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. ● 1Pet 1:3 . . Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy we have been born anew to a living hope According to the language and grammar of that passage: Peter, along with the folk to whom he penned his letter, successfully underwent the birth about which Jesus...

. ● 1Pet 1:3 . . Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy we have been born anew to a living hope OBJECTION: It appears to me that according to Matt 16:16 and Jer 17:13, God is the living hope rather than resurrection to an immortal body. RESPONSE: The Hebrew...

. ● Eph 4:2 . . Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, putting up with another in love. NOTE: That's an interesting command because no doubt it's not asking us to do something that Christ doesn't do every day: endure his sheep's stupidity, their lack of civility, and their natural...

. ● Gal 6:10 . . So then, whenever we have opportunity, let us do good to all men, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith. Good can take any number of forms but I think a useful description we could apply here is "beneficial". Jesus did good (Acts 10:30) i.e. he was very...

. ● Gal 6:1-2 . . Bear one another's burdens, and thus fulfill the law of Christ. It's human nature to shun people with problems so they don't drag us into a world of inconvenience and/or negativity. But that is not what I call fulfilling the law of Christ; which reads thusly: ● John 13:34-35...

. FAQ: So there's a supreme being, the universe is the result of intelligent design, and there's a frightful reckoning coming. What am I supposed to do about it? A: The first thing you need to do right away is get your record wiped so that on the books it appears as though you've never been...

. ● Gal 6:1a . . Brethren, even if someone is caught in the very act of any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; The Greek word for "trespass" is interesting. It can refer to willful misconduct and/or to unintentional misconduct. Seeing as how willful...

. ● Gal 5:26 . . Let us not be conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. Webster's defines "conceit" as: excessive self-appreciation of one's own worth or virtue. There's nothing intrinsically wrong with having strong core values and/or believing in yourself, but if you should...

. ● Mark 16:15-17 . . Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. FAQ: What about the many millions of people in the past and the present who've never heard, nor ever will hear...

. ● 2Cor 2:9-11 . . If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And what I have forgiven-- if there was anything to forgive --I have forgiven in the sight of Christ for your sake, in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes. One of the opposition's tactics is...

. ● Rev 14:6-7 . . And I saw another angel flying through the sky, carrying the everlasting gospel to preach to the people who dwell on the earth-- to every nation, tribe, language, and people. Fear God! he shouted. Give glory to Him! For the time has come when He will sit as judge. Worship Him...

. No; absolutely not the same as JW shunning and/or Scientology disconnection. Their practices destroy friendship bonds, destroy family ties, and even destroy marriage vows. The ostracizing that Paul is talking about is congregational. At church functions: don't eat with them. At...

. The Watchtower Society's minions practice an extreme form of ostracizing called shunning, which is similar to Scientology's disconnection. But Paul never meant for Christ's followers to go that far. His ostracizing is pretty much limited to church, viz: congregational functions, e.g...

. ● 2Cor 2:5-10 . . The punishment inflicted on him by the majority is sufficient for him. Now instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. I urge you, therefore, to reaffirm your love for him. The cause for which Paul wrote that section...

. ● 1Cor 16:22 . . If anyone love not The Lord, let him be accursed. One's love of The Lord is exemplified by loyalty. ● John 14:15 . . If you love me, you will comply with what I command. ● John 14:21 . .Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. ● John 14:23-24 ...

. ● 1Cor 16:20 . . Greet one another with a holy kiss. Kissing was a common form of greeting in the old world; and still is in the Middle East and certain parts of Europe; but here in America-- a super-sized racial/cultural/ethnic amalgam of customs from all over the globe --it's wise to...

. ● 1Cor 11:33-34 . . My brethren, when you come together to eat, wait for each other. If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you meet together it may not result in judgment. The command doesn't frown upon things like church banquets, men's' breakfasts, ladies' luncheons...

. ● 1Cor 10:32-33 . . Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God: even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved. The main idea here is courtesy with respect to cultural differences...

. ● 1Cor 10:27-29 . . If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat whatever is put before you without raising questions of conscience. But if anyone says to you "This has been offered in sacrifice" then do not eat it, both for the sake of the man who told you and for...

. ● 2Pet 3:18 . . But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. A gracious person is honest, kind, courteous, inclined to good will, generous, cheerful, reliable, trustworthy, faithful, genial, sociable, generous, thoughtful, patient, lenient, tolerant, temperate...