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The Daily Press

Sarah Mowery·2015-12-01

27:17 reads, “Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.”  Just as metal sharpens like metal, wicked men sharpen their companions to do evil (Prov. 5:4), while Christians sharpen fellow saints to godliness.

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The Elements

John Huizenga·1998-11-01

The iron now left behind was poured into molds where it cooled and the atoms again became “sticky” as the forces which drew them together overpowered the waning energy of heat. Now the force of machinery took over again to push, squeeze, and pull at the atoms until they were just so. Giant rollers s

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Closer Than a Brother – Godly Friends

Matt Kortus·2012-06-01

The second great activity of godly friends becomes evident from Proverbs 27:17, “Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.” Godly friends encourage each other spiritually. We can all mentally picture a knife being sharpened by repeatedly running the edge of the blade a

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Grow in Grace and in the Knowledge of Christ!

Mike Feenstra·1999-05-01

We ought to remember the teaching of Proverbs 27:17, namely, that when we as friends and fellow saints talk of the wondrous deeds of God it is as if we are iron sharpening iron. Undoubtedly, we all have experienced this phenomenon in a Bible study. After we have done our preparations (We do prepare

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From Koffee Kletz to Convention

Charles Westra·1957-06-01

Just as when two knives are rubbed together and both become sharpened, so also one child of God in conversation with others of like interests, grows “sharper and sharper” in his way of life. This does not mean that we preach little sermons  to each other, but by living a personal witness we help eac

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Rev. C. Hanko – Chapter 3: Home Life

Cornelius Hanko·2005-07-01

This was served with bacon, followed by rusk and milk. Tuesday was ironing day. That mean that the ironing board stood over the floor most of the day. In those days, sheets, pillowcases, dresses, cotton shirts, and other clothes were ironed. Each cotton shirt took twenty minutes to iron. We had adva

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The Solar System (1)

Agatha Lubbers·1957-03-01

In doing this they provide an electrical ceiling from which long distance radio waves are reflected to the earth. This makes radio communication a very real possibility. Magnetic changes take place in the earth when spots break out on the sun. Compass needles become unsteady and sometimes wander a d

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Discussion Groups at the 1986 Convention

Rebecca Engelsma·1986-06-01

Look up the passages; be ready to defend your view on these matters; do some reading in articles and books that deal with these things. By lively, informed discussion, we can get to know each other, and the Truth, better. Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend (Prov.

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Strangers and Sojourners – Together

Mark Hoeksema·2013-06-01

27:17): “Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.” Listen, young people, to the words of the wisest man of all time, Many things will come and go in your lives, but true friendship is forever. “I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy pr

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The Symbolism of Metals in the Old Testament

Robert C. Harbach·1957-05-03

Having dealt with the two baser metals (lead and tin), we continue in the scale to consider one more thought with respect to iron. This is also in Scripture a symbol of strength ("Iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend," (Prov. 27:17), and as such is used of Israel (