But now God has ordered it, that we may learn to bear one
another’s burdens; for no person is without fault; no person is without burdens;
no person is sufficient of oneself; no person is wise enough of oneself; but we
ought to bear with one another, comfort one another, help, instruct, and
admonish one another. (CIoC)
S A Yes, if God should give punishment and stripes, it ought to be a matter of thankfulness; because He always does so for our welfare, whatever He permits to happen to us. (CIoC) God likes to take “the lemons in our lives” and make lemonade yet sometimes He does need to discipline us because He loves us and He knows more about us than we know about ourselves and He wants the best for us. Contemplate on how Jesus handled Peter when he cut off the guard’s ear at His arrest and His reconciliation with Peter. What can you learn from Peter’s experience that will help you in your life now? You can discover this story in the biographies of Christ written by Sa...
Some of us are called to be hands and others feet so if the feet are having a hard time grasping we shouldn’t sweat it but if the hand is cutting the wrist we have a problem.
ReplyDeleteSA2’s paraphrase of Saint Paul 1 Corinthians 12-14