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The Pilgrim Life
1Pe 2:21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
1Pe 2:22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
1Pe 2:23 Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
1Pe 2:24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
1Pe 2:25 For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. Continue reading
Posted in Rightly Dividing
Tagged 1 Peter, employers, following Christ, government, Grace, pilgrims, Purity, respect, righteousness, sin, slander, suffering, transaction
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Web Wanderings this Week
Two links today from News for Christians: 1. Mother Cares for Her Son’s Amish Victims. For the victims, healing in forgiveness and not blaming the parents for the sin of the son. For the hurting parent, healing in serving others. Worth reading. … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts on the News
Tagged Christian Institute, Forgiveness, government, healing, Same-sex marriage
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One of the Costs of Ignoring Sin Nature
The vast majority of individuals, no matter what their socio-economic background, do not have a rap sheet 50 items long. Even if most of a person’s crimes weren’t that “serious”, that kind of criminal record reveals a person’s total disregard for law and their fellow-man. The worst offenders are people who have chosen a life of evil, of theft, of violence, and no one is stopping them. There is nothing complicated about evil. It’s what people do if there is neither internal self-discipline nor external restraint to stop them. Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts on the News
Tagged crime, Dominic Casciani, evil, government, justice, Kenneth Clarke, punishment, riots
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Mind Renewers 