Opting the ‘others-before-self’ approach Philippians 2:3–8“Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in …
ORIGEN OF ALEXANDRIA: YOU ARE THE COLT! “The Lord Jesus came and commanded His disciples to go and untie ‘the colt of an ass,’ which had previously been bound, so that it could walk free… When He sent His disciples to untie it, He said, ‘If anyone asks you why you are untying the foal, …
Listening to Him My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: – John 10:27 We live in a world with many voices vying for our attention. It can be confusing to know which one to heed to. Some voices are full of deception, some are accompanied by lofty promises, some …
JEROME OF STRIDON: NO SMALL EFFORT “The death [Jesus] died, he died to sin once for all (see Colossians 2:15). Thus, if our bodies are the members of Christ, then our flesh is the flesh of Christ. And while we are on earth we crucify it and through it we put to death impurity, lust, …
AMBROSE OF MILAN: VOLUNTARY OBEDIENCE “God does not want His temple to be a trader’s lodge but the home of sanctity. He does not preserve the practice of the priestly ministry by the dishonest duty of religion but by voluntary obedience. Consider what the Lord’s actions impose on you as an example of living… “He …
BRENNAN MANNING: BRAND NEW CREATIONS “The gospel is absurd and the life of Jesus is meaningless unless we believe that He lived, died, and rose again with but one purpose in mind: to make brand new creations. Not to make people with better morals, but to create a community of prophets and professional lovers, men …