CFC Daily Devotions - Zac Poonen
Excerpt from the message: God's Ways With His Children - Zac Poonen
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Summary
God allows failure for two primary purposes: to prevent us from becoming spiritually proud of our victories or blessings, and to keep us from looking down on others who have failed. The speaker uses Peter's experience after Pentecost and his subsequent denial to illustrate how profound failure teaches humility, which is necessary to maintain a proper relationship with God and fellow believers.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Why does God allow failure?God permits failure for two primary reasons: to prevent us from taking credit for His blessings and to keep us from becoming prideful.
The danger of falling into the pit of spiritual prideAchieving victory over one sin can lead to the much deeper trap of spiritual pride if we become proud of our progress.
How God uses repeated failure to keep us humbleGod uses repeated failures to ensure we never forget our original state of failure, protecting us from being puffed up by success.
Learning from Peter's experience at PentecostDespite the massive success of 3,000 conversions at Pentecost, Peter remained humble because he could not forget his previous denial of Christ.
The need for the education that comes through failureWe only avoid looking down on others when we have been sufficiently humbled by our own failures and the memory of our sin.
CFC Daily Devotions - Zac Poonen
Excerpt from the message: God's Ways With His Children - Zac Poonen
To listen to the complete message click here : https://cfcindia.com/sermon/gods-ways-with-his-children
Visit our website for more information: https://www.cfcindia.com
Summary
God allows failure for two primary purposes: to prevent us from becoming spiritually proud of our victories or blessings, and to keep us from looking down on others who have failed. The speaker uses Peter's experience after Pentecost and his subsequent denial to illustrate how profound failure teaches humility, which is necessary to maintain a proper relationship with God and fellow believers.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Why does God allow failure?God permits failure for two primary reasons: to prevent us from taking credit for His blessings and to keep us from becoming prideful.
The danger of falling into the pit of spiritual prideAchieving victory over one sin can lead to the much deeper trap of spiritual pride if we become proud of our progress.
How God uses repeated failure to keep us humbleGod uses repeated failures to ensure we never forget our original state of failure, protecting us from being puffed up by success.
Learning from Peter's experience at PentecostDespite the massive success of 3,000 conversions at Pentecost, Peter remained humble because he could not forget his previous denial of Christ.
The need for the education that comes through failureWe only avoid looking down on others when we have been sufficiently humbled by our own failures and the memory of our sin.
