Be good
1Pe 3:8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
1Pe 3:9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
1Pe 3:10 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
1Pe 3:11 Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
Love as brethren.
Be pitiful.
Be courteous.
Do not render evil for evil.
Do not render railing for railing.
Render blessings.
Receive blessings.
Refrain from speaking evil.
Speak no guile, no deception.
Hate evil.
Do good.
Seek peace.
Follow peace.
If only we did this, of only everyone did this.
We live in a world that is filled with the loveless, the callous, the evil, the railing, those filled with guile, much deception. We also live in a world where people do seek good, and want peace, desiring blessings, they are courteous and want to love. We are a world at war, we are a people at war, there are two opposing forces at work and we ALL choose which side to be on and we choose daily, hourly, minutely.
We choose the side and then the opposing side works hard to change that decision.
When we choose God, then Satan strives hard to take us from God.
When we choose Satan, God strives hard to take us from Satan.
Satan will use all manner of deception to get us on his side.
God will ONLY use love to get us on His side.
Everyone in this world chooses one or the other and just because someone seems to exhibit signs of being discourteous doesn't mean then are Satan's- it could be Satan is fighting hard for that person and they are in the midst of a fiery spiritual battle with their flesh warring against the spirit. Of course that person could be Satan's but WE cannot judge, it's NOT our place to judge. It's enough for us to know that we are all in this battle and until we die or until Christ says it is finished, we ALL have a chance to CHOOSE Him.
We need to follow the advice our God gives to us, as best as we can through HIS grace, His mercy, His power, His amazing LOVE.
1Pe 3:8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
1Pe 3:9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
1Pe 3:10 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
1Pe 3:11 Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
Not rendering evil when evil is done to us, not railing when we are being railed against- but blessings, giving blessings even when evil is done to us. We are so easy to give evil for evil. We need to seriously seek peace, to seek loving over evil.
By His love always!!!
1Pe 3:9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
1Pe 3:10 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
1Pe 3:11 Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
Love as brethren.
Be pitiful.
Be courteous.
Do not render evil for evil.
Do not render railing for railing.
Render blessings.
Receive blessings.
Refrain from speaking evil.
Speak no guile, no deception.
Hate evil.
Do good.
Seek peace.
Follow peace.
If only we did this, of only everyone did this.
We live in a world that is filled with the loveless, the callous, the evil, the railing, those filled with guile, much deception. We also live in a world where people do seek good, and want peace, desiring blessings, they are courteous and want to love. We are a world at war, we are a people at war, there are two opposing forces at work and we ALL choose which side to be on and we choose daily, hourly, minutely.
We choose the side and then the opposing side works hard to change that decision.
When we choose God, then Satan strives hard to take us from God.
When we choose Satan, God strives hard to take us from Satan.
Satan will use all manner of deception to get us on his side.
God will ONLY use love to get us on His side.
Everyone in this world chooses one or the other and just because someone seems to exhibit signs of being discourteous doesn't mean then are Satan's- it could be Satan is fighting hard for that person and they are in the midst of a fiery spiritual battle with their flesh warring against the spirit. Of course that person could be Satan's but WE cannot judge, it's NOT our place to judge. It's enough for us to know that we are all in this battle and until we die or until Christ says it is finished, we ALL have a chance to CHOOSE Him.
We need to follow the advice our God gives to us, as best as we can through HIS grace, His mercy, His power, His amazing LOVE.
1Pe 3:8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
1Pe 3:9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
1Pe 3:10 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
1Pe 3:11 Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
Not rendering evil when evil is done to us, not railing when we are being railed against- but blessings, giving blessings even when evil is done to us. We are so easy to give evil for evil. We need to seriously seek peace, to seek loving over evil.
By His love always!!!