The best place to talk about someone behind their back is before the Throne of Grace.
Adapted from Evangelist Wade Eadie
Good preaching may result in people remembering what the preacher said.
Biblical preaching will result in people remembering what God said.
The best preaching is when what the preacher said and what God said are the same.
A man once told me that he felt uniquely qualified to address the Bible translation issue because he had, at various times, held all three positions. (T R, Majority Text and Critical Text.)
I said that I while I might be right or wrong, he had to be wrong two thirds of the time.
It seems to me that, unfortunately, the more tattoos people have the less clothing they wear.
I think the law refers to this as "double jeopardy." 😀
Because of Jesus:
Sin can be forgiven (Eph 1:7)
We can be free (Romans 8:21)
Life can be full (John 10:10)
A good man said to me: "I've not had the success in the ministry I had hoped for. But I'm leaving with the same wife and the same Bible I started out with."
Amen!
Stewards are not commanded to be successful, impressive or popular.
We are required to be faithful.
Any frustration or irritation is due to a failure of meditation.
"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Thee, because he trusted in Thee." (Isaiah 26:3)
Dr Fauci is shown to be the self centered deceiver many have long believed him to be.
(Btw, when Dems aggressively question a Patriot like Sec Hegseth the mainstream media refer to it as "accountability."
When a left leaning liar is similarly interrogated it is a "vendetta.")
I'm not surprised that people post bizarre things on line to get views.
But, I am surprised at how many people continue to believe them after they are repeatedly proven to be spectacularly wrong.
The Biblical response to sin is to grieve, not to gloat.
Galatians 6:1 does not say:
"Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual remind everyone that you previously criticized them."
Condemn sin. Consider yourself "... lest thou likewise be tempted."
When the government rapidly seizes your property it is called socialism.
When the government gradually seizes your property it is called taxation
So, one political party wants to make it harder to cheat in an election, the other wants to make it easier.
I wonder which one thinks they need to cheat in order to win?
I'm old enough to remember when you went to the circus to see a bearded and/or tatooed lady. Now you just have to go to Walmart.
(Copied and adapted)
Some judge the Bible by the opinions of scholars. I prefer to judge scholars by the teachings of the Bible.
The grace of God is not given to excuse our sin (Romans 6:1) but to enable our sanctification. (Titus 2:12)