“Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.”

– 2 Timothy 4:2 ESV

During our next Words of Encouragement series we will touch on the topic of “In The Good And The Bad”. Things change for many of us given the circumstances and within this series we will look at these changes and why they may occur. We will discuss what’s really “the bad” versus what’s “the good”. Lets first break down what “Good” means biblically. Biblically “Good” means, “to be desired or approved of” or “that which is righteous”. Now let’s take a look at what ”Bad” means biblically. Biblically “Bad” means, “that of poor quality, inferior or defective” or “wicked, evil, poor, nasty, vicious or ill”. Just looking at the definition of those two words, I think you would agree that your situation may not be as “bad” as you thought. In a previous lesson, we learned what “Love” really meant, but it was only AFTER learning the meaning that we realized what we were giving wasn’t what the bible considers love to be, but instead that of the world. It’s the same thing with “Good” and “Bad”; if the bible is the standard…our parameters shouldn’t extend the verses.

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