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. 234» Col 3:19 . . Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them. The Greek verb translated "love" doesn't necessarily pertain to either affection and/or fondness. It's more about civility than emotion. This is the kind of love that we extend to everyone-- friend, foe, and stranger...

. I'd imagine the hardest part about Heaven is not getting there, but staying there. Some years ago it occurred to me that it's very easy for me to live in this world, but Heaven would require a level of piety and self control that I was pretty sure I couldn't keep up forever. Sooner or later...

. 233» Col 3:18 . .Wives, submit to your husband, as is fitting in The Lord. NOTE: Here's a new word for your vocabulary: Womxn. You know what that is? It's the latest desperate attempt by "progressive" women to avoid identifying themselves with men in every way possible. I suppose they'll next...

. 232» Col 3:17 . .Whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of The Lord Jesus. In other words: Christ's followers should conduct themselves as Christians as opposed to conducting themselves in any old way they feel like. A simple way to apply Col 3:17 is just to ask...

. If the original sin is obtained via heredity then whence did Eve obtain it? She was constructed with material taken from Adam's body; but all that was over and done with prior to his eating the forbidden fruit so it was too late for him to pass his sin, and its consequences, to her via...

. 231» Col 3:16 . . Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom Before attempting to teach and admonish one another, it's essential that the word of Christ first dwell in ourselves richly; which is from a Greek word that means copious...

. FAQ: How was it legitimate for Adam's posterity to be given the death penalty for his offense when so many passages in the Bible are opposed to passing a father's mistakes on to his posterity? For example: Ezek 18:1–4, Ezek 18:18–20, 2Kngs 14:6, Deut 24:16, 2Chron 25:4, and Jer 31:29–30...

. 230» Col 3:15b . . And be thankful. You know "thank you" isn't profanity; and Christ's people should never take the attitude that just because somebody is doing their job that they don't deserve recognition. One of my favorite romantic comedies is "No Reservations" starring Catherine...

. 229» Col 3:15 . . Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. I first began chemo therapy in a very large space with numerous La-Z-Boy recliners and chemo stations spaced around the perimeter up against the walls. During treatment it...

. 228» Col 3:13a . . Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. The Greek word for "grievance" appears in only one place in the entire New Testament and that's right here. It likely refers to complaints in the petty category; viz: trivial, negligible...

. ● Gen 2:15-17 . .The Lord God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden, to till it and tend it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying: Of every tree of the garden you are free to eat; but as for the tree of knowledge of good and bad, you must not eat of it; for in the day you eat...

. 227» Col 3:12 . .Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Apparently the Colossian believers were neither compassionate, nor kind, nor humble, nor gentle, nor patient; and would've continued to be...

. ● Matt 13:10 . . And the disciples came and said to him: Why do you speak to them in parables? It is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. Jesus answered their inquiry by referring to an incident in the 6th chapter of Isaiah's prophecy...

. FAQ: How was it legitimate for Adam's posterity to be given the death penalty for his offense when so many passages in the Bible are opposed to passing a father's mistakes on to his posterity? For example: Ezek 18:1–4, Ezek 18:18–20, 2Kngs 14:6, Deut 24:16, 2Chron 25:4, and Jer 31:29–30...

. Eve was constructed with material taken from Adam's body. However: she was completed and fully sentient prior to Adam tasting the forbidden fruit, so it was too late for him to pass the so-called fallen nature on to her by means of reproduction. In the past, I was certain that the fruit...

. 226» Col 3:9-10 . . Do not lie to each other since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. Humanity's original self began its created existence in the image of God (Gen 1:26-27). In...

. Some years ago, a Jewish man asked me this question: "God forgave you for the sins you committed up to the moment of your conversion. What about the sins you are committing now?" His was a reasonable question coming from someone familiar with Yom Kippur where as soon as the ritual ends, Jews...

. Well; I can't speak for everyone of course; but my natural existence wrapped when Christ was crucified because God, in some mysterious way that I've yet to understand, made me a joint principal in Jesus' execution similar to how He made me a joint principal in the forbidden fruit incident back...

. 225» Col 3:8 . . Put off all these: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. Webster's defines "malice" as desire to cause pain, injury, or distress to another. Behaviors like deliberate chafing, needling...

. Moses' law has its uses (e.g. Rom 3:20 & Gal 3:23-26) but folks unified with Christ are not covenanted with God to comply with it. And that's fortunate because Moses' law slams non compliance with a number of very undesirable curses. (Lev 26:14-39, Deut 27:15-26, & Deut 28:15-68) _