Here is a word of wisdom for you: Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech. Prov. 14:7 (CSB) One of the issues you should consider in choosing friends is what sort of truth you will gain from the choice. It may seem wise to befriend a foolish person …
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Does God expect you to cast out demons? Have you wondered whether or not that ought to be an adjunct to your counseling? Some have; others have assured them that it is necessary to do so. In counseling for 10 hours a day two days a week for many years, I have yet to encounter …
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“What do you do when you don’t know what to do?” Are you serious, or are you presenting me with a conundrum? “No. I’m dead serious. I have a decision to make as to whether or not to do something. I’d like to do it but I don’t know whether its something that the Lord …
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Why do you do what you do? Have you ever asked yourself that question in frustration after you did something that you knew you shouldn’t—or that, down deep, you really didn’t want to do? Well, of course, the first answer to that question is that you are a sinner. Even if you have come to …
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Say what you please, it all boils down to one thing. “What’s that?” The fact that some of us are tired of hearing weak, feeble presentations of the gospel that sometimes come even from those we respect in other ways. “Such as?” Such as ‘Take Jesus into your heart.’ Show me anything comparable to that in …
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