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. At Luke 7:40-50, an interesting incident in the Lord's life is told. A common courtesy extended to guests in people's homes back in Jesus' day was to offer them some water to wash their feet, give them a kiss of greeting, and a dollop of lotion for their hair. I don't know what the problem...

. ● Rom 14:13a . .Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Within the context of the 14th of Romans, "passing judgment" pertains to criticizing others for refusal to accept and/or comply with your own gray area beliefs and practices. _

. ● Rom 14:5 . . One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. Common Christian holy days are The Lord's Day (Sunday), Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God, the Epiphany, Solemnity of Saint Joseph...

. Years ago when I underwent recruit training in the US Army, we were processed in alphabetical order; consequently I was at the back of the line for just about everything except chow because my last name begins with W --very few guys' names began with X, Y, or Z. If perchance the great white...

. ● Rom 14:2-4 . . One man's faith allows him to eat everything, but another man, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. The man who eats everything must not look down on him who does not, and the man who does not eat everything must not condemn the man who does, for God has accepted him...

. ● Rom 14:1 . . Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters. A strong faith consists of the elements of knowledge, confidence, assurance, and conviction. A weak faith can be defined as vacillating; viz: one that's not all that sure whether something is wrong...

. ● Rom 12:20 . . If your personal enemy is hungry, feed him, and if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in so doing you will heap burning coals upon his head. Way back when the television show " SURVIVOR" was in its second or third season, two of the women fell out of sorts and one vowed that...

. ● Rom 12:19 . . Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written: Vengeance is mine, I will repay; testifies The Lord. The focus is upon one's "own" revenge; in other words: if the matter can't be settled legally; let it go rather than take it upon...

. Larry and I didn't grow up together. We had the same father but not the same mother. I was taken to visit Larry just once when we were both young boys. I did not see him again until I was seventeen when he and our dad gave me a surprise send-off to the Army in August of 1961. From thence...

. ● Rom 12:18 . . If possible, so far as it in your power, be at peace with all men. Assertive, defensive, demanding, fault-finding, imperious, judgmental, confrontational, argumentative, bossy, spirited, hard-nosed, implacable, moody, thin skinned, vindictive, abrasive, spiteful people are not...

. According to Jesus' statements at John 3:3-8, it's necessary for people to undergo a birth by water and by the Spirit in order to enter and/or see the kingdom of God. Well; if perchance my deceased brother somehow failed to obtain the water Jesus spoke about to the Samarian women in John...

. I sincerely believe that Jesus Christ is a man of integrity who would never knowingly mislead people. In point of fact, I'm convinced that that everything he taught originated with God, whom I also sincerely believe to be a person of integrity who would never knowingly mislead people. ● John...

. ● Rom 12:16b . . Don't be elitist, but willing to associate with people below you. I'd have to say that those instructions apply only in church where it's understood by Spirit-led Christians that no one in attendance is somehow better than another. (cf. Jas 2:1-4) Church managers should be...

. ● Rom 12:16a . . Live in harmony with each other. It isn't necessary to be in 100% agreement with others on everything in order to comply with that command. But it is necessary to practice courtesy, tolerance, and patience, i.e. make every effort to avoid feuding, debating, and...

. ● Rom 12:15 . .When others are happy, be happy with them. If they are sad, share their sorrow. A number of factors play a role in the making of an insensitive clod; one of which is defective areas of the brain called amygdalae. In brief, the amygdalae control, to a large extent, our emotions...

. My eldest brother (for convenience sake, call him Larry) was ordained to the priesthood in 1965 and remained so for 53 years prior to passing away at the age of 78 in May of 2018. Larry graduated from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He taught at the University of San Diego and...

. ● Rom 12:14 . . Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. The koiné Greek word for "persecute" is dioko (dee-o'-ko) which means to pursue; i.e. to hound. In other words; a persecuting personality is one whose mission in life is to ruin somebody's day at every opportunity; and...

. ● Rom 12:13b . . Practice hospitality. Webster's defines hospitable as: (1) given to generous and cordial reception of guests, (2) promising or suggesting generous and cordial welcome, (3) offering a pleasant or sustaining environment. In other words; a hospitable person is civil, courteous...

. ● Matt 28:18 . . Jesus came to them and said: All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. ● Acts 1:9 . . He was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. ● Dan 7:13-14 . . In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of...

. ● Rom 12:13a . . Share with God's people who are in need. The Jews are God's people in accordance with an unconditional covenant that He made with Abraham. (Gen 17:7-8) NOTE: Nazi Germany was very nearly 99% Christian. Had they all complied with Rom 12:13a, the effects of the Holocaust...