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4 “I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. 5 But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after your body has been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him.
May 25, 2017 · We normally think that having many friends is good, but the Bible is warning us here. If we choose the wrong people to be our friends, people who take our focus off God, that's going to be a problem. Proverbs 12:26 instructs us, "The righteous should choose his friends carefully, for the way of the wicked leads them astray."
- JB Cachila
May 8, 2017 · Friends, try to prayerfully convince the toxic person of the dangers of sin (see Romans 6:23). These people are very much in need of grace just like us, and since we as Christians carry the hope of the world in us (see Colossians 1:27), we have the power to reach out to them.
- JB Cachila
Luke 12:4-9. New International Version. 4 “I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. 5 But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after your body has been killed, has authority to throw you into hell.
Becoming victims of slander or malicious gossip can be difficult to bear. However, God calls us to exhibit a very specific kind of response in such circumstances. Years ago, I received a letter from a friend who is a pastor at a church in California.
Killing unbelievers was actually declared by popes Leo IV and John VIII to be spiritually beneficial for Christian soldiers: Their sins could be erased if they killed in defense of the Church. In the year 1095, Pope Urban II launched the First Crusade, urging European leaders to rescue the Christian holy lands from their non-Christian occupiers.
Jul 25, 2022 · In this article, I will cover what the Bible says about killing, God’s value of life, and other modern issues associated with murder. Believers should carefully study Scripture themselves to arrive at their conclusions about ethical issues, including killing in wars and other contexts.