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Disciples part 4

04/15/2021 20:11

I think sometimes we have unrealistic expectations. Even for ourselves. Especially for ourselves. Like, we think that being a "disciple of Christ" means we're going to just get it. And that's why it's so frustrating so much of the time when we, you know, don't. But look at John 12:16 (NLT), "His...

Disciples part 3

04/14/2021 20:21

You prove who you are by what you do. What you believe is inside comes out. If you let the love that inside you--the love that God has put inside you--come out, that's how you prove that you are a disciple of Christ. But don't forget what a disciple is: a student. Specifically, in this case, a...

Disciples part 2

04/13/2021 18:08

The question is: What does it really mean to be a disciple of Christ? I think we've all heard that term bandied about quite a bit. But it seems to me that it is used ambiguously for the most part. Well, I'd like to change that. So let's look at John 13:35, "By this shall all men know that ye are my...

Disciples part 1

04/11/2021 20:16

You hear the term bandied about a lot--disciple. Disciple of Christ. Jesus's disciple. And I think, probably, you wear it as a badge of honor. Internalize it. "I'M a disciple." But what does that really mean? Well, in a nutshell, "Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my...

Longsuffering part 5

04/10/2021 20:02

When you can endure, when you can turn the other cheek, when you can pray for your "enemies" that's when you really begin to understand what longsuffering is. It is patience. And it is one of the greatest forms of love. Love is patient and kind. Love never fails, because love endures. And, let's be...

Longsuffering part 4

04/09/2021 19:59

Love never fails. Because love endures. When Jesus said He would never leave us nor forsake us, He was talking about the power of love. He was talking about patience. He was talking about longsuffering. And, in a very real way, He was talking about mercy and grace. Mercy is not getting what you...

Longsuffering part 3

04/08/2021 20:18

When you can keep your cool when everybody else is losing there's... that's when you've really found something. Something called maturity. Something called patience. Something called longsuffering. My wife posted Romans 8:18 today on her Facebook, and it seemed appropriate for my Rant today. "Yet...

Longsuffering part 2

04/07/2021 19:11

I feel like sometimes, lately, I've been kind picking on "traditional Christianity." But only because I don't think it helps anybody and in fact traps people in bondage. And we were not meant to live that way. We were meant for something more than religion. Let me say that again: We were meant for...

Longsuffering part 1

04/06/2021 18:35

The Bible talks about longsuffering a lot. And I learned in Bible college that any time the Bible repeats itself, that thing being repeated is important. So I want to spend a few days digging into the concept of being longsuffering. Which, by the way, is one of the ways love is described. "Charity...

Condemnation part 5

04/05/2021 18:21

I think the worst kind of condemnation is self-inflicted. When you take the lies that the world (and the people in the world) say about you to heart. When you accept the condemnation (again, lies) as truth. Because when you hear something like that in your own voice, or in the voice of someone that...

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