"For the poor will never cease to be in the land; therefore I command you, saying, 'You shall freely open your hand to your brother, to your needy and poor in your land.”
Deuteronomy 15:7-8;10-11
Brotherly Kindness
Stairway of Christian Character: Part IX
November 3, 2013 • Van N. Houser
And Besides This...Add to Your Faith Part 10
November 17, 2013 • Van N. Houser
The tragedy of many Christian lives is that they are filled with incomplete promise. Peter had much to say about how the Christian life is to be lived to the fullest of its potential. Theologian Charles Barclay said, "The generosity of God does not absolve a man from effort; Life is at its best and noblest when our effort cooperates with God's grace, to produce fruitfulness."
And Besides This...Add to Your Faith Part VIII
October 6, 2013 • Van N. Houser
The tragedy of many Christian lives is that they are filled with incomplete promise. Peter had much to say about how the Christian life is to be lived to the fullest of its potential. Theologian Charles Barclay said, "The generosity of God does not absolve a man from effort; Life is at its best and noblest when our effort cooperates with God's grace, to produce fruitfulness."