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NASB | 1 Peter 4:10 As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Peter 4:10 Just as each one of you has received a special gift [a spiritual talent, an ability graciously given by God], employ it in serving one another as [is appropriate for] good stewards of God's multi-faceted grace [faithfully using the diverse, varied gifts and abilities granted to Christians by God's unmerited favor]. |
Subject: A SIN TO FILE BANKRUPTCY |
Bible Note: "We honor them for their faith and well we should, but we should also give ‘kudos’ to the parents that initially taught them." Hi, EdB! Exactly! It goes back to the values being taught and accepted as sound values... When we allow television and the rest of the entertainment industry to rear the future generations how can we cry out to God with the "woes" and "whys?" "We have learned to value things that decrease in value the minute we purchase them and disregard things that that will live on long after us." This to is part of the capitalist culture... remember when cars were made to last? Remember when manufacturers placed commercial adds that spoke on their pride to provide America with the "Best" products? Remember when bath soap came on a family-size (not this wimpy 4.2 oz) or when it was preached that breakfast was the most important meal of the day--before everything was saturated with oil or sugar or salt? As we've bought into the "in-crowd" mentality we've traded sound judgment for "plastic makes it happen--even if beyond our means" mentality--after all, that's why God gave us bankruptcy! The saddest part of this picture is that people are suffering not just from financial bankruptcy but also from spiritual bankruptcy as they knowningly live beyond their means, accure debts that they cannot repay within a reasonable amount of time, and they go on thinking that God must provide for them "any day now--they've seen on that DVD from x evangelist that promises them the ability to unlock all of God's wealth secrets!" God Bless! Angel |