Unfortunately, we have grown accustomed to shrugging off lapses in moral character, manifested in secretive and deceptive lifestyles. We are frequently told that trying to find people who value honesty and model responsibility, who promote fairness, accountability, loyalty, respect for others, and who hold to strong, upright convictions is not at all realistic.
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Buried Long Enough
Solomon once wrote: “He who walks in integrity walks securely, But he who perverts his ways will be found out” (Prov. 10:9). Job became “the greatest of all the men of the east.” People respected him because he was “upright, fearing God and turning away from evil” (Job 1:1-3). Job walked securely.
Read MoreDealing with Physical and Emotional Pain
It’s hard for me to read Paul’s words without wincing, “Five times I received from the Jews thirty-nine lashes. Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, a night and a day I have spent in the deep.” (2 Corinthians 11:24–25)
Read MoreZiua Judecății
„Cartea Vieții” este un concept din Noul Testament cu rădăcini adânci în Vechiul Testament ( Exod 32:32-33; Daniel 12:12; Maleahi 3:16). Credincioșii din vremurile Vechiului Testament erau salvați de har, prin credință, dacă onorau vechiul legământ. Când Isus a inițiat un nou legământ, le-a spus ucenicilor: „ …bucuraţi-vă că numele voastre sunt scrise în ceruri.”” […]
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