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Saturday Morning Commentary
Here are several op-ed pieces that I thought were worth recommending - NOT because I agree with everything written but they are worthy of discussion. Charles Krauthammer - Travesty in New YorkJonah Goldberg - Palinophobes Hate First, Ask Questions LaterCal Tho

Pleasing God with Our Love
In 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12 Paul is, in very practical terms, continuing to develop the concept of pleasing God. 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8 proved that we are to please the Lord with our sexuality. God has designed sex as a gift to be enjoyed by a man and his wife; anything outside of that is fornication, and we are commanded to “abstain from fornication”. There is a transition in today’s passage from a condemnation of lust to a commendation of love; the apostle transitions from chastity to charity.In his commentary on this letter, John MacArthur describes Christianity as “a shoe-leather faith.” Why doe he describe it that

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Pleasing God with Your Purity
The believer’s life is to be spent walking so as to please God. Pleasing God is not a matter of personal preference. Pleasing God is a divine imperative! 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 help us to understand that truth, and the first verse of that passage is crystal clear - "we beseech you, brethren, and exhort [you] by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God." Passages such as Galatians 5:16and Ephesians 5:1-2 reinforce that truth. Not only do we have the example and exhortation of Paul to walk pleasing unto God, but this was also the pattern of the Lord Jesus: “For I do always those things that please Him”

Living to Please God
Whom are you living to please? Think about the way in which you talk; the way in which you work; the way in which you play; the way in which you spend your money and your time; the way in which you interact with others; in short, the way in which you live; whom are you trying to please?You may have a long list of answers, and some answers would be universal; such as: a spouse, parents, an employer, the payroll clerk. Some answers depend on your vocation. A politician needs to please his constituents. A business owner needs to please his clientele. A performer needs to please the audience. An athlete needs to please the coach.We understand t