“… Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify the church, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word [of God], so that [in turn] He might present the church to Himself in glorious splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but […]
Who is First in your life? In the first and last analysis – who’s #1. And when you look at your behavior… does that support, reinforce who’s first, or call your words into account? How would anyone know what and who is your First? “Therefore do not worry or be anxious (perpetually uneasy, distracted), saying,
I have responded to this ‘question’ before but the question of questions keeps arising. WHY do I ask so many questions? Actually, I think knowing how to ask questions and to build on the answer is one of the more important skills to learn. Also, it has been my mode of teaching and there are
Do you appreciate this? That. for Christians. there is always a line that isn’t, can’t, shouldn’t be crossed. If you are a Christian, then the Lord has principles and standards that are not to be compromised. equivocated, or swept under the carpet, ‘modernized’, ‘updated’, whitewashed, or ignored. The Lord’s principles and standards do not change
I would argue that we all have some source we turn to as our Authority. Something/one that we turn to when we need support for what we are saying and doing. And yes, I have written on this subject many times, it’s because I feel we all need to know our foundation and why. Do
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This is a companion piece to “Greater Things” – “From everyone to whom much has been given, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more.” (Luke 12:48, AMP) I interpret this verse to mean that to those of us who know that the Lord has
In 2015 I wrote a post that I titled… ‘In the trenches’. Perhaps because of the times we live in, I thought a bit of a revisit was in order. I, obviously, can’t speak for you but, for me, there are times that this is precisely how I feel. YET… I have nothing to complain
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“Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be His people, and God himself will be with them as their God. … Behold, I am making all things new.” Also He said, ‘Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.’” (Revelations 21:3, AMP) A
God gave us minds. God gave us free willErgo and thus… He expected us to use them. I also suspect that He expected us to use logic and compassion in our applications. Those 2 standards are not incompatible. Then we face the knotty problem of how do we resolve the issue of obeying those in
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Being blindsided… happen to you? I suspect we all get blindsided at times… by ourselves as well as by others and other types of ‘triggers’. To be perfectly clear – being ‘surprised’ is not the same as being blindsided. Blindsided is always unbidden, unexpected, and not wanted. Sometimes it takes our breath away, sometimes it
Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!