A Word of Encouragement Today!

[BigBlueHen53]

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Amen!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

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[cavemanrich]

 

[cavemanrich]

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Thank you again for these, Rich! They are often the highlight of my day! I file it under "Best of BYC!"

 

[cavemanrich]

Thank you again for these, Rich! They are often the highlight of my day! I file it under "Best of BYC!"

We are here for each other,
Here is a little of what I studied today.

"See How They Love One Another!"--1 Peter 1:22-2:3​ As the second century of Christianity began to unfold, the faith had spread throughout the Roman Empire—particularly to some of its great cities, like Rome and Carthage in North Africa. At that time, Christians were the objects of great suspicion from their neighbors and government officials because they had given up the behaviors of their previously pagan lifestyle. Wild rumors had begun to circulate in some places about what Christians actually taught and did in their meetings together. To clear the air and defend the good name of Christianity, a church leader in Carthage named Tertullian wrote a brief explanation of Christian practices and a critique of the unjust accusations that had been made against them. In his work, he wrote at one point that these attacks against Christianity were made out of jealousy, because Christians displayed a character of life that their pagan neighbors did not possess. Here is what Tertullian wrote: “It is mainly the deeds of a love so noble that lead many to put a brand upon us. See how they love one another, they say, for they themselves are animated by mutual hatred; how they are ready even to die for one another, they say, for they themselves will sooner put to death

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Oh for a love so pure, so noble, so selfless, among Christians today...

 

[cavemanrich]

This is what found me today::

 

[All4Eggz]

 

[BigBlueHen53]

WE are the Reason for the Season!
Thank You, heavenly Father,
For sending Your Son Jesus,
As a sacrifice for our sins,
So that we through Him
Might have the amazing gift of
forgiveness of sins,
And eternal life
With You and Him
And all the angels
In an earth made new
Where there will be
Neither sickness nor sin
Nor sorrow nor sadness
Nor death nor anything
To destroy our joy,
But peace and gladness forever.