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He rejects the fruit of the Spirit in several ways,Including that he has no patience for studying the scripturesThat God had delivered to his generation,Yet he expects the self-same Spirit to grant him understandingOf those same scriptures.

He fights against the evil that’s in your heart,But not against the evil that’s in his own.

If you are like many, you will reject some lies,Sometimes even daring to stand up in frontOf your fellow man and call the lies out. And if you are like many, you will doSuch rejecting and calling out—Even as you … Continue reading →

If you listen to a group discussion—especially about a controversial topic—and I mean really listen, like you had to write it all down just right all by yourself—what you’ll likely be hearing, whether you can get your head around it … Continue reading →

I see in Christian circles a good deal of talk about empathy these days, and in that discussion, I think I perceive a wide movement that’s conflating excusing with forgiving. Here’s what I mean: Jesus says this about forgiveness in … Continue reading →

Is it wrong to think that a person is obligated to live as God has obligated all humans to live? Is it wrong to remind him of the same and to hold him to it?

If on the forehead of every human there were magically to appear a number in neon red—from zero to ten—put there by God himself to show to the world in undeniable terms how much each person cares about God, I … Continue reading →

He is mad at the world for its dismal failureTo fill his personal void to his satisfaction—That void existing in him on account ofHis refusal to take in the things of God,For which that space was designed.

I see that the teacher who loves the subject matter is often found teaching and discussing it, whether being paid for it or not—even if he or she really needs the money. And this is doubly true of the teacher … Continue reading →

In the previous methods, we looked at questions that are actually stupid. Today, we consider a scenario in which you want to ask a question that will be taken as stupid. METHOD #4 1. Find a person who has these … Continue reading →