Psalm 119:29 – Grace Me with Your Instruction
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Psalm 119:29 – Grace Me with Your Instruction

Byhenry

Deceitful ways turn aside from meand graciously give me your instruction [Torah]. It’s hard to read this verse when we use “law” as the English gloss for Torah. Graciously give me your rules? Graciously let me live in your rules? But that none of those are actually bad translations. Law or instruction, and the Torah…

Perfection and Maturity in Hebrews 6:1
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Perfection and Maturity in Hebrews 6:1

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Perfectionism is an interesting trait, and can be quite destructive. United Methodist pastors are still asked whether they are going on toward perfection, though I have found few who expressed great comfort with the required “yes” answer, and not a few who had their fingers crossed. The line comes from Hebrews 6:1, and the more…