“When will what stop?” People complaining about things rather than solving problems. “Never. Not until the Lord comes.” I suppose you’re right. But it’s a serious matter, you know? “Is it? I just thought it was the way sinful human beings act.” Well, it is that, but why not remove the word “just” from the …
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God said through Hosea, My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge . . . Because you have rejected knowledge I will reject you from serving as my priest. Since you have forgotten the law of your God I will also forget your sons. Hosea 4:6 (HCSB) How typical. Where is the true knowledge of …
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Jeremiah records God’s words saying, For My people have committed a double evil: They have abandoned Me, the Fountain of living water, And . . . Dug cisterns for themselves—cracked cisterns that cannot hold water. Jeremiah 2: 11 If only those who are thirsty because they can’t find any water in their dry cisterns would …
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Believer, what happens to your soul when you die? Want to look at a couple of facts? You go to be with Christ—which is far better (than anything else). You go to Paradise [the word for a “park”] which is in the third heaven. You will be tenting in heaven (i.e., there only temporarily; presumably, …
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Some have had difficulty in equating the two. But let’s take a look at the situation. There are similarities and differences. Here are a few of each. Both preacher and counselor seek to bring a message from God to those who listen. Both use the very same Source from which to gather that message—the Bible. …
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