The following is Galatians 2:11-21, Holman Christian Standard Bible, text from Bible Gateway. It is worth noting that other translations, per the footnote in the HCSB, continue the quotation of what Paul said to Peter through verse 21: '11 But when Cephas[b] came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face because he stood condemned.[c] 12 For … Continue reading Cultural Hypocrisy
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Deferring Hope and Faith
Even though a person may preach spiritual truths to a crowd, the message is usually for the person preaching it. If you feel like God has put a message in your heart to share, you are the primary intended recipient of that message. If it’s really burning in your heart, that may be a sign … Continue reading Deferring Hope and Faith
Manifest Forgiveness
This post is a follow up to Effective Humility I think there is a time and a place where spiritual conviction just totally wipes a person out and they fall on their face before God. However, as I've been on my spiritual walk, I have found a different death to self needed, which is a death … Continue reading Manifest Forgiveness
Good News vs. Bad News
The thing about the doctrine of hell, as I have known it, is that in contrast to the severity of it, nothing in this temporary life should matter. For real, given that doctrine, no enterprise should be worthwhile except standing on a soapbox warning loudly about the coming destruction. And yet, in the face that … Continue reading Good News vs. Bad News
Andrew K. Banks 