Being obedient to the truth means that we don’t have to look at others through the distorted lens of our own biases. We can see them as God sees them and love them as He loves them.
From 1 Peter 1:22-23: “Now that you have purified your souls by your obedience to the truth so that you have genuine mutual affection, love one another deeply from the heart. You have been born anew, not of perishable but of imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God.”
You have to listen to the sound of your own breathing and honor the truth inside you.
Everyone messes up, lets people down, and makes mistakes. Not because we’re inadequate or fundamentally inept, but because we’re imperfect and fundamentally human.
Daniell Koepke is an American writer.
Pursuing
Faithful voice
Jesus instills worthiness
Taking up thy cross
Life
Following
Blessed teacher
Proclaiming God’s truth
Journey forward without fear
Jesus
Sustaining
Christ’s mission
Sowing faithful seeds
Harvesting from all nations
Discipleship
From 2 Corinthians 5:6-7: “So we are always confident, even though we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord—for we walk by faith, not by sight.”
Living by faith in Christ
Conscious of His nearness
Walking daily with trust
Spirit breathes with clearness
Groaning from burdens’ weight
Confident in His Word
Giving all to Jesus
Faith’s insight undeterred
Aiming to please Father
Answers found in Son’s love
Pursuing duty’s faith
Called to seek Him above
Receiving mercy’s touch
Inspiration from grace
Believing divine truth
Faith’s eternal birthplace
Being born from above
Behold, journey awaits
Embracing Lord’s judgment
Redemption’s faithful date
From 2 Corinthians 5:14: “For the love of Christ urges us on, because we are convinced that one has died for all; therefore all have died.”
Goodness is the only investment that never fails.
Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was an American naturalist, poet, and philosopher. Influenced by Ralph Waldo Emerson and Nathaniel Hawthorne, many of his writings reflected upon living in natural surroundings.
Jesus did not tell parables to confirm well-known truths, but rather to shatter well-known truths.
From John 8:31-32: “Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in Him, ‘If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.'”
John Newton (1725-1807) was an English pastor who also was a writer of several hymns, including the beloved “Amazing Grace.” His early life is filled with contrasts, when compared to his later life. He served as a ship’s captain during the slave trade, but later renounced his work after his conversion to Christianity. He became an outspoken opponent of the slave trade later in his life.
From 2 Timothy 13-14: “Hold to the standard of sound teaching that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. Guard the good deposit entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit living in us.”
Grateful to Father
Clear conscience worships free
Prayers seek encouragement
Always knowing thee
Heart filling with joy
Trust growing, day by day
God’s Word leading each journey
Molding us like clay
Surrounded by truth
Self-discipline stands fast
Spirit of resolve and love
Lord’s grace built to last
Saved by Christ’s mercy
Hallowed be His power
Called to always follow Him
With each passing hour
Light conquers darkness
Faith in Christ, living free
Guided by Holy Spirit
Always knowing thee
From the words of American pastor and Christian teacher, Charles Stanley: “The Bible is our protection against deception.”
Now the true soldiers of Christ must always be prepared to do battle for the truth, and must never, so far as lies with them, allow false convictions to creep in.
From Ephesians 6:13-15: “Therefore take up the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to withstand on the evil day and, having prevailed against everything, to stand firm. Stand, therefore, and belt your waist with truth and put on the breastplate of righteousness and lace up your sandals in preparation for the gospel of peace.”
Origen of Alexandria (c. 185 – c. 253) was also known as Origen Adamantius. He was a Christian scholar and theologian who spent the first half of his life in Alexandria (Egypt).
I can live for two months on a good compliment.
No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot.
Samuel Clemens (1835-1910), better know by his pen name of Mark Twain, is often recognized as one of America’s greatest humorists. Novelist and writer William Faulkner called him the “father of American literature.” While he was in California in 1865, his literary skills struck gold with the story of “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.”
Wherever Law ends, Tyranny begins.
There is nothing more ancient than the truth.
John Locke was an English philosopher and physician. He is often referred to as the “Father of Liberalism.”
Rene Descartes was a French philosopher and mathematician. His works were instrumental in the emergence of modern philosophy and science.
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