Mercy and Truth Have Met Together; Righteousness and Peace Have Kissed.
Can we have mercy and peace without truth and righteousness? What if we say it does not matter how we worship or what church we attend?
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Singing, Creation, Children, and Instrumental Music
Why do babies love singing even more than instrumental music? Why is singing important in worship? What does this show about creation?
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Better to Be a Doorkeeper in God's House than Dwell in the Tents of Wickedness
How do some people today act as enemies of God? How important should worshiping God be to God's people?
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Oh, That My People Would Listen to Me and Walk in My Ways!
Will God punish people today who fail to obey Him? What is He willing to do if people repent? What responsibility do judges have in ruling justly?
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Philippians 2:12 - Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling (NKJV)
Marvelous Things He Did in the Sight of the Fathers, But They Sinned Even More - Part 2
What blessings did God give the Israelites in Egypt and in the wilderness? How did the people respond to God's care and mercy?
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James 5:19,20 - Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back, let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins. (NKJV)
Ezra 7:10 - For Ezra had set his heart to study the law of the LORD and to practice it, and to teach His statutes and ordinances in Israel. ( NASB )
Homeschool Students Are Happier, More Engaged, and More Likely to Be Married
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Nehemiah 4:14 - … Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses. (KJV)
Pot and King Heroin: Dangers of Drug Abuse
If marijuana use is legal, does that make it moral? Does God accept use of recreational drugs? Does marijuana lead to use of stronger drugs? What does the Bible say?
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2 Thessalonians 2:16,17 - Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting consolation and good hope by grace, comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and work. (NKJV)
Psalm 144:15 - Happy are the people whose God is the LORD! (NKJV)
Job 42:1,2 - Then Job answered the LORD and said, "I know that You can do all things, And that no purpose of Yours can be thwarted. ( NASB )
The Challenge of Fatherhood and Absent Fathers
Families in our society are challenged by perverted and confused concepts of the role of fatherhood, including the problems of absent and negligent fathers.
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Joshua 1:7-9 - This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. (ESV)
Proverbs 16:16,18,19 - How much better to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver. ... Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall. Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, Than to divide the spoil with the proud. (NKJV)
1 John 2:15-17 - Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world. (ESV)
1 Peter 2:21-24 - follow his steps: who did no sin, ... who his own self bare our sins in his body upon the tree, that we, having died unto sins, might live unto righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed. (ASV)
In My Day of Trouble I Sought The Lord; I Will Remember His Works.
What consequences will come on those who fail to submit to God's will? What should we do when we face discouragement and need help?
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James 4:13-16 Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit"; whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. (NKJV)
1 Corinthians 16:1,2 - Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I directed the churches of Galatia, so do you also. On the first day of every week each one of you is to put aside and save, as he may prosper, so that no collections be made when I come. (NASB)
Proverbs 25:28 - Like a city that is broken into and without walls Is a man who has no control over his spirit. ( NASB )
Causes of Religious Confusion, Division, and Disagreement
Denominations often disagree and contradict one another. Does Jesus approve of such division, or does He want religious unity?
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