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QA: Why is there so much hatred today?

QUESTION: Why is there so much hatred today?  August 2, 2020

ANSWER: Whatever the rationale or reason for hatred and violence, there can be no question that in the world, hatred is preached and practiced! As a reminder of the ways of the world from which a Christian is delivered, Paul wrote Titus 3:3...  hatred is one of a progression of seven attitudes that separate and divide people with …

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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 …

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Brutality Is Hateful - Mini Article Now Available

Those who cruelly, viciously kick and beat a political opponent, shoot parked policemen, plant explosives among the public, or recklessly maim and injure people should thank God we no longer live under the Law of Moses, for God’s justice dealt harshly with cruelty: "If a man causes disfigurement of his neighbor, as he has done, so shall it be done to him - fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth…

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Beware of What You Start - Mini Article Available

People devise things that eventually come back to, as we often say, haunt them, bite them, or backfire on them. “Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him” (Proverbs 26:27). David said the wicked, “made a pit and dug it out, And has fallen into the ditch which he made. His trouble shall return upon his own head, And his violent dealing shall c…

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Street Crime Mini Article Available

David prayed, “Deliver me, O LORD, from evil men; Preserve me from violent men” (Psalm 140:1).  Solomon gave a reason for that, “A violent man entices his neighbor, And leads him in a way that is not good” (Proverbs 16:29).  Destructive violence in a land of laws is not the way of “Justice.”  “The violence of the wicked will destroy them, Because they refuse to do justice” (…

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Proverbs 16:27-29 - Neighborhood Watch: Commentary #115

My commentary #115 on Proverbs 16:27-29Neighborhood Watch, is available in Studies in the book of Proverbs in Commentaries.

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Proverbs 20:20 - The Damnable Generation: Commentary #147

My commentary #147 on Proverbs 20:20The Damnable Generation, is available in Studies in the book of Proverbs in Commentaries.

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Words of Wisdom on A Capella Music

Please click here to find my audio minutes archive for Words of Wisdom for the week:

09/16/2016: A Capella Music

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What We Don't Know Can Hurt Us: Sermon Chart

My chart for the sermon What We Don't Know Can Hurt Us is now available in Sermon Charts. It is based upon Proverbs 4:14 - 19.

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Psalm 73: Why Do the Wicked Prosper?

My commentary for Psalm 73Why Do the Wicked Prosper?, is available in Devotions from Psalms, in Commentaries.

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Proverbs 14:6 - God's Word to the "Me" Generation: Commentary #79

My commentary #79 on Proverbs 14:6God's Word to the "Me" Generation, is available in Studies in the book of Proverbs in Commentaries.

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Proverbs 28:2 - For Which Leader Do You Vote?: Commentary #188

My commentary #188 on Proverbs 28:2For Which Leader Do You Vote?, is available in Studies in the book of Proverbs in Commentaries.

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Words of Wisdom: October 17 - 20, 2017

Please find my Words of Wisdom as Audio and as Transcripts for the days:

10/17/2017: Sexual Immorality

10/18/2017: An Immoral Playhouse

10/19/2017: Escaping Immorality

10/20/2017: Live In, Not Of, The World

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Proverbs 12:16 - Anger Management- Keep A Lid On It! Commentary #59

My commentary #59 on Proverbs 12:16Anger Management: Keep a Lid On It!, is available in Studies in the book of Proverbs in Commentaries.

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Words of Wisdom: October 9 - 13, 2017

Please find my Words of Wisdom as Audio and as Transcripts for the days:

10/09/2017: High Esteem

10/10/2017: Life Goes On

10/11/2017: Beware of What You Start

10/12/2017: Being "Religious" Without Jesus

10/13/2017: What God Is Able to Do

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Proverbs 10:24-25 - Why Are You Running Away?: Commentary #30

In light of the recent shooting incidents, my commentary #30 on Proverbs 10:24 - 25Why Are You Running Away?, is available in Studies in the book of Proverbs in Commentaries.

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Las Vegas? The Boston Massacre 2

In light of the shooting in Las Vegas, my sermon Boston Massacre 2, discussing the April 15, 2013, bombing of the Boston Marathon, is available in Sermon Powerpoints.

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Terrorism In the Streets

In view of the recent tragedy in Antioch, TN, my tract Terrorism in the Streets is available in Tracts.

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Proverbs 12:14 - There Is NO Silent Satisfaction: Commentary #58

My commentary #58 on Proverbs 12:14There Is NO Silent Satisfaction, is available in Studies in the book of Proverbs in Commentaries.

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Proverbs 20:26 - True Political Correctness: Commentary #149

My commentary #149 on Proverbs 20:26True Political Correctness, is available in Studies in the book of Proverbs in Commentaries.

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