Trinity Lutheran Church and Bethany Lutheran Church A Two-point Parish in Jeffers and Storden, Minnesota
We must consider ourselves with sound and sober judgment, not thinking much of our piety. There is always room for improvement in the Christian life.
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Simeon was not impressed by appearances and so, could bless Christ Jesus. If appearances are our motivation, we will not bless Jesus.
Christians are priests, each and every one of them, and as priests, are to offer acceptable sacrifices to God. That sacrifice is self for the honor God.
We must have faith in the Word, not in what our senses tell us. Feelings are secondary (at least) and are to be subordinated to "what is written."
Christians should not curse—in the sense of wishing evil in a person's life. However, Christians are to censure and reprove evil in the hope of good.
God allows suffering to guard against presumption, as example to others to repent, and as preparation for finding Christ, and keeping him.