![]() ![]() ![]() Faith is subjective and should be kept private. Science is considered fact and should be spoken of in public. We live in an age in which faith is belittled. ![]() What are the qualities of faithfulness which God will look for in His children when He passes out His rewards? This morning I would like for us to consider a few areas of our Christian walk which will certainly be factors in His evaluation of our faithfulness. If God were to evaluate your life today, as He will at the Judgment Seat of Christ, would He be able to say, " Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord" (Matthew 25:21). be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life" (Revelation 2:10). The message of Christ to His Church is, ". In our text the apostle Paul refers to the believers in Ephesus as being " the faithful in Christ Jesus." They were the Horton-the elephants-of Asia Minor. Wouldn't it be marvelous if when we spoke the word "Christian" the phrase would immediately come to our mind, "A Christian is faithful 100%"? The winds blew, the snows came, the tree was moved, but through it all Horton was faithful 100%. I well remember hearing my wife read the story of Mazzie Bird asking Horton to care for her egg and then flying away. Seuss' stories you may remember the classic phrase, "An elephant is faithful one hundred percent!" Since we live in the age of television and videos, I may be dating myself, but let me ask, "How many of you remember Horton the elephant?" From Dr. Carpenter TEXT: Ephesians 1:1-2 1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:ΔΆ Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ (Ephesians 1:1-2). ![]()
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