Tag: Christian Ethics
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The Ends Do Not Justify the Means
Romans 3:1-8 – 7/7/2026 Why not say (as some people slander us by saying that we say), “Let us do evil so that good may come”? Their judgment is deserved! Romans 3:8 (NRSVue) Good things can come out of evil situations, actions, and choices. It happens all of the time. The outcomes of our choices…
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Service Is its Own Reward
Matthew 10:40-42 – 6/28/2028 – The Fifth Sunday After Pentecost Whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple—truly I tell you, none of these will lose their reward. Matthew 10:42 (NRSVue) This is perhaps one of my favorite verses of Scripture. It points…
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Feeding Yourself is Worth Breaking the Law
Matthew 12:1-8 – 6/10/2026 At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the Sabbath; his disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. When the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, “Look, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.” Matthew…
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Do Good. Share What You Have
Hebrews 13:1-16 – 6/9/2026 Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. Hebrews 13:16 (NRSVue) We have seen that God does not demand a blood sacrifice or a burnt offering. The way to pleasing God is not through some other creature taking on punishment…
Dionysus on a Bike 