Cursing: "Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren,
these things ought not so to be. Doth a fountain send forth at the same
place sweet water and bitter?" Jas 3:10-11
Preachers: "But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over
the man, but to be in silence. For Adam was the first formed,
then Eve. And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being
deceived was in transgression." 1Tim 12:14
Homosexuality: "For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even
women did change the natural use into that which is against
nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the
woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men
working that which is unseemly... receiving in themselves that
recompence of their error which was meet." Rom 1:26-27
Spanking: "Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the
rod, he shall not die. Thou shalt beat him with the rod... deliver
his soul from hell." Prov 23:13-14. "Chasten thy son while there is
hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying." Prov 13:25 ...yet
"Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be
discouraged." Col 3:21 (I "beateth" on the fanny so that they
remembereth it for a long time.")
Tithing: "Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein
wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. Ye are cursed
with a curse for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. Bring ye
all the tithes into the storehouse... there may be meat in mine house,
prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you
windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be
room enough to receive it." Malachi 3:8-10.
Adultery a/k/a
shacking up and
porn: "Stolen waters are sweet and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
But he knoweth not that the dead
are there; and that her guests are in
the depths of hell." Prov 9:17 "For
a whore is a deep ditch; and a
strange woman is a narrow pit. She
also lieth in wait as for a prey, and
increaseth the transgressors among
men." Prov 23:27-28
Thoughts: "Commit thy works to the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established."
Prov 16:3. "Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that
exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity
every thought to the obedience of Christ; and having in a readiness to
revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled." 2 Cor 10:
5-6.
Vegetarianism: "For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if
it be received with thanksgiving: for it is santified by the word of
God and prayer." 1 Tim 4:4-5
Social life
and judgements: "I wrote unto you in the epistle not to company with fornicators:
Yet not altogether with the fornicators of the world, or with the
covetous, or the extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must
ye needs go out of the world. But now I have written unto you
not to keep the company, if any man that is called a brother be
a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a
drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do
not ye judge them that are within? But them that are without
God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that
wicked person." 1 Cor 5:9-13.
"At home moms": "The aged women ...that they may teach the young women to be
sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, to be
discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own
husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed."
Titus 2:3-5. Too ..."She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with
the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard." Prov 31:16.
"She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto
the merchant." 31:24. "She looketh well to the ways of her
household and eateth not the bread of idleness." 31:27.
"Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that
feareth the Lord, she shall be praised." 31:30.
Husbands: "... ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving
honor unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs
together of the grace of life; THAT YOUR PRAYERS BE NOT
HINDERED." 1 Pet 3:7. Yes, I inserted my own caps but I'm pretty
sure this is overlooked rather often.
Premarital/
Extramarital sex: "Flee fornication. Every sin that man doeth is without the body;
but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy
Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not
your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God
in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's." 1 Cor 6:18-20
Alcohol: "... time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the
gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, EXCESS of wine,
revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries." 1 Pet 4:3. "They
that tarry LONG at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine." Prov 23:
30. By these references, how can one assume that abstinence of it is
required?
God hates: "These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are and abomination
unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed
innocent blood, and heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that
swift in running to mischief, a false witness that speaketh lies... he
that soweth discord among brethren." Prov 6:16-19.
Abortion: "Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest
forth out of the womb I sanctified thee ..." Jer 1:5.
Secrets: "For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing,
whether it be good, or whether it be evil." Ecc 12:14
Being Content: "Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their
trust in him. Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee,
and thou be found a liar. Two things have I required of thee; deny
me them not before I die: Remove far from me vanity and lies:
give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient
for me: Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord?
or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain."
Prov 30:5-9. "Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great
treasure and trouble therewith." 15:16. "Better is little with
righteousness than great revenues without right." 16:8. "I know
both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where
and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry,
both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through
Christ which strengtheneth me." Phil 4:12-13. "Let your
conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such
things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor
forsake thee." Heb 13:5.
Laziness: "He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he the loveth wine and oil
shall not be rich." Prov 21: 17. "The desire of the slothful killeth him; for
his hands refuse to labour." 21:25. "Slothfulness casteth into a deep
sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger." Prov 19:15. And btw:
"And furthermore, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many
books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh." Ecc
12:12.
Youth: "Flee youthful lusts but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them
that call on the Lord out of a pure heart." 2 Tim 2:22. "Young men
likewise exhort to be sober minded. In all things shewing thyself a pattern
of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,
sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary
part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you." Titus 2:6-8.
CHRISTIANS: "Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels
of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness,
longsuffering; Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another,
even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these
things PUT ON CHARITY, which is the bond of perfectness.
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also
ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. Let the word of
Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing
one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with
grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever ye do in word
or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to
God and the Father by him." Col 3:12-17.
Christianity: "Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit
the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself
unspotted from the world." Jam 1:27. "We that are strong ought to
bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves." Prov
15:1.
I have several other verses that've been highlighting themselves all evening and I'm glad to report that I'm becoming so familiar with the Bible that I found all but 4 or 5 of them without any help. It's all so intriguing to me but 3:29 am
hits harder than it used to. The ones I have looked up and put here are
the beginning of my proclamation that I unapologetically believe, staking my life on
every word. Not that long ago, I would've been prevented to claim such, by my own shadiness. Now though, IF MY DECISIVENESS CAUSES DIVISIVENESS, THEN COME WHAT MAY, BECAUSE I'VE LIVED TOO MUCH OF MY LIFE IN THE GRAY.
It's exactly 4:29 now, so I might as well say a good portion of what's left on my mind. It'll take some more digging to back every claim, but common sense speaking to this society we're functioning in is direly needed. To hold fast to the freedoms that are left in America, we simply cannot afford to be uneducated about our leaders' decisions. Be it for the lesser of 2 (or more) evils, the luxury of having a choice in the direction of our nation should never, not ever, be taken for granted. To rely on mainstream media and news for trustworthy information has proven moranic. To believe that indebtedness, which the Bible speaks specifically against, will create a more responsible environment for the citizenry is absurd. To think the public educational system as a whole isn't reaching into our pockets to extend and benefit itself is foolish. To expect our young adults to remain chaste until college graduation and an ideal job landing is made to foster a serious relationship ...oh, at 27 years old or so ...isn't an impossiblity but is a burden that few can survive.
Think what you will about self protection, but I read today that "A citizen who shirks his duty to contribute to the security of his community is little better than the criminal who threatens it."
I don't have objections to the idea of "going green" but not to benefit the underhanded gainseekers of mandated products and services. I'm all for "the simple life" but sometimes "life ain't that simple".
Entertainment: if you watch it, listen to it, or read it for anything other than insight, you condone and fund it. Denial won't make it an easier pill to swallow.
My own admission is that of my greatest remaining vice: appetite. I've investigated every cause: the barrier it creates, anxiety, injury, and the rest of the gamut. Truth is I like quality, well cooked meals; so it boils down to immediate gratification or delayed gratification, how badly do I want one or the other, and who is affected by that choice.
Because I've harden toward it, "Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting." Ps 139:23-24.
It's 5:12 and I've let enough out to finally sleep.
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