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Bad government demands use of more force (10). D. The VENOMOUS TONGUE of a Foolish Ruler (11-15). 1. It is like the hissing of a serpent (11). 2. It lacks graciousness, and boomerangs (12). 3. It becomes progressively more evil (13). 4. It boasts of what hasn’t happened yet (14). 5. It lacks the fun
Foolish soldiers there have been who fancy their words to hold more potency than the Word of the King, and thus try out their word-weaponry against their own comrades-at-arms, the True and Faithful Ones, whom they perceive to be weaker than they. Deceived, they have forgotten the warning that the re
Their foes they have mercilessly ground under the heel and look upon them with contempt, but their “friends”. Ah! For them it seemed to be fulfilled that a man’s enemies shall be those of his own household! And even as they are faced with the problems of reconversion they must needs keep an eye upon
Fear God and keep His commandments. Fearing Him means having awe and respect for Him as God. And when I was a young man, the faithful parents in Gods church would not allow their children to go to the theater to enjoy that which those, who do not remember their Creator, present and enjoy. They enjoy
Previous article in this series: September 15, 2012, p. 493. Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 The Word of God in Ecclesiastes 5 turns from considering the general vanity of men to their worship of God, for in that worship of God the folly of sin also manifests itself. Before describing that folly, the text turn
April 2009 83 Guido De Brès Letter by the ordinance of God. Besides, we have been taught that he that resists the magistrates resists the ordinance of God and will receive damnation. We acknowledge and maintain that by the eternal wisdom of God the kings rule and the princes determine justice. Brie
The long-term result is the destruction of the kingdom. The monarch is to seek the welfare of the kingdom and its citizens. His authority is to be exercised for the good of those under him and not for his own grandeur and glory. The error is no different, when in our democratic context, fools are e
There remain, however, in man since the fall the glimmerings of natural light, whereby he retains some knowledge of God, of natural things, and the differences between good and evil, and discovers some regard for virtue, good order in society, and for maintaining an orderly external deportment. But
There is no place in the Lord’s army for those who are fearful of the enemies of God—the wicked, our old natures, or Satan and his hosts. The Lord made this clear when He commanded through the mouths of Israel’s officers that the “fearful and fainthearted” must not go out to battle against the enemy
What sin do you fear may cause you to fall away from the truth? We all have these fears. We all must fight against them. These fears must be fought against in our lives. We have the example of today’s reading to guide us. Israel had foes that they had to withstand in order to remain in the promised