EARNESTNESS-INDIFFERENCE

(A) EARNESTNESS Giving the Whole Heart to God In Love De 6:5; 30:2 In Obedience Ps 119:2,34 In Trust Pr 3:5 In Prayer Jer 29:13 In Repentance Joe 2:12; Mt 22:37; Ac 8:37 --SEE Consecration (1), SURRENDERED LIFE SURRENDERED LIFE Undivided Service, WORK AND WORKERS, RELIGIOUS (B) THE PRESSURE OF DUTY It burns Like an Inward Fire Jer 20:9 It Calls like the Voice of a Lion Am 3:8 It Binds the Soul to its Task Lu 12:50 It Urges to Haste Joh 9:4 It Makes the Message Imperative Ac 4:20; 18:5; 20:22 It Sounds a Woe in the Ears of him who Falters 1Co 9:16 --SEE Self-sacrifice (3), SELFISHNESS (C) CRYING TO GOD Examples of Ex 2:23; 14:10; 17:4; Jud 3:9; 4:3; 6:7; 1Sa 7:9; 1Ki 17:20 1Ch 5:20; 2Ch 13:14; 14:11; Ps 34:6; 61:2; La 2:18 --SEE Importunity, PRAYER Seekers, SEEKING GOD Intercession, INTERCESSION INTERCESSION INTERCESSION (D) SEVEN EARNEST SUPPLIANTS The cry for Help (Jacob) Ge 32:26 The cry for Intercession (Moses) Ex 32:31,32 The cry for Wisdom (Solomon) 1Ki 3:7-9 The cry for Cleansing (David) Ps 51:1,2 The cry of the Dying Soul (Penitent Thief) Lu 23:42 The cry for Salvation (Philippian Jailer) Ac 16:30 The cry for Deliverance (Paul) 2Co 12:8,9 (E) ZEAL commands concerning Ec 9:10; Ro 12:11; 1Co 14:12; Ga 4:18; 2Ti 1:6; 2Pe 1:13 Re 3:19 --SEE Diligence, BUSINESS LIFE Work (2), WORK AND WORKERS, RELIGIOUS Serve God, WORK AND WORKERS, RELIGIOUS Service Enjoined, WORK AND WORKERS, RELIGIOUS (F) ZEALOUSNESS, examples of 2Ki 10:16; Ne 4:21; Ps 119:139; Isa 62:1; Jer 20:9 Lu 8:39; Ac 18:25; 2Co 9:2; Col 4:13; 1Th 2:9 --SEE Personal Work, WORK AND WORKERS, RELIGIOUS Consecration (2), SURRENDERED LIFE (G) CHRIST'S ZEAL (1) General References to Isa 59:17; Lu 2:49; Joh 2:17; 4:34; 9:4; Ac 10:38 (2) He Felt the Imperative Call of Duty He must be about his Father's Business Lu 2:49 He must Preach Lu 4:43 He must Accomplish his Work Lu 12:50 He must Work while the Day Lasted Joh 9:4 He must go to Jerusalem to suffer Mt 16:21 (H) ZEAL IN SOUL WINNING Mt 18:11; Joh 4:35; Ro 9:3; 10:1; 11:14; 1Co 9:22 --SEE Soul-winners, WORK AND WORKERS, RELIGIOUS (I) SOLICITUDE (1) For the Wayward Ps 119:53,136,158; Jer 13:17; 14:17; Mt 23:37 Mr 8:12; Ac 20:31; Php 3:18 --SEE Lamentations (2), SORROW Tears, TEARS (2) For the Welfare of the Church Ro 1:11; 2Co 2:4; 11:3,29; Ga 4:19; Col 2:1 (3) For Israel Ezr 9:3; Ne 1:4; Isa 22:4; 62:1; Jer 4:19; 8:21; 9:1 La 2:13; 3:48; Mic 1:8; Lu 13:34; 19:41; Ro 9:2 --SEE Lamentations, SORROW (J) HOLY AMBITION, General References to Lu 13:24; 1Co 9:24; 12:31; 14:1,12; Php 3:13,14; 2Ti 2:15 (K) SPIRITUAL STRIVING Lu 13:24; 1Co 9:25; Php 1:27; 3:14; Col 1:29; Heb 12:4 --SEE Christian Race, YOUNG PEOPLE (L) INDIFFERENCE, religious (1) In Spirit Ps 123:4; Isa 32:9; 47:8; 64:7; Am 6:1; Zep 1:12 Mt 22:5; 24:12 --SEE Spiritual Deafness, DEAFNESS Dead in Sin, DEATH Dullness, DULLNESS Prayerlessness, INDIFFERENCE (2) In Service Nu 32:6; Jos 18:3; Jud 5:23; 2Ch 24:5; Ne 3:5; Jer 48:10 Eze 33:31 --SEE Procrastination, HASTE Unfaithfulness, UNFAITHFULNESS (M) NEGLECT (1) Of Duty Jud 5:23; 21:8; Ne 3:5; 9:35; Mt 7:26; 25:27; Lu 12:47 Jas 2:14; 4:17 --SEE Unfaithfulness, UNFAITHFULNESS Sins of Omission, SIN (2) Of Mercy and Help Ps 109:16; Pr 21:13; Eze 34:4; Zec 11:16; Mt 25:43 Lu 16:20,21; Jas 4:17 --SEE Poor (5), POVERTY Inhospitality, SOCIAL LIFE Selfishness (2), SELFISHNESS (C) Of Salvation, causes of Impenitence Eze 33:9 Absorption in Business Lu 14:18 Procrastination Ac 24:25 Insensibility Ac 28:27 Perilous if Persisted in Heb 2:3; 12:25 (N) HALF-HEARTEDNESS in service, examples of Jehu 2Ki 10:31 Joash 2Ki 13:18,19 Jehoshaphat's Subjects 2Ch 20:33 Amaziah 2Ch 25:2 Judah Jer 3:10 Israel Ho 10:2 --SEE Indecision, INSTABILITY Doublemindedness, INSTABILITY (O) PRAYERLESSNESS Ps 53:4; Isa 43:22; 64:7; Jer 10:21; Da 9:13; Ho 7:7 Zep 1:6; Jas 4:2