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The 41st Psalm contains five sections, although commentators divide the thirteen verses in different ways. Below is our suggestion. Verses 1-3 Privilege Verse 4 Plea Verses 5-9 Political Opponents Verses 10-12 Prevailing Verse 13 Praise The first verse begins with a beatitude: "Blessed is he who
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In the very first chapter of Proverbs, Solomon warns his son not to run with robbers (1:10-12). Everyone knows that robbers steal, but the ones described here are so covetous that they are prepared to kill as well as steal. Why? The reason was to obtain "all
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Most people are aware of the fact that the Book of Psalms is the longest book in the Bible, comprised of 150 chapters. They might also know that within its pages are the longest and the shortest chapters in the Bible—Psalm 119, with its 176 verses, and Psalm 117,
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This is not a political article; your congenial editor has no suggestions for Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Israel, or the United States. But occasionally we need to be reminded of certain facts about the religion of Islam. History records that Islam has a record of
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In his June 29th (2025) issue of the Reno Record, Marvin Weir cites Steve Jordahl of AFN (American Forces Network) who reported on a "woman pastor…who told her congregation that the Great Commission means nothing to 'progressive church circles' like hers." She also declared: We
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With Muslims making strides in seeking political office, some are worried about the impact of the religion upon the country. These concerns are not unfounded. The reader is free to read on the Internet how the Muslim religion has affected several countries in Europe—especially France, Germany, and Sweden. Some
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A few years ago, the Orlando Sentinel published some statistics and thoughts on the decline of religion in America. The article began on page A1, but most of the material appeared on page A11. At that time (August 25, 2012), for example, Mississippi had the least amount of non-believers
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An integral piece of being a Christian is charity (rendered as love in ASV, NKJV, etc.). Indeed, providing for those in need is extolled to a great degree many times in Scripture. Jesus said that in feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, clothing the naked, and visiting the
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Your congenial editor does not actively go looking for quotes like the ones below, but by chance he discovered them in the 2007 Memphis School of Preaching lectureship book: Epistles to Corinth. The book contains 756 pages. The first citation concerns appropriate attire and the Lord's Supper. The
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Having highlighted many of the errors found in The Aquarian Gospel (first published in 1908), this series concludes with a few more various flaws. The information presented in it was written by Levi Dowling, who claimed to have received it through meditation from the Akashic Record (an alleged account of
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Recently (check google for some of these), there have been several occasions where parents have protested the reading materials available in schools for primary grade students. At one meeting of a school board or city council (can't remember which), a woman stood up to protest the reading material
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We have already seen that the so-called Aquarian Gospel disagrees with the inspired New Testament of God. It seeks to explain where Jesus was from the time He was twelve until He began His public ministry at the age of thirty. As one might expect from any manmade “gospel,