I have placed ’empathy’ at the centre of the graphic of a healthy church, even though the word ’empathy’ does not appear in the Bible. But the concept is there, for example in 1 Corinthians 9:19-23, Paul writes: 19Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself ...
The Weak and the Strong - Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters. One person’s faith allows them to eat
If you are weak in a crisis, you are weak indeed. International Standard VersionIf you grow weary when times are troubled, your strength is limited. Majority Standard BibleIf you faint in the day of distress, how small is your strength!NET BibleIf you faint in the day of trouble, your ...
3Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poorand the oppressed. 4Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked. 5“The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; ...
Berean Literal BibleListen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that He promised to those loving Him?King James BibleHearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and ...
“Soft” in these two passages, speaks of gentleness. The Hebrew word רַךְ rak, can even be translated as tender, even weak. Though I opened with the idea of softness as being related to teddy bears and pillows, it is not exactly what the Hebrew mind may have thought of. ...
We mustn’t think anyone too weak, untrained, or undistinguished to fulfill God’s plans. An Unknowing Participant The Roman emperor Caesar Augustus—not a believer in God—unknowingly carried out holy purpose [2]. Our Lord can and does use the most unlikely people; we mustn’t underestimat...
[Of course,senectumis a hot topic in this election year. Is the President too old to govern? Perhaps a better question would be: Why can’t the other guy act his age? As the Bible says, “Woe to you, land, if your king is a child!” (Ecclesiastes 10:16). But I digress.] ...
As a late teen, Isaac complained often to his father about the tiresome, chanted hymns of the church. How was a person supposed to sing them withjoyas the Bible-psalms often urged, when the music droned in a minor key? From a 1600’s hymnal ...
For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Roma...