Cristy Li

“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.” –John 8:12 (NRSVCE) Image Courtesy: Mercy Lives

Be imitators of God as beloved children and live in love as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

Renounce Pagan Ways

Fornication and impurity of any kind or greed must not even be mentioned among you, as is proper among Saints. Entirely out of place is obscene, silly and vulgar talk but instead, let there be thanksgiving. Be sure of this, that no fornicator or impure person, or one who is greedy ( an idolater) has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and of God.

Let no one deceive you with empty words for because of these things the wrath of God comes on those who are disobedient. Therefore do not be associated with them. For once you were in darkness but now in the Lord you are light. Live as children of light — for the fruit of the light is found in all that is good and right and true.

Try to find out what is pleasing to the Lord. Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness but instead expose them. For it is shameful even to mention what such people do secretly but everything is exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that becomes visible is light.

Therefore it says, ‘Sleeper, awake! Rise from the dead and Christ will shine on you.’

Be careful then how you live, not as unwise people but as wise, making the most of the time because the days are evil. So do not be foolish but understand what the will of the Lord is. Do not get drunk with wine for that is debauchery but be filled with the Spirit as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, singing and making melody to the Lord in your hearts, giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. –Ephesians 5:1-20

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Do not be deceived: Bad company ruins good morals. –1 Corinthians 15:33 (NRSVCE)

Shining As Lights In The World

Therefore my beloved, just as you have always obeyed me, not only in my presence but much more now in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; For it is God who is at work in you, enabling you both to will and to work for His good pleasure.

Do all things without murmuring and arguing, so that you may be blameless and innocent children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine like stars in the world. It is by holding fast to the Word of Life that I can boast on the day of Christ that I did not run in vain or labor in vain. –Philippians 2:12-16

Judging Others

Do not judge and you will not be judged; Do not condemn and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven, give and it will be given to you. A Disciple is not above the teacher but everyone who is qualified will be like a teacher. Why do you see the speck in your neighbor’s eye but do not notice the log in your own eye? Or how can you say to your neighbor, ‘Friend, let me take out the speck in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye and then you will see more clearly to take the speck out of your neighbor’s eye.

A Tree and It’s Fruit

No good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit, for each tree is known by it’s own fruit. Figs are not gathered from thorns, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush.

The good person out of the good treasure of the heart produces good and the evil person out of evil treasure produces evil; For it is out of the abundance of the heart that the mouth speaks. –Luke 6:37-45

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