Charity Rejoiceth in the Truth - Institute in Basic Life Principles The eleventh description of covenant love in I Corinthians 13 is that charity “rejoiceth in the truth,” as opposed to the contrasting statement immediately given before—that charity “rejoiceth not in iniquity ” It is one matter to refrain from rejoicing in iniquity, but do you and your wife cultivate together a love that rejoices in the truth?
“Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness” - Institute in Basic Life . . . This month, we will examine numerous passages in both the Old and New Testaments that pertain to the ninth commandment Today we will carefully consider the wording of this specific commandment The wording of the ninth commandment in Exodus 20:16 reads this way: “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour ” In the parallel passage in Deuteronomy 5:20, the wording is
Daily Success Email #4 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin” (Psalm 51:1-2) James describes sincere repentance by calling for our laughter to be turned to mourning and our joy to be turned to heaviness He exhorts us to cleanse our hands of past sins and purify our hearts of double-mindedness (See James 4 )
Daily Success Email #280 Caught off guard by an unexpected winter storm, two hikers desperately fought their way through the blizzard The wind-driven snow pelted their faces and obstructed their vision The snowdrifts grew deeper and deeper After hours of exposure to the bitter-cold temperatures, sheer exhaustion overcame one of the men, and he shouted to his friend, "I need to rest " Then he collapsed into the snow
The God Who Is “Long of Nose” - Institute in Basic Life Principles Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now” (Numbers 14:17–19) Moses used the very same idiom that God had revealed to him at Mount Sinai: “Jehovah is ‘long of nose ’”