Contrast – Right vs. Wrong

I remember being taught as a kid that it was always best to choose what was right as opposed to what was wrong. I soon learned that right and wrong are sometimes like moving targets. What was wrong to my parents was not wrong with other parents. The rules that I grew up following were…

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Contrast

There is a marked difference when comparing apples and oranges. They are two different types of fruit. Their color, texture and taste are quite different. If compare one type of red apple to another red apple, the differences are still there just not nearly as different. When a Christ-follower is compared to a non-Christ follower,…

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Contrast

I learned early on what this word meant. It means when two things are “strikingly different from one another”. Colors usually offer lots of contrast, especially the primary colors. However, when I’m trying to pick out different shades of green, the contrast is not so obvious as if I’m choosing red over green. Paul speaks…

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Contrast

There is a real contrast between good people and bad people. I mean you don’t have to guess which category they fall into. You can usually just observe their behavior and their conversation and know if they are honorable or not. The Lord in His Word calls me to live an honorable and respectable life.…

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Contrast

There are things in my world that are “strikingly different from other things” in my world. There are people in my circles who are “night and day different” from one another.  The word contrast is a close “friend” to the word compare. To compare things, implies that there are attributes that are somewhat similar.  Habakkuk…

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