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Unhealthy Consequences
There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to him: …feet that are quick to rush into evil … Proverbs 6:18 Rushing into evil is a continuation of the previous deed. It’s putting feet to the wicked schemes. If you’ve gone to the point where your bitterness has overtaken your good senses,…
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Keeping Short Accounts…Again
There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to him: …a heart that devises wicked schemes … Proverbs 6:18 I will ask a question that seems odd for a Believer to ask other Believers, but “do you hate anyone?” Is there someone in your past or present that you just cannot stand…
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Did You Root for Tom or Jerry?
There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to him: … hands that shed innocent blood… Proverbs 6:17 Back 20 years ago I was in the Air Force toward the very end of the Cold War. The Soviets were the enemies of those of us who love freedom. We played all the…
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Innocent Blood
There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to him: … hands that shed innocent blood… Proverbs 6:17 Those of us on the who value innocent life read this verse and one thing immediately pops into our heads: abortion. The slaughter of innocent children is not new. Moses experienced it. Our Lord…
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Subtlety of Lies
There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to him:…a lying tongue… Proverbs 6:17 Many lies we tell are subtle and insidious In fact, we deceive ourselves by saying that if we could help it, we wouldn’t tell lies at all. Well, we can help it; we just choose otherwise. Often we…