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Topics
Aoro 11
Addo 12
Adury 13
Adry 14
Ad Counsel
Ar Heaven dHell
A Old Age
Aoo 15
Ao 16
A 17
Ar 18
A 19
Axy 20
Arro PrideAr 21
Arooy 22
Brr Infertility
Buy 23
B Faith
Br Mourning
B 24
Bory Racism
Br Coro 25
Body, T 26
Borrow 27
Bu 28
Crr Vocation
Cy Sexual
Purity
Cd Au 29
Cdr 30
Co DecisionMaking
Cr Jesus
Cur 31
C Dod 32
C R Equality
C Hygiene
Cor Business
Couy 33
Coo 34Coo 35
Coo 36
Cofd 37
Co Rouo 38
Coro
Environment
Co 39
Coro Salvation
Cou 40Cour 41
Co 42
Cro 43
Cr 44
Cr 45
Cruy 46
D 47
D 48
D 49D Py 50
D Borrowing
D Lying
Do M 51
Do 52
Dr 53
D Satan
Du rouble
D 54
Do 55
Dr 56
D 57
D 58
D Sickness
Dod 59
Dry 60
Do
Fortune-elling
Dor 61
Door 62
Dou 63
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Dru 65
Dy Death
Dyuo F 66
Eooy EnvironmentEduo eaching
Edry Old Age
Eour 67
Ed 68
E 69
Ero, T 70
Ey 71
Equy 72
Er L 73E 74
E 75
Exuo Death
Penalty
Fur
Disappointment
F 76
F Pro 77F W Lying
F 78
Fy 79
F 80
Fr 81
Fr 82
Fr o God 83
F-M
Ro see DatingF Sury
Money
Food 84
Foo W 85
For 86
Foru- 87
Frud Lying
Fr W 88
Frdo 89Frd 90
Fruro
Disappointment
Fur Death
Groy Giving
G 91
Go 92
God 93
God Gory 94God Gud 95
God Lo 96
God Mry 97
God Powr 98
God Pr 99
God Proo 100
God Wr 101
Good d E 102
Gor 103Gr 104
Grdr 105
Grud
Tanksgiving
Grd 106
Gr Mourning
Grow Spiritual
Growth
Gud Counsel
Hd Disabilities
H Joy
Hrd 107
H 108
H/Hr 109
H 110
H 111
Hory 112Ho 113
Hoy Sr 114
Ho Poverty
Ho 115
Hoy ruth
Ho 116
Hoy 117
Hu R
EqualityHu r o
A Animals
Huy 118
Hur Poverty
Hud 119
Hy 120
Hyory 121
Id LazinessIdory 122
Iro/
Ir 123
Iory Sin
Iory Eternal
Life
I 124
Iry 125
Irud 126Iu 127
Iro o
Srur 128
I
Knowledge
Jouy Envy
Ju 129
Ju Dy 130Jo Vocation
Joy 131
Jud Or 132
Jud o God 133
Ju 134
Kd 135
Kowd 136
Lw 137
Lwu 138
Lz 139
Ldr 140
L 141
Lur 142
Lry Freedom
L Ar D
Heaven d HellLo Lawsuits
Lo Borrowing
Lo 143
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Lu 145
Ly 146
M Sorcery
M-F
Ro
Dating
M
Leadership
Mur 147
Mury 148
M d Puro 149
Md Health/
Healthcare
Mry 150
Mry 151
Mor 152
Mr 153
Mo Evangelism
Moy 154
Mor 155
Mour 156
Mud Criticism
Murdr 157
Mu 158
No D
Military
Nur Dr 159
Nur 160
Od 161Ou 162
Od A 163
Oro Injustice
Or 164
Orofd Pride
Owr 165
Prood 166
P HistoryP 167
P 168
Pro 169
Pruo 170
Prr 171
Py F
Health/Healthcare
Py Ir
DisabilitiesPy Doctors
Pur 172
Po Government
Poyy 173
Poor Poverty
Porory 174
Pory 175
Powr 176
Pr 177Pryr 178
Prdo 179
Prud Injustice d
Racism
Prd 180
Pror 181
Pro Covenant
Prory Ownership
Proy 182Prory Wealth
Prouo 183
Pu O
Government
Pu Oo 184
Pu Soo
eaching
Puro Meaning and
Purpose
R 185
R 186
Roo 187
Ru 188
Ro Dating
Ro 189
Ruo Public
OpinionR 190
Roy 191
R 192
Ro Revenge
Rr 193
Ro End imes
R 194
Rwrd 195
R WealthRou
Holiness
Ru Law
S 196
Srf 197
So 198
Sr 199
S 200Soo eaching
Srur Bible
Sur 201
Sury Gods
Protection
S-Cofd 202
S-D 203
Sf 204
Sor Cz OldAge
Sx 205
Sxu Pury 206
S 207
Sr Giving
S 208
Sf Meaning
and Purpose
S 209S 210
S Doubt
