1 If therefore The Messiah has suffered in your place in the flesh, be you also equipped with the same mind, for everyone who has died in his body has ceased from all sins; 2 Therefore he shall not live for the desires of men, as during the time that he was in the body, but for the will of God. 3 For that past time was enough in which you served the pleasure of The Pagans, in debauchery, drunkenness, in whoredom, in orgies and in the worship of demons. 4 And behold, now they marvel and insult you because you do not run riot with them in this former debauchery, 5 Those who give an account to God, who is going to judge the dead and living. 6 For because of this, The Good News was proclaimed also to the dead that they would be judged as children of men in the flesh and they would live in God by The Spirit.
7 The end of all things has arrived, therefore sober up and wake up to prayer. 8 And before everything, have a severe love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins. 9 And love strangers without murmuring. 10 And let each one of you serve his neighbor with the gift he has received from God, as good stewards of the unique grace of God. 11 Everyone who speaks, let him speak according to the word of God, and everyone who ministers, according to what power God gives to him, that God may be glorified in all that you do, by Yeshua The Messiah, whose glory and honor is truly to the eternity of eternities.
Today we will be looking at the topic of vigilance. When we vigilantly “seek the things that are above,” we are not only looking forward to a heavenly eternity, but we should be finding ways to enact heavenly principles in the here and now, incorporating our new, spiritual kingdom life into the life we are living now.
The apostle Paul stated it this way:
Colossians 3:1-3 – If then you were…
There are times in our lives when we need to explore the place between our hurting hearts and the hunting for joy.
Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body is done with sin. As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God. For you have spent enough time in the past doing what pagans choose to do—living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and…
i guess ten being considered the universe's hottest dude with women falling over themselves to kiss him is kinda crazy to me bc in my mind he is fundamentally a little wretched twig of a guy. like a drowned kitten or perhaps rat to me . i'm realizing that the spirit of donna noble is possessing me as i write this post
Sucking a priests dick, him gripping your hair and hearing him mutter to himself "keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins" as a way to ease the guilt. He'll confess this only once, but think about it for months 😇
yeah so ive been making some hatchetfield characters in the sims. blinky's rewatch party discord has already seen most of these already but i felt like posting them on here too
i HAD to make a simlish version of the shirt
boy jerma shirt on girl jerma
hollowaaaaAAAYYYY
they were gossiping and i just had to screenshot sheila's reaction
she was LAUGHING IN HER SLEEP!!!
this wasn't intentional btw. i made his cold weather outfit be the homeless man outfit and he just AUTOMATICALLY put it on as soon as he grabbed the bag
i killed a random townie and pete got depression from it
White collar handles angst in such a great way because 3/4ths of the characters are emotionally mature, well-regulated people so when things like El getting kidnapped for the treasure go down, Peter doesn’t blame Neal or Mozzie, and even hears out Neal’s side on how he got the treasure. El doesn’t hold any resentment either because she recognizes Keller is to blame even though he was after their treasure.
I wouldn’t have blamed them for being more mad at Mozzie and Neal, but the fact they understood where they were coming from and never misappropriately assigned blame (Peter even tells Mozzie to stop blaming himself, because it was Keller who kidnapped El) is such a huge indicator of their maturity.
Also, Peter being able to see Neal be willing to confess and go to jail for his part in stealing the treasure allowed him to see that his good influence WAS changing Neal too. Peter recognizes that Neal is genuinely trying to be better, even if he can’t fully kick his habits, so even when Neal fucks up, he always keeps that in mind.
There are other examples, but how they handled the treasure fallout really stood out.
Romans 3:23
Romans 6:23
The gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 10:9, 13
vs 1
Paul urges us.
God's mercy requires a response.
Our sins are dealt with.
'This text speaks to those who neglect or withold this sacrifice, this service, and reproaches them as unreasonable, unapproachable, indefensible, disobedient...'
vs 2
Moulds of the World.
A sense of selfishness. Focus on what one wants, on consumerism...
You can no longer follow the practices of this world.
We need to be teachable.
Come together as a community.
Relationships amongst God's people are crucial.
vs 3
If we are going to build meaningful relationships we must know ourselves.
vs 4 - 6
We are all different.
Diversity is God given.
We are dependent on each other.
Don’t Let Suffering Surprise You (1 Peter 4:12-19)
In a culture of toxic positivity, we can never quite bring ourselves around to the reality of suffering.
Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.
If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. If you suffer,…