BEYOND THE BOUNDARY OF GOD'S DESIGN
Every other sin that a man commits is outside his body, but the immoral man [fornicator] sins against his own body. 1 Corinthians 6:18
Daily Devotional:
Every other sin that a man commits is outside his body, but the immoral man [fornicator] sins against his own body. 1 Corinthians 6:18
The goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. 1 Timothy 1:5
Perhaps the greatest service performed by trials and tribulations in our lives is to reveal wrong goals. It's during these times of pressure that your emotions raise their warning flags signalling blocked goals, uncertain goals, and impossible goals which are based on our desires instead of God's goal of proven character.
But we all are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit. 2 Corinthians 3:18
Brethren, even if a man is caught in any trespass, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness. Galatians 6:1
Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbour has fulfilled the law. Romans 13:8
Many people demonstrate that their need to win when trying to resolve conflicts with others is greater than their regard for relationships. Why is winning so important to us? Why must we always be right? The person who is driven to win, to be right, or to be first is insecure. Insecure people are driven to perform.
Let us not judge one another anymore, but rather determine this - not to put an obstacle or a stumbling block in a brother's way. Romans 14:13
I grew up with a good, moral background, and I even went to church, but I wasn't a Christian. In those days I really enjoyed beer, especially on a hot day after mowing the lawn. When I received Christ as a young man, I joined a church that preached total abstinence from alcoholic beverages. I wasn't a drunk, so I decided to scratch that rule and keep my beer.
Be angry, and yet do not sin. Do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not give the devil an opportunity. Ephesians 4:26,27
Suppose you possessed the means to give your child the best. What kind of parent would you be? What would be your role in determining what your child should be and do? Maybe you would be tempted to respond like the parents of a girl named Jill.
Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction. 1 Timothy 6:9
Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:57
Here's a wonderful example of what can happen to a Christian when the strongholds of the mind are overthrown by God's truth.
Jeannie is a beautiful and talented woman in her mid-twenties. As an active Christian for 13 years, she sings in a professional singing group, writes music, leads worship at her church, and oversees a discipleship group.
By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of the things which are visible. Hebrews 11:3