Sdr Lying
Sry 211
So Sr 212
So o God Jesus Deity
Sorry 213
Sru G 214
Sru Grow 215Sru Wrr 216
Sor 217
Sro Poverty
S 218
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Swrd 219
Suor 220
Sudy 221
Suo 222
Su 223Sur rouble
Surro Mor 224
225
x 226
227
o 228
T 229
T Stealing 230
231
ou 232
rdo 233
ry 234
rou 235
ru 236
U Doubt
Uor Cdr 237
Uy 238
Uwd
Pr 239
Ur Mry 240
Vu 241
V Revenge
Vo 242
Voo 243
Wr 244
W 245
Wdd 246
W Coro 247
Wr Social Services
Wdow 248
Wdo 249Wr Occult
W
Evangelism
W 250
Word 251
Wor Vocation
Word 252
Worry Anxiety
Wor 253Wor 254
You 255
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Introduction
To fd ou w God y ou opic, ll w v o do i look o B. For oud o yr o o rozd Srur rod or o r d u
required o lie eeryday lie i he here ad ow. I he words o ieeeh-
eury pasor Charles Haddo Spurgeo, Keep upo he oudaio o heSrur, d you d y d wr or o wo quo
you, y, d wr w you y rdr r o God; u oyou ow your ow w, or y or or your oo o w rord r o ru you d o word o God, d you rd uoa dagerous ourse, ad uless he grae o God pree, boudless mishiey u.*
T Bil, i kowld, d i widom v uidd ki, por,rd, or, d oo o rou ry rukow o humaiy. Preside Teodore Rooseel alued is sixy-six booksso muh ha he said, A horough kowledge o he Bible is worh more ha o duo.
To wo rd w r o B r or r word r o wo oud God rd our o dru. T word d o Srur ud odr,
* Eri Hayde, Te Unorgetable Spurgeon: Refecions on His Lie and Wriings (Greeille, SC:Erd Hou, 1997), 42.
Gor Gr, Te Courage and Character of Teodore Roosevelt: A Hero Among Leaders(N: Curd Hou, 2005), 167.
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lv, prcud, mor, r, o xprici li ipk, d o duri world low vlly. I i o wodr H Kr word ro oudy ody: U w or o o o B r o w rou, w o uyrod o ooo u w quru w ddr.
I i ook youll fd or ummry o w God o y ouudrd o o, oowd y y Srur r or u.Youll lo fd li o ddiiol vr rr o iu. T miuro o oo o r w God y, o rr . I u o
you o y w God y o your ow .
T o r rrd y. You fd o - o oo. I r rur u r you, you sar here. You may wa o browse he lis ad see wha ahes your eye, or r w A d rd wy rou o Z. Ay wy you ro, you w r f o ow w God o y.
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Abortion
T ru o Bil i iml, u w c my dir iu did o wo livd i im o Pr d Pul, muc l
Ar, I, d Jo. Modr ooy d f xr-i v iv world my ro or op d l, u r rdowd o ooy w. Aoro w or du d ror oo B . So w w odr w B y ouoro, w r ry w B y ou o wo.ody, w oor d or odr r, w r o uy o r uy o y, u B
w r God .
Key Verses
W m riv or d i pr wom, o r cildr
o ou, u r o r, o wo r ury fd, wom ud ll impo o im, d ll py juddrmi. Bu i r i rm, you ll py li or li, y or y,
ooh or ooh, had or had, oo or oo, bur or bur, woud or woud,r or r.
Exodu 21:2225 esv
O y, you d fr d, ou; you ord y orwom. I k you, Hi Godyour rki! Body d oul, I m
rouy d! I wor dorow ro! You ow iid d ou, you kow vry o i my ody; you kow xcly ow I
w d, y , ow I w ud ro o o o. L o oo, you wd row ro oo o r; o y wr rd ou or you, dy o y rrd orId d o dy.
