Matthew 5:31-32; 18:2-5; 19:3-9
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Richard Venable posted an update about Matthew 19:8: 2 years, 1 month ago · View
Matt 19:8: Jesus replied, ”Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning.”
Moses (or rather God through Moses) did not give the Israelites a perfect religion. The religion of the Old Testament was not a perfect religion, but contained compromises because of the hardness of human hearts.
But the God of the Old Testament is perfect! So we don’t study the Old Testament to find perfect religion, but to find a perfect God! Finding a perfect God is much better than finding a perfect religion anyway.
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daniel wrote a new blog post: Purify Me, Lord 2 years, 8 months ago · View
This week’s Liturgy of the Word focused on living out the Gospel, that is doing the commandments God entrusted us. The scripture readings can be found here in full, but as I use them, I will quote the bible that is currently available within BibleFox. I’ll start by breaking it down by reading. The first reading [...]
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natalie wrote a new blog post: our treasure 2 years, 10 months ago · View
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. [...]
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Alan Collins wrote a new blog post: St Francis 3 years, 3 months ago · View
“Preach the Gospel, and if necessary use words.” St Francis. This was in the Essential 100 devotional for this week. I really have a problem with this cute saying that is commonly flung around our churches today like a frisbee. I don’t think it stacks up biblically (“Preach the Gospel, and don’t let your lifestyle contradict [...]
I should also mention, that similarly, when I married Hannah I didn’t get a perfect marriage, but I did get a perfect wife!
I don’t know about the wife part!
But I do agree that finding a perfect God is what makes everything meaningful.