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QA: Is a Marriage Ceremony Necessary?
QUESTION: Do we have to have a "marriage ceremony" to be married? - August 26, 2018
ANSWER: It is difficult to define "adultery" and "fornication" without a proper ceremony. Jesus used both words for that which mars a marriage (Matthew 5:32; 19:9). Adultery is fornication that dirties a marriage by taking intimacy outside of it. (Genesis 2:22-25). God began marriage with a "wedding ceremony" that consisted of ... Read More of this and other QA in Questions Answered.
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Help Wanted! - Mini Article Out Now
“Moreover the profit of the land is for all; even the king is served from the field” (Ecclesiastes 5:9). No society thrives or survives without workers earning wages. God made the basis of society a man-woman marriage (Genesis 2:22-24); and, after sin, women were given difficult childbirth and subjection to their husbands, and men were given work to live by (Genesis 3:16-19).“Man goes out to his work And to his labor until the evening” (Psalm 104:23). “The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, Whether he eats little or much” (Ecclesiastes 5:12). Ignoring heterosexual marriage units, or not accepting male-female sexual identities, or paying people to not work are all rejection of God’s Word! “The desire of the lazy man kills him, For his hands refuse to labor” (Proverbs 21:25). A community is crumbling when “Help Wanted” ads aren’t answered. - June 1, 2021
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"Woke" OR Awake? - Sermon Now Available
My sermon slides for "Woke" OR Awake?, taken from Romans 12:18, are now available in Sermon Powerpoints.
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QA: Isn't Scripture Outdated Today? Society Changes
My QA: Why do you keep preaching Scripture? It is so outdated for today: society keeps changing all the time is now available in Publications On Christian Evidences. It is also available in Questions Answered.
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Who Starts It? Mini Article Now Available
Solomon said: “The mouth of the righteous is a well of life, But violence covers the mouth of the wicked. Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins” (Proverbs 10:11-12). Who turns street demonstrations or parades into destructive, flaming violence? Who keeps people divided along racial, ethnic, or economic lines? Who keeps feeding children “critical race theory” to create bitterness and hatred even before they learn to love? “The Wicked.” Like David, we ask God to: “Consider my enemies, for they are many; And they hate me with cruel hatred (Psalm 25:19). “The wicked” fill streets with “all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking” (Ephesians 4:31). Before Jerusalem’s destruction, Jesus predicted “lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold” (Matthew 24:12). The lawlessness of hatred has a chilling effect on love. Look around. - May 18, 2021
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Raymond C Kelcy's What Can Christians Do In a Hostile Society
Raymond C Kelcy's What Can Christians Do In a Hostile Society is now available in Publications from Guest Authors.
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Brett Petrillo's Pre-Enraged Available Now
Brett Petrillo's article Pre-Enraged, referencing Ephesians 4:29-32, is now available in Publications on Guest Authors.
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Fruits of a Godless People
In light of the current social climate, my sermon chart for Fruits of a Godless People based on Romans 1:18-32 is available in Sermon Charts.
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QA: Why Does It Seem Society Is Out of Control?
QUESTION: Why does it seem that society is out of control? - 6/30/2019
ANSWER: Because the media focuses almost entirely on the lawless, or those who are out of control!
1. The "lawless" are in charge because the "lawful" have not insisted otherwise! (1 Timothy 1:5-11) The people who want to live in violation of any restriction from God's control are allowed to direct: government leadership and legislation; church policies; entertainment values; and educational institutions. The media microscope keeps the focus on these as if they are the norm, while completely ignoring the multitude who are striving to live lawfully. ... Read More of this and other QA in Questions Answered.
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Raymond Kelcy's What Can Christians Do In a Hostile Society?
Raymond C Kelcy's article What Can Christians Do When Society Seems to be Hostile to Them? is now available in Publications From Guest Authors. It was printed in January, 2021.
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Cancel or Cancer? New Mini Article
“Do not remove the ancient landmark Which your fathers have set” (Proverbs 22:28). God’s Wisdom plainly states that no one should “plow under” the entire society. Without “history,” details of The Creation by God would be forgotten: “This is the history of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens” (Genesis 2:4). “History” shows God destroyed Sodom & Gomorrah “making them an example to those who afterward would live ungodly” (2 Peter 2:6). A “canceling of culture” spreads “profane and idle babblings, for they will increase to more ungodliness” like “cancer” (2 Timothy 2:16-17). “The wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience, in which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them” (Colossians 2:6-7). “History” reminds us of what we were, but seek to change. - March 15, 2021
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Truth Suppressed: Mini Article Available Now
“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness” (Romans 1:18). Even Jesus had difficulty getting Jews to accept the truth about Himself: "You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it. But because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me” (John 8:44-45). Suppressing truth doesn’t change what is true. “Have I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth?” (Galatians 4:16) Speak “the truth in love” (Ephesians 4:15).
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Psalm 144: How To Live In a Happy State
In light of current events, my commentary for Psalm 144, How To Live In a Happy State, is now available in Devotions from Psalms. My complete commentary for Psalms and Proverbs are available separately and in a complete PDF from my Commentaries page. They can form the basis for either personal or Bible group study.
Sellers Crain’s What Do We Do Now? - Now Available
In light of the gender discussion, Sellers Crain’s article, What Do We Do Now?, is now available in my new page, Publications from Guest Authors.
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QA: Why Does It Seem the Wicked Are in Charge?
QUESTION: Why does it seem the wicked are in charge? - July, 2020
ANSWER: This is a problem discussed already in Psalm 58. Verses 1-5 show how thoroughly wicked some may become; verses 6-9 ask God to dismantle the strengths of the wicked; and Verses 10-11 mention how satisfied the righteous are when that is done. ... Read More of this and other QAs on the Questions Answered page.
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Might Doesn't Make Right - Mini Article Now Available
Because the Media focuses on street mobs and their violence, people may ask, “Are they right?’’ God once warned: “You shall not follow a crowd to do evil.” (Exodus 23:2) Solomon’s wisdom said, “Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the blameless in their ways are His delight. Though they join forces, the wicked will not go unpunished; but the posterity of the righteous will be delivered.” (Proverbs 11:20-21) A union of sinners, expressed as to “join forces” (literally, "hand to hand”), cannot overpower God's line of “righteousness”. God finds abominable everyone who teaches otherwise! Proverbs 17:15: "He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.” Let's join hands in what is right, and not be pressured into what's wrong! - October 15, 2020
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QA: Why is there so much to fear?
QUESTION: Why is there so much to fear? - January 12, 2020
ANSWER: Because the wicked are in charge of the media which promotes it. (Proverbs 10:24-25) Wicked people have more reason to live in fear because they do not honour God's wisdom in their lives; they naturally assume others also live as they do. Therefore they cannot assume anyone else lives honourably. ... Read More in Questions Answered.
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QA: Why Is Society Out of Control?
QA: Why is society out of control, and what can be done to change it? 2/2019
Answer: There is little being done to hold everyone responsible for their own actions (Titus 1:15). Add to this the interminable delay in executing justice, and Solomon rightly said: “Because the sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil” (Ecclesiastes 8:11) ... Read More
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