1 Thessalonians 4:1 Finally, brothers and sisters, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus that, as you learned from us how you ought to live and to please God (as, in fact, you are doing), you should do so more and more.
More and more I'm convinced of the truth that mostly, people know what they are supposed to do. Treat other people the way you'd want to be treated. Don't kill. Don't steal. Don't lie. There's a reason that Christianity (or Judaism) doesn't have the corner on the market of these life lessons. They're universal truths. The more we can all follow them, the better we'll get along and the better life will be for all of us.
So we don't need to worship or go to a Bible Study class to learn the rules. I think we need to go and be together to be encouraged as we try to live the right way. We're all trying. We make mistakes. We fall back. We don't understand the implications of our actions. We need to be encouraged to keep doing these things "more and more" as Paul said. So I know you're working at it. Keep it up. And I'll try to do the same.
In Christ,
Pastor Seth
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