... Gates of Eden and the ultimate Tree of Life. For Jesus is all of these. And His own blood sacrifice proves it. The spilling of His blood must be affirmed by His followers in a sacrificial moment of repentance in which we too, like the Israelites of Egypt, forgo our former life, and are born again by “water and spirit.” By blood and by fire. A doorway or a gateway is a crossing over. A river is a crossing over. In the scriptures, we continually have covenants made over water and wells and over altars and ...
Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forgo an advantage.
On the road to equality there is no better place for blacks to detour around American values than in forgoing its example in the treatment of its women and the organization of its family.
To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted by no difficulty; to keep heart when all have lost it; to go through intrigue spotless; and to forgo even ambition when the end is gained – who can say this is not greatness?
... a church and wanted me to take her into membership over the phone. I shared with her that she needed a relationship with Jesus, a commitment to involvement, and a desire to bring others to Christ. Needless to say, she decided to forgo her membership in my local church. Unfortunately, too many people are like the lady who called. They want to be “long distance” disciple. Discipleship demands involvement. Christ’s call to discipleship involves listening. Paying attention to a person involves a conscious ...