Jun 8, 2025
2SAMUEL 13:
Yesterday we heard of David's moral failure
with Bathsheba. That sin led to the death of the noble husband of
Bathsheba, Uriah. Nathan gave one of his most stunning prophecies.
David immediately and utterly repented. Even so, the baby son of
Bathsheba and David son died. I mentioned yesterday that sin always
has consequences, even when there has been forgiveness. Another
lesson from this story is that one sin leads to more
sin.
PSALM 112:
Like
Psalm 111, Psalm 112 carries similar themes with the book of
Proverbs. Verse 9 is quoted in the New Testament.
Re-reading ROMANS 14:
I am
very happy that Paul didn't just give the churches a list of the
celebrations and days that Christians were to consider as sacred.
He did not give us a list of foods to not eat. That would have been
the easy thing to do. To me it is a proof of God's inspiration that
Paul does the counterintuitive thing: He tells us each to decide as
our conscience dictates before God. Paul was not interested in
establishing a man-made religion. The things that matter are
“living a life of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy
Spirit.” And when choosing our actions, let our conscience be our
guide.
GNT Translation
notes:
Ps. 112:7 He is
not afraid of receiving bad news; his [belief in God//faith] is
strong, and he trusts in the Lord.
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Rom. 14:1 Welcome those who are weak in [their
belief//faith], but do not argue with them about their personal
opinions.
2 Some people's [beliefs
allow//faith allows] them to eat anything, but the person who is
weak in [their belief//the faith] eats only vegetables.
8 If we live, it is for the Lord that we live,
and if we die, it is for the Lord that we die. So whether we live
or die, [(or do anything else,)] we belong to the
Lord.
15 If you hurt others because of something you
eat [— by eating it right in front of them], then you are no longer
acting from love. Do not let the food that you eat ruin [a//the]
person for whom Christ died!
23
But if [you//they] have doubts about what [you//they] eat, God
condemns [you//them] when [you//they] eat it, because [your//their]
action is not based on [your beliefs//faith]. And anything that is
not based on [belief//faith] is sin.