It is also clear that the early churches found a special love for one another and addressed themselves as neighbors. Paul can say that one is to do good especially to other believers (Gal 6:10) and James can see the principle of Leviticus 19:18 applying to what was probably Jewish Christ...
As C.S. Lewis said, “humility isn’t thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less.” Humility calls us to first serve God and our neighbors before serving ourselves. When we respond in obedience to Him and give Him all the glory and honor, we are practicing humility. ...
“But what does the Biblesay?” As Christians living in the midst of controversy, we must keep three things open: our heads, our hearts, and our Bibles. Don’t settle for slogans and put-downs. Don’t look to bumper stickers and Facebook avatars for ethical direction. And don’t give...
I am convinced we in America can do a lot more to help our neighbors rise out of extreme poverty. The first best gift is the gift of clean water. My husband and I will travel to Ethiopia in January to see a pipeline that will help an entire community have easy access to reliable ...
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A few years ago I was at a fast-food restaurant. There was a group of about a dozen highschool students talking, just being kids. I heard one of the boys say to his friends, “I can’t decide if I’m gay or just bi-sexual.” ...
Jump forward around 4 centuries or so, to around 1000 BC, the kingdom of Judah had more powerful neighbors in the form of the Assyrian Empire, stretching Iran to Egypt, and maintained by the all powerful Assyrian war machine. Good King Hezekiah, who seemed to get all the worship purity ...
though unseen, not noticed, secure in the dark places of public life. You rise. You sit. You go out among the shadows, declaring innocence and impunity. You mislead. You cheat. You lie. You bear false witness and concoct stories to assail your neighbors. You connive, conspire, and ...
Map of Israel and her Neighbors (2000 B.C.) - Map of the ancient world at the time when the Amorites came and conquered every kingdom around the western Near East. They built new cities which later became the Canaanite cities of the Bible. (Color Map)...
Go back and forth from one end of the camp to the other, killing even your brothers, friends, and neighbors.” The Levites obeyed Moses, and about three thousand people died that day. Then Moses told the Levites, “Today you have been ordained for the service of the LORD, for you ob...