Tag Archives: right and wrong

Forgive My Wrongs

“O Lord, forgive me my sins, the sins of my youth, and my present sins, the sin that my parents cast upon me, original sin, and the sins that I cast upon my children, in an ill example; actual sins, … Continue reading

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I Will Be Wrong

  Romans 7:19 (NLT) I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway. I’m with the Apostle Paul on this one.    This side of heaven, … Continue reading

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I Am Wrong

  When my boys were young, I’d tell them, “I’m right 100% of the time, and that’s a conservative estimate.”   I was wrong. Nobody’s right 100% of the time. Romans 12:3 (AMPC) . . . I warn everyone among … Continue reading

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I Was Wrong

  I was wrong.     I lied I schemed to get my own way I carried a grudge I am forgiven. 1 John 1:8-9 (ESV) If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not … Continue reading

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Right . . . and Wrong

I can be right for the wrong reasons. 1 Corinthians 16:14 Let all that you do be done in love.   What’s my motivation?  to win the argument to look good to get my way Back to the Apostle Paul: … Continue reading

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Not Doing Right Is Wrong

James 4:17 (ESV) So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. James makes it clear: Not doing the right thing is wrong. It’s a sin.   Lord, be merciful to … Continue reading

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Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right

“Two wrongs don’t make a right.”  I heard that often as a child. It’s what my mother said every time I tried to blame my reaction on my brother’s action — every time I said, “He started it.”   It … Continue reading

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Just News

  Dueling declarations make the news. Here’s the theme, coming from both sides of almost every issue:   “We’re right.” “Anyone who disagrees with us is all wrong.” Only God is 100% right, all the time. The rest of us … Continue reading

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Wrong and Right

  Ephesians 4:2 (NIV) Be completely humble and gentle.     Humble — there’s a possibility I could be wrong. Gentle — there’s a possibility I could be right, and nobody likes a know-it-all.

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Doing the Wrong Thing

  If I can’t talk to Jesus while I’m doing it . . .      it’s probably the wrong thing.

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