The God (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth. He does not live in temples built by human hands. The Lord does not need anything. Rather, He gives everyone life and breath and everything else. From one man (Adam), God made all the nations and He marked …
Think and Practice Whatever is Admirable
A good name is more desirable than great riches. To be esteemed is better than silver or gold….Let your gentleness be evident to all. [This means our graciousness, considerateness, unselfishness, mercy, tolerance, and patience.] The Lord is near and coming soon…..An elder and all Christians must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that we will not fall into …
Christ-likeness in Action
Thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ’s triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of Jesus everywhere. For we are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. (2 Cor 2:14-15 NLT) Last time, we looked at who Jesus is …
Think and Practice Whatever is Lovely and Loving
Jesus said: The Father Himself loves you because you have loved Me and have believed that I came from God….Think about and practice whatever is lovely, loving, amiable, attractive, beautiful, gracious, kind, peaceable, and winsome. (John 16:27; Philippians 4:8-9, my expanded paraphrase) An Example of Jesus-like Love Peter Miller (1710-1796) was a Baptist pastor in Ephrata, Pennsylvania during the American …
Think and Practice Whatever is Pure
May your love abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God. (Philippians 1:9-11) This post builds on The Faulty …
Think and Practice Whatever is Right
Jesus says: Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied….Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven….Seek first God’s kingdom and His righteousness, and your other needs will be met as well. (Matthew 5:6,10, 6:33) This post builds on The Faulty Walnut and God’s Remedy and …
Think and Practice Whatever is Noble
Help those who have trusted and relied on God to be careful to devote themselves to do good and honorable things. These ways are excellent in themselves, and good and profitable for the people. (Titus 3:8) This post builds on The Faulty Walnut and God’s Remedy and Think and Practice Whatever Is True Healthy Thinking and Living is Needed Dr. …
Show Mercy to Others (Part 2)
Remember, Lord, Your great mercy and love, for they are from of old….Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your unfailing love. According to Your great compassion blot out my transgressions….Let Your mercy come to me, that I may live; for Your law is my delight. (Psalm 25:6, 51:1, 119:77) John the Merciful John of Alexandria (550-616 AD) was …
Show Mercy to Others (Part 1)
In the Lord’s great mercy He did not put an end to the people or abandon them, for He is a gracious and merciful God….Christ said: Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy….Go and learn what this means: “I desire mercy, not sacrifice.” For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. (Nehemiah …
Think and Practice Whatever is True
Brothers and sisters, whatever is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned, or received, or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you. (Philippians 4:8-9) This post builds on The Faulty Walnut and God’s Remedy Our Brains Are Lazy In …