![]() ![]() The good news is that He is faithful to forgive our sins if we ask and He will remember them no more! #2. The first step of salvation is to repent of your sins and ask for forgiveness. You, my friend, have been called to present yourselves as holy before the Lord. “Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord…” Acts 3:19Ĭhrist has called each one of us to repent and turn away from sin! He is looking for a people who are without stain or blemish. “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14 But we are all called to live faithfully wherever we find ourselves. We are all called to different walks of life, different vocations, different places, different lives. God has called each one of us as part of the church body to do something. ![]() ![]() “Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house.” Hebrews 3:1-2 This shouldn’t be so! Christians are Called: Are you faithful in your calling? How often do we are church members hurt others in our midst? I don’t know about you, but I’ve met more than my fair share of critical, unhappy Christians in the church. If the bride of Christ represents God’s pure church, we can infer that God’s people are called to do good and not evil. The bride of Christ is trustworthy and she does good and not evil all the days of her life. She is faithful to what God has called her to do. What it all boils down to is that she is a faithful wife. Just from this list of words, we can get a pretty good picture of the kind of person this verse represents. There are other synonyms but I think you get the idea. Some of the synonyms of the word trustworthy are: So what does it mean to be trustworthy and how does this apply to God’s church? If we look at the definition of the word trustworthy we see that it means: able to be relied on as honest or truthful. Related: Read the King James Version of Proverbs 31 (KJV) here. Her husband doesn’t have to worry about what she’s doing. We see in verse 11 that the Proverbs 31 woman can be trusted. As believers, Christian men and women are all part of God’s church, the bride of Christ! The Proverbs 31 woman is an example to all believers, not just women. In fact, when we understand that in Biblical prophecy the church is often described as a woman, we also realize that men and women are part of that analogy. However, as you will see, being a virtuous woman is about so much more than being married to a man or even a checklist of good deeds. So often women feel like they can’t be Proverbs 31 women because they are not married. ![]() So in today’s Proverbs 31 Bible Study, we’re going to be diving into the next two verses of Proverbs 31 and looking at how the virtuous woman is a trustworthy helpmeet. It’s so amazing to me how God gives us these glimpses of His character all throughout Scripture. Last time we talked about how Proverbs 31 gives us a beautiful picture of Christ’s relationship with his bride, the church. If you missed the introduction to this study, you can find it here. Proverbs 31:11-12 A Proverbs 31 Bible Study: She is Trustworthy So, let’s get started.Īnchor Text: The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. Welcome to Lesson 2 of our Proverbs 31 Bible Study! I’m so glad you’re here! Today we are looking at how the Proverbs 31 woman, the bride of Christ is a faithful wife. ![]()
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