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Pursuance of Spiritual Life

FIRST THINGS FIRST.

What the Lord says should be put first should be followed for He knows best.

Ⅰ. Seeking. “ Seek ye first the kingdom of God” (Matt.6:33).

Ⅱ. Cleansing. “ Cleanse first that which is within” (Matt.23:26).

Ⅲ. Reconciling. “ First be reconciled to thy brother (Matt.5:24).

Ⅳ. Casting. “ First cast out the beam out of thine own eye” (Matthew 7:5).

Ⅴ. Shewing. “ First to shew piety at home (1. Tim.5:4).

Ⅵ. Partaking. “ Husbandman……first partaker of the fruits” (II Tim.2:6).

Ⅶ. Delivering. “ I delivered unto you first of all ＆c. (1. Cor.15:3).

── F.E. Marsh《Five Hundred Bible Readings》