The “Bility” Family

Percepti - Bility

•A person who is able to discern good and evil - right and wrong–1 Thessalonians 5:22

“abstain from every form of evil.”

Percepti - Bility

•A person who is able to discern good and evil - right and wrong–Romans 12:9

“Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to

what is good."

Hebrews 5:12-14

“For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles of God, and you have come to need milk and not

solid food. ...”

Hebrews 5:12-14

“... [13] For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of righteousness, for he is an infant. [14] But solid food is for the

mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good

and evil.”

Percepti - Bility

•Satan and sin is deceptive–2 Corinthians 11:13,14

2 Corinthians 11:13,14

“For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers,

disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. 14 No wonder, for even Satan

disguises himself as an angel of light.”

Hebrews 3:13

“But encourage one another day after day, as long as it is still called "Today," so that

none of you will be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.”

Percepti - Bility

•We need to teach ourselves and our children how to see or discern good and evil.–2 Timothy 3:16,17

2 Timothy 3:16,17

“All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for

reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; 17 so

that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every

good work.”

Hebrews 4:12

“For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing

as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and

marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the

heart.”

Desira - Bility

•We must have a desire to do what is right–Saul

•Acts 9:6

"but get up and enter the city, and it will be told you what you

must do."

Desira - Bility

•We must have a desire to do what is right–Samuel

•1 Samuel 3:9,10

1 Samuel 3:9,10

“And Eli said to Samuel, "Go lie down, and it shall be if He calls you, that you shall say, 'Speak, Lord, for

Your servant is listening.' " So Samuel went and lay down in his

place. 10 Then the Lord came and stood and called as at other times,

"Samuel! Samuel!" And Samuel said, "Speak, for Your servant is

listening.”

Desira - Bility

•Ezra 7:10“For Ezra had set his heart to study the law of the Lord and

to practice it, and to teach His statutes and ordinances

in Israel.”

Desira - Bility

•Ezra 7:10–We must, like Ezra, have a longing or yearning to know God's Will•1 Timothy 2:4

1 Timothy 2:4

“who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.”

Matthew 5:6

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.”

1 Peter 2:2

“like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so

that by it you may grow in respect to salvation,”

Psalm 40:8

“I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your Law is within my

heart.”

Hebrews 10:25

“not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more

as you see the day drawing near.”

Psalm 122:1

“I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of

the Lord.”

2 Timothy 2:15

“Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman

who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling

the word of truth.”

James 1:22

“But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely

hearers who delude themselves.”

Desira - Bility

•We must also desire to Teach God's will–Romans 10:1

“Brethren, my heart's desire and my prayer to God for

them is for their salvation.”

2 Timothy 2:23-26

“But refuse foolish and ignorant speculations, knowing that they

produce quarrels. [24] The Lord's bond-servant must not be

quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged, [25] with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, …”

2 Timothy 2:23-26

“…if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth, [26] and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, having been held

captive by him to do his will.”

Romans 1:15-17

“So, for my part, I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who

are in Rome. [16] For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the

power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew

first and also to the Greek. [17] For in it the righteousness of God is

revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "But the righteous man

shall live by faith."”

Desira - Bility

•We must also desire to Teach God's will–Three reasons why Paul was not ashamed of the Gospel•Power of God to save•Righteousness of God revealed in it.

•Just live by it.

Desira - Bility

•Desire to be accepted not in the world but be accepted by Christ–2 Corinthians 5:9

"Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him."

Desira - Bility

•Desire to be accepted not in the world but be accepted by Christ

•Desire to be saved–2 Corinthians 5:1,2

2 Corinthians 5:1,2

“For we know that if the earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from

God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2

For indeed in this house we groan, longing to be clothed

with our dwelling from heaven,”

Philippians 1:23

“But I am hard-pressed from both directions, having the

desire to depart and be with Christ, for that is very much

better;”

Tangi - Bility

•That which is real - material - know it is there–It is evident.

•It is Out in the open - not ashamed–1 Corinthians 15:10

1 Corinthians 15:10

“But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace

toward me did not prove vain; but I labored even more than all of them, yet not I, but the

grace of God with me.”

Romans 1:16

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of

God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first

and also to the Greek.”

Tangi - Bility

•This Tangi - Bility will provide Stability–Ephesians 4:14

Ephesians 4:14

“As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and

there by waves and carried about by every wind of

doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful

scheming;”

Tangi - Bility

•This Tangi - Bility will provide Stability–Those not steadfast in the doctrine of Christ will be easily confused•James 1:8

“being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.”

Tangi - Bility

•This Tangi - Bility will provide Stability–If we put on Christ we can “stand against the wiles of the devil”•Ephesians 6:11-14

Ephesians 6:11-13

“Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.

[12] For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the

rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness,

against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly

places. ...”

Ephesians 6:11-13

“… [13] Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you

will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done

everything, to stand firm.”

1 Corinthians 16:13

“Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be

strong.”

Colossians 1:23

“if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and

steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which

was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister.”

Tangi - Bility

•He will also Stand in:–The Doctrine of Christ - 2 John 9

“Anyone who goes too far and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God; the

one who abides in the teaching, he has both the Father and the

Son.”

Tangi - Bility

•His Faith stands in the power of God–1 Corinthians 2:5

“so that your faith would not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God.”

Tangi - Bility

•He is ready to stand in defense of the Gospel–1 Peter 3:15“but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone

who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet

with gentleness and reverence;”

Tangi - Bility

•He will stand Against evil–Ephesians 6:12“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the

rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual

forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.”

