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What Constitutes A God-Approved Marriage? (Part 1)
What constitutes marriage? Jesus taught, “from the beginning of the creation, God ‘made them male and female.’ ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Government, Marriage, Phrase Study, Textual study
Tagged adam and eve, be joined, civil law, eligibility, God approved marriage, government, Helper, intent, jacob, leaving and cleaving, made known to others, male and female, man and woman, Mark 10, marriage, maturity, moses, Noah, one flesh, three classes eligible to marry, Truth for Today, wedding ceremony, what constitutes marriage, william w. grasham, work
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Beatitudes of Revelation: Keep The Words
“Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book… Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to everyone according to his work. I am the … Continue reading
Posted in beatitudes, end times, Revelation, Textual study
Tagged adam clark, alpha and omega, beatitudes, beginning and end, blessed, blessed is keeps the words, book of Revelation, f.f. bruce, faithfulness, first and last, follow, foy wallace jr., heed, I come quickly, john kachelman jr, keep the words, Revelation 22:12-13, Revelation 22:7, reward, various comings of Jesus, wayne jackson, work
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Appreciating His Work
“He who mistreats his father and chases away his mother is a son who causes shame and reproach” (Proverbs 19:26). “The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, and he who begets a wise child will delight him. Let your … Continue reading
Posted in Appreciation, Family, Parenting
Tagged appreciating father, Appreciation, changing view of dad, edgar guest, father, mark twain, poem father, poem only a dad, work
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An Unashamed Worker
“Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” (2 Timothy 2:15) It is a passage which many of us learned in our childhoods. This is … Continue reading
Ceasing Our Work to Fight
In Nehemiah 4:17 we read, “They which builded on the wall, and they that bear burdens, with those that laden, everyone with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand-held a weapon.” I have met some … Continue reading
Ethics: The Environment and Animals
There is a great divide in humanity over man’s usage of the environment and animals. This divide has led to terrorism. “During the past two decades, radical environmental and animal rights groups have claimed responsibility for hundreds of crimes and … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, History, Nature, Stats, stewardship, Technology
Tagged animal rights, animals, bill maher, chris derose, cleveland amory, clothes, enviornmentalism, food, fruit, nature, polution, produce, shelter, stewardship, terrorism, tom regan, work
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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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A Father’s Expectations
President Warren G. Harding was dead. He died at 7:35 p.m. on August 2, 1923. He was in San Francisco, California, having just completed a visit to the territory of Alaska, the first visit by a president. The cause of … Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, Work
Tagged Calvin Coolidge, expectations, father, history, son, Warren Harding, work
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