Tag: stumble
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Pursuit of Faith
Romans 9:32, “Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as though it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone.” I can remember when a raise at work was based on merit. How well you did you job. I struggled with the fairness of a set amount for everyone when things Read more
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Seven times
Proverbs 24:16, “For a righteous man falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble in time of calamity.” I read once that righteousness is not achieving perfection but making steady progress. It is a continuous journey of aligning ourselves with God’s standards. The difference between a righteous and unrighteous man is not whether Read more
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Don’t be an obstacle
Romans 14:13-27, Therefore, let us not judge one another anymore, but rather determine this — not to be an obstacle or a stumbling block in a brother’s way. I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself, but to him who thinks anything, to him it is unclean. For Read more