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Jesus Obeyed the Fifth Commandment – Therefore Mariolatry is ok?
Jesus explicitly repudiated people who singled out his mother for special attention. For example: Luke 11:27-28And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. But he…
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June – Sexual Depravity "Pride Month" – Introduction
Isaiah 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! America’s president Obama has declared June to be a month in celebration of sexual sin. While Obama ought to be respected in accordance with the…
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Word of Caution for Children of all Ages
Micah 7:6 For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house. Proverbs 30:11 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother. Ezekiel 22:7 In thee have…
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Proverbs 3:1-10
Proverbs 3:1-101 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: 2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. 3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: 4 So shalt thou…
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Respect Old People
It is not just common courtesy, it is part of every human’s obligation under the fifth commandment. Leviticus 19:32 Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD. The phrase “hoary head” is essentially the concept of a head covered…
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Proverbs 2
Proverbs 21My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; 2So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; 3Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; 4If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid…
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Proverbs 1:8-9
Proverbs 1:8-98My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 9For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. The first commandment of the second table of the law is “Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be…
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Christ’s Objection to the Corban Exception
In Jesus days, the leaders of the Jews had developed a tradition whereby a child could refuse to assist his parents. In the following pericope, Jesus addresses that tradition: Mark 7:9-139And he [Jesus] said unto them [the Pharisees and scribes], Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.…