Martin Luther was an early Lutheran theologian. He goes from Christian liberty, to the rule to live in “tenderness and compassion”. Work for others: your spiritual riches already abound.

Cretins would latch on to the idea “VOLUNTARY benevolence,” shut down government programs, then put their feet up, as people starve around them.

How can you live in tenderness and compassion?

#teologia #truthovertrends #higherthings #feedinghope #devotionaltime #morningdevotional #humanexperience

Granville Sharp, co-founder of the British and Foreign Bible Society, on the Golden Rule. Slavery is inconsistent w/ Christianity: no slaveholder would desire what they do to others, just starting with wages.

How can we reach those objecting to church talking about wage fairness, those who also wave the flag of missions and LIBERTY?

How can you consider how put negative pressures on wages?

#christian #devotionaltime #churchdiscipline #episcopal #foodisaright

Grenville Ewing, Congregationalist minister, writes on the experiences of missionaries. He says they uniformly complain that their message was rejected by folks where “commerce” went before them. The people say the behavior of commerce by “fellow Christians” and rejected the religion.

Do we blame our failures on everything but our our own harshness? How can you repent today?

#christian #believeinhisword #foodisaright #devotionaltime #jesuscalls