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   “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:” (2 Timothy 3:16)    If people say, “I believe in God, but I don’t believe the Bible,” do they believe God gave us another way to know about Him, or no way at all…

“Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.” (Psalm 28:1) God wants to speak to people and not be silent. The fact that we have a Bible with so much detail about…

“Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.” (Proverbs 18:22) Marriage is great, but it has challenges. Some careers can be especially challenging to marriage. Police work is one. If you are a man and you work in a challenging career and your wife supports you, you can appreciate…

   “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)    In this verse, the term “the world” does not refer to the physical planet, but to the people on it. The planet itself will end one day. 2…

“The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.” (Psalm 14:1)    Our verse says, “The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.” It doesn’t just say, “The fool hath said, there is no God.” People may carelessly say there is no God to get rid of some Christian who wants…

   “These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.” (1 John 5:13)    Jesus said before a crowd: “For what shall it profit a man, if…

   “…Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:” (1 Corinthians 15:3-4)   Easter is the celebration of Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. Yet some people in Paul’s day did not believe in the resurrection of the dead. Paul…

   “Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word by won by the conversation of the wives;” (1 Peter 3:1-2)    Before Jesus ascended into heaven, He said, “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” (Mark…

   “As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?” (Exodus 9:17)     Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 says, “Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.”…

   “To day if ye will hear his voice, Harden not your heart,” (Psalm 95:7-8)    To harden your heart is to refuse to obey God when He speaks. Pharaoh did that time and again. Moses and Aaron told Pharaoh, “Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast…