9/23/09
Are we truly improving if we don't improve spiritually? The world has its own ideas as to what improvements means: more money, more possessions, better looking. However here is the Bible's improvement route: 2 Peter 1:3-10. Are we growing like this? If not, we're not truly growing at all. What use is it to gain the entire world and yet lose the soul? (Matthew 16:26)
10/1/09
Proverbs 24:16 says that a righteous man will fall over and over. Yet he gets back up again. The idea of "whatever doesn't kill you will make you stronger" is a lie without Jesus. In fact, people who overcome problems without Jesus actually end up getting weaker and weaker until there is nothing less than a shell of their original potential. If we deal with our failures and flaws with Christ, we will actually be at our strongest (2 Corinthians 12:5-7)
10/22/09
"As is often the case with the English language, we give many meanings to the same word. "Peace" is such a word.
The "peace" in the phrase "Nobel Peace Prize" is a different idea than that "peace" in a household, and there is yet another "peace" when it comes to spiritual matters.
Look at how the word "peace" changes it's meaning depending on context in:
Isaiah 9:6
Luke 7:50
Ephesians 1:2
Ephesians 2: 14-17
Philippians 4:7
Matthew 10:34
Meanwhile, Matthew 10:34 is rather sad and a lot of us have gone through it. But let's not forget 1 Peter 3:1+2, and 2 Timothy 1:5 where we see the God's Word effectively uniting family members."
