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Valentine’s Day and Love
The origin of this day is uncertain. Here are some theories: (1) Some (not all) believe that it is a “christianized” form of the Roman festival of Lupercalia. This festival occurred each year between February 13th and 15th. It is … Continue reading
Posted in History, holiday, Love, Marriage
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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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Beatitudes of Revelation: Watch/Stay Dressed
“Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame” (Revelation 16:15). The book of Revelation contains seven beatitudes (Revelation 1:3; 14:12-13; 16:15; 19:6-9; 20:6; … Continue reading
Posted in be ready, beatitudes, preparation, Revelation, Textual study
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 5:6-8, adam clark, beatitudes, blessed, blessed is he who keeps his garments, blessed is he who watches, book of Revelation, christian armor, church at laodicea, clothed armor of God, clothed in white, coming as a thief, f.f. bruce, fanny crosby, Jesus will come as a thief, keep your clothes, middoth, nakedness, no one knows when Lord will return, Revelation 16:15, shame, song will Jesus find us watching, stay dressed, talmid, thief, watch
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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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Bryan Hodge 
Law of Moses: Clothing
Some of the laws of Moses seem odd to us. For instance, why were fabrics not to be mixed in a garment? (Leviticus 19:19; Deuteronomy 22:11). Bible critics are known to use some of the laws to suggest that the … Continue reading →