Tangi - Bility

•This Tangi - Bility provides Stability–Enabling us to stand firm

•We stand now, so when we stand before God, we might receive the judgment of a faithful servant.–Revelation 20:12

Revelation 20:12

“And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before

the throne, and books were opened; and another book was

opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from

the things which were written in the books, according to their

deeds.”

2 Corinthians 5:10

“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so

that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in

the body, according to what he has done, whether good or

bad.”

Tangi - Bility

•When we stand, We will not stand condemned–Romans 8:1

“Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who

are in Christ Jesus.”

Responsi - Bility

•Every blessing has its obligations and responsibility–Colossians 1:13

"For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and

transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son,"

Responsi - Bility

•We must Assemble as we are commanded–Hebrews 10:25

“not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging

one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near."

Responsi - Bility

•Sing and Pray –1 Corinthians 14:15

“What is the outcome then? I will pray with the spirit and I will pray with the mind also; I will sing with the spirit and I will sing with the mind also.”

Ephesians 5:19

“speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and

spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart

to the Lord;”

Colossians 3:16

“Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all

wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual

songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to

God.”

1 Thessalonians 5:17

“pray without ceasing;”

Responsi - Bility

•Give - 1 Corinthians 16:1,2"Now concerning the collection for

the saints, as I directed the churches of Galatia, so do you also.

2 On the first day of every week each one of you is to put aside and save, as he may prosper, so that no collections be made when I come."

Responsi - Bility

•Lord's Supper–1 Corinthians 11:23-29

1 Corinthians 11:23-29

“For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that

the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was betrayed took bread; [24]

and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, "This is My body,

which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me." [25] In the

same way He took the cup also after supper, saying, …”

1 Corinthians 11:23-29

“…"This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me." [26] For as often as you eat this

bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until He

comes. [27] Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, shall be guilty of the body and the

blood of the Lord. …”

1 Corinthians 11:23-29

“…[28] But a man must examine himself, and in so doing he is to eat of the bread and drink of the

cup. [29] For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks

judgment to himself if he does not judge the body rightly.”

Responsi - Bility

•Visit–James 1:27

“Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father

is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the

world.”

Responsi - Bility

•Work - 1 Corinthians 3:8,9“Now he who plants and he who

waters are one; but each will receive his own reward

according to his own labor. 9 For we are God's fellow

workers; you are God's field, God's building.”

Matthew 25:11-13

“Later the other virgins also came, saying, 'Lord, lord, open

up for us.' [12] "But he answered, 'Truly I say to you, I do not know you.' [13] "Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour.”

Matthew 25:30

“"Throw out the worthless slave into the outer darkness;

in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of

teeth.”

Matthew 25:41-46

“"Then He will also say to those on His left, 'Depart from Me, accursed

ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and

his angels; [42] for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I

was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink; [43] I was a

stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe

Me; ...”

Matthew 25:41-46

“... sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.' [44] "Then they

themselves also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, or

thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?' [45] "Then He will

answer them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did

not do it to Me.' …”

Matthew 25:41-46

“... [46] "These will go away into eternal punishment, but

the righteous into eternal life."”

Responsi - Bility

•We will give account of how we perform–Matthew 25:34-40

Matthew 25:34-40

“Then the King will say to those on His right, 'Come, you who are

blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. [35] 'For I

was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; [36] naked, and you clothed Me;

…”

Matthew 25:34-40

“…I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.'

[37] "Then the righteous will answer Him, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink? [38] 'And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in,

or naked, and clothe You? [39] 'When did we see You sick, or in

prison, and come to You?' …”

Matthew 25:34-40

“…[40] "The King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them,

you did it to Me.'”

Romans 14:11

“For it is written, "As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue

shall give praise to God.”

Dura - Bility

•Having the quality of lasting - endurance - not easily worn down.

•We will suffer but must endure

•2 Timothy 2:3, 10, 12

2 Timothy 2:3

“Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.”

2 Timothy 2:10

“For this reason I endure all things for the sake of those

who are chosen, so that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus and

with it eternal glory.”

2 Timothy 2:12

“If we endure, we will also reign with Him; If we deny Him, He also will deny us;”

2 Timothy 3:12

“Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be

persecuted.”

Dura - Bility

•Having the quality of lasting - endurance - not easily worn down.

•We will suffer but must endure•We will receive a Reward after faithful service–Matthew 10:22

Matthew 10:22

“You will be hated by all because of My name, but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved.”

Galatians 6:9

“Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will

reap if we do not grow weary.”

2 Timothy 4:6-8

“For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure

has come. [7] I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith;

…”

2 Timothy 4:6-8

“…[8] in the future there is laid up for me the crown of

righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only to me, but also to all who have

loved His appearing.”

Are you a part of this family?

•Percepti - Bility–Are you able to discern right from wrong, good for evil.

Are you a part of this family?

•Percepti - Bility•Desira - Bility

–We must desire to reach our home in heaven.

Are you a part of this family?

•Percepti - Bility•Desira - Bility•Tangi - Bility

–Is Christ visible in your life.

Are you a part of this family?

•Percepti - Bility•Desira - Bility•Tangi - Bility•Responsi - Bility

–With our every blessing comes responsibility.

Are you a part of this family?

•Percepti - Bility•Desira - Bility•Tangi - Bility•Responsi - Bility•Dura - Bility.

–Are you able to withstand the wiles of the devil