3 Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
2 To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
3 For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
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Shepherds of Bible times did not use dogs to keep their sheep in line. They relied on a system of verbal commands, using the voice to move them around, to call straying sheep back to the flock, and to lead them to grass and water.
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The ritual of baptism is not a gate of entry into God’s family. Baptism is an outer ritual that recognizes the inner saving work of Jesus and pledges of life of discipleship in response.
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Often called a kinsman-redeemer, this person was responsible for protecting members of the extended family-a big brother, so to speak.
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God is a God of mercy and of judgment. Sin always has consequences; every sinful action will have a corresponding judgment of some sort. However, God is always willing to show mercy to His people, regardless of their sin. Even though God repeatedly chastised and punished the nation of Israel for their sins,
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5 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
2 That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
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Abner was the commander of King Saul’s army. After Saul’s death, David became king. Joab, a military leader who was loyal to David, killed Abner because Abner had tried to install one of Saul’s sons as the new King.
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The three letters of 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus are also known as the “pastoral epistles” because they contain practical guidelines for the training and choosing of leaders in the church. Leadership qualities cited here include:
Although dice were in use, no form of gambling was allowed among the Jewish people. This may have resulted from the feeling that dice were sacred in some way. The high priest used two discs, black on one side and white on the other, shaken from the pouch or breastplate to discern the will of God (Exodus 28:30; 1 Samuel 28:6). It was used to find out a guilty party (Joshua 7:16-21), and in New Testament times the person who replaced Judas Iscariot as one of the Twelve was chosen by lot (Acts 1:26).
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1.Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
2 Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the Lord; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.
3 Israel was holiness unto the Lord, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the Lord.
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