GUIDELINES FOR LIVING

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.  Psalm 34:18 Do all singles wish they were married?  No, not any more than all…

If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.  John 8:7 If you want to know how tolerant you really…

We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 2 Corinthians 4:8‑9 When it comes…

If any one chooses to do God's will, he will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own.  John 7:17  There was something…

Simply let your "Yes" be "Yes," and your "No," "No"; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.   Matthew 5:37 I was almost asleep when my wife exclaimed, "It's obvious…

Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."  Luke 12:15…

I tell you, now is the time of God's favor, now is the day of salvation. 2 Corinthians 6:2 Reincarnation has been defined as "the transmigration of the soul," and,…

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God--not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians…

For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.  But each in his own turn:  Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong…

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. Revelation 21:1…

For when David had served God's purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. Acts 13:36 One of the greatest tragedies in life is to get very close to reaching…

Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court, for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who…

The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.  Proverbs 22:7 Everyone admired his vast library.  He had nearly 10,000 volumes.  The man lived on…

And the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning.  And after this Job lived 140 years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, four generations.…

Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will depart.  The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised.  Job…

But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold.  Job 23:10 "Happiness is a state of mind" believed Beatrice Eckelberry,…

Now a man of the house of Levi married a Levite woman, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son.  When she saw that he was a fine…

With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness.  Out of the same mouth come praise and…

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."  Jeremiah…

But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.  John 3:21 What would…