As a jeweler focuses his eye with a steady gaze upon a diamond to see its glittering facets and marvel at its brilliance; so we have looked at the diamond of the fruit of the Spirit, whose facets are “love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.”  Each […]

Romans 12:2 – “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind…” Two mutually exclusive positions are presented: conformed or transformed. And which are you? Forbidden to the child of God is conformity with this world. To “conform” suggests a form which is imitated. In this instance, […]