Proverbs 18:19 “A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city, and quarreling is like the bars of a castle.” [ESV] We have become an offended people, haven’t we? Jesus warned it’s impossible to live in a fallen world without encountering offenses (Luke 17:1). We fail to meet others’ Continue Reading…
Leviticus 19:18 “Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.” We’re all familiar with drug-free zones. Designated areas, usually close to schools, where the distribution or possession of controlled substances warrants a greater fine than in other places. They serve to Continue Reading…
Philippians 1:9-10 “And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best…” Think those little grudges we bury toward people aren’t that significant? Bought into the lie that when Jesus commanded us to Continue Reading…
1 John 2:10-11 “Whoever loves his brother lives in the light, and there is nothing in him to make him stumble. But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness…the darkness has blinded him.” Love is blind. We’ve all heard that expression, right? Well I think hate blinds far more Continue Reading…