Sounding the alarm is not popular, but when Christians run from this like the plague, the church ends up being overrun with those who use the gospel for their nefarious agenda. Both the person giving the rebuke and the rebuked equally feel bad and no wonder most people avoid this …
Division IS the inevitable. “In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and to some extent I believe it. 19 No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God’s approval.” 1 Corinthians …
“But if a righteous person turns from their righteousness and commits sin and does the same detestable things the wicked person does, will they live? None of the righteous things that person has done will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness they are guilty of and because of the sins …
My daughter has already surpassed me in height, but judging by the shadow, you’d probably come up with a different conclusion. The most interesting thing about shadows is that it can make the smallest thing look grand depending on where the object stands. We know not to rely on shadows …