Christ is the role model that God has provided for all men and women, of all races and nationalities, to follow. Perhaps that is what Christ meant when He said, “come, follow me.”
Category: Jesus
Discarding Cultural Straight-Jackets for God
Posted by in Christ, Christianity, Cultural Norms, Freedom, God, Jesus, Religion “Worrying about what others think of us is a warning sign that we may not be worrying enough about what God thinks.”
Guns, Self-Defense and the Bible: Christian Perspective
Posted by in Bible, Christ, Christianity, Faith, Fear, God, Gun Control, Guns, Jesus, Police, Religion, Self Defense, Weapons “Gun ownership by itself is not a sin. Nor is self-defense when a person is physically threatened with lethal force. However, throughout the New Testament, Jesus’ overwhelming focus is on the importance and preservation of life.”
God’s Love Comes in Many Colors
Posted by in Bigotry, Christianity, Discrimination, God, Jesus, Love, Prejudice, Racism, Religion There is increasing emphasis about the importance of “being on the right side of history.” More importantly, we need to be on the right side of God. And God is color blind, showing no partiality and loving equally people of all colors: “But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Don’t judge by a man’s face or…Read more »
Revelations of Faith During the Covid-19 Pandemic
“Just as the course of people’s lives reveals their relationship to God, so too does their response to the Covid-19 pandemic reveal whether God is at the forefront of their thoughts and actions.”
Silver Linings
Posted by in Bible, Christ, Christianity, Covid-19, God, Jesus, Religion, Spiritual Healing “The way that people are coming together to help one another through the Covid-19 crisis in my community is a silver lining beneath the dark cloud that has settled over our land. So is the time it has given us all for spiritual reflection.”
On Solid Ground
“We build our lives on sand or rock. We cannot build our lives on both.”
Signs
“For those who heed the signs of the coming spiritual storm, it an opportunity to prepare by mooring in the safe harbor that can only be found when we acknowledge Jesus as the Promised Messiah and follow Him.”
Psalm 91
“He will shield you with his wings! They will shelter you.”
Sin Matters
“The only ‘cure’ for sin – the only way to avoid a spiritual point of no return – is through God’s loving mercy and forgiveness.”
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