Titus 2:11-14
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.
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Faith, love, and the task set before us
Sources: Ligonier.org, https://www.focusonthefamily.com, Macarthur Hebrews Commentary Run For Your Life Hebrews 12:1-2 wrong 1Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,… Read more
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Loving Well II
Sources: Ligonier.org Love and Evil It does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth” (1 Cor. 13:6). Rejoicing at wrongdoing Rejoicing of other people’s sins Nowadays we can be quick to point out other peoples faults and fail to look at the log in our own eye. We love to use our tongues as a… Read more
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Loving Well
Sources: Ligonier.com 1 Corinthians: 13 Priority of Love “If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal” (1 Cor. 13:1). Love is everything. Without love, we are nothing. Christians are defined by love. It is out of love that we are… Read more
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Loving Well….Put Off
Are we loving others well? In my own life I’ve experienced a wide range of Christians that love well and others that don’t. Sometimes unbelievers can love others better than the Christians around us. Its sad. 1 Corinthians 13 provides an outline of how to love. However I wanted to start out with situations… Read more
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The Foundation of Love
Sources: Ligonier.org, desiringgod.org, logos bible Software Why blog about love? Love. The Epitome of the Christian life and the first fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5. It the greatest commandment stated in the New Testament to Love God and to Love your neighbor. (Mark 12:30-31) It is the Shema quoted in Deuteronomy 6. Love… Read more
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Summary Measure of a Man
Sources: The Measure of a Man by Gene Getz I need this book It’s been a while since I’ve blogged. And that’s ok. We all go through seasons of life and adjust our time schedules toward goals and productivity. One question I’ve been thinking through is how do you measure the character of a person?… Read more
A life well Spent 