God’s offer, our choice
I would like us to review three short passages today as we consider the beauty and grace of the forgiveness that God offers everyone through His Son, Jesus Christ.
Romans 8:1-4 (NIV)
"Therefore, ...
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Bitterness
... in intense misery leading to forsaking God, a life of sin and impurity; the misery of servitude; wretchedness; misfortunes and disappointment. What is so irritating to you and constantly lead you to feel ...
The battle of the mind, the reservoir of the heart
... in, garbage out. Our eyes and ears are windows to our soul. The eyes and ears are not garbage receptors. To nourish our minds with truth, honourability, righteousness, purity, loveliness, admirability, ...
New Direction
... and Love. God expects us to grow in holiness, without it we cannot see God (Matthew 5:8). As we make our resolutions, holiness to God and not to man should be our priority. Purity before God is now relegated ...
We are siblings
“Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.” (NIV) Galatians 6:10
The Bible makes it very clear that we are brothers ...
A contrast in friends
... of the blessing of God’s presence in their lives. Both are viewed as giants of the faith - one for his patience in suffering, and the other for his purity in an impure culture (James 5:10-11; Daniel 1:8). ...
Respect for the last second
“…The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all” (KJV) Ecclesiastes ...
Being an example
“Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity” (NKJV) I Timothy 4:12.
Among the Jewish people, as with many other ...
Cinematic obscenity and the assault of young minds
“Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or greed among you. Such sins have no place among God’s people. Obscene stories, foolish talk, and coarse jokes—these are not for you. Instead, let there ...
Modesty in different light
"I also want the women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, adorning themselves, not with elaborate hairstyles or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, but with good deeds, appropriate for ...