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

How many times have you said that you would begin living for God but never did? Have you ever committed to a Bible study and decided not to show up? Have you told anyone that you would go to church with them and did not? If you have answered yes to any of these questions, you aren't being true to yourself.

In Matthew 21:28–31, Jesus used a parable to capture the essence of not being true to one's self. In the parable, we hear of a man with two sons, and he came to the first and said, "Son, go work today in my vineyard." But the son said, "I will not," but afterward he regretted it and went. Then the father came to the second son and said likewise, and that son said, "I will go sir," but he did not go at all. Which of the two did the will of his father?

Obviously, the one who actually went to the vineyard. The other, who said he would go and did not, wasn't true to himself. Such can be said of anyone who commits to a thing—whether it is doing a favor, establishing credit, going to services, studying the Bible, etc. He is not true to himself because he says and does not. Before a person enters into a relationship with the Lord, he needs to sit down and count the cost (Luke 14:26–33). There are obvious conditions to which one must obey if he wishes to continue being the Lord's disciple (John 8:31–32; 1 John 1:6–7; Luke 6:46).
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"Get thee hence Satan, for it is written, 'Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve!'" (Matthew 4:10). Satan got no love from Jesus on that request because Satan isn't worth worshipping. Next we see Cornelius, a general in the military, bowing at the feet of Peter giving him reverence. But we also see Peter telling Cornelius to get up because men aren't to be worshipped (Acts 10:25–26). Later on in 1 Corinthians 1:12, we observe members of the Lord's church in the city of Corinth arguing about which preacher they would show reverence. In 1 Cor. 1:13, Paul rebuffed them saying, "Did any preacher die for your sins? Were you baptized in the name of any preacher?" Paul also said that preachers are only servants by which men learn the gospel (1 Cor. 3:5–6; Romans 10:13–21).

Yet, we see many churches calling the preacher Father, Rabbi, Bishop, Most holy, etc, etc. These people are wrong because the word of God teaches that all men are the same (Matthew 23:1–10; 1 Cor. 4:6). The preacher doesn't deserve a parking spot marked "Clergy," while everyone else must park where ever they can. The preacher isn't supposed to be called Reverend since that is God's name (Psalm 111:9). And there is no such thing in the Bible as "Preacher anniversary day." Tell your preacher that the next time it comes up.
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This message is for teenagers. Stay in school and get that education. No babies—we already have too many teenage parents living with mom and dad. There are also too many unwanted babies being killed or ending up on door steps. Enough already! Young men, keep your pants zipped! Young ladies, be what your Creator would have you to be—stay clear from sexual relations outside marriage. Talk like a lady. Act like a lady. And certainly dress like a lady. If you have never heard of the word "fornication," it means illicit sexual conduct. In other words, it is illegal sex. Sex between high school students is wrong because it doesn't have the Creator's permission. God ordain sexual relations for marriage, and He will judge fornicators and adulterers (Hebrews 13:4; 1 Corinthians 6:9–10; 1 Thessalonians 4:3).

So, to any teenager thinking about having sex: don't do it! Also any young man thinking about having sex: Don't do it! Instead, be like Joseph, flee fornication! (1 Cor. 6:18; Genesis 39:12). I know many will pay no attention to these words, but if one teenager changes because of reading this, it has been worth the time (Luke 15:10).
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This is only for people who believe the Bible to be God's word.

We have all seen the problems that a comedian had after using racial remarks in a comedy club. The Bible teaches that we should let no corrupt speech come out of our mouth (Ephesians 4:29). Corrupt speech isn't just racial epithets, but it is profanity, gossip, dirty jokes, lies, backbiting, insults, etc. Corrupt speech is anything that has no benefit for the listener, but accomplishes plenty of tearing down, destroying, and inciting.

The old saying, "if you don't have anything good to say, then don't say anything at all," is the best advice.
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