P 139:1316 he Message
Did o wo md m i wom mk m? Did o m o
or u o w our or?Jo 31:15 niv
Ad di ti on al No ta bl e Ve rs es Co nc er ni ng Ab or ti on
G 1:2027; P 22:910; 58:3; I 44:2; 24; Jr 1:5
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Addiction
Addicio com commoplc i wy-fr cury.Po o ddd o oo, dr, , o-ee, ood, gamblig, he iere, paikillers, risk, sex, sleepig pills,
lviio, d occo. Ev ou ddicio my l ood or im,r tr wy o .
Key Verses
Tror l im wo ik d k d do o ll. No
mpio ovrk you u uc i commo o m; d God iu, wo w o ow you o d yod w you r , u
w o w rod wy o o, o you w o dur .
1 Cor 10:1213 nasb
Bd wo r d udr r, or w ood will rciv crow o li, wic God promid o o
wo o .J 1:12 esv
Ju d, I you o oy yo wo oo o rppd i dd-d li d i, i c, lv. A lv i ri, wo
o d o w. T So, ou, d oo, ru o he house. So i he So ses you ree, you are ree hrough ad hrough.
Jo 8:3436 he Message
Ad di ti on al No ta bl e Vers es Co nc er ni ng Ad di cti on
Psalms 121:12; Proerbs 6:27; 23:20; Isaiah 5:11; Mathew 5:28; 6:3; Romas 5:35; 13:14;
1 Corihias 6:1220; 8:9; 15:33; Galaias 5:1921; Ephesias 5:5, 1820; Colossias 3:5;u 2:12; J 1:23; 4:7; 1 Pr 2:11; 5:8; 1 Jo 2:16; 3:8
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Adultery
The Bible is o jus a lis o higs o do ad higs o o do, bu Godsdfiio o ri d wro or my r o li. Mrri d
pro x li r o o r. Sx d iimcy iod w o x oy w d wo cox o mrri. Mrri xi od w wo popl, d
wr o o o rr o dury, tr od d ry o o God d H w or ro.Adulery may o be ake seriously by he world a large, bu i is somehig word Cror rdy rouy.
Key Verses
You o o dury.Exodu 20:14 nkjv
You rd w d, You o o dury. Bu I you yo wo oo wo uuy rdy otd dury
w r r.Mtw 5:2728 niv
Mrri i o ld i oor mo ll, d mrri d i o udfd; or oror d durr God w ud.
Hrw 13:4 nasb
Ad di ti on al No ta bl e Vers es Co nc er ni ng Ad ul te ry
Gi 20:118; Numr 5:1131; Duroomy 5:18; 22:1330; 2 Smul 1112; Jo
24:1518; Proerbs 2:1619; 5:123; 6:2035; 7:127; 9:1318; 22:14; 23:2728; 30:1820;
Jrmi 5:78; 23:10; 29:2023; Ezkil 18:49; Ho 4:12; Mtw 5:3032; 15:19;
19:912; Mrk 7:2021; 10:1112; Luk 16:18; Jo 8:111; Rom 7:113; 13:814;
1 Corihias 5:113; 6:811; Galaias 5:1623; Ephesias 5:112; 1 Tessaloias 4:17;1 Pr 4:15
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Adversity
May people expe ha belie i he Bible ad ollowig is wisdom
woud dry. T oo, owr, ru. A oaih i Jesus Chris is oe ha is ull o adersiy. For he mos par,
ow w B y ou dry w o ow you o od ,bu God will help you aigae he adersiy ha is erai o ome your way.
Key Verses
Bu do o r ro o, d rou do o rou ro
r. Po r or or rou rdy r y u ro fr.Jo 5:67 nl
A rd o , d ror or or dry.Pror 17:17 nkjv
I dy o rory y, u dy o dry odrGod d o w or o w o dor y w r .
E 7:14 nasb
I od you , o M you y [r] dofdee. I he world you hae ribulaio ad rials ad disress ad rusra-o; u o ood r [ our; ofd, r, udud]!For I oro word. [I drd o owr o r you d oqurd or you.]
Jo 16:33 amp
Ad di ti on al No ta bl e Ve rs es Co nc er ni ng Ad ve rs it y
Gi 3:1619; 15:1215; 50:20; Exodu 1:113; Numr 11:1; Duroomy 8:19;
1 K 9:9; 2 Cro 7:22; Jo 2:1011; 4:8; 14:1; P 30:5; 49:5; 89:3032; 94:13;
119:75; 126:56; Proerbs 3:12; 13:17, 21; Miah 7:79; Lameaios 3:33; Mathew 5:112;
24:813; Jo 16:1622; Ro 8:1825, 2729; 2 Cor 4:1518; 1 To
3:14; 2 imohy 3:1017; Hebrews 12:117; James 5:1317; 1 Peer 1:38; 4:1219; 5:610
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Alcohol
Ju quo W do B y ou oo?
o oror wr o o or quo. Fwo r o oo d o o o.
