“The problem is people are trying to make the Bible fit their own thoughts, feelings, and actions, instead of making their thoughts, feelings, and actions.

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“The problem is people are trying to make the Bible fit their own thoughts, feelings, and actions, instead of making their thoughts, feelings, and actions fit the Bible.”

 “-ian” – belonging to; follower of”  Christ-ian – “Belonging to Christ; follower of Christ”  Disciple – “an active follower of another; a servant” “For if we died with Him, we shall also live with Him”

If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well; but if you show partiality, you commit sin, and are convicted by the law as transgressors. For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all. For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery, but you do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. So speak and so do as those who will be judged by the law of liberty.~ James 2:8-12 Be diligent

“To rightly divide the Word means that we must be consistent, that we must allow the Scriptures to harmonize with other scriptures, and that we not deviate from it to suit anyone’s beliefs, even our own.” Rightly divide the word of truth