"A mere intellectual grasp of the faith is not enough!" said my friend. While I agree with that in principle I wonder why should that be applied to me so indignantly. So, someone thinks my faith is in my head and only there. Although I doubt it, that may be true. But then, why the indignation? Why not correct the wayward with kindness? The Pharisees had a similar problem with Jesus. They thought he was at fault somehow, they question his doctrine but their motivations were not clean and their … [Read more...]
Lord in our hearts
Beloved: Sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts. Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope, but do it with gentleness and reverence, keeping your conscience clear, so that, when you are maligned, those who defame your good conduct in Christ may themselves be put to shame. For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that be the will of God, than for doing evil. For Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the sake of the unrighteous, … [Read more...]
The Rival
"Then [Jesus] said to them all, ‘If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will save it." (Luke 9:23-24 NRSVACE) Rivers of ink have flowed in the last twenty centuries and yet all the lessons contained in these two verses of the Gospel are not nearly extracted yet. One thing almost every man experiences, is the natural tendency to reject … [Read more...]
