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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

A wife who is 85% faithful to her husband is not faithful at all. There is no such thing as part-time loyalty to Jesus Christ.
Vance Havner

The apostle expressly excludes “new converts” from office. Yet no one dreams that he would have made the newness of their salvation a ground of discrimination against their equal privileges in Christ… So every sane man would exclude children from office in the church, yet no one would disparage their equal interest in Christ… If, then, the equality of these classes in Christ did not imply their fitness for public office in the church, neither does the equality of females with males in Christ imply it.
Robert Dabney

Role Models Admired for Centuries, and Why

Courage: John the Baptist
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake

Honesty: Nathaniel (an Israelite with no deceit)
Blessed are the pure in heart

Sinless: Jesus
Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on [Jesus] account

Faith: a Roman Centurion, a Canaanite woman, a hemorrhaging woman
Jesus noticed and spoke about them

Sacrificial Giving: a poor widow
Blessed are the poor in spirit

Gratitude: a leper
The only one of several Jesus healed, who returned to give thanks

Relationship with God: Mary (sister of Martha)
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness

Blessed are the meek

Blessed are the merciful

Blessed are the peacemakers

Will YOU be admired for centuries for what you do today?