Christian character is the characteristics of a Christian striving to follow Christ’s example.
PROVERBS 10:12 – Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.” We hurt people. People hurt us. We say words we regret. People say words to us they regret. We sin against other Christians. Other Christians sin against us. We disappoint family members. Family members disappoint us. These and many more failings in our relationships with people are simply facts…
PHILEMON 4-5 – I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers, because I hear of your love and of the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints.” Each one of us has built a reputation. We are known by people. Our names are dropped into conversations among friends, families, brothers, and…
1 THESSALONIANS 1:2-10 – We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, because our gospel came to you not…
MATTHEW 9:1-7 – And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city. And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.” And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.”…
ESTHER 5:9-14 – And Haman went out that day joyful and glad of heart. But when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, that he neither rose nor trembled before him, he was filled with wrath against Mordecai. Nevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went home, and he sent and brought his friends and his wife Zeresh. And Haman recounted to them the…
EZRA 4:4–5 – Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah and made them afraid to build and bribed counselors against them to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.” In today’s scripture, God’s people are rebuilding the temple. It is hard work met with…