Some people have loved ones they will not forsake, even though they are a pain in the neck. Lewis B. Smedes forsakeloveneck Change image and share on social
My father was only thirty-one when he died of a heart attack, much too young for a father to die and leave his young wife with five rambunctious little kids to take care of. I was the youngest. Only a couple of months old when he died. Lewis B. Smedes attackcarecouple share on social
As I read the New Testament, I find only one path to salvation - the path of an informed faith in Jesus Christ. Lewis B. Smedes christfaithfind Change image and share on social
Nothing is more private than a woman's body; it is her physical, emotional, and moral citadel. She cannot be free at all if she is not free to decide for herself, in private, what to do with her body. Lewis B. Smedes bodycitadeldecide Change image and share on social
Jesus said that we should render to the state what properly belongs to the state, and though he had taxes in mind, we might reasonably infer that giving the state the job of punishing wrongdoers is one way of giving the state its due. Lewis B. Smedes belongduegive share on social
When we have been badly injured and clearly wronged, we make an instant caricature of the person who did it to us. We define him totally by the one wrong he did. Lewis B. Smedes badlycaricaturedefine Change image and share on social
The Holy Spirit, thank God, often enables people to forgive even though they are not sure how they did it. Lewis B. Smedes enableforgivegod Change image and share on social
Retributive justice did not arise from any Christian principle; almost every pre-Christian society dealt with wrongdoers by causing them pain. Lewis B. Smedes arisecausechristian Change image and share on social
Any lazy or biased fool can have opinions; making judgments is the hard work of responsible and compassionate people. Lewis B. Smedes biascompassionatefool Change image and share on social
Common sense suggests that if no one ever judged other people, there would be no real human community. Lewis B. Smedes commoncommunityhuman Change image and share on social
