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Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
Ephesians 6:10, ESV
God empowers us by His Holy Spirit to love and show grace to others, to defend and proclaim His Word, and to withstand persecution, temptations, and troubles.
Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom.
James 3:13, ESV
We have truth on our side, but wisdom often dictates grace and compassion win out over blunt statements.
Ask the Holy Spirit to give wisdom in every interaction with others.
Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord , and turn away from evil.
Proverbs 3:7, ESV
We do not know enough about our world or what others are thinking to be right about everything all the time.
Rather, we should avoid thinking so, which is sinful pride, and other evil thoughts and practices that lead and separate us from God.
that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together. Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.
1 Corinthians 12:25-27, ESV
Are we one Body of Christ or still trying to live our separate lives?
The Chrisitian faith is not lived in isolation. We need each other, encourage each other, and cry with each other.
It might not be the biggest headlines of the year given everything going on, but why is it that it seems there’s several recent random World records being broken?
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Our “This Sunday” series will be another a Corona Virus edition. For this Sunday here’s what you can do: Pray for people affected by Hurricanes.
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But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing
Matthew 6:3, ESV
We do not do good things for others to receive recognition and praise.
We do good works to lead people to the love and glory of God.
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose
Romans 8:28 ESV
This is not saying God only lets good things come our way, rather that He is working all things for our good, to make us more like the Son and to bring about His Kingdom on Earth.
God’s Word is consistent and true.
Since October 2015 I have blogged responses to alleged Bible contradictions listed on the Skeptic Annotated Bible. Apparently this week I hit a milestone: I have refuted over a hundred fifty alleged Bible Contradiction!
Below is the listing of these posts:
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The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
Lamentations 3:22-23, ESV
With all that is evil and wrong in this world, we can trust our faithful and loving God who controls and guides everything according to His will.
a simple man of God 