second glance
Alex Eklund likes beautiful women. He believes, however, that true beauty comes from the heart and character of a woman. In fact, he says he would “rather have a Proverbs 31 wife than a Victoria’s Secret model.” He posted this comment after noticing the fallout from the Victoria’s Secret fashion show. Watching this event prompted some of his female friends to air feelings like these on Facebook: “I’m going to have to hit the gym after this” and “I’m going to starve myself for a week.”
virtuous
So, when was the last time you heard someone being complimented for being virtuous? In Ecclesiastes 7:29, we read, “God created people to be virtuous.” So, what does this word mean? The Hebrew word for virtuous is chayil, which means “strength.” Throughout the Old Testament, we find that in the majority of cases this word refers to soldiers, to fighting…
faking your features
Paul warns Timothy that some people use religion or "godly acts" (in the original Greek) to get rich. How so? Well, godly acts are good things, and all good things have value. So godly acts will always have buyers. But they should never have sellers.
Paul's concern? Virtuous Christians are tempted sometimes to skip the discipline that developed their character…
