The Fool Who Would Be Holy > 2025

Yearly Archive: 2025

Parts of doing good:  love, affection, honor, prayer, hospitality, caring for each other’s needs, preferring each other

January 6, 2025 0 Comments

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good. In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate to one another; in honor preferring one another; not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer; contributing to the needs of the saints; given to hospitality.

Emotions, God's purpose for us, Human Rationality, In the Church, Love each other, Meaning of Unity, Restoration of God's Image, Restoration of our Relationships, The Kingdom is all around us, The Kingdom of the Heavens, To be in his image, To live in unity

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What Should I Do when Other Christians Tell me Not to Pray for Them?

January 5, 2025 0 Comments

When other believers reject me so completely that they order me not to pray for them, this doesn’t change what God tells me to do for them. I should continue doing good to them, as the opportunity presents itself. Galatians 6:7-10. This includes praying for them.

forgiveness and mercy, God is Love, God's purpose for us, His Children, In the Church, Love each other, Meaning of Unity, Purpose of the Church, Restoration of our Relationships, To live in unity

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A Visit with the Second Servant in Debtors’ Prison

January 2, 2025 0 Comments

Links: This post read as a YouTube video. Full playlist for this series. Remember the other servant?  The one the Unforgiving Servant threw in prison instead of showing him mercy?  I thought so.  Most people don’t. I know nearly everyone thinks this story is only about the relationship between the Lord and the Unforgiving Servant.  That’s why it is usually…
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Forgive as we forgive, forgiveness and mercy, Forgiveness and Unforgiveness, God is Love, God's rationality, Parables, Restoration of our Relationships, The Kingdom of the Heavens, The Problem of Evil, Through Jesus

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A Visit with the Unforgiving Servant on the Rack.  What did he Still Owe?

January 1, 2025 0 Comments

Links: This post read as a You Tube video. Full playlist for this series. We now continue with the story of the first servant—the one whose Lord forgave him an astronomically large debt, but who then wouldn’t forgive his fellow servant a debt of three months’ wages.  While the two servants were the only parties to the debt, they were…
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choosing not to forgive, Forgive as we forgive, forgiveness and mercy, God is Love, God's rationality, Love each other, Restoration of God's Image, Restoration of our Relationships, The Kingdom of the Heavens, The Problem of Evil, Uncategorized, What is sin?

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