What truths are you choosing to shape your reality?
Look at any news footage of the protests over the R. v. W. Supreme Court ruling and you see those who are incontinent (using an old definition). In other words, these people are unable to restrain themselves. Otherwise, the options Continue reading Incontinent – without restraint
1 Corinthians 7:23 (Weymouth) “You have all been redeemed at infinite cost: do not become slaves to men.” (Williams) “You have been bought and actually paid for; stop becoming slaves to men.” This makes it sound like we were bought Continue reading Bought Out of Slavery and Under a New Master
Rom 6:16-20 (Williams) (16) Do you not know that when you habitually offer yourselves to anyone for obedience to him, you are slaves to that one whom you are in the habit of obeying, whether it is the slavery to Continue reading Habitual Obedience Makes Unholy, Unrighteous, and Guilty Slaves
Romans 6:16 in the WEB version says: “Don’t you know that when you present yourselves as servants and obey someone, you are the servants of whomever you obey; whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness?” And in Continue reading Habitual Obedience Makes Slaves
1 Corinthians 9:19 in the Williams version: “Yes, indeed, though I am free from any human power, I have made myself a slave to everybody, to win as many as possible.” The Weymouth says “human control” instead of “human power.” Continue reading Human Control, Self-Govern, or Slaves
1 Corinthians 6:12 in the Murdock version says: “Every thing is in my power: but every thing is not profitable to me. Every thing is in my power; but none of them shall have dominion over me.” It would be Continue reading Self-imposed chains of doing right, self-control, and self-govern
When students tell me they don’t want to do their work I have come up with a new reply. I have been telling them that I don’t like to wash my armpits, but I still do it. I don’t like Continue reading Body Enslaved and Dead
We are in bondage and have been conquered, defeated, and gotten the better of. In other words, we are slaves. 2 Peter 2:19 (WEB) “for a man is brought into bondage by whoever overcomes him.” (Williams) “for a man is Continue reading In Bondage as Slaves
John 8:34 in the Weymouth New Testament: “Everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin.” “Commit” makes it sound like it is intentional. The word “commit” is in the original text. So if we are not intentionally committing ourselves Continue reading Sin Slave
Obedience makes us slaves – Wow, the Williams version has it crazy that even habits are undesirable so much we are slaves to them. What habit or regular sin is holding us back and keeping us from slavery to righteousness? Continue reading Habits make us slaves