To wo liv d mili v orvr dmd y lcoolabuse may fd i ery diul o separae wha he Sripures aually say romr ow xr. To wo r durd o uu fd du o wy r u or o t dr. A u oou d oo ru udy o Srur.
Key Verses
U oy o uy y you w: t, , w, or ry-hig ha looks good o you. You ad your amily a he eas i he Preseeo God, your God, d ood .
Durooy 14:26 he Message
Do o ge druk wih wie, or ha is dissipaio, bu be flled wih he Spiri.E 5:18 nasb
Do o, or o ood, droy wor o God. Ery dd, u wro or yo o or u y w . I ood o o or dr w or do y u your roro u.
Ro 14:2021 esv
Wo o o wo r y ro dr w d o r x oo dr!
I 5:22 amp
Ad di ti on al No ta bl e Ve rs es Co nc er ni ng Al co ho l
G 14:18; Durooy 7:13; 11:14; 14:2326; Er 5:6; 7:12; Jo 1:13; P 4:7;
104:1415; Provr 3:910; 20:1; 21:17; 23:2935; 31:47; Ii 25:6; Jrmi 31:12;
48:33; D 10:3; Ho 2:89; Jo 2:1924; 3:18; Lu 7:3334; Jo 2:111; 1 Cor-
6:910; 11:1722; G 5:1921; E 5:1521; 1 oy 5:23
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Ambition
Ao ood or d . W o o r word or Go, o ory God, o wor God, or o -u o or r, ry ood . W o
or or oy, or r, tr oo , or dr o w o, ry d . T dr y tr omoiaio. Biblial examples o ambiio show us ha ambiio a hage word, u o droy .
Key VersesW ood or oo o wo word, d y o or orr ry ?
Lu 9:25 niv
Bu we urge you, brehre, o exel sill more, ad o make i your ambiio od qu d td o your ow u d wor w your d,jus as we ommaded you, so ha you will behae properly oward ousiders
d o y d. 1 To 4:1012 nasb
Wo i wi d udrdi mo you? By i ood coduc l imow i work i mk o widom. Bu i you v itr jlouy
ad selfsh ambiio i your hears, do o boas ad be alse o he ruh. Tisi o widom com dow rom ov, u i rly, upiriul,
demoi. For where jealousy ad selfsh ambiio exis, here will be disorderad eery ile praie. Bu he wisdom rom aboe is frs pure, he peaeable,
, o o ro, u o ry d ood ru, r d r.J 3:1317 esv
Ad di ti on al No ta bl e Ve rs es Co nc er ni ng Am bi ti on
Geesis 11:19; Psalm 49:1120; 131:12; Proerbs 17:19; Isaiah 14:1215; Ezekiel 31:1011;Mtw 4:810; 16:26; 18:15; 20:2028; 23:1112; Mrk 10:3545; 12:3840; Luk
22:2430; Jo 5:44; 1 oy 2:12; J 4:12; 1 Jo 2:16; 3 Jo 1:910
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Angels
Periodially agels hae beome popular i moder ulure. Whe his, o r r w w uy owou ro God Word.
T wo r oy d u God, d o woryd Ay or o ro, r owru d y .Te agels who are aihul o God are equal pars messeger, warrior, sera,
worr, d roor.Fr ro rur rry r or or, r ry r d
o rou rd or o.
Key Verses
Te agel o he Lord eamps aroud hose who ear Him, ad resues hem.P 34:7 nasb
Pr Lord! Pr Lord ro ; r !Pr , ; r , o!
P 148:12 esv
Ad dd r y y o ? S od r omy ro uil I mk your mi ool or your . I i oviou
r o ou w o d u o r o?Hrw 1:1314 he Message
Do o yo dquy you y you u your d wor- . Su o r o o, w f w oo rd
u o r u wy o .Coo 2:18 ncv
Ad di ti on al No ta bl e Ve rs es Co nc er ni ng An ge ls
Numr 22:2235; 2 Smul 14:20; 24:117; Nmi 9:6; Jo 38:17; Plm 68:17;
91:1112; 103:2021; 104:4; Ii 6:17; Dil 8:1527; 9:2123; 12:67; Mtw
1:2025; 13:3643; 24:2931; 25:31; 26:5154; 28:19; Mr 8:38; Lu 1:138; 2:821;
15:10; 22:3943; Joh 1:5051; As 1:111; 7:53; 8:26; 10:17; 12:711; 27:23; Ephesias1:1823; 3:910; Philippias 2:911; Colossias 1:16; 1 Tessaloias 4:16; 2 Tessaloias
1:7; 1 imoy 3:16; 5:21; Hrw 1:114; 2:14; 12:22; 1 Pr 1:12; 3:2122; 2 Pr
2:11; Jud 1:9; Ro 12:7; 19:10; 22:9
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Anger
Too o w orz o o or wou rcoidri iu my mor mulicd w v
rzd. Ar o o o , ou w ow -r, w d o y f wy or d , wro, or d.T ur B o r, owr, u or ud ox o.
