Tag: judgment
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Shame
There is a lot of inappropriate guilt that holds people back unnecessarily. But shame can serve a purpose, and I think it is a mistake to try to banish that feeling altogether.
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Yawning In Church
Have you ever fallen asleep during a sermon? We usually assume, if that happens, either the preacher is boring or the person is spiritually weak. But there are many reasons someone might fall asleep in church.
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Grace, Law, and Les Mis
Bitterness about life can be overcome by the power of Christian mercy from one person.
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It Takes One To Know One
You probably know the old saying, “it takes one to know one,” but why is it so much easier to see any given fault in someone else than it is to see it in ourselves? Could it be that God brought Israel face to face with a picture of their own unrighteousness magnified so that…
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The Comparison Trap
In the book of Revelation the phrase “small and great” is used five times, always referring to people being grouped together and treated the same, whether in suffering or in reward. It seems that neither Satan nor God compares the way we do.
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Forgiving One Another (Part Two)
To harbor resentment is to give Satan an opening. So whether we’re giving forgiveness or receiving it, it’s for our benefit.
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Before The Decree Is Issued
Gather yourselves together, yes, gather together, O undesirable nation, before the decree is issued, or the day passes like chaff, before the Lord’s fierce anger comes upon you, before the day of the Lord’s anger comes upon you! Seek the Lord, all you meek of the earth, who have upheld His justice. Seek righteousness, seek…

