Tuesday - May 24, 2016
Woodlawn Family Bible
Study
TUESDAY
BIBLE READING:
Romans 5:1-5
MAIN IDEA:
“Displaying Godly Character”
DISCUSSION:
In
the ancient world, there was no banking system, as we know it today, and no
paper money. All money was made from metal, heated until liquid, poured into
molds and allowed to cool.
When the coins were cooled, it was necessary to
smooth off the uneven edges. The coins were comparatively soft, and of course
many people shaved them closely.
In
one century, more than eighty laws were passed in Athens to stop the practice
of whittling down the coins then in circulation. But some moneychangers were
men of integrity, who would accept no counterfeit money; they were men of honor
who put only genuine, full-weight money into circulation. Such men were
called dokimos, and this word is used here for the Christian
as he is to be seen by the world.
-Donald Grey
Barnhouse, Romans: God's Glory, p. 18
APPLICATION:
The
Greek word for character is Dokime, which has its roots from “Men of Honor”
(Dokimos). Discuss how each family member can display character in his/her
daily life.
Prayer
Requests:
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