Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult.On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. (1 Peter 3:8-9) It’s all well and good having pleasant sentiments […]
Read More Cephas Says: 3 – Holy Living Is Always Good GivingPeter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? Didn’t it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn’t the money at your disposal? What […]
Read More Acts Actually: 5 – Who Fills Your Heart?There is a saying that suggests sometimes it’s good to be bad. It’s not just a saying whipped out by the villain in a cartoon. There is an element in people that allows for a little bad from time to time. Perhaps the little white lie, maybe not putting in as much effort at work. […]
Read More Growing Pains 2: Called To Be HolyAs obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” (1 Peter 1:14-16) Holy. Such an important concept. So easily confused. It’s […]
Read More Say What You See: Holy StandardsGod is interesting. Here He is, the Holy One, for whom the angels can only declare that aspect of His character. As such He is the truest and greatest expression of purity in the universe. He abhors anything that is unlike Him in His holiness. What does He do? Sends the Lamb without blemish and […]
Read More Dealing With DefilingJesus teaches us to be people of peace. If someone strikes me on one cheek, I am to turn the other cheek. If someone takes my jacket, I should give him my shirt. My motives must never be driven with the selfish desire to gain the upper hand or get revenge. This is not of […]
Read More Family Values: Bible StyleHoly Ground: The Narrow View It is amazing how some of us read our Bibles and come to interesting conclusions that effectively miss the point. Take the church building. I understand some people see this physical structure as something of great importance. Indeed some refer to the space used for the main services as the […]
Read More We Are On Holy GroundYesterday you’d have noted I posted a verse from.the second letter of Peter. Here’s where I was coming from. It started with a conversation I held recently. I like the guy. I don’t know him that well. We met a few weeks ago. He could hold a decent conversation, which is always useful. He’s a […]
Read More How Now Shall We Live? An ExplanationSince everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives. 2 Peter 3:11 For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More How Now Shall We Live?All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing (Edmund Burke) It appears of late there have been a number of revelations regarding the misdeeds of Jimmy Saville that have left people shocked and stunned that such acts could go on with nothing being done about it until a […]
Read More Being Complicit – Finding Reconciliation
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