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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 3, 1878

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 52, No. 15.

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THE BIBLE CHRISTIAN.

WHAT A CHRISTIAN SHOULD BE.

He should be always mindful of the covenant of the Lord, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations. 1 Chron. 16:15.
He should be in the fear of the Lord all the day long. Prov. 23:17.
He should be perfect, even as his Father which is in Heaven is perfect. Matt. 5:48.
He should be ready; for in such an hour as he thinks not, the Son of man cometh. Matt. 24:44.
He should be merciful, as his Father also is merciful. Luke 6:36.
He should be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Rom. 6:11.
He should be kindly affectioned. Rom. 12:10.
He should be fervent in Spirit, serving the Lord. Rom. 12:11.
He should be patient in tribulation. Rom. 12:12.
He should be steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as he knoweth that his labor is not in vain in the Lord. 1 Cor. 15:58.
He should be separate, and touch not the unclean thing. 2 Cor. 6:17.
He should be renewed in the spirit of his mind. Eph. 4:23.
He should be a follower of God as a dear child. Eph. 5:1.
He should be filled with the Spirit. Eph. 5:18.
He should be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Eph. 6:10.
He should be sincere and without offense, till the day of Christ. Phil. 1:10.
He should be blameless and harmless, a son of God, without rebuke in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation. Phil. 2:15.
He should be careful for nothing. Phil. 4:6.
He should be patient toward all men. 1 Thess. 5:14.
He should be an example of the believers in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. 1 Tim. 4:12.
He should be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 Tim. 2:1.
He should be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient. 2 Tim. 2:24.
He should be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. Titus 2:2.
He should be careful to maintain good works. Titus 3:8.
He should be a follower of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. Heb. 6:12.
He should be content with such things as he has. Heb. 13:5.
He should be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath. James 1:19.
He should be a doer of the word, and not a hearer only, deceiving himself. James 1:22.
He should be patient unto the coming of the Lord. James 5:7.
He should be holy. 1 Pet. 1:16.
He should be pitiful and courteous. 1 Pet. 3:8.
He should be a follower of that which is good. 1 Pet. 3:13.
He should be ready always to give an answer to every one that asketh him a reason of the hope that is in him, with meekness and fear. 1 Pet. 3:15.
He should be sober and watch unto prayer. 1 Pet. 4:7.
He should be sober and vigilant, because his adversary, the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour. 1 Pet. 5:8.
He should be diligent, that he may be found of him (Christ) in peace, without spot and blameless. 2 Pet. 3:14.
He should beware, lest he also being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from his own steadfastness. 2 Pet. 3:17.
He should be watchful and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die. Rev. 3:2.
Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. Rev. 2:10.

WHAT A CHRISTIAN SHOULD NOT BE.

He should not be among wine-bibbers, or among riotous eaters of flesh. Prov. 23:20.
He should not be proud. Prov. 16:17.
He should not be hasty in his spirit to be angry. Eccl. 7:9.
He should not be afraid of speaking for God. Isa. 40:9.
He should not be afraid of the reproach of men, nor of their revilings. Isa. 51:7.
He should not be afraid of them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Matt. 10:28; Luke 12:4, 5.
He should not be ashamed of Christ and of his words in this adulterous and sinful generation. Luke 9:26.
He should not be conformed to this world. Rom. 12:2.
He should not be slothful in business. Rom. 12:11.
He should not be wise in his own conceit. Rom. 12:16.
He should not be overcome of evil. Rom. 12:21.
He should not be puffed up. 1 Cor. 13:4.
He should not behave himself unseemly. 1 Cor. 13:5.
He should not be easily provoked. 1 Cor. 13:5.
He should not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. 2 Cor. 6:14; Deut. 7:3.
He should not be entangled again with the yoke of bondage. Gal. 5:1.
He should not be desirous of vain glory. Gal. 5:26.
He should not be weary in well-doing. Gal. 6:9.
He should not be idle, a tattler, or a busybody. 1 Tim. 5:13.
He should not be a partaker of other men's sins. 1 Tim. 5:22.
He should not be high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches. 1 Tim. 6:17; Rom. 11:20.
He should not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord. 2 Tim. 1:8.
He should not be a brawler. Titus 3:2.
He should not be of them who draw back unto perdition. Heb. 10:39.
He should not be forgetful to entertain strangers. Heb. 13:2.
He should not be carried about with divers and strange doctrines. Heb. 13:9.
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