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DIVINE ORDER

Praise God for His word! Without His word we are lost. Without the Holy Spirit we are without true discernment and understanding of His word. We might have a limited knowledge, but without the Holy Spirit enabling us we have zero power to apply the whole truth to our lives and circumstances. I was having dinner with a friend last week. Our conversation started out with a short discussion on divine order. How necessary it is for us to grasp the simple basics of the gospel that we might know our place, and function properly as a member of the whole Body of Christ. If you're feeling lost or overwhelmed, LOVE is a good place to start. It is a good measuring line when you are examining yourself to see if you are still in the faith. The specific details we were tossing around over a ceasar salad was:  an individual not providing for his own family. The divine order that God has set up is MAN as a husband and father, protector, provider, and head of his household. WOMAN as helper,