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“There is legitimate pleasure, which is not wrong, but we are not to become so preoccupied with its activities that it takes the place of God.”

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“Today our world is mad in its obsession with pleasure, sex, and money. Its ear is too dull to hear the truth. Most men’s eyes are blind. They do not want to see. They do not want to hear. They hurry to their doom.”

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“[Mankind has] allowed worldly desires and pleasures to fill the heart and mind. Whatever the sin, we need to repent and turn to Jesus Christ in faith for forgiveness and new life.”

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“We have at our fingertips every pleasure that man is capable of enjoying, and man has abused every gift God ever gave him.”

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“How do we get our values so mixed up? We look for shortcuts to happiness. Our lust for immediate pleasure prompts us to think of evil as good.”

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“We are like a restless sea, finding a little peace here and a little pleasure there, but nothing permanent and satisfying. So the search continues!”

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“Integrity is the glue that holds our way of life together. What our young people want to see in their elders is integrity, honesty, truthfulness, and faith. What they hate most of all is hypocrisy and phoniness . . . Let them see us doing what we would like them to do.”

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“Being pure in conduct also includes honesty and integrity in dealing with our fellowmen. A Christian should be known in his neighborhood or place of business as an honest person.”

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“God is concerned with our imaginations, for they in a large measure determine what kind of persons we are to be.”

“God gives us a glimpse of what heaven will be like for the believer. It will have the characteristics of a happy home, a holy city, a glorious garden, and a beautiful bride. This staggers the imagination!”

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“Jesus invited us not to a picnic, but to a pilgrimage; not to a frolic, but to a fight. He offered us not an excursion, but an execution.”

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“All transgressions begin with sinful thinking . . . guard against the pictures of lewdness and sensuality that Satan flashes upon the screen of your imagination, select with care the books you read, choose discerningly the kind of entertainment you attend, the kind of associates with whom you mingle, and the kind of environment in which you place yourself.”

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“Never has there been a time when men tried so desperately to have fun as they do today.”

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“We have arrived at the point where we are flippant about God. We tell jokes about Him. God’s name is used so often in profanity in the entertainment world that sometimes it is embarrassing to watch television.”

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“Our schedules are so hectic we can’t get everything done, or else we are bored and restless, constantly looking for something to amuse us. We are the most frantic generation in history—and also the most entertained. The Bible tells us that both extremes are wrong.”

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“Our imaginations are so stilted. The very thought of being like Jesus is breathtaking.”

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“Guard your tongue, and use it for good instead of evil. How many marriages or friendships have been destroyed because of criticism that spiraled out of control? How many relationships have broken down because of a word spoken thoughtlessly or in anger? A harsh word can’t be taken back; no apology can fully repair its damage.”

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“Evil and suffering are real . . . They aren’t an illusion, nor are they simply an absence of good. We are fallen creatures living in a fallen world that has been twisted and corrupted by sin, and we all share in its brokenness. Most of all, we share in its tragic legacy of disease and death.”

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“If God were to eradicate all evil from this planet, He would have to eradicate all evil men. Who would be exempt? “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” [Romans 3:23 NIV]. God would rather transform the evil man than eradicate him.”

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“If evil were not made to appear attractive, there would be no such thing as temptation. It is in the close similarity between good and evil, right and wrong, that the danger lies.”

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“Neither the devil nor the world, nor even our own evil heart can compel us to sin. It must be by our own consent and will.”

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“Christians need to take a stand for what is right and not let evil go unchallenged.”

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“Evil is present to cleverly disguise itself as good. Evil is present to control and deceive us.”

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“When the Christian or the church becomes popular with the unbelieving world, something is seriously wrong. Because Christ runs counter to evil and because we are Christ-owned, we must also stand against evil.”

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“Every manifestation of evil is the result of basic sin—sin that has remained unchanged since the moment it first entered the human race.”

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“I believe a Christian can sin, but he does not have to. God never would have told us to reject evil acts if in point of fact we could not help but do them.”

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“[Christ’s] goodness is still a rebuke to our badness; His purity still shows up our impurities; His sinlessness still reveals our sinfulness; and unless we allow [Jesus] to destroy the evil within us, the evil within us still wants to destroy Him. This is the conflict of the ages.”

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“The study [of Revelation] instructs us not only about the storms to come, but how to endure and come through them with great victory.”

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“We are not free to pick and choose the parts of the Bible we want to believe or obey. God has given us all of it, and we should be obedient to all of it.”

“Psalms teaches us how to relate to God, and Proverbs teaches us how to relate to others.”

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“The Bible is our authority in everything it touches. This means the Bible is our guide to show us how to live . . . it is our instructor.”

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“The Bible has stood the test of time because it is divinely inspired by Almighty God, written in ink that cannot be erased by any man, religion, or belief system.”

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“The Word does not change. The Dead Sea scrolls, archeology, modern science—they do not change the Bible; they confirm it.”

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“Man has not changed. Man still rejects the testimony of the Scripture.”

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“Don’t take your Bible for granted! For centuries ordinary believers had no access to the Bible; Bibles had to be painstakingly copied by hand and were very expensive. The only access most people had to the Bible was by hearing it read in church. The invention of the printing press changed all that, however, and today the Bible is readily available in multiple translations and hundreds of languages around the world.”

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“Every generation has found [the Bible’s] message indispensable, and its influence on individuals and society over the centuries has been enormous.”

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“God’s laws for the spiritual world are found in the Bible. Whatever else there may be that tells us of God, it is more clearly told in the Bible.”

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“The Bible will always be the center of controversy.”

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“The only place we can find a clear, i unmistakable message is in the Word of God [the Bible].”

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“We should begin the day with the Bible, and as it comes to a close let the Word speak its wisdom to our souls. Let it be the Staff of Life upon which our spirit is nourished. Let it be the Sword of the Spirit which cuts away the evil of our lives and fashions us in His image and likeness.”

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“The central theme of the Bible is salvation, and the central personality of the Bible is Christ.”

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“The whole world ought to know the story of the Bible.”

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“The Bible opens with a tragedy and ends in a triumph.”

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“The Bible stands as the supreme Constitution for all mankind, its laws applying equally to all who live under its domain, without exception or special interpretation.”

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“Become grounded in the Bible. As Christians, we have only one authority, one compass: the Word of God.”

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“As we cast our frightened eyes around for something that is real and true and enduring, we are turning once more to this ancient Book [the Bible] that has given consolation, comfort, and salvation to millions in the centuries past.”

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“God never leads us to do anything that is contrary to the Bible.”

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“I have yet to discover a source of information, practical advice, and hope that compares to the wisdom found in the Bible.”

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“The words of this Book have a way of filling in the missing pieces, of bridging the gaps, of turning the tarnished colors of our life to jewel-like brilliance. Learn to take your every problem to the Bible. Within its pages you will find the correct answer.”

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