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Weekly Words of Instruction

12/26/2004

 
This is only for people who believe the Bible to be God's word.

As of today, Scott Peterson is in jail awaiting death for the killing of his wife and unborn son. Let this serve as an example for everyone—don't kill!! Learn to walk away, because no woman or man is worth suffering the consequences that follow their murder (Matthew 26:52).

The taking and giving of life is in the hands of Almighty God. It is not for man to become judge and jury on a personal basis (2 Kings 5:7). Killing in a fit of rage—premeditated murder in order to accomplish some kind of evil—is wrong (Matt. 5:21). If you have a dispute with a person, don't kill him, just walk away. If your girlfriend cheated on you, don't kill her and the man, just walk away. If the law can be of help to you, solve your problem though the law (Romans 13:1–5). Otherwise, you have two feet that can walk away, so let your feet do what they do best and walk away (Psalms 37:8–9).
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Weekly Words of Instruction

12/19/2004

 
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Littering is sinful because it violates two Biblical principles.
  1. It is against the law. The Bible teaches us to obey the law of the land, as long as that law isn't conflicting with God's law (Daniel 3:1–30; Dan. 6:1–28; Acts 4:18–19; Acts 5:29; 1 Peter 2:13–17; Matthew 22:17–22; Romans 13:1–7; Titus 3:1). When man fails to be law abiding, he is failing to respect what God has said—he is also showing disrespect to the city, therefore he is sinning (1 John 3:4; 1 John 5:17; Psalm 119:158).
  2. It is offensive. It is the right thing to keep the streets and neighborhoods free from trash, paper, cans, abandoned cars, dead animals, etc. If a person willfully dumpssuch filth onto clean streets because he is irresponsible and doesn't care about the hard work of others who are trying to keep the neighborhood nice, he is sinning because he has an attitude contrary to what the Bible teaches concerning neighborly conduct (Luke 6:31; Romans 12:17–18; Rom. 13:9–10; Philippians 2:3–5; Rom. 15:2–3; Acts 25:8, 11; James 3:2; Phil. 1:10; Acts 7:27; Rom. 14:13).

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Weekly Words of Instruction

12/12/2004

 
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Do something good for yourself this Sunday; come to church.

"Why," you may ask? So that you will obey the Lord, for He expects men to worship Him in church (Hebrews 10:25; Acts 20:7; 1 Corinthians 16:1–4). You see, Jesus established the church for a reason, just like Noah when he built the Ark (Matthew 16:18; John 10:16; Acts 2:47; Acts 9:19:26; Genesis 7:9–24).

In church there will be singing of songs to the glory of the Creator. So why is it that some complain about doing that? In church we will study the message of the Bible, and it will help us grow in knowledge concerning the things of God, thereby making us better people. Why is it that some don't want to do that? There is no harm in going to the house of God. The harm comes by staying at home and failing to do as God expects. You remain in disobedience, your children remain in disobedience, and the whole family ends up in hell. What a shame!
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Weekly Words of Instruction

12/5/2004

 
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No one should watch religious programming and accept what is said without checking to see if it is in the Bible (Acts 17:11; 1 John 4:1). No one should consider every religious broadcast as pleasing to God because not all are (Matthew 7:15:21–23; Luke 6:46). No one should praise a sermon if the preacher didn't provide scriptures for what was taught (Acts 8:35; Acts 17:2–3; Acts 18:24–28). No one should watch religious broadcasting without realizing that men teach different doctrines and that such is wrong because the Bible commands men to teach the same thing (1 Corinthians 1:10; Galatians 1:6–10; 1 Timothy 1:3–4). No one should watch a woman preacher and think that she is doing right because the Bible forbids a woman to teach in such a way that places men in subjection to her (1 Cor. 14:34–35; 1 Tim. 2:11–12). No one should consider a religious broadcast pleasing to God if the viewers are asked to contribute to the broadcast because the Bible teaches that the church is to support its work though the offering of the members on the first day of the week (1 Cor. 16:1–4).
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