Tag: Lynn G Robbins
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Until Seventy Times Seven
Mistakes are a fact of life. Learning to skillfully play the piano is essentially impossible without making thousands of mistakes—maybe even a million. To learn a foreign language, one must face the embarrassment of making thousands of mistakes—maybe even a million. Even the world’s greatest athletes never stop making mistakes. “Success,” it has been said,…
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The Righteous Judge
A shameful example of unrighteous judgment comes from the parable of the lost sheep, when the Pharisees and scribes ill-judged both the Savior and His dinner company, saying, “This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them” —they were oblivious to the fact that they were sinners themselves. Possessed of condemning hearts, the scribes and Pharisees…
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Which Way Do You Face?
We seek peaceful coexistence with those who point the finger of scorn but when we fear men to the point that we condone sin it sets a spiritual trap. When one seeks to save face with men they may unwittingly lose face with God. “Courage is the form of every virtue at the point of…