Month: January 2022Page 2 of 2
Understand this clearly; as with all calls to repent, this is first and foremost a command for believers. Gluttony is a sin, but only those who already acknowledge the need for God’s salvation will be able to respond to that productively. To be clear, this is not a cudgel to wield against non-believers for their moral failings.
And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to men of flesh, as to infants in Christ. I gave you milk to drink, not solid food; for…
But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. And do not fear their intimidation, and do not be troubled, but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense…
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if…
If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it. Now you are the body of Christ, and each…
O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger,Nor chasten me in Your wrath.Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am pining away;Heal me, O Lord, for…
He was despised and forsaken of men,A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief;And like one from whom men hide their faceHe was despised, and we did not…
Do not envy the violent or choose any of their ways.For the Lord detests the perverse but takes the upright into his confidence. Proverbs 3:31-32 (NIV) What is peace? In the Hebrew Bible…