We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; in deed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul ... if there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Topic: Faith; Luke 22:31-32

"And the Lord said, Simon,  Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: But I have prayed of thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren."

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Topic: Faith; Luke 17:3-5

"If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shall forgive him. And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith."

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Topic: Faith; St Mark 11: 21, 22, 24

"And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away, and Jesus answering asith unto them, Have faith in God. . . .What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them and ye shall have them." 

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Topic: Faith; Mark 4:38-40

"Master carest thou not that we perish? And He arose and rebuked the wind and said unto the sea, Peace be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?"

Monday, March 14, 2011

Topic: Faith; Matthew 23: 1 & 23

"Then spake Jesus to the multitude and to his disciples . . . Woe into you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin and have omitted the weighiter matters of the law, judgment, mercy and faith; these ought ye to have done. . . " 

Friday, March 11, 2011

Topic: Faith; Matthew 21: 19-21

"He saw a fig tree . . . and found nothing theron,  . . .  and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward forever, . . . And when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away! Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you if ye have faith, and doubt not Ye shall not only do this . . . ye shall say unto the mountain, Be thou removed and be thou cast into the see and it shall be done."

Monday, March 7, 2011

Topic: Faith; Matthew 17: 14-17

"There came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him and saying, Lord, have mercy on my son; for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for oftentimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you?"

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Topic: Faith; Matthew 15:24-28

"Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord help me. But he answered and said it is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs. And she said, Truth, Lord, yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman great is thy faith; be it unto thee even as thou will."

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Topic: Faith; Matthew 14: 29--31

" When Peter was come down out of the ship, he waked on the water . . . but when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?"

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Topic: Faith; Matthew 9:28--30

" And when he (Jesus) was come into the house, the (two) blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. Then he touched their eyes saying. according to your faith be it unto ye. And their eyes were opened."

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Topic: Faith; Luke 18:38

"A certain blind man sat by the way side begging . . . And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me . . . Jesus stood. . . saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? and he said, Lord that I may receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee."