Bible Lesson 26
How should a Christian live?
Be Holy! (part 2)
We know that our good works don’t earn our salvation; rather we do good works out of love for God, because he has loved us first.
There are other benefits to living well in obedience to God; it brings great blessings!
As this very famous psalm illustrates, God brings many blessings in this life for the one who lives to please Him. But this life will never be perfect, and sometimes we may suffer greatly, even though we are righteous.
But Jesus also teaches us that obedient living will bring eternal blessings in the life to come: “Store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal!”
Mast Tree Forest, by Ivan Shishkin, 1891.
El camino de justicia
Salmo 1
(1) Dichoso el hombre que no sigue el consejo de los malvados, ni se detiene en la senda de los pecadores, ni cultiva la amistad de los blasfemos,
(2) Sino que en la ley del Señor se deleita, y día y noche medita en ella.
(3) Es como el árbol plantado a la orilla de un río, que, cuando llega su tiempo, da fruto, y sus hojas jamás se marchitan.
¡Todo cuanto hace prospera!
(4) En cambio, los malvados son como paga arrastrada por el viento.
(5) Por eso no se sostendrán los malvados en el juicio, ni los pecadores en la asamblea de los justos.
(6) Porque el Señor cuida el camino de los justos, mas la senda de los malos lleva a la perdición.
Traducción: NVI
The way of righteousness
Psalm 1
Blessed the man who does not follow the advice of the wicked, nor loiter on the path of sinners, nor cultivate friendship with blasphemers,
But rather in the law of the Lord he delights, and day and night he meditates on it.
He is like the tree planted along the shore of a river, which, when its time comes, gives fruit, and its leaves never wither.
Everything he does prospers!
In contrast, the wicked are like straw blown by the wind.
That’s why the wicked will not hold up in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
Because the Lord cares for the way of the righteous, but the path of the evil ones leads to destruction.
1. Listen to the audio as you read along with the Spanish on the left.
2. Open the English translation, and read the two side-by-side, making sure you understand the Spanish.
3. Close the English, and listen to the audio again, reading along in Spanish.
4. Close the Spanish, and listen once more. Maybe shut your eyes, and just try to understand as much as you can.