Episodes
Thursday Mar 30, 2017
COA #115 - Be Modest in Dress, Manners, and Demeanor
Thursday Mar 30, 2017
Thursday Mar 30, 2017
It is probably true that on the whole Paul's commands are more difficult for women to swallow than men. Paul irks modern sensibilities.
Tuesday Mar 28, 2017
COA #114 - Honor, Respect, and Give Your Best to Your Masters and Employers
Tuesday Mar 28, 2017
Tuesday Mar 28, 2017
We take the world's habits and attitudes far too easily and thoughtlessly for granted.
Thursday Mar 23, 2017
COA #113 - Honor and Submit To Authority
Thursday Mar 23, 2017
Thursday Mar 23, 2017
Christians in all times have found this a particularly odious command. Many today manufacture a variety of justifications why in this or that case Christians are not obligated to heed the strict letter of its requirement.
Tuesday Mar 21, 2017
COA #112 - Live in Harmony With All
Tuesday Mar 21, 2017
Tuesday Mar 21, 2017
We have spoken about unity within Christ's body as the fulfillment of Jesus' intimate prayer to his Father of John 17. But the harmony of humanity we are to exhibit as God's ambassadors to the world, and as avowed disciples of his Son, goes much further.
Thursday Mar 16, 2017
COA #111 - Live Quiet Peaceable Lives
Thursday Mar 16, 2017
Thursday Mar 16, 2017
One of the first scriptures my mother taught my sisters and me was Romans 12:18. To this day the words are emblazoned on my memory where they were Scotch-taped to our refrigerator: If possible, so far as it depends upon you, live peaceably with all.
Tuesday Mar 14, 2017
COA #110 - Maintain Unity
Tuesday Mar 14, 2017
Tuesday Mar 14, 2017
Unity is the great neglected virtue of the New Testament. It may, in fact, be the most important of all the virtues the church is to display to the world.
Thursday Mar 09, 2017
COA #109 - Don't Neglect Fellowship With Your Brothers and Sisters
Thursday Mar 09, 2017
Thursday Mar 09, 2017
We find ourselves here facing a sometimes confusing, often misapplied, and complex command.
Tuesday Mar 07, 2017
COA #108 - Deal With Body Conflicts in the Church
Tuesday Mar 07, 2017
Tuesday Mar 07, 2017
This command contains two elements. One, when problems and conflicts arise in the church--deal with them. Two, when problems have to be resolved, don't involve outsiders. As much as possible keep them in the church.
Thursday Mar 02, 2017
COA #107 - Do All Things Decently and In Order
Thursday Mar 02, 2017
Thursday Mar 02, 2017
Paul wrote these words to sum up the 14th chapter of 1 Corinthians in which he had been setting forth guidelines for the use and operation of the spiritual gifts.