{"id":4836,"date":"2019-05-11T07:13:37","date_gmt":"2019-05-11T11:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jdackerman.com\/miscellany\/2019\/05\/11\/words-to-live-by\/"},"modified":"2019-05-11T07:20:33","modified_gmt":"2019-05-11T11:20:33","slug":"words-to-live-by","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jdackerman.com\/miscellany\/2019\/05\/11\/words-to-live-by\/","title":{"rendered":"Words to live by"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From this morning&#8217;s reading&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"text-align:left;\">\n<p class=\"first-line-none\" style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin:0px0px10px; -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:; text-align:left;\" helveticaneueverdanahelveticaarialsans-serif=\"helveticaneueverdanahelveticaarialsans-serif\" _16px=\"font-size:_16px\" _24px=\"line-height:_24px\" normal=\"white-space:normal\" _400=\"font-weight:_400\" _2text-indent0px=\"orphans:_2text-indent0px\" none=\"text-transform:none\" _2=\"widows:_2\" _0px=\"_-webkit-text-stroke-width:_0px\" rgb255255255=\"background-color:rgb255255255\" initial=\"text-decoration-color:initial\" left=\"text-align:left\"><span class=\"text Rom-12-9 psuedo-selection\" style=\"box-sizing:border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased; border:1pxdottedrgb(0,0,0); text-align:left;\">Let love be without hypocrisy.<span style=\"text-align:left;\"> <\/span>Detest evil;<span style=\"text-align:left;\"> <\/span>cling to what is good.<span style=\"text-align:left;\"> <\/span><\/span><span class=\"text Rom-12-10\" id=\"en-CSB-28240\" style=\"box-sizing:border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased; text-align:left;\">Love one another deeply as brothers and sisters.<span style=\"text-align:left;\"> <\/span>Outdo one another in showing honor.<span style=\"text-align:left;\"> <\/span><\/span><span class=\"text Rom-12-11\" id=\"en-CSB-28241\" style=\"box-sizing:border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased; text-align:left;\">Do not lack diligence in zeal; be fervent in the Spirit; serve the Lord.<span style=\"text-align:left;\"> <\/span><\/span><span class=\"text Rom-12-12 psuedo-selection\" id=\"en-CSB-28242\" style=\"box-sizing:border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased; border:1pxdottedrgb(0,0,0); text-align:left;\">Rejoice in hope;<span style=\"text-align:left;\"> <\/span>be patient in affliction;<span style=\"text-align:left;\"> <\/span>be persistent in prayer.<\/span> <span class=\"text Rom-12-13\" id=\"en-CSB-28243\" style=\"box-sizing:border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased; text-align:left;\">Share with the saints in their needs;<span style=\"text-align:left;\"> <\/span>pursue hospitality.<span style=\"text-align:left;\"> <\/span><\/span><span class=\"text Rom-12-14\" id=\"en-CSB-28244\" style=\"box-sizing:border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased; text-align:left;\">Bless those who persecute you;<span style=\"text-align:left;\"> <\/span>bless and do not curse.<span style=\"text-align:left;\"> <\/span><\/span><span class=\"text Rom-12-15\" id=\"en-CSB-28245\" style=\"box-sizing:border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased; text-align:left;\">Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.<span style=\"text-align:left;\"> <\/span><\/span><span class=\"text Rom-12-16\" id=\"en-CSB-28246\" style=\"box-sizing:border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased; text-align:left;\">Live in harmony with one another.<span style=\"text-align:left;\"> <\/span>Do not be proud;<span style=\"text-align:left;\"> <\/span>instead, associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own estimation.<span style=\"text-align:left;\"> <\/span><\/span><span class=\"text Rom-12-17\" id=\"en-CSB-28247\" style=\"box-sizing:border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased; text-align:left;\">Do not repay anyone evil for evil.<span style=\"text-align:left;\"> <\/span>Give careful thought to do what is honorable<span style=\"text-align:left;\"> <\/span>in everyone\u2019s eyes.<span style=\"text-align:left;\"> <\/span><\/span><span class=\"text Rom-12-18\" id=\"en-CSB-28248\" style=\"box-sizing:border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased; text-align:left;\">If possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.<span style=\"text-align:left;\"> <\/span><\/span><span class=\"text Rom-12-19\" id=\"en-CSB-28249\" style=\"box-sizing:border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased; text-align:left;\">Friends, do not avenge yourselves; instead, leave room for God\u2019s wrath, because it is written,<span style=\"text-align:left;\"> <\/span><b class=\"quote\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, <\/b>says the Lord.<span style=\"text-align:left;\"> <\/span><\/span><span class=\"text Rom-12-20\" id=\"en-CSB-28250\" style=\"box-sizing:border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased; text-align:left;\">But<\/span> <span class=\"text Rom-12-20\" style=\"box-sizing:border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased; position:relative; text-align:left;\"><b class=\"quote\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">If your enemy is hungry, feed him.<\/b><\/span><b class=\"quote\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\"> <\/b><span class=\"text Rom-12-20\" style=\"box-sizing:border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased; position:relative;\"><b class=\"quote\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">If he is thirsty, give him something to drink.<\/b><\/span><b class=\"quote\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\"> <\/b><span class=\"text Rom-12-20\" style=\"box-sizing:border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased; position:relative;\"><b class=\"quote\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">For in so doing<\/b><\/span><b class=\"quote\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\"> <\/b><span class=\"text Rom-12-20\" style=\"box-sizing:border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased; position:relative;\"><b class=\"quote\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">you will be heaping fiery coals on his head.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"first-line-none\" style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin:0px0px10px; -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:\" helveticaneueverdanahelveticaarialsans-serif=\"helveticaneueverdanahelveticaarialsans-serif\" _16px=\"font-size:_16px\" _24px=\"line-height:_24px\" normal=\"white-space:normal\" _400=\"font-weight:_400\" _2text-indent0px=\"orphans:_2text-indent0px\" none=\"text-transform:none\" _2=\"widows:_2\" _0px=\"_-webkit-text-stroke-width:_0px\" rgb255255255=\"background-color:rgb255255255\" initial=\"text-decoration-color:initial\" left=\"text-align:left\"><span class=\"text Rom-12-21\" id=\"en-CSB-28251\" style=\"box-sizing:border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;\">Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>(Romans 12:9-21)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From this morning&#8217;s reading&#8230; Let love be without hypocrisy. 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