The world we live in is hard to think of without evil. We hear so much of "love" in scripture and "life" that we would rather not talk about evil. We would not be true Christians without preparing our heart for it. If we understand evil to be darkness, then we can bring light.
Christ Followers = Those who shine the Light of the World, through which no darkness can overcome.
Read: John 1: 1-5
"Noble" means "beautifully good, outward expression of inward good intended to be seen" What is truly possible in being "noble"
Read: Matthew 18:21-22
How long must I not repay them back? The Lord says to the disciples, 7x70, not literally 490, but as much as you cannot keep count.
Do you know what the difference between Avenge and Revenge is? Avenge = Pursuit of justice for someone other than oneself; Revenge = concerned with inflicting harm or punishment for personal retaliation. God says, leave room for the wrath of God. What do you think that this means...
What if our greatest fear in becoming Christians is not that our lives will be transformed, but that the lives of those who are evil around us will be transformed. Those who...
hurt us...
betrayed us...
slandered us...
abused us...
left us...
will be transformed by the Grace of God and the light of Christ.