#SV – Old Ways & New Habits
“Brothers and sisters:Whoever is in Christ is a new creation:the old things have passed away;behold, new things have come.” (2Corinthians 5:17). Continue reading #SV – Old Ways & New Habits
“Brothers and sisters:Whoever is in Christ is a new creation:the old things have passed away;behold, new things have come.” (2Corinthians 5:17). Continue reading #SV – Old Ways & New Habits
“I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters,that our ancestors were all under the cloudand all passed through the sea,and all of them were baptized into Mosesin the cloud and in the sea.All ate the same spiritual food,and all drank the same spiritual drink,for they drank from a spiritual rock that followed them,and the rock was the Christ.Yet God was not pleased with most of them,for they were struck down in the desert. These things happened as examples for us,so that we might not desire evil things, as they did.Do not grumble as some of them did,and … Continue reading #SV – Vigilance on Desires
Moses spoke to the people, saying:“The priest shall receive the basket from youand shall set it in front of the altar of the LORD, your God.Then you shall declare before the Lord, your God,‘My father was a wandering Arameanwho went down to Egypt with a small householdand lived there as an alien.But there he became a nationgreat, strong, and numerous.When the Egyptians maltreated and oppressed us,imposing hard labor upon us,we cried to the LORD, the God of our fathers,and he heard our cryand saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression.He brought us out of Egyptwith his strong hand and … Continue reading #SV – We Cried
“When a sieve is shaken, the husks appear;so do one’s faults when one speaks.As the test of what the potter molds is in the furnace,so in tribulation is the test of the just.The fruit of a tree shows the care it has had;so too does one’s speech disclose the bent of one’s mind.Praise no one before he speaks,for it is then that people are tested.” Sir. 27:4-7 Continue reading #SV – Blind Guide
Jesus said to his disciples:“To you who hear I say,love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.To the person who strikes you on one cheek,offer the other one as well,and from the person who takes your cloak,do not withhold even your tunic.Give to everyone who asks of you,and from the one who takes what is yours do not demand it back.Do to others as you would have them do to you.For if you love those who love you,what credit is that to you?Even sinners love those who love … Continue reading #SV – Unrealistic Jesus?