Biblia

COVETOUS

For men shall be … covetous … —II Tim. 3:2 907 Billion Dollar Not Enough One of the riches men in the world, oil tycoon Paul Getty, was being interviewed in London. “If you retired now,” asked a reporter, “would you say your holdings would be worth a billion dollars?” Getty paced up and down … Continue reading “COVETOUS”

CONTENT

For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy. —II Timothy 3:2 831 Greener Pastures Sometime ago there appeared in a newspaper a cartoon showing two fields divided by a fence. Both fields were about the same size and each had plenty of the same kind … Continue reading “CONTENT”

CONTROL, LACK OF

For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision. —Titus 1:10 840 Hard To Dominate Self A college president not long ago made this arresting statement to a class of graduating seniors: “It gets easier and easier for man to dominate his universe … and harder for him to … Continue reading “CONTROL, LACK OF”

CONVERSION STORIES

After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number … saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. —Revelation 7:9, 10 THE FOLLOWING ARE CONVERSION STORIES FROM VARIOUS TIME PERIODS AND VARIOUS EXPERIENCES 846 Change On Pitcairn Island The true story of the Mutiny … Continue reading “CONVERSION STORIES”

COUNTERFEIT

But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. —II Tim 3:13 862 Trends In Counterfeiting According to The Nation’s Business some $23 million in counterfeit money was seized in the United States during fiscal 1972. The article pointed out that the modern counterfeiter appears willing to take greater risks … Continue reading “COUNTERFEIT”

COMPUTERIZATION

But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end … and knowledge shall be increased. —Daniel 12:4 749 Age Of Computers We live in the day of computers. According to Dr. Carl Hammer, director of computer sciences for the Univac Division of Sperry Rand Corporation, … Continue reading “COMPUTERIZATION”