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Ethics: Life (Part 1)
Definition: Suicide is of Latin origin (sui = of oneself, cidium = a slaying). The word is used of killing oneself, self- murder. It is nothing new. The Bible mentions several who contemplated, attempted, or accomplished suicide [(1) Saul (1 Samuel … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, History, Stats, stewardship, Suffering, suicide
Tagged job, life, mentally ill, stewardship, suicide
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Ethics: Body and Brain II
We are “fearfully and wonderfully made”, a “marvelous” work (Psalm 139:14). However, many are self-destructive and never come close to fulfilling their potential. Dr. Bess Francher observed, “we don’t have much to say about how we look at sixteen. But we … Continue reading
Posted in drugs, Ethics, History, Stats, stewardship, Temptation, Wine, Word Study
Tagged abstinence, alcohol, brain, drinking, drunkenness, fermentation, honey, human body, medicinal use, moderation, preserve grape juice, sober, social drinking, stewardship, temperance, wine, wine skins
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Ethics: Body and Brain I
God has given each of us just one body, and one brain. We can wisely use or abuse what He has given us. We can choose to be good stewards or squanderers of His gift of life. We are not … Continue reading
Posted in drugs, Ethics, History, Stats, stewardship
Tagged anorexia, average american, brain, coca, cocaine, drugs, elvis presley, food, heroin, human body, karen carpenter, lsd, lynn bias, marijuana, medical use, meth, michael jackson, opium, oxycontin, rush limbaugh, smoking, stats, steroids, stewardship, tobacco, vicoden
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Ethics: Labor and Lucre (part II)
Gambling (aka Gaming) is legal, in some form, in 48 of 50 states. Utah and Hawaii are exceptions. However, Hawaii has a bill gaining momentum which would legalize such. Gambling is nothing new. Antiquities speaks of such. Hundreds of years … Continue reading
Ethics: Labor and Lucre (Part I)
Work may be a four-letter word but it should not be considered a bad word. When God made things, He made them “very good” (Genesis 1:31). It was according to this “very good” design for man to work (Genesis 2:15, … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Money, Stats, stewardship, Wealth, Work
Tagged employee, employer, ethics, human body, job, labor, lucre, money, provide, stewardship, work
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ETHICS: TONGUE (Part I)
John Locke has written, “God having designed men for a social creature … furnished him also with language … Man therefore had by nature his organs so fashioned, as to be fit to frame articulate sounds … It was further … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Tongue
Tagged alexie pilkington, bullies, cyberbully, ethics, gossip, in the news, internet, john locke, lori drew, megan meire, motivate or discourage, phoebe prince, ryan halligan, slander, suicide, tongue, whisperers, words
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Ethics: Modesty
As Christians, we should want to dress and conduct ourselves in a manner which professes godliness (1 Timothy 2:10). We should want to present ourselves in a manner which glorifies God (Matthew 5:16; 1 Corinthians 6:20; 10:31). We should not … Continue reading
Posted in Clothing, culture, dance, Ethics, Temptation
Tagged 1 Timothy 2, clothes, dance, discreet, ethics, Galatians 5, lasciviousness, lewdness, mary quant, mini skirts, moderation, modest, modest dress, modesty, nakedness, nudity, prom, propriety, self control, senuality, shamefacedness, sobriety
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Ethics: Mind
The Christian is in a spiritual warfare (2 Corinthians 10:3-ff; Ephesians 6:10-ff; 1 Peter 2:11, etc.). This war involves the mind (Romans 8:7; Ephesians 2:3, 4:17, 23; Colossians 1:21). A Christian should think differently, than this sinful world (Romans 12:2; … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Pornography, Stats, Technology, Temptation
Tagged entertainment, ethics, ghost, images, internet, john q, ladder 49, midnight express, mind, movies, music lyrics, Philippians 4, plato, porn, radio, rolling stone, t.v., the bridges of madison county, titanic
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The Veil, Long Hair, and the Red Purse
Years ago, Roy Deaver wrote, “If the time ever comes when all impure women of Ft. Worth identify themselves by carrying a red purse on their right arm, I would argue strongly— in light of 1 Cor. 11:2-16—that it would … Continue reading
Posted in Clothing, culture, Textual study, Women's roles, Word Study
Tagged 1 Corinthians 11, culture, long hair, red purse, veil, Women's roles
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