To Be...Accepting
This sweet one is excitedly accepting losing her front tooth!
April 23
This year has been a wealth of blessings as I've worked my way through the book of Romans with a group of precious women at Bible Study Fellowship. I hate to see the year end. Our lesson in chapter 14 focused on "Unity in Community." The emphasis was to not quarrel over "non-essential matters." Those things that brought about my quote years ago..."It's not of eternal value." If its not keeping someone out of heaven, let it go!
(Our dress, the use of alcohol, the style of worship music we like, the translation of the Bible we use.)
Two key verses we focused on were Romans 14:17-18 MSG "Gods' kingdom isn't a matter of what you put in your stomach, for goodness' sake. It's what God does with your life as he sets it right, puts it together, and completes it with joy. Your task is to single-mindedly serve Christ. Do that and you'll kill two birds with one stone: pleasing the God above you and proving your worth to the people around you."
This year has been a wealth of blessings as I've worked my way through the book of Romans with a group of precious women at Bible Study Fellowship. I hate to see the year end. Our lesson in chapter 14 focused on "Unity in Community." The emphasis was to not quarrel over "non-essential matters." Those things that brought about my quote years ago..."It's not of eternal value." If its not keeping someone out of heaven, let it go!
(Our dress, the use of alcohol, the style of worship music we like, the translation of the Bible we use.)
Two key verses we focused on were Romans 14:17-18 MSG "Gods' kingdom isn't a matter of what you put in your stomach, for goodness' sake. It's what God does with your life as he sets it right, puts it together, and completes it with joy. Your task is to single-mindedly serve Christ. Do that and you'll kill two birds with one stone: pleasing the God above you and proving your worth to the people around you."
Oh, how I want to apply that to my life!
Adrian Rogers used alliteration in his preaching style. My BSF teaching leader probably didn't recognize how she used alliteration in her key points in a recent lecture, but it jumped out at me.
Accept other believers as adequate.
Don't have an underlining agenda of wanting to change others.
Allow God's Word to mold us, for we are accountable to God.
Act in love. Address our heart issues that allow non-essential matters to get under our skin. Exhibit actions that reflect the love of Christ.
The kicker quote for us to file away was "In essentials unity; in non-essentials tolerance; in all things, love."
Accept other believers as adequate.
Don't have an underlining agenda of wanting to change others.
Allow God's Word to mold us, for we are accountable to God.
Act in love. Address our heart issues that allow non-essential matters to get under our skin. Exhibit actions that reflect the love of Christ.
The kicker quote for us to file away was "In essentials unity; in non-essentials tolerance; in all things, love."
