Colossians 3:12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Kindness is a synonym of compassion. Kindness is the sign of a loving heart, one of the greatest of all virtues. A kind person is pleasant, good, and gracious – always appreciated. There’s a lot of talk these…

Colossians 3:12Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Paul, inspired by God, often used the metaphor of putting on clothes when instructing us to adopt the Christian way of life. The use of this analogy of donning clothes tells us a lot about the choices we must make…

1 Corinthians 11:18 In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and to some extent I believe it. In 1 Corinthians chapters 11-14 Paul, inspired by God, addresses problems pertaining to the assembly, when the Corinthians come together. These include disputes about attire in worship (11:2-16), abuses…

Galatians 2:20 states: I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. This isn’t a one-time event, but a continual process of becoming more Christ-like…

Luke 4:25-27 I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah’s time, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land. 26 Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon. 27 And there were…

This summer, during our Wednesday evening Bible study, we have looked at several confrontations Jesus had with his opponents. In Matthew 22,we looked at two confrontations: the first with the Pharisees and Herodians over the issue of Roman taxation; and the second with the Sadducees over the resurrection. In both instances, Jesus silenced his critics and…

1 Timothy3:14-15 Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these instructions so that, 15 if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth. Timothy was sent to Ephesus by the apostle…

Exodus 5:6-7 That same day Pharaoh gave this order to the slave drivers and overseers in charge of the people: 7 “You are no longer to supply the people with straw for making bricks; let them go and gather their own straw. Archaeologists digging up settlements from ancient Egypt have found three kinds of sun-dried bricks – some…

Matthew 20:13-14 “But he answered one of them, ‘I am not being unfair to you, friend. Didn’t you agree to work for a denarius? 14 Take your pay and go. I want to give the one who was hired last the same as I gave you. 15 Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own…

The Book of Daniel clearly contrasts the blessing of humility with the destruction of a prideful life. King Nebuchadnezzar refused to follow Daniel’s advice to humbly acknowledge the One, True God and submit to Him. Nebuchadnezzar was governed by his desires. Consequently, the king’s pride led to the loss of his kingdom and even his…