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How to Live in Joy and Peace Despite Your Unpleasant Past?

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(AI generated pic) “But on some points I have written to you very boldly by way of reminder , because of the grace given me by God  (16)  to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles” Here, Paul was addressing the Jewish Christians reminding them of some points. One is his ministry to the Gentiles as God’s act of grace, and more importantly, based on what he already told them in the previous verses and chapters, that God is merciful to all people–not only among the Jews, but also to the Gentiles. He emphasized to them that both Jewish and Gentile Christians rest their hope in God. And because of this, there is no point of being in conflict with one another. Paul instructed them to accept one another, and bear one another’s weaknesses, and live in harmony with one another so that they will be filled with joy and peace in praising God as a church.  We talked about this in the previous Sundays as we go through our series of sermons on the Letter of Paul to the Romans. B...
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Dapat ba tayong maka-feel ng guilt sa hindi natin pagbabasa ng Bible o sa pagdalo sa pagtitipon ng church?

Key verse:  James 2:10 KJV  For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. Ang Greek word na ginamit sa verse na ito sa salitang “guilty” ay ἔνοχος (enochos) , na ang ibig sabihin ay in danger of, guilty of, subject to, or liable to . Kaya sa translation ng KJV at ESV sa Matthew 5:22 na ginamit din ang salitang ἔνοχος (enochos), ay pinili nila ang “in danger of” or “liable ”:  But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of (ἔνοχος, enochos) the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of (ἔνοχος, enochos) hell fire. Matthew 5:22 ESV  But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to (ἔνοχος, enochos) judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to (ἔνοχος, enochos) the ...
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