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. ● Rom 12:10b . . Honor others over yourselves. Christians infected with narcissistic personality disorder will find that rule difficult, if not impossible, to obey. It's a mental condition characterized by a grandiose sense of self-importance, a need for excessive admiration, exploitive...

. ● Rom 12:10a . . Love each other with genuine affection Real affection is easy to imitate, but not so easy to duplicate. Going through the motions is just not the same as feeling the feelings. There are people in this world who, by nature, are affection-challenged. They can't even feel...

. ● Rom 12:9a . . Don't just pretend that you love others. Webster's defines "pretense" as fiction, make-believe, and/or simulation. Ironically, pretense is foundational to ordinary civility and common courtesy. But when it comes to love; Christians should never put on a front. In other words...

. ● Rom 12:8 . . If you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly. That would probably correspond to incidents like the one depicted in the parable of the man attacked by road agents in Luke 10:30-36. In that instance, a passerby had the skills and the wherewithal to provide...

. ● Rom 12:8b . . If you have money, share it generously. Generously is quite the opposite of sparingly. Jesus once compared a widow's contributions to those of the wealthy. The small amount she gave counted more than the larger amounts contributed by the wealthy because her donation pretty...

. Internet forums have given many of Christ's obscure followers a convenient venue for sharing their time-won knowledge and experience with a worldwide audience. For the world's sake, I highly recommend making an effort to compose legible posts; neatly arranged, sensible, and tidy. Shouting...

. ● Rom 12:8a . . If your gift is to encourage others, then do so. You know who really benefits from encouragement in a big way? Little kids. Thoughtless grown-ups can break a growing child's fragile spirit by criticizing them all the time and never once giving them an "atta boy" or a single...

. ● Rom 12:7a . . If your gift is that of serving others, serve them well. "serving well" implies serving conscientiously and whole-heartedly rather than half-baked, grudging, and/or hit and miss. One of my brothers has been a construction foreman for decades and one of his perpetual...

. ● Matt 12:9-12 . . And departing from there, he went into their synagogue. And behold, there was a man with a withered hand. And they questioned him, saying: Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?-- in order that they might accuse him. . . . And he said to them: What man shall there be among...

. ● Eph 4:32 . . Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. (chuckle) that resembles a line from one of Bill And Ted's adventure movies: "Be excellent to each other" Within the context of the letter Paul wrote and sent to the Christians...

. ● Matt 5:7 . . Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Christ wasn't talking about forgiveness in that beatitude. The word for "merciful" is eleemon (el-eh-ay'-mone) which means: compassionate (as an adjective). And the word for "mercy" is eleeo (el-eh-eh'-o) which means: to...

. ● Col 3:15b . . Be thankful. You know "thank you" is not a dirty word. Christ's people should never take the attitude that just because somebody is doing their job that they don't deserve recognition. One of my favorite romantic comedies is "No Reservations" starring Catherine Zeta-Jones and...

. ● John 13:35 . . By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. For many of us who grew up in dysfunctional families, broken homes, foster systems, gangs, and/or orphanages et al; the concept of love doesn't resonate in our thinking; viz: it just goes in one ear...

. 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...

. FAQ: Just how extensive is this "joint participation" thing you're talking about? A: Christ's crucifixion was for the purpose of vindicating the justice system of a very legal-minded God. ● Isa 53:6 . . All of us like sheep have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; but The Lord...

. "A voice rings out; Proclaim! Another asks; What shall I proclaim? All flesh is grass, all its goodness like flowers of the field: Grass withers, flowers fade when the breath of The Lord blows on them. Indeed, man is but grass: he withers, his flowers fade" (Isa 40:6-8) Man is but perishable...

. ● Luke 13:22-24 . . And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem. Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them, strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be...

. FAQ: Why do you believe that what Paul wrote about participation in Christ's crucifixion applies to you? A: That's a fair question; and deserves a straight answer. Most Christians like to think of themselves as reasonable people. But at the same time they must admit that there are...

. Don't be foolhardy justbyfaith. You can have your baptismal rite; I have no interest in taking that away from you. But just to be on the safe side I highly recommend following Christ's instructions to come to him and to speak with him one-on-one about obtaining both the Spirit and the water...

. As was stated in post No.1, such a fate can be easily avoided by opting to become a joint participant (a.k.a. joint principal) in Christ's crucifixion. ● Rom 6:3 . .Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? FAQ: How? A...