“For you [who are born-again have been reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified and] are all children of God [set apart for His purpose with full rights and privileges] through faith in Christ Jesus. For all of you who were baptized into Christ [into a spiritual union with the Christ, the Anointed] have clothed yourselves […]
Bluntly… rarely does this work! (Then again… it could be me.) I know we’re taught in 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 (AMP) by Paul: “For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to everyone, so that I may win more [for Christ]. …I have become all things to all men, so
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What do you think? Do YOU have or exercise Free Will? Or, are you a fatalist? This position really does give you a ‘way out’ because you don’t have any responsibility if you have no control. This point is sufficient for me to NOT believe in fatalism. Fatalism is nothing more than a lame excuse!
Ever wonder about this? Or since there is a sufficient amount of drama and chaos that whoever should be in charge… isn’t. Who should? Should you be in charge? Maybe you should but you don’t have the authority? Does this only happen in work situation or volunteer ones as well … in your family? All
Newton’s Third Law of Motion: “A force is a push or a pull that acts upon an object as a results of its interaction with another object. There are two forces resulting from this interaction – these two forces are called action and reaction forces and are the subject of Newton’s third law of motion. …
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Really! Are you very sure? Equally cogent… do you practice this? Do you really know what this means? Or do you allow others to tell you? It has always been a great ploy of our enemy which is meant to subdue us. It is never a reason to deny or compromise Who we believe and what He
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Is this what we should be aiming for? Does this mean abandoning your own understandings and interpretations? Are you supposed to accept whatever the norm is? Who acts as the dispenser of knowledge and understanding in determining that ‘norm’? Are they always right? What does one accord mean!? “Agreement; harmony of minds; consent or concurrence
The first question is … who set your boundaries? You? Circumstances? “Life”? Did you give this power and authority to someone else to make those determinations for/over you? Why? Did you simply stop because you didn’t know? You can know and understand them… you don’t need to walk in ignorance or error. Scripture has clearly
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What is ‘good’? Do you have a definition or is it ‘intuitive’? How does ‘good’ feel? Does it inspire you? Is it only a feeling? Do you search for good? Or better? Or best? Do you try to be good? Scripture tells us that there is no one who is good, except the Father. “There is none
“Patience is not the ability to wait but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting.” (Joyce Meyer) Patience is not a subject I typically write about. We have never been great mates. However, as I’ve ‘grown older’, we seem to have developed a cautious detente. Oh, this is not something I brag about,
Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!