According to Jesus, God is angry and severe with those who cause his dependent people to stumble in wrong or to give up trust in him. God is gentle beyond reason with those who know they need his help. There … Read more
Tag: Discipline
2 Thessalonians 3.1-18. Deliver us from evil (Advent 4)
Paul wants the Thessalonians to be protected from evil from within and without. The evil they face takes the forms of persection (chapter 1), false teaching (chapter 2) and false living (chapter 3). What Paul writes about church discipline in … Read more
Proverbs (1). Character
How do we form character? Parents, educationalists, government and business spend a great deal of time and money trying to encourage people to form clear values and resilience. The ancient school of wisdom has a great deal to teach us. … Read more