rules - Biblical Teaching

How to Follow God’s Commands: Love is the Answer

by Courtney GilmoreUpdated on July 13, 2023July 13, 2023

Just love God and love your neighbor and you will fulfill the law of God. His commands were supposed to teach us how to love Him and each other.

New Year’s Resolution: Know and Follow God Better

by Courtney GilmoreUpdated on April 18, 2023January 9, 2023

Do you tend to be a rule follower or a rule breaker? Do rules give you structure or feel restrictive? Or are you a virtue signaler doing good for appearances.

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Christianity: Boring, Limited, and Restricting?

by Courtney GilmoreUpdated on April 17, 2023September 10, 2022

Is Christianity boring, limited, and restrictive? Does the world offer something better? What about its costs? God gives gifts that surpass those of the world.

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1 Samuel 16:1-13

God rejected Saul as king and told Samuel to anoint one of Jesse’s sons to be his replacement. The one Samuel thought looked good was not the one God chose and He explained that we may look at the outward appearance of a person, but He looks at the heart.
First we go through the story of God’s selection, then we read a lot of verses about how God knows and cares about our hearts more than anything else and what’s on the inside is what should matter to us too. We need to be focusing on actually being good people instead of just appearing to be.

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