SIX SHORT RULES FOR YOUNG CHRISTIANS
by Brownlow North
1. Never neglect daily private prayer; and when you pray, remember that God is present, and that He hears your prayers. Heb. 11:6
2. Never neglect daily private Bible-reading; and when you read, remember that God is speaking to you, and that you are to believe and act upon what He says. I believe backsliding begins with the neglect of these two rules. Jn. 5:39
3. Never let a day pass without trying to do something for the Lord Jesus. Every night reflect on what He has done for you., and then ask yourself, "What am I doing for Him?" Matt. 5:13-16
4. If ever you are in doubt as to a thing being right or wrong, go to your room, and kneel down and ask God's blessing upon it. Col. 3:17 If you cannot do this, it is wrong.
5. Never take your Christianity from Christians, or argue that because such and such people do so and so, that therefore you may. 2 Cor. 10:12. You are to ask yourself, "How would Christ act in my place?" and strive to follow Him. Jn. 10:27
6. Never believe what you feel, if it contradicts God's Word. As yourself, "Can what I feel be true, if God's Word is true?" and if both cannot be true, believe God, and make your own heart the liar. Rom. 3:4; 1 Jn. 5:10-11.
printed in Assembly Truth magazine, Jan/Feb 2016, nÂș 381