Our Neighbor’s Honor
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Scripture Text: Luke 15:1–5
We are to cover the shame of our neighbor with our own honor and piety, not cause wounds caused by gossip that we cannot heal.
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Devotional Posted in August 2026
Helping Sinners
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Scripture Text: Luke 15:1–2
"We should rebuke and deal with the sinner in earnest; yet we are not to despise but sincerely to love him."
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The Humble Gospel
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Scripture Text: 1 Corinthians 12:1–3
"The tongue of a minister — the language he employs — must be of that simplicity which preaches naught but Christ," and brings him the glory.
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Misdirection
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Scripture Text: Luke 24:36–43
We are not to be deceived by so-called ghosts, which are not souls but instead, demons bent on misdirecting a believer's focus on the living Christ.
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The Inclination of the Heart
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Scripture Text: Genesis 8:20–22
Even pious people can scarcely stand firm, often being entangled by gross sins and natural corruptions, for original sin is complete lawlessness.
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Intolerant
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Scripture Text: 1 John 3:13
We teach all to trust in the grace of God, not in their own worthiness, and to render him gratitude for his grace. This is intolerable to the world.
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The Divine Reminder
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Scripture Text: Romans 6:15–16
Although the Christians senses within himself the presence of evil thoughts and lusts, yet his faith and the Holy Spirit remind him of his baptism.
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Blind to Grace
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Scripture Text: Psalm 33:4–5
God showers his gifts on an ungrateful world, whose people go about their lives as though sight and hearing were due them. And so, we miss God's grace.
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Stewards of the Gospel
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Scripture Text: 1 Corinthians 4:1
Christians do not follow pastors; they follow Christ Jesus. Pastors preach the gospel, a message that leads lost sheep to the one who saves them.
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