“Don’t judge me!”Have you ever noticed when a person is caught in a sin, they often respond this way? When on the receiving end of such an exclamation, you often find yourself with your hands in the stick-‘em-up position, saying something like, “Whoa, don’t kill the messenger!” A sinner’s conscience prompts a multitude of defenses […]
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I think it’s easy sometimes to demonize entire groups of people as opposed to recognizing the individuality of each member in said groups. I suppose it’s less mental work in some ways, but it’s obviously a grave error. For example, in the Bible, given the multitude of conflicts Jesus and His apostles had with the
Treat others the same way you want them to treat you. If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.
Philippians 3:1Further, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord! It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you. This month in prep school we started the Salvation series! During the 1st lesson, one of our students commented that we had already taught
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For I delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice, And in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. — Hosea 6:6 Every generation of man includes people who simply miss the point about God. Thanks be to Him for His patience. Throughout the Bible, the Lord God reminds us that commands and ordinances are not what the
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TODAY’S VERSE: Lamentations 3:40Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord. In Prep school we learned that Jonah was in the belly of the big fish for 3 days and 3 nights. God placed him there so Jonah could examine his thoughts and actions, then repent (admit he
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In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice, “Let us alone! What business do we have with each other, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are — the Holy One of God!” — Luke
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Tough love, when received properly, cultivates godly sorrow. Received improperly, it produces ungodly sorrow. There is a vast chasm between the two. While one person is reeling from offending God, the other is focused on self. At some point prior to his writing the second epistle to the Corinthians, Paul wrote what is known as
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Ugh. “God, it’s me again.” “Yes, my son?” “Am I doing enough?…I mean, when I look in the mirror, there are times when I just flat out pale in comparison to what Your Word tells me You desire me to be, to Your glory.” “Son, I’m well aware of who and what you are. I
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“The greatest leaders do not seek their position, rather they assume responsibility out of necessity,” said the noble leader mentoring their protege in a movie my family happened to be watching. My 15-year-old son turns to me on the couch and says, “Hey, dad, that sounds like something you’d say.” The corner of my lip