https://odb.org/2024/10/02/reflecting-the-character-of-jesus Galatians 5:13-18, 22-23 NIV 13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. 14 For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbour as yourself.”15 If you bite and devourContinue reading “The Law and the Spirit”
Author Archives: Ronnie Lim
Small miracles
https://odb.org/2024/09/30/small-miracles The guiding principle for serving God can be found in Luke 6:10, which reads as follows and is taught by our Lord Jesus Christ Himself: 10 “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. We startContinue reading “Small miracles”
Guard our hearts
https://odb.org/2024/09/29/heart-healthy Proverbs 4:23 – Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. One of the prayers I always pray for my sons is for God to guard their hearts so that wherever they are, they always remain true and faithful to God in all that they do. They always rememberContinue reading “Guard our hearts”
Reckless and careless
https://odb.org/2024/09/27/reckless-and-careless Proverbs 14:16 ESV – One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless. I had participated as a note-taker in a domestic enquiry last year, where the prosecution amended the charge to contend that something was done in a reckless manner. It adds a layerContinue reading “Reckless and careless”
Friendships in Christ
https://odb.org/2024/09/26/what-a-friend-2 Recently, we met up with two families and a pastor, friends whom we knew since our university days. That was more than 30 years ago, and although we seldom meet face to face, we have kept in touch all these years. There was, however, one major difference with our other childhood friends – weContinue reading “Friendships in Christ”
Godly wisdom
https://odb.org/2024/09/25/mind-blowing-teaching Proverbs 3:5-10 NKJV – 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,And lean not on your own understanding;6 In all your ways acknowledge Him,And He shall direct your paths. 7 Do not be wise in your own eyes;Fear the Lord and depart from evil.8 It will be health to your flesh,And strength toContinue reading “Godly wisdom”
Living sacrifice and the community of believers
https://odb.org/2024/09/24/together Romans 12:1-2 & 4 – 1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing ofContinue reading “Living sacrifice and the community of believers”
No longer the foreigner
https://odb.org/2024/09/23/no-longer-a-foreigner As ancient Israel was a religious state, the foreigner or Gentile did not have equal rights under the Covenant Law. The rationale is to maintain the purity of the Jewish race and faith. Thus, inter-marriages with the other communities in Canaan were not allowed. As history has shown, when the Israelites inter-marry, they tendContinue reading “No longer the foreigner”
The return of the King
https://odb.org/2024/09/22/royal-return The one event every believer is looking forward to is the second coming of Christ, the return of the King of Kings, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, the Messiah, and the Chosen One. It is an event that will certainly happen, but its timing, only Father God knows. The believers during the timeContinue reading “The return of the King”
Niniveh – God is slow to anger
https://odb.org/2024/09/20/gods-justice-and-grace Niniveh, a ruin located near the city of Mosul in present-day Iraq, has an interesting history as descrobed in the bible. In the book of Jonah, God asked Jonah to preach to them to warn them of the impending judgment if they do not repent. Instead, Jonah fled to the other direction as heContinue reading “Niniveh – God is slow to anger”
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