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important things you need to
know. First, you need to know exactly what has happened to you. Second,
you need to know God's provisions for your future growth and service to Him.
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The entire world today is seeking wisdom! Education is prevalent in every
city. Literally thousands of young and old alike are attending universities.
But how many of them really know the meaning of wisdom? Wisdom is seeing
things from God's point of view.
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The following testimony is that of a man by the name of Andre.
I WAS IN PRISON, AND YOU CAME TO ME (Matthew 25:36c)
"My testimony to my Christian Brothers and believers in Jesus Christ our
Savior. I want to thank the Lord for saving me from the life I was once
leading. First of all, I was living in darkness and I thought that I truly
loved the way I was.
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1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the
LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall
not eat of every tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent,
We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3 But of the fruit of
the tree which [is] in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not
eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. 4 And the serpent said
unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: 5 For God doth know that in the day
ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods,
knowing good and evil.
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Today's Bible Study
JULY 19
JULY 19
The theme of chapter 25 is anger. Notice that there is a
righteous anger against sin. Verse 23 teaches that an angry look
will silence a gossip. In Mark 3:5 Jesus "looked round about on them
with anger." Paul advised us, in Ephesians 4:26, to "be ye angry,
and sin not." Of course, our anger should be at sin and not at
people.
Proverbs 27:4 warns us that anger is cruel and outrageous;
it can lead to physical hurt and even murder (Matthew 5:22). Angry
parents can permanently wound the body and emotions of a child.
Sinful anger is of the flesh (Galatians 5:19-21); it does not
accomplish God's will (James 1:19,20). Satan gets into our lives
through our angry words and attitudes (Ephesians 4:26,27); so God
warns us to put off anger (Ephesians 4:31, Colossians 3:8). An angry
man is a dangerous friend (Proverbs 22:24 and 29:22); an angry woman
makes a poor wife (Proverbs 21:9 and 25:24).
Notice how we are to deal with anger, both in our lives and
in the lives of others. Verse 8 tells us to show forth patience.
Verses 15-28 tell us that we should also use gentleness. "A soft
tongue breaketh the bone." We should also use kindness. Finally, we
should use self-control. The Christian who practices self-control
will not be destroyed by anger, nor will he destroy others. Compare
verse 28 with chapter 16:32. "He that is slow to anger is better
than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a
city.".
The ability to be angry about the right matters helps to
build character; but, when anger causes our tempers to flare up, it
becomes destructive. Godly anger is right, but unrighteous anger is
like a forest fire when it gets out of control, and the destruction
is devastating. Psalm 19:14 still applies, "Let the words of my
mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O
Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.".
Madam Guyon
