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  1 peter 3:8  Finally, be ye  all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be  pitiful , be  courteous:   Compassion is a compound word that consists of mercy and grace. It is a deeper dimension of love that goes from showing kindness to people for your sake to showing kindness to people for their sake. It is one thing to show kindness to someone because it is convenient or you have the capacity to do so, it is another thing to go out out your way to to reach out to someone FOR THEM; now that's compassion. It is being pitifully kind, and 'the-other-person' oriented. It takes compassion to be able to genuinely forgive or administer healing to someone. This is because it shifts away from doing it for your conscience sake to doing it to and for the other person with the understanding that they can not help themselves. When you forgive a person who wrongs you from the understanding that they are 'blind' and need help ...

  Hebrews 12: 14  "Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:"   At the thought of 'unfriendly people', the first set of image that comes to mind are usually people who are hostile to you, don't like a thing or two about you, can't stand you or just don't relate at all with others in a friendly manner. However, this goes beyond the surface to include those who do not necessarily share the same belief or values system with you; those with the same belief but varied opinion, those who pretend to be friends with you but plot against you, or those who are out-rightly  without ( col 4:5)   and persecute you...etc. The list goes on : all [kinds of] men ; and the opening scripture said to follow peace with them all!  This a rather disturbing instruction, as it could be a bit tasking to constantly keep up peace with someone who clearly do not want peace with you. But here is why it is important: readin...

  John 15: 16  "Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you ".   Evangelism, which is sharing the good news of Christ, is largely seen as a difficult or tedious task because of the lack of or inadequate understanding behind it; owing to the thought that you are the one doing the job yourself or a church obligation that should be fulfilled.  However, the above scripture (and particularly the 'that' in red emphasis), should be able to set your heart at rest on whose job evangelism is. So reading the above scripture again with this understanding, and bearing in mind that this is Jesus Christ speaking, it would sound like this : " Ye have not chosen me, but [on the contrary] I have chosen you, and ordained you,  [so] that  ye should go [in my name/on my behalf] and brin...

  Luke 6 : 29b & 30  30: " Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again."     29b : "...and him that taketh away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat also."   It is very easy to give things or make sacrifices for people who you love, care about, are obedient to you, would give you back in return, or just want to give to because you feel like, can or want to. Well, that's fine but what the above scripture is talking about goes beyond that surface into the deeper truth and understanding on this subject.  Genuine giving comes from a heart that is willing to give up its last or only place for the other person. A typical example is the poor widow of luke 21:3 who gave only two mites, and Jesus remarked that she gave more than everybody else because even out of her poverty, she gave her all . It is laced with kindness, compassion and tenderness towards the one that is being gi...

Matthew 11: 29  "Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart : and ye shall find rest unto your souls".  This is Jesus, called the Christ , speaking; and in the preceding verses before the above statement was made, he said a few things more. In Vs 27, he said 'all things are delivered to me of my Father...' and in Vs 28, he made an open call to ANYONE and EVERYONE who labor (weary, tired, frustrated, exhausted with this life, stressed, suicidal, confused, feeling hollow or empty, hopeless), are heavy laden, (burdened with worries, cares, anxiety and fear), and he promised to give them rest.  Now, bearing in mind the kind of high-end personality who is calling just about anyone to come to him (someone who has all thing delivered to him), it is both amazing, heart-warming and refreshing to know that he is easily accessible because he said 'I am MEEK  and LOWLY in heart'.  Jesus Christ is God; and the realizatio...

Proverbs 11 : 30  "The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise ."  Soul-winning is simply changing someone else's bad ways, beliefs, and thought process into a godly   one, by pointing them to Christ through the word of God. Whoever that continually perform this act is considered wise.  So, soul-wining is a noble act act of wisdom, and here is why: James 5: 20 said that he which converted the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death and shall hide multitude of sin. This means that by turning sinners from the error of their ways, you're saving lives and instrumental to protecting them from the harsh punishment of sin.  The golden rule makes provision for you to have exactly what you do to others. so, for every soul you save from death, and sin you cover, your longevity is assured and your sins are covered too; because he that watereth shall be watered (prov 11:25), and blessed is he...whose...