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- Victims of malicious pity in the form of cruel mockery and/or demeaning comments deliberately intended to hurt their feelings, tear them down and make them feel bad about themselves; and people in dysfunctional families where courtesy, thoughtfulness, and respect for one another's feelings is...

- 378) Titus 3:8 . .This is a trustworthy statement; and concerning these things I want you to speak confidently, so that those who have believed God may be careful to engage in good deeds. To "speak confidently" implies speaking with an assertive, "no buts" attitude; viz: the things a preacher...

- Genesis 23:10-20 ● Gen 23:10a . . Ephron was present among the Hittites; so Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the Hittites, all who entered the gate of his town, Ephron didn't have to answer personally; but chose to of his own volition. People who actually lived in a...

- Back when Noah was preparing the ark, no doubt his neighbors all mocked and poked fun at him like one of those deranged souls that go around with a sandwich board that reads: Repent; The End Is Near! But when the rain started, I bet those very same neighbors panicked and tried to get Noah to...

- 376) Titus 3:1 . . Cont. Seeing as how we're talking about the law of the land, what might be some examples? Well; I think should think that Titus 3:1 is talking about more than just felonies; but includes lesser crimes like J walking, illegal U-turns, feeding parking meters, drifting...

- Genesis 23:1-9 ● Gen 23:1-2a . . Sarah's lifetime-- the span of Sarah's life --came to one hundred and twenty-seven years. Sarah died in Kiriath-arba-- now Hebron --in the land of Canaan; This is the only woman in the entire Old Testament for whom an age is given at the time of her death...

- ● Matt 9:13 . .Go and learn what this means: "I desire mercy, not sacrifice." In order to properly understand Christ's statement; it's necessary to go back into the Old Testament from whence he got it. ● Hos 6:4-6 . .What can I do with you, Ephraim? What can I do with you, Judah? Your love...

- That would depend upon your attitude and the motivation for your pity. When my eldest nephew suddenly dropped dead to the floor a couple of years ago I was devastated. Were you to pity me for losing my nephew, I would greatly appreciate your regard. Back when the stock market fell off a...

- 376) Titus 3:1 . . Remind your people to submit to the government and its officials. They should be obedient, always ready to do what is good. Civil disobedience, no matter the cause, is essentially criminal; it's the active, professed refusal of a citizen to obey certain laws of the state...

- Genesis 22:13-24 ● Gen 22:13 . .When Abraham looked up, his eye fell upon a ram, caught in the thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering in place of his son. The covenant that Yhvh's people agreed upon with God as per Exodus, Leviticus...

- I honestly don't know how it's any more dangerous to pity God than it is to pity one's fellow men. In point of fact: I sincerely believe that God would appreciate people taking some interest in His problems. For instance, how do you suppose God felt when His son was brutally beaten and...

- There are a number of forms of love that don't require sensitivity, which could be categorized as social skills; for example: Fairness Politeness Courtesy Gratitude Gentleness Loyalty Kindness Helpfulness Respect Deference Tolerance Lenience Forgiveness, and Honesty, etc. There are several...

- The passage below is deliberately misquoted to bring out something important. "If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not obey his brother, whom he has seen, cannot obey God, whom he has not seen. And He has given us this command: Whoever obeys...

- The passages below are deliberately misquoted in order to bring out an important point. "For God so obeyed the world, that He gave His only begotten Son" (John 3:16) Here's another: "In this is love: not that we obeyed God, but that He obeyed us; and sent His son to be the propitiation...

- For example: ● Matt 5:43-47 . .You have heard that it was said: Love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends...

- ● 2Sam 11:27 . . The thing that David had done was evil in the sight of The Lord. The "thing" was David's tryst with Bathsheba and the subsequent assassination of her husband via warfare. Psalm 51 is David's prayer in regards to that thing; in it he said: "Against you, you only, have I...

- 374) Titus 2:10b . . but showing all good faith that they may adorn the doctrine of God our savior in every respect. The koiné Greek word for "adorn" is kosmeo (kos-meh'-o) which means: to put in proper order; viz: decorate When women buy a pretty new dress, they usually get things to go...

- Creeping up the blind side, shinning up the wall, stealing through the dark of the night. Climbing through a window, stepping to the floor checking to the left and the right. Picking up the pieces, putting them away; something doesn't feel quite right. Help me someone, let me out of here...

- ● Hos 1:2a & 3 . .When Yhvh began to speak through Hosea, Yhvh said to him: Go, take to yourself an adulterous wife, and children of unfaithfulness. So he married Gomer; daughter of Diblaim. God had a special purpose in mind when He ordered Hosea to take an immoral woman to be his spouse...

- 371) Titus 2:6 . . Similarly, encourage the young men to be sensible. Just in case the young women were feeling a bit persecuted; Paul switches over to the guys and urges them to be just as sensible as the girls; in other words: to love their wives, to love their children, to be discreet...