scripture
Romans 14:7-9
For none of us lives to himself alone and none of us dies to himself alone. If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life so that he might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.
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I have but one candle of life to burn, and I would rather burn it out in a land filled with darkness than in a land flooded with light.
John Keith Falconer
scripture
Romans 13:11-14
And do this, understanding the present time. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature.
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I cannot recall, in any of my reading, a single instance of a prophet who applied for the job.
A. W. Tozer
thoughts
The average US household watches 494 minutes (8hr 14m) of television a day. (Nelson Media Research) That comes out to 3458 minutes (57hr 38m) a week.
Over a period of an average life span of 75 years, that amounts to over 13 million hours of life being spent in front of a lifeless box.
Are there not better things that we can be doing with our time? Most technology is obsolete with a few years anyway. Why not invest in something that will provide a return?
scripture
Matthew 23:27-28
Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men's bones and everything unclean. In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
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True evangelical faith cannot lie sleeping, it clothes the naked, it comforts the sorrowful, it feeds the hungry, it shelters the destitute, it cares for the sick, it becomes all things to all people.
Menno Simons
thoughts
Theology cannot survive in the space between the pulpit and the pew; it must penetrate into your heart and cause action. What does it matter if our theology is miles wide if it is but only a few inches deep?
