| Godly Counsel |
| “They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world” (John 17:16). |
| “No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him” (2 Timothy 2:4). |
| A young Christian man had been nominated for a public office. Before accepting the nomination he wrote to a respected brother in the Lord seeking some godly counsel as to whether he should accept the nomination or not. The reply was simple and straightforward: |
| “A dead man does not vote, nor does he receive votes.” |
| Believers are pronounced dead: |
| To self…………………………. Galatians 5:24 |
| To sin…………………………. Romans 6:2,11 |
| To the Law………………………. Romans 7:4 |
| To the world…………………. Galatians 6:14 |
| To religion……………… Colossians 2:20-23 |