Romans 14 – 16
Paul really goes into depth about not judging other believers here. “Who are you to condemn someone else’s servants? They are responsible to the Lord, so let him judge whether they are right or wrong… Yes,, each of us will give a personal account to God. So let’s stop condemning each other…”
Two things there should give us pause:
1) Each of us has to give an account to God – this is not so that we can be saved. We know: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes on Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” This is to give God an explanation for the way we lived.
2) “Let us aim for harmony in the church and try to build each other up.”
I have often wondered why we are quick to watch other people and the way they live and so quick to condemn them if they don’t act like we think they should. Yet, we often don’t live up to the standard we set for others.
Paul says it all in Romans 15:7 “Therefore, accept each other just as Christ has accepted you so that God will be given glory.” When I think of my life and the mistakes I have made, I wonder how God could accept me, but He sees me through the blood of Christ. Otherwise, I would be condemned.
Paul tells the believers he is intending to visit Rome, and he does, and he is killed there. Of course, for Paul “for to me to live is Christ and to die is gain.”
Tomorrow we’ll read Acts 20:4 – 23:35
"Pray if you want to" - Andy Rooney
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CBS and Katie Couric et al must be in a panic and rushing to reassure the White House that this is not network policy.
Folks, this is the year that we RE-TAKE AMERICA & CANADA
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Keep this going around the globe.
Read it and forward every time you receive it...
We can't give up on this issue.
Andy Rooney and Prayer
Andy Rooney says:
I don't believe in Santa Claus, but I'm not going to sue somebody for singing a Ho-Ho-Ho song in December.
I don't agree with Darwin , but I didn't go out and hire a lawyer when my high school teacher taught his theory of evolution.
Life, liberty or your pursuit of happiness will not be endangered in any way because someone says a 30-second prayer before a football game.
So what's the big deal?
It's not like somebody is up there reading the entire Book of Acts. They're just talking to a God they believe in and asking him to grant safety to the players on the field and the fans going home from the game.
But it's a Christian prayer, some will argue.
Yes, and this is the United States of America , and Canada , countries founded on Christian principles. According to our very own phone book, Christian churches outnumber all others better than 200-to-1.
So what would you expect --
Somebody chanting Hare Krishna?
If I went to a football game in Jerusalem ,
I would expect to hear a Jewish prayer.
If I went to a soccer game in Baghdad,
I would expect to hear a Muslim prayer.
If I went to a ping pong match in China ,
I would expect to hear someone pray to Buddha.
And I wouldn't be offended. It wouldn't bother me one bit.
When in Rome .....
But what about the atheists? Is another argument.
What about them?
Nobody is asking them to be baptized. We're not going to pass the collection plate. Just humor us for 30 seconds. If that's asking too much, bring a Walkman or a pair of ear plugs. Go to the bathroom. Visit the concession stand. Call your lawyer! Or, just exercise their right to leave this country!
Unfortunately, one or two will call their lawyer.
One or two will tell thousands what they can and cannot do. I don't think a short prayer at a football game is going to shake the world's foundations.
Christians are just sick and tired of turning the other cheek while our courts strip us of all our rights.
Our parents and grandparents taught us to pray before eating, to pray before we go to sleep.
Our Bible tells us to pray without ceasing.
Now a handful of people and their lawyers are telling us to cease praying.
God, help us. And if that last sentence offends you, well, just sue me.
The silent majority has been silent too long. It's time we tell that one or two who scream loud enough to be heard that the vast majority doesn't care what they want!
It is time that the majority rules!
It's time we tell them, "You don't have to pray; you don't have to say the Pledge of Allegiance; you don't have to believe in God or attend services that honor Him.
That is your right, and we will honor your right;
But by golly,
You are no longer going to take our rights away.
We are fighting back, and we WILL WIN!"
God bless us one and all...Especially those who denounce Him, God bless America and Canada , despite all our faults, we are still the greatest nations of all.
God bless our service men who
Are fighting to protect our right to pray and worship God.
Let's make 2012 the year the silent majority is heard and we put God back as the foundation of our families and institutions. And our military forces come home from all the wars.
Keep looking up.
If you agree with this, please pass it on.
If not delete it.
BUT REMEMBER SHOULD YOU DELETE IT,
that's one reason why this world is in the mess we're in now.
WE JUST SIT BACK & LET IT HAPPEN!!
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Until next time…
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