“I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.” (Ephesians 4:1-3) A life “worthy” of your calling is not a life of rule keeping or even orthodoxy, it is a humble, patient, and gentle life where you bear with one another in love. It is a lifestyle that makes every effort to keep the unity of the spirit through the only bond that can accomplish that, the bond of peace. It is not enough just to…
The only thing that counts…
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery … for in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” (Galatians 5:1,6,13-14) The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself in love. That is a concise…