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“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom” What is the fear of LORD?

In SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT on January 30, 2012 at 2:43 pm

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. Proverbs 9:10

  • TO  HATE EVIL, PRIDE, ARROGANCE
  • EVIL BEHAVIOR, PERVERSE SPEECH

 

Proverbs 8:13, Proverbs 15:33

Covenant of Marriage

In SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT on January 19, 2012 at 4:02 pm

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Malachi 2:13…

13 And this is the second thing you do:
You cover the altar of the LORD with tears,
With weeping and crying;
So He does not regard the offering anymore,
Nor receive it with goodwill from your hands.
14 Yet you say, “For what reason?”
Because the LORD has been witness
Between you and the wife of your youth,
With whom you have dealt treacherously;
Yet she is your companion
And your wife by covenant.
15 But did He not make them one,
Having a remnant of the Spirit?
And why one?
He seeks godly offspring.
Therefore take heed to your spirit,
And let none deal treacherously with the wife of his youth.
16 “ For the LORD God of Israel says
That He hates divorce,
For it covers one’s garment with violence,”
Says the LORD of hosts.

“ Therefore take heed to your spirit,
That you do not deal treacherously.”
17 You have wearied the LORD with your words;
Yet you say,

“ In what way have we wearied Him?”
In that you say,

“ Everyone who does evil
Is good in the sight of the LORD,
And He delights in them,”
Or, “Where is the God of justice?”

Genesis ch 1 and 2

                                                                                Sermon by Dr. Tony Evans

Sanctified Sex, Part 1

In SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT on January 19, 2012 at 3:08 pm

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1 Corinthians 6

Lawsuits Among Believers

1 If any of you has a dispute with another, do you dare to take it before the ungodly for judgment instead of before the Lord’s people? 2 Or do you not know that the Lord’s people will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases? 3 Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life! 4 Therefore, if you have disputes about such matters, do you ask for a ruling from those whose way of life is scorned in the church? 5 I say this to shame you. Is it possible that there is nobody among you wise enough to judge a dispute between believers? 6 But instead, one brother takes another to court—and this in front of unbelievers!

7 The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means you have been completely defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated? 8 Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, and you do this to your brothers and sisters. 9 Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men[a] 10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.11 And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Sexual Immorality

12 “I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but I will not be mastered by anything. 13 You say, “Food for the stomach and the stomach for food, and God will destroy them both.” The body, however, is not meant for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. 14 By his power God raised the Lord from the dead, and he will raise us also. 15 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ himself? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never! 16 Do you not know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.”[b] 17 But whoever is united with the Lord is one with him in spirit.[c]

18 Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body. 19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.

The Fear of the Lord Psalm 34

In Daily Bible Verses, Psalm on January 17, 2012 at 9:35 pm

v1      I will always say good things about the LORD.
Every day my lips will sing psalms to him.

v2      My soul will boast about the LORD.
Humble people will hear it. It will make them happy.

v3      Let us all make people see that the LORD is great.
We will make his name famous together.

v4      I prayed to the LORD and he answered me.
He saved me from everything that made me afraid.

v5      (Humble people) looked to (the LORD) and were happy.
Their faces were not ashamed.

v6      This humble man prayed and the LORD heard (him).
The (LORD) took him away from all his troubles.

v7      The angel of the LORD made a camp.
He stayed in it, round the people that feared the LORD.
He took them away (from danger).

v8      Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good.
The man that trusts in him will be very happy.

v9      Oh, fear the LORD all his saints.
People that fear him will need nothing.

v10    Young lions may need (food) and become hungry.
People that pray to the LORD will not need any good (thing).

v11    Children, come and listen to me.
I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

v12    Which one of you finds pleasure in life?
Who wants time to see good (things)?

v13    Do not say anything evil,
or let your lips tell anything that is false.

v14   Turn away from evil and do good (things).
Look for peace and follow it.

v15   The LORD’S face is against the people that do evil.
Nobody in all the earth will remember them.

v16   The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous
and his ears (listen) when they pray.

v17   The LORD hears them when they cry for help.
He saves them from all their troubles.

v18   The LORD is near when their hearts break.
He saves those whose spirits are very sad.

v19    Many evil things happen to the righteous,
but the LORD saves (the righteous) from them all.

v20    (The LORD) keeps all their bones safe.
Not one of them becomes broken.

v21    Evil (things) will kill very bad people.
(The LORD) will punish the people that hate righteous (people).

v22    The LORD will make his servants free
and not punish anyone that trusts him.

God is our shepherd, guider, and friend.

In Daily Bible Verses on January 11, 2012 at 4:20 pm

Psalm 23

     (This is) a psalm of David.

v1      The LORD is my shepherd.
I will not need anything.

v2      He makes me lie down in green fields.
He leads me to waters where I can rest.

v3      He gives me new life.
He is my guide to the right road.
He does this to (do what) his name (promises).

v4      I will not be afraid when I walk through the valley of the shadow of death.
This is because you (LORD) are with me.
Your rod and staff make me feel brave.

v5      You prepare a table in front of me when my enemies are present.
You put oil on my head.
My cup is so full that it overflows.

v6      I am sure that good and loving and kind things will follow me.
They will follow me all the days of my life.
I will always live in the house of the LORD.

Galatians 5:22-23 THE FRUIT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN US

In Daily Bible Verses on January 10, 2012 at 4:16 pm

v22, v23     For the fruit of the Holy Spirit in us is that:

- we have love, joy and *peace

- we become patient, kind and good

- we keep our promises to God and to people

- we are gentle and not greedy

Psalm 72: 15 – 20 ~ The King Of *Glory

In Daily Bible Verses on January 10, 2012 at 3:51 pm

v15    I pray that he will always be alive and that:

 ·   people will give him gold from Arabia (Sheba)
·   people will always pray for him
·   people will *bless him all the day.

v16    There will be plenty of *grain in the land.
It will blow (in the wind) even on the top of the mountains.
Its fruit will grow as well as (in) Lebanon.
Even people in the towns will be as grass in a field.

v17    His name will remain *for ever.
It will continue as long as the sun (shines).
All people will *bless themselves by him
and people in every country will say that he is happy.

v18    *Bless the *LORD God, the God of Israel.
Only he does wonderful things.

v19    *Bless his glorious name *for ever.
Fill all the earth with his *glory.

v20    This is the end of the *prayers of David, son of Jesse.

Psalm 72: 8 – 14 ~ The Great King

In Daily Bible Verses on January 9, 2012 at 9:02 pm

v8      He will rule from sea to sea

       and from the river to the ends of the earth.

v9      People that live in wild places will kneel in front of him
and his enemies will eat the dirt.

v10    Kings from Spain and other far places will give him money
and kings from Arabia and Africa will bring him gifts.

v11    All the kings will fall down in front of him
and people in every land will become his servants.

v12    For he will save the person in need that is crying for help.
And he will save the poor that nobody is giving help to.

v13    He will be kind to people that are weak and in need.
He will save the lives of the people in need.

v14    He will buy back their lives from *cruel people that hurt them.
Their blood is of great value in his eyes.

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