“but we have renounced the hidden things because of shame” 2 Corinthians 4:2 Renounced – Christians are not the silent majority.  In fact, if you are in the silent majority, you are either woefully deficient in your understanding of Christ’s commands or you are living on the wrong side of the God’s fence.  Christians are…

“but we have renounced the hidden things because of shame” 2 Corinthians 4:2 Shame – When Paul penned this verse, he did not use the word entrepo for “shame” (see July 18).  He used another common Greek word (aischunes).  Both words are translated “shame” in English, but they are not quite the same.  And this…

“I do not write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.” 1 Corinthians 4:14 Admonish – The Christian life is not about going to heaven.  It’s not about a higher morality.  It’s not about being a better person.  It’s about agreeing with God that I am hopelessly lost without…

“I do not write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.” 1 Corinthians 4:14 Shame – Language is not simply descriptive.  Language creates culture.  In a very important way, what you speak determines how you view the world.  That’s why the same event can be called a miracle by…