray, do not heap up <br/>
**empty phrases** as the Gentiles do

<div class="ref">
Matthew 6:6-7 (ESV)
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Our **Father** in heaven, **hallowed** be your name. <br/>
Your **kingdom** come, your **will** be done, <br/>
on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our **daily bread**, <br/>
and **forgive** us our debts, <br/>
as we also have forgiven our **debtors**.

And lead us not into **temptation**, <br/>
but **deliver** us from evil.

<div class="ref">
Matthew 6:9-13 (ESV)
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>>>
+ Spiritual blessings:
  + Name of God
  + Kingdom of God
  + Will of God
+ Material blessings
+ Protection:
  + from Guilt
  + from Temptations
  + from Evil

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Likewise the **Spirit** helps us in our **weakness**. <br/>
For we do not **know** <br/>
what to pray for as we ought,

but the Spirit himself **intercedes** for us  <br/>
with **groanings** too deep for words.

<div class="ref">
Romans 8:26 (ESV)
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# How should <br> we **pray**?

>>>
+ 7 **petitions**:
+ Spiritual blessings:
  + Name of God
  + Kingdom of God
  + Will of God
+ Material blessings
+ Protection:
  + from Guilt
  + from Temptations
  + from Evil

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## Wk4: Life and Conduct
1. Revenge, Government and Oaths
1. Marriage and Family
1. Prayer
1. **Church Discipline**

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If your brother **sins** against you,  <br/>
go and **tell** him his fault,  <br/>
between you and him **alone**.

If he **listens** to you,  <br/>
you have **gained** your brother.

<div class="ref">
Matthew 16:15 (ESV) (p.1/2)
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But if he does **not** listen,  <br/>
take **one** or **two** others along with you, [...] <br/>
If he refuses to listen to them, <br/>
tell it to the **church**.

And if he refuses to listen even to the church,  <br/>
let him be to you as a **Gentile** <br/>
and a **tax collector**.

<div class="ref">
Matthew 16:16-17 (ESV) (p.2/2)
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If anyone is caught in any **trespass**, <br/>
you who are **spiritual**,  <br/>
restore such a one in a spirit of **gentleness**;

each one **looking** to yourself,  <br/>
so that you too will not be **tempted**.

<div class="ref">
Galatians 6:1 (NASB)
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# How do I deal <br/> with a Christian who **sins**?

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Let your **light** shine before men in <br/>
such a way that they may see your **good works**, <br/>
and **glorify** your Father who is in heaven

<div class="ref">
Matthew 5:16 (NASB)
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