Biblia

NARCOTICS

For men shall be … lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God. —II Tim. 3:2, 4 3876 High Costs To Society The cost of drug abuse to society in terms of crime, medical treatment, custodial care and loss of work amount to $10.3 billion a year. Heroin addiction accounts for over $6 billion of … Continue reading “NARCOTICS”

MUSIC, MODERN

And the voice of harpers and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee. —Rev. 18:22 3866 Music-ing … Continue reading “MUSIC, MODERN”

MUSIC, CHRISTIAN

3785 Two Singing Religions Judaism and Christianity are singing religions. Atheism is songless. It has nothing to sing about. The funeral notices of Robert Ingersoll, the noted agnostic, stated, “There will be no singing.” The psalm-singing of Christian martyrs going to their deaths in the arena alerted the Roman Empire to the fact that a … Continue reading “MUSIC, CHRISTIAN”

MUSIC

And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee … —Rev 18:22 3756 Longest Band Six Calgary Salvation Army bandsmen set new world record by staying at their horns for a full 25 hours. The big blow was in order to raise funds … Continue reading “MUSIC”

MURMURING

These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lust; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage. —Jude 16 3752 The Wilderness March It is calculated that over one million of the children of Israel died in the wilderness by God’s judgment for their murmurings in forty years. … Continue reading “MURMURING”

MURDER

Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts. —Rev. 9:21 3737 Murder In The U. S. According to Stanford University psychiatrist Donald T. Lunde, the United States is in the midst of a record-breaking murder epidemic. In a mere 10 years since 1965, the murder … Continue reading “MURDER”

MOVIES

For men shall be lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God. —II Timothy 3:2, 4 3728 Richest Movie Year The year 1975 was the richest year in film history. Americans spent $9 million a week for movies, and ticket sales for that year totalled $2.1 billion. Its top two movies were: Jaws which took … Continue reading “MOVIES”