Charity Rejoiceth in the Truth - Institute in Basic Life Principles The eleventh description of covenant love in I Corinthians 13 is that charity “rejoiceth in the truth,” as opposed to the contrasting statement immediately given before—that charity “rejoiceth not in iniquity ” It is one matter to refrain from rejoicing in iniquity, but do you and your wife cultivate together a love that rejoices in the truth?
“Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness” - Institute in Basic Life . . . This month, we will examine numerous passages in both the Old and New Testaments that pertain to the ninth commandment Today we will carefully consider the wording of this specific commandment The wording of the ninth commandment in Exodus 20:16 reads this way: “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour ” In the parallel passage in Deuteronomy 5:20, the wording is
Applying the Character Quality of Discernment Discernment is the ability to distinguish between good and evil, in order to make wise decisions When God told Solomon to ask for anything he wanted, Solomon asked for discernment
Daily Success Email #4 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin” (Psalm 51:1-2) James describes sincere repentance by calling for our laughter to be turned to mourning and our joy to be turned to heaviness He exhorts us to cleanse our hands of past sins and purify our hearts of double-mindedness (See James 4 )
Daily Success Email #341 When you introduce others to the Daily Success program, they can begin to receive daily encouragement from the Word of God that will aid them in becoming Christ's disciples Today, the floods of sin and iniquity in the world are overwhelming many believers God's answer is to “exhort one another daily, while it is called Today; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin
The God Who Is “Long of Nose” - Institute in Basic Life Principles Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now” (Numbers 14:17–19) Moses used the very same idiom that God had revealed to him at Mount Sinai: “Jehovah is ‘long of nose ’”
How We Can Know That We Know Jesus - Institute in Basic Life Principles The latter is iniquity; the former is a manifestation of knowing Jesus and His love Are our works motivated by the love of God that we have received and experienced, or are we doing good deeds from a sense of religious obligation in an attempt to earn God’s favor? How do we know if we know Jesus?