Sermons and Biblical Studies

We are not made righteous by doing righteous deeds; but when we have been made righteous we do righteous deeds. Martin Luther

There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all. Peter Drucker

To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. The Bible, Proverbs 21:3

Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn’t do it, sins. The Bible, James 4:17

Religion holds the solution to all problems of human relationship, whether they are between parents and children or nation and nation. Sooner or later, man has always had to decide whether he worships his own power or the power of God. A.J. Toynbee

When a man is accused falsely, the reproach does not go farther than his ears. Æschines

See also: Providence Accidents will occur in the best-regulated families. Charles Dickens The accidents that befall thee thou shalt receive as good, knowing that nothing is done without God. Didache The most important events are often the results of accidents. Polybius

See also: Consecration; Conversion … Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life. The Bible, Revelation 22:17 Just as I am, thou wilt receive, Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve: Because thy promise I believe, O Lamb of God, I come. Charlotte Elliott I … Continue reading “ACCEPTING
GOD”

My cup runneth over. The Bible, Psalm 23:1 kjv Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. The Bible, Matthew 12:34 kjv Abundance, like want, ruins many. Romanian proverb

One of the main reasons why the words of Moses and Paul are not taken in their plain sense is their `absurdity.’ But against what article of faith does that `absurdity’ transgress? And who is offended by it? It is human reason that is offended; which, though it is blind, deaf, senseless, godless, and sacrilegious, … Continue reading “ABSURD”