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Thoughts on the Olympics — Honour to Whom Honour
If we are Christians, and especially if we have been Christians for a while, we shouldn’t need lessons on giving honour to others from a 19-year-old runner. Continue reading
“OMG” — and Other Ways Christians Take God’s Name in Vain
“OMG”, “In Jesus’ Name,” “I’ll pray for you,” “God told me,” “God gave me peace.” We say so many things so casually…. Continue reading
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Tagged blasphemy, Exodus 20 7, Gods name, honour, Reverence, speech
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Likewise, Ye Wives
Ephesians 5 makes Christ’s love in going to the cross the example for husbands. I Peter 2:21-3:6 makes Christ’s obedience in going to the cross the example for wives. Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Peter, adornment, examples, following Christ, honour, husbands and wives, Obedience, pilgrims, respect, Sarah, submission
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How Shall We Then Live?
When we start to talk about the things that God’s Word accomplishes, we are in the realm of eternity. If our new life began in the eternal realm, so also it will continue. Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Peter, Holiness, honour, love one another, Obedience, Purity, redeemed, Reverence
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Children, Obey Your Parents
This is from a Bible study from several years ago, dealing with the reasons children must obey their parents and, secondarily, the relations between adult children and their parents. Continue reading
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Tagged adult children, children, honour, obey, parents, respect
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Love Thy Neighbour (1)
Because it appears I’ll be doing a lot of hospital visits in the coming days, I’ll be “recycling” some things I’ve written in the past (though they haven’t hit this blog before). I should manage some “new” posts, but certainly not every day, … Continue reading
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Tagged gentle, Golden Rule, good, Gospel, honour, love, neighbour, peaceable, pray
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Inscribing the Arches (part one)
On Sunday, I continued my sermon series on Romans 12, looking at verses 10-12. Romans 12 begins with the exhortation to be “living sacrifices” to the Lord (verse 1), and commands to not be conformed to this world, but to be … Continue reading
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Tagged affection, application, honour, hope, joy, living sacrifice, love, patience, prayer, service, work
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