Foundations of Piety
Foundations of Piety July/Holiness 13 July 2010 The four foundations of piety: patience to withstand every desire, forbearance to withstand every wrong, asking pardon for every deception, forgiving every sin. – Colman mac Beognai, Aipgitir Chrabaid (Irish, 7th century) Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against […]
Invaded
Invaded I saw Him come from heaven on that darknight of my soul, descending to embarkupon my ruin. But I would not sit byand let this Messenger from God all myachievements bring to naught. He must be taughtthe even He can be deceived and boughtoff with the right enticement, when I’ve wroughtmy wiles against Him. […]
The Book of God’s Covenant
The Book of God’s Covenant Founding Documents (1)  So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the cornerstone… Ephesians 2.19, 20 The foundation of the Kingdom […]
Psalm 10:1-4 Why, O LORD, do you stand far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
Psalm 10:1-4 Why, O LORD, do you stand far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised. For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul, and the one greedy for gain curses […]
The First Commandment No other gods
Deuteronomy 10.14-16
‘Behold, to the LORD your God belong heaven and the heaven of heavens, the earth with all that is in it. Yet the LORD set his heart in love on your fathers and chose their offspring after them, you above all peoples, as you are this day. Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no longer stubborn.’
