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Colossians 3:22-23 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye It is also ironic – or perhaps disturbing – that Paul mentions his being in want and even hungry just Of course, Jesus was the master at shattering the hypocrisy that religion inevitably attracts. option, however, than reaching the moon while staying on earth: Luke 16:13-15 “No servant can serve two masters

he started with and control over five cities, and one ended up with nothing but his life, while the master error to suppose that although we commence our spiritual lives by grace through faith, we proceed to maturity

in the image of a cuddly teddy bear that says 'I love you' when we press the right button and never disturbs

God’s goodness and self-mastery renders it safe for him to feel with supernatural intensity, and a selfless

spiritual life commenced through faith, they were beginning to think that the way to proceed to spiritual maturity There’s a pride that says, ‘I can find better pasture than the Shepherd. I’ll always find water. Sometimes humility is led over rocky terrain but ultimately it enjoys the best pasture and the highest illustrious guest,’  Hudson Taylor  replied, ‘Dear friends, I am the little servant of an illustrious master

When the master came to the third servant and discovered that he had not even tried, the master said,

Nevertheless, I doubt that there is a mature Christian on the planet who has not at some point been satanically We cannot serve two masters. enemy of our souls, although deluded by pride, is a ruthlessly cunning, mind-bogglingly intelligent, master

In both cases, James was targeting the disturbing human attraction to interpreting Scripture in a shallow Matthew 6:24 No one can serve two masters . . .

compelling him to use a makeshift whip to prevent temple money changers from exploiting many people and disturbing The spirit with which this should be executed, however, demands great maturity of Christian character ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also.

how horrifically oppressive your life has been and how doomed you feel, the God who loves you is the master Greatly disturbed, the faithful sought God. It would have been tempting to by-pass this step. you have abandoned your past sins and your own attempts to rule your life and have made Jesus your Master The Master Restorer treasures what lesser persons discard.

‘And the new covenant the Master spoke about during the supper we had just a few days ago could only

The enemy of our souls is the master deceiver because that is all he can do. Neither does fear magically disappear if you happen to be male or mature. Fear, like pain, affects us regardless of gender or maturity or courage. For example, as a result of humiliating potty training as a little girl, a mature woman with D.I.D. often