When Israel left the land of Egypt, the whole family came out. They crossed the Red Sea and they were all sustained by God in the wilderness. What will happen to families when Jesus comes back?
Responsible members will be taken to the judgement seat of Christ. What about the others? We can be sur…
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THE Scripture tells us plainly that “there is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus”.
(Galatians 3:28)
This cannot mean that there are no such things as Jews and Gentiles, slaves and freemen, men and wome…
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CASUAL friendships are different from ‘going steady’, as Americans say. Our first meeting may be the result of being unexpectedly brought together at a gathering or at someone’s wedding. A spark is kindled. Perhaps it is the response to a look or to the way in which the other person speaks or …
NO bride, however much in love, would think of running down the aisle at the wedding ceremony. No maiden, however much in love, should think of becoming engaged too hastily. Engagement is not a means of ‘securing’ a companion who might otherwise get away. When we become engaged we have given a p…
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SOME years ago as a passenger in a car in the United States, I heard a voice say: “Saint Christopher speaking: You’re on your own now!” St Christopher, the supposed Roman Catholic saint for travellers, had been built into a device that told the driver when he was exceeding the speed limit. It …
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By looking at some examples of teenagers in the Bible there are some clear messages for parents endeavouring to faithfully develop young people in God’s ways. This article focuses on five teenagers—Timothy, Joseph, Solomon, Daniel, and Jesus—to show how we should approach the development of ou…
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As our children quickly slip from their childish, playful and trusting days into adolescent teenage years, parents are often caught by surprise by the questioning, even challenging attitude that is now seen in their children. Yet this is not a thing to take fright at, for it is the natural developme…
“My Son, Hear the Instruction of thy Father, and Forsake not the Law of thy Mother” Read More »
Teenage years are times of transition which lead to a perfectly natural independence of thought and action, but this growth in independence needs regulating.
The teen ages are times when spurts of growth occur and changes happen quickly, with a dramatic loss of interest in previous pursuits and a…
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Fathers ought to play a significant part in the development of their teenagers. Just as the mother’s role is critical when the children are youngest, so the father’s role grows increasingly more important as teens grow into young adults. The steady guidance and caring discipline of a loving fath…
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MARRIAGE begins before the wedding day. Not, as we have seen, in the most intimate physical sense; but in the building of a new relationship. Marriage is a structure, a true building, and not merely an event in time.
Take your time about marriage. Knowingly to cement a wrong relationship is askin…
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