Paul says I want your love to be the focus of your life in such a way that you will know how to make difficult decisions growth in spiritual devotion growth in spiritual discernment and growth in Spiritual Development he said that you may be sincere and without offense until the day of Christ sincerity speaks of an absence of hypoc Ry sincerity is being who you are all the time wherever you are no matter who you’re with it means you don’t have two selves you just have one and then the scripture says we’re to be sincere and
without offense that refers to the everpresent danger of offending somebody who is a follower of Christ the word here in the Greek language is the word scandalon it’s from the word which we get scand in the English language and Paul’s passion was that these Believers would live so that no one would ever stumble because of their behavior he wanted them to grow in Spiritual Development when Gail sers and Brian Piccolo running backs for the Chicago Bears began rooming together in the late 60s it was a first for both of them Gail
sers had never had a close relationship ship with a white person and Piccolo had never had a close relationship with a black person in fact he had never known a black person during the 1968 season Gail sers suffered a career-threatening knee injury most pundits thought he’d never play again but one year later after the close of the 1969 season and having made a full recovery Gail sers stood at the banquet of the New York chapter of professional foot ball writers to accept the George sis award as the most courageous player
in pro football seers and Piccolo had planned with their wives to sit together at the banquet but instead Brian Piccolo was confined to his bed at home he wasn’t fighting with a football injury he was battling cancer and that night Gail sers accepted the George sis award but he accepted it for Brian Piccolo as he stood to receive his trophy here’s what he said you flatter me by giving me this award but I tell you here and now that I accept it for Brian Piccolo Brian Piccolo is the man of Courage who should receive the George S
