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Who hasn't thought he had firm plans to do something—but none of it came to pass? Occasionally, something like that happens. Perhaps a family thought they were going to enjoy some tourist attractions, but three days of rain canceled most of the activities. Or maybe a Bible
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After looking into the situation with Brian Cox, some Proverbs came to mind, such as: The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, but the mouth of fools pours forth foolishness (15:2) A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims foolishness (12:23). A fool vents
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A few additional thoughts about Dianetics will conclude the information on this subject. More than 22 million copies of Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health by L. Ron Hubbard have been sold worldwide in 50 different languages. Another book that he wrote is titled, Self Analysis; its purpose is
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The New Testament defines Jesus as the head of the church (Eph. 1:22-23), and it proclaims that “the church is subject to Christ” (Eph. 5:24), Who has all authority in heaven and on earth (Matt. 28:18). We know that our mission is to proclaim the gospel
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We began looking at Scientology last week in light of the fact that they have been distributing brochures in the Orlando area. Be sure to read the comments about their “Oxford” personality test. This article resumes where last week’s left off—with their promises to raise your IQ, etc.
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Myra Kahn Adams writes a column designed for “those who don We do not mWe do not mean to be gratuitously unkind, but the truth is that she does not know the Bible very well herself, as seen in many of her columns. Today, we want to point out some
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Many brochures have been distributed around the Orlando area recently which offer a free personality test. On the front is asked the question: "Curious about yourself?" Well, maybe, but I'm more curious about the test, and the answer is that it turns out to be quite
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Most translations of Proverbs 1:32 say something akin to what the New King James has: "For the turning away of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them." The context involves what happens to those who have turned away from God—those
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Many defenders of "faith only" fall all over themselves in an effort to minimize or negate "baptism for the remission of sins" (Acts 2:38). These folks have two major problems that involve repentance. Is it necessary that people repent of their sins in order to
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A few years back, about the turn of the millennium, a book by Bruce Wilkinson was all the rage. The Prayer of Jabez dealt with two verses of Scripture: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10. The first of these explains that his mother named him Jabez ecause I bore him in
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Recently, two sisters decided to purchase a Study Bible, and they found one called The NKJV Study Bible, edited by Earl D. Radmacher, and published by Thomas Nelson, copyrighted in 1997, 2007, 2016, and 2018. The way that they try to do away with the necessity of baptism is both
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“By the Rivers of Baylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept when we remembered Zion” (Psalm 137:1). Americans love to travel to other places to see either beautiful landscapes or historical sites. But the people of Jerusalem were not visiting Babylon on vacation. They did not arrange with