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There will be no justice until we all walk humbly with God.

Micah 6:8 No, the LORD has told us what is good. What he requires of us is this: to do what is just, to show constant love, and to live in humble fellowship with our God. (TEV) “The principles of the Bible are the groundwork of human freedom.” Horace Greeley … Continue reading

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HONESTY

Proverbs 12:22  The LORD detests lying lips, but he delights in men who are truthful. (NIV) “I hope I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.”  George Washington (1732-1799)

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NO GOOD IF DETACHED

Hebrews 10:24-25  Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works.  And let us not neglect our meeting together [yeah—that means going to Church on Sunday], as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is … Continue reading

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FELLOWSHIP

“Be united with other Christians. A wall with loose bricks is not good. The bricks must be cemented together.” Corrie ten Boom (1892-1983) And what does that mean? “For the early Christians, koinonia was not the frilly “fellowship” of church-sponsored, biweekly little meetings to ponder the latest self-help book. It … Continue reading

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REASONABLE FAITH

“God does not expect us to submit our faith to him without reason, but the very limits of reason make faith a necessity.” — Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430) “If the work of God could be comprehended by reason, it would be no longer wonderful, and faith would have no … Continue reading

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A HARD TEACHER

“I saw among the simple, I noticed among the young men, a youth who lacked judgment.” Proverbs 7:7 (NIV) “Experience is the hardest kind of teacher. It gives you the test first and the lesson afterward.”—Unknown

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God’s Word is great. Maybe we should consider putting It into practice.

James 1:22-25  22  Do not deceive yourselves by just listening to his word; instead, put it into practice. 23  If you listen to the word, but do not put it into practice you are like people who look in a mirror and see themselves as they are. 24  They take … Continue reading

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Be a child of God

Since we are his children, we will possess the blessings he keeps for his people, and we will also possess with Christ what God has kept for him; for if we share Christ’s suffering, we will also share his glory. Romans 8:17 (TEV) “Children are God’s apostles, day by day … Continue reading

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Time to take a closer look?

“Yes, we have it among professing Christians—this strange ingenuity to seek our own interest under the guise of seeking the interests of God. I am not afraid to say what I fear—that there are thousands of people who are using the deeper life and Bible prophecy, foreign missions and physical … Continue reading

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The things you hang to, can hang you.

Psalm 101:5 Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, him will I put to silence; whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart, him will I not endure. (NIV) Psalm 40:4 Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn … Continue reading

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