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Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Romans 12:9 I grew up in a Christian environment and somewhere along the line, I picked up this clever catchphrase – Love God, Hate Sin. I remember thinking that sounded simple. All I have to do is remember those four words and I’ll always make…
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Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one…
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For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. Romans 12:4 The human body is a profoundly complex organism, requiring multiple systems working together in order for it to function…
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I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. Romans 12:3 AA Step 10 – We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.…
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Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2 I think a lot of us, as Christians, assume that because we believe in God, that he’s transformed…
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Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God – this is your true and proper worship. Romans 12:1 On my first birthday after we were married, my wife asked me what kind of cake I wanted. I told…
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Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! Romans 11:33 When my siblings and I were young, my parents, in an effort to teach us financial stewardship, opened a savings account in each of our names. Unspent allowance and birthday money…
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But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, although a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing root of the olive tree, do not be arrogant toward the branches. Romans 11:17-18 When in treatment for my chemical dependency, it was amazing to see how…
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Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God’s kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Romans 11:22 In a group discussion recently, we addressed the use of certain medications by those addicts in our care. The room was divided on the issue. On one…
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I will make you jealous of those who are not a nation; with a foolish nation I will make you angry. Romans 10:19 I wear scrubs to work most days and a week or two ago, I must have gotten dressed in the dark, because I put my scrub shirt on inside-out. Some scrubs are…
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