Tag: Compassion
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Brotherly Love
Brotherly love is a key characteristic that Christians need to aim at, and here we learn what drastic steps are needed when it goes wrong.
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Forgiveness and Comfort
(2 Corinthians 2:1-11) In the first letter Paul wrote to the church at Corinth, he was quite scathing about some of the practices they were accepting and allowing to occur. Those practices included many forms of adultery and immorality and had to be addressed in a direct and emphatic way. Judgement was made and those…
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Vengeance Is Mine
(Romans 12:19-21) Over the last few posts we have looked at the attitudes and behaviours of life in Jesus Christ. Most specifically there have been a few posts considering the issue of revenge and retaliation when we are hurt or wronged by other people. The bible is very clear about this subject and the whole…
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In His Violent Death He Loved
(Acts 7:54-60) Any Christians reading the title of this post may probably think this post is talking about Jesus. I mean what human apart from Christ would even think about love when they are suffering a violent death apart from Jesus. And He was the Son of God. And non-Christians who may be reading this…
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Peter Denies Jesus
(John 18:15-18, 25-27) Jesus had previously spoken to Peter telling him that Peter would deny Jesus three times before the cock crowed. Peter had vehemently said that he would never do such a thing, but Jesus knew better. In these scriptures we see the situation unfold and the words of Jesus come to pass. We…
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The Joy of Jesus
(John 16:16-22) Jesus in this section of scripture is preparing the disciples for his impending death and resurrection. He is telling them they will be struck down with sorrow as a result of His death. But He also tells them that in due course they will be filled with the joy of Jesus, which no…
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The Cock Will Not Crow
(John 13:36-38) Is there anything worse than being a coward? Is there anything that will make you feel as useless as being a liar and a coward? Yes there is. It is being told that you will be a coward before the event occurs, especially when the one telling you is the Lord. That is…
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Blasphemy!
(John 8:48-59) The sins and the evils that the leaders of the Jews made against Jesus in his day were almost incomprehensible. But the worst of all sins was committed during this conversation. What is the worst sin that can be committed? Murder? Rape? Adultery? No, the worst sin that can be committed and the…
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The Woman Caught In Adultery – Part 2
(John 8:1-11) In my previous post I looked at the aspects of legalism that come from this teaching of the woman caught in adultery. Today we should explore the other side of this teaching, for it is a wondrous message and shows how the Lord has taken us from the darkness of that legalistic situation…
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Jesus turned the Water into Wine
(John 2:1-12) This section of scripture is interesting for a number of reasons. It is a well known piece of scripture as many have discussed it, written about it and there are even songs about it. This is described as the first of the miracles that Jesus performed by the Apostle John, and it is…
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Peter Denies Knowing Jesus
(Luke 22:54-62) This must have been one of the hardest times for both Jesus and Peter in their time together. Even though the Lord knew this would happen and had told Peter it would occur, it still would have been difficult for both of them. But what it does show is both the resilience of…
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The Woman Who Was A Sinner
(Luke 7:36-50) Judgement is a harsh thing, especially when it comes from one who does not have the right to judge. Who in this world is not a sinner? Who in this world is perfect and has the right to judge another? These are the questions and issues that are posed in this event about…
