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Thank you for your post. Your paraphrases are in fact useful in gaining understanding of terms and passages. Bravo! (And yes, the best translation is still required.) So, here is a passage that speaks to me about the role of a community of faithful in maintaining that community: 15 “If your...

Thank you for trying to clarify. Not to be overly picky, but “mature” is not a verb. Fruit ripens or becomes mature. Perhaps you didn’t like ”Jesus starts ripening the fruit of the spirit,” or “He will ripen the fruit.” Blessings.

Thank you for your post and honesty. We join with you in prayer that God will assist you with your chosen burdens. Work-life balance is important for everyone who has a family. A colleague once told me his approach, with the blessing of his family regarding the long hours: when at work, he...

Thank you for your post. Here is one person’s reply: Blessings

Thank you for your post. Please help me understand “the last six commandments should be matured . . . . “ Blessings.

Thank you for your post. Since Jesus told us that on the two great commandments, Love God and Love Your Neighbor, hang ALL of the Law and the prophets, we should be able, with some study, understand Love Your Neighbor. Here are seven suggested characteristics of Love Your Neighbor: Sharing...

Thank you (again) for your thought-provoking post. To begin, the foundation: the two great commandments—Love God and Love Your Neighbor. Love Your Neighbor has two companion characteristics: (a) to forgive those who harm you, and (b) to make amends if you harm someone, unintentionally or not...

Thank you for the addition. The result you found mostly saddens me. To be cynical, it could be interpreted to say that without a reward, they won’t obey. On the other hand there are those who say that the two (the afterlife and Jesus must be the Christ) are inseparable. Peace be with you...

Thank you for your thoughtful response. By the way, there are a number YouTube videos featuring Keith Ward on this subject. Regarding your question about whether imagination could be a spiritual sense. Intriguing! Consider a mathematical object like the perfect circle. It strictly cannot...

Thank you for your post. A friend asks, “Why do we need a priest to intercede for us with God. Didn’t Martin Luther say we could pray to God directly?” Blessings.

Thank you for your post and the above reply. Here is a reference worth delving into, by Keith Ward (philosopher, Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford): “More Than Matter? What Humans Really Are“ (2010, Lion Hudson). Although we as Christians are well aware of our spiritual nature and a...

Thank you for your reply (but, I was hoping you wanted to discuss “taxing the rich”). Of course there is the Harris campaign add stating President Trump wants to implement a national sales tax, implying family taxes will be drastically increased etc. Fact: President Trump (and many, many...

Thank you for your post. The great thing about the public internet is that viewers have the opportunity to comment on what they view as misleading and out-of-context posts. With your example, the Harris campaign could follow up with comments on what she actually said (which, by the way, says...

Thank you for your honest post. It is hard to discern your intent other than: The visual image presented to the outside world is a (bold) statement of your faith, with (via the earrings) an overall attractive appearance. (???) As a good Christian you try your best to be internally humble...

Thank you for your post. The attached article is confusing to me. Not clear what distinguishes a conservative vs moderate vs liberal Evangelical. Later there is a correlation between college graduates vs high school only. OK, but we also know that a number of college graduates leave the...

Thank you for your post. The only sex sanctioned and blessed by God is between a man and a woman in covenant marriage. God forbids all other sex. Jesus was very clear about this. Indeed let us pray that those who walk in darkness may turn towards the light. Some of you are eloquent in...

“… and walk humbly with your God.” God accepts us as He made us, and is prepared to use us in accordance with the capabilities given us. Yet, given our fallen nature, there is always the temptation to try to portray ourselves bigger and better than we are. For some politicians, the temptation...

Thank you for your post. My first response was, “of course”: 6: 2 “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— 3 “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” (Ephesians 6) One example of many. On the other hand, we are...

Thanks for engaging. No, I am not a Calvinist (although I somehow implied that). Horrible things have happened to whole civilizations in the past, yet from the ashes new ones arose. We are each called, by God, to do our part in helping others, whether our community or nation or the world is...

Thank you for the details. Now, surely there are still magnificent vistas in Italy, and everywhere that has not been trashed by humans! Not sure about this label “reformed”; maybe I am just out of touch with current theological thinking and beliefs. Has God changed over the millennia? Unless...