The Apostle Paul wants to teach us how we can live out the grace of God. He is teaching us how we can enhance the unity of the body in our daily living, and how we are to distinctively live as Christians in this world and bring glory to God. What does it truly mean to forgive when someone has hurt us so bad.
Being one who serves is a part of what it means to be a Christ-follower. God wants us to, through the empowerment of His Holy Spirit, follow His command from Isaiah 1:17,” Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.”
We are called to serve not only the people we see in our daily lives but look for opportunities to serve the oppressed, orphaned, widows, and seek the cause of justice whenever we have the chance.
I Peter 4:10 (ESV) says, "As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace"
Life just isn't fair! Have you ever thought that? Our circumstances can change in an instant and we may face challenges that are hard and difficult to bare. Just ask Job. He was a godly man but found himself facing unthinkable tragedy after tragedy. His children were killed, his livestock was stolen, and he found himself covered in boils from the top of his head to the soles of his feet. This man was in definite need...
We get to look at the topic of what it means to "bear with one another.” When I think of this term to “bear with” someone I oftentimes do not have the biblical point.of view in mind. And although there are times that I wish that I could be like Elijah in 2 Kings 2:24, when he called down bears from the forest to deal with people he was having problems with...
