That’s a popular question. It parallels “Who are you to disagree with me?” Though there are many ways to do it wrong, there are correct ways to pass judgement on others’ behavior and values. Some wrong ways include judging someone through a lens of jealousy or fear or pride. Some people hate other people because they have better clothes or […]
Lance Wallnau says that humility is not really much of a virtue if you have never done anything of significance. It is only an accomplishment to be humble when you have something you could be bragging about. Whether humility is appropriate or not, boldness usually is. We have reasons to be bold before the throne of our King and before […]
As stated in “Boldness in Heaven,” Lance Wallnau says that humility is not really much of a virtue if you have never done anything of significance. It is only an accomplishment to be humble when you have something you could be bragging about. Whether humility is appropriate or not, boldness usually is. We have reasons to be bold before the […]
Turn away from evil and do what is good,and dwell there forever.For the Lord loves justiceand will not abandon His faithful ones.They are kept safe forever,but the children of the wicked will be destroyed.The righteous will inherit the landand dwell in it permanently. The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom;his tongue speaks what is just.The instruction of his God is […]
Do everything without grumbling and arguing, so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God who are faultless in a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine like stars in the world.(Philippians 2:14-15 HCSB ©®) Nor should we complain as some of them did, and were killed by the destroyer. Now these things happened to them as […]
Leaders must have faith. Effective leaders act on their faith, including influencing others to have faith. Even effective leaders are not required to have their faith in the right thing, though. Get your Story straight. Be an awesome leader.
In the New Testament, prophesying seems to function in three basic actions. One is announcing the future (Acts 11:28), one is commanding something to happen (Acts 3:6), and one is interpreting events or circumstances, either by use of a Scripture, a word from the Spirit of the Lord, or both (Acts 15:12-21). When His disciples asked Jesus to increase their […]
The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully,but are her feathers and plumage like the stork’s?She abandons her eggs on the groundand lets them be warmed in the sand.She forgets that a foot may crush themor that some wild animal may trample them.She treats her young harshly, as if they were not her own,with no fear that her labor may have […]
Jesus avoided pointless warfare and misery (John 11:41-54). He rebuked Peter, though, for suggesting that He avoid sacrifice (Matthew 16:17-23). When we learn the differences between misery we have brought on ourselves by mistakes, misery that is simply torment of our enemies that sometimes doesn’t even need to be answered, and misery that is what Paul called “suffering for you”: […]
Some of my friends are queer. Not because they are queer, but “anyway.” If someone asks me what I think about homosexuality, my reply is that I believe Yahweh has caused His design of humanity to cause it to fail to reproduce, so that it will not increase. It is sterile. Some of my other friends hate queers. Usually because […]