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Category Archives: Tongue
The Truth in Love
Our text of study is Ephesians 4:15. It reads, “but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head – Christ.” The context concerns the use of spiritual gifts, and roles in … Continue reading
Posted in Love, Preaching, Tongue, Word Study
Tagged aletheuo, be not ashamed, bold speech, book koinonia, comfort and edify one another, compassionate, edify, Ephesians 4:15, how Jesus spoke to people, human opinion, human wisdom, if you are my friend give me the truth, in season and out of season, jimmy jividen, keep back nothing profitable, love, nicodemus, preach the whole truth, preach the word, rude, season words with salt, speak truth in love, speech, stir up love and good works, stir up the gift, the christian worker, the rich young ruler, the whole counsel, tongue, truth, truth begets, truth has power, truth purifies, truth sanctifies, truth sets free, unkind, unnessary offense, woman at well, woman caught in act of adultery, words
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Why Was God Displeased at Babel?
The events at Babel (Genesis 11:1-9) occurred not long after the Flood. If the division of the earth in the days of Peleg (Genesis 10:25) refers to the events at Babel (and I think that it does), then the events at … Continue reading
Posted in josephus, pride, Textual study, Tongue
Tagged adam clark, Babel, chronology, curtis cates, disobedience, flood, Genesis 11, idolatry, josephus, Keith Mosher, Peleg, pride, rebellion, shinar, targum, ziggurats, zikkurate
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Cursed Be Canaan
A preacher and dear friend in Africa contacted me, asking me to explain why Noah cursed Canaan (Genesis 9:18-27). Let’s consider the text… “Noah began to be a farmer, and he planted a vineyard. Then he drank of the wine and … Continue reading
Posted in drugs, Ethics, Textual study, Tongue, Wine
Tagged africa, Coffman, cursed be canaan, Eddie Chloer, Genesis 9, gossip, Ham's sin, henry morris, marion fox, matthew henry, nakedness, Noah's drunkenness, Pasteur, Pasteur effect, tongue, Truth for Today, William Grasham, wine
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The Self-Destructive Sting
A honey bee colony has three types of bees associated with it: the queen; the workers (females); the drones (males). It is the worker bees which sting. “A honey bee will sting when it perceives a threat to its hive, … Continue reading
Posted in envy, Ethics, Mental Health, Peace, Tongue
Tagged anger, bear and skunk illustration, bees, book none of these diseases, drone bees, envy, getting even, hate, hatred, honey bee sting, Mental Health, pay back, queen bee, revenge, s.i. mcmillien, self destruction, tongue, wasps, words, worker bees
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In The News: Marriage Mistakes
The Huffington Post ran an article on December 29, 2014 by Sloane Bradshaw entitled, “4 Huge Mistakes I Made as a Wife (I’m The Ex-Wife Now).” Here is her list… 1. I put my children first. She wrote, “Whenever my … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Marriage, Parenting, Tongue
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A Few Great Lessons from Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy
The purpose of this article is to stimulate the interest in Bible students to study these often overlooked books. To many, these books are dry, uninteresting, and contain little application to life today, after all it was written to be … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Bible Study, Family, Giving, life, Mercy, Tongue
Tagged 1 Corinthians 16, Abortion, babe, brephos, corners of field, Deuteronomy 23, Exodus 12, giving, joseph abd mary were poor, levites were to give, Leviticus 12, Leviticus 19, life, Luke 2, Matthew 12, murmurring, Numbers 18, pharisees traditions, plucking grain on sabbath, poor, traditions, value of old testament
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What Did You Say? C’mon Man! (Part 1)
“C’mon man” (come on man) is a phrase used on Monday Night Football to describe shockingly stupid decisions, or decisions completely inappropriate, or bloopers in execution. I have heard, through the years, brethren say things which completely shock me. These … Continue reading
Posted in Dedication, Hospitality, Race, Tongue
Tagged a.d., b.c., Bible class teacer's mistake, c'mon brother, c'mon man, can the church reimburse me?, can't her grandchildren chip the ice, hit by a car the preacer does not stop, Hospitality, how many people does it take to baptize someone?, I have never been to his house, it means different thing to different people, jealousy, monday night football, niv, prejudism, Race, save face, speak truth in love, there is a black church near by, they like attending with their own, throw it away and get a real Bible, what did you say?, where does he live?
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