v15
let the peace that Christ gives control us, we are the spiritual body of Christ. so towards other believers and other people, we need to act with peace. steve did a bit of this in his QT, on james 3:18-19. go check it out! always be thankful. like, we have so much to be thankful, it seems insane we need to be told to be thankful. but our tiny brains think about day-to-day stuff, and possibly big events, but we never think, hey God, thanks for the birds outside. or hey God, thanks for the rain, we really needed it. God's grace, love, forgiveness, salvation alone is soooo much to thank God for, let alone the people and the earth he created for us too.
v16
let the teachings of christ live in you. (all about applying stuff to our lives! head AND heart knowledge) use wisdom to each and instruct each other. wisdom from where? the bible ofc! someone once told me to base all arguments from scripture, and you won't ever go wrong.
in most versions, it says admonish, which i think means like encourage. so it's not jumping down someone's throat when they sin, but it's encouraging people to do the right thing, being accountable, trying to heart other people. And we should sing songs with thankful hearts, not just because they are words on a screen, because it's a social norm to sing in church, or because we love the sound of our own voice. Do it because you WANT to worship and thank God.
v17
Everything we do or say should be to obey Jesus. Kinda sums out how we should live right? In all you do, thank Jesus! again, being told to be thankful, because so often we're not.
let the peace that Christ gives control us, we are the spiritual body of Christ. so towards other believers and other people, we need to act with peace. steve did a bit of this in his QT, on james 3:18-19. go check it out! always be thankful. like, we have so much to be thankful, it seems insane we need to be told to be thankful. but our tiny brains think about day-to-day stuff, and possibly big events, but we never think, hey God, thanks for the birds outside. or hey God, thanks for the rain, we really needed it. God's grace, love, forgiveness, salvation alone is soooo much to thank God for, let alone the people and the earth he created for us too.
v16
let the teachings of christ live in you. (all about applying stuff to our lives! head AND heart knowledge) use wisdom to each and instruct each other. wisdom from where? the bible ofc! someone once told me to base all arguments from scripture, and you won't ever go wrong.
in most versions, it says admonish, which i think means like encourage. so it's not jumping down someone's throat when they sin, but it's encouraging people to do the right thing, being accountable, trying to heart other people. And we should sing songs with thankful hearts, not just because they are words on a screen, because it's a social norm to sing in church, or because we love the sound of our own voice. Do it because you WANT to worship and thank God.
v17
Everything we do or say should be to obey Jesus. Kinda sums out how we should live right? In all you do, thank Jesus! again, being told to be thankful, because so often we're not.
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