Te example o Jesus, as well as periodi urgigs o biblial wriers or herdr o rpod i r, l u kow r r im d plc i
w w oud dd ry. Huy ro w r
oo o w r d wro d , w ow ourr wro wy, d w dr our r wro o.
Key Verses
Wor r udrd, u o wo qu-rddy oy.
Pror 14:29 niv
A o wr ur wy wr, u rou word r u r.Pror 15:1 amp
Kow i, my lovd ror: l vry pro quick o r, low o
speak, slow o ager; or he ager o ma does o produe he righeousesso God.
J 1:1920 esv
Ad di ti on al No ta bl e Ve rs es Co nc er ni ng An ge r
G 4:58; Exodu 32; Jo 5:2, P 37:8; 78:38; 90:11; 103:8; Pror 6:34; 12:16;
15:18; 16:32; 19:11, 19; 22:2425; 25:28; 27:34; 29:811, 22; Elesiases 7:9; Joah 4:14;
Nu 1:2, Mtw 5:22; 21:1216; Ro 12:19; 1 Cor 13:45; 2 Cor
12:20; G 5:1921; E 4:2632; Coo 3:8; 1 oy 2:8; u 1:7
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Animals
I word wr o uuy y o r ody.
A wr roro, u, d ow worr. Ty x ou orwy or r uro. w
Bil iml v pk. T fr i rp i Grd o Ed(G 3), d od B doy (Nur 22). Or hese wo exepios, aimals are biblial hisorys sile haraers. I a beeasy o olude ha sie hey hae litle o say, God is uieresed i hemd r . No oud urr ro w God y H Word.
Key Verses
Ad God made he beass o he earh aordig o heir kids ad he liesokord o r d, d ry r o roud ordo d. Ad God w w ood.
G 1:25 esv
S o Lord w ; r o our God o yr, wo
or w oud, wo rod r or r, wo r o row o moui. H iv o i ood, d o you r w ry.
P 147:79 nasb
Good o r ood o r ; ood-rd d o d u .
Pror 12:10 he Message
Loo rd. Ty do or r or or ood r, or yourvly Fr d m. Ad r you r mor vlul o im
y r?Mtw 6:26 nl
Ad di ti on al No ta bl e Ve rs es Co nc er ni ng An im al s
Gi 1:2025, 30; 2:1820; 8:119; 9:15; Exodu 21:2836; 22:14; 23:5; Numr
22:2235; Duroomy 25:4; Jo 12:10; 35:11; 38:41; 39:130; Plm 36:6; 50:711;
104:2025; 147:711, Provr 6:68; 30:2528; Eccli 3:1821; Ii 35:810;65:25; Joel 1:1820; Mathew 10:2633; Luke 12:47, 24; 14:5; 1 Corihias 9:9; 1 imohy
5:18; J 3:7
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Anxiety
Worry d dr r o y Cr. T d woud o worry o ryo r w d o ooe praies. A massie amou o sermos, books, ad ousel-
o u xy o oy u o ddyo ro y, , d ru w-.
Ee hough we kow ha axiey is harmul, we oiue o worry. Eeou w kow Scripur ll u God i i corol, i i ill ru o ory or ou oy o dourd ou God o. So o ot o ud o worry-
o o oor. Worry do o d o y dryt r. Mor u wr u , B ow ooro worry.
Key Verses
Axy r w dow, u ood word d.Pror 12:25 nasb
B xiou or oi, u i vryi y pryr d upplicio, wi
kivi, l your rqu md kow o God; d pc oGod, wic urp ll udrdi, will urd your r d mid
rou Cr Ju.P 4:67 nkjv
B u udr God owru d o w you u w r o. G your worr o , u r ou you.
1 Pr 5:67 ncv
Ad di ti on al No ta bl e Ve rs es Co nc er ni ng An xi et y
Psalm 32:810; 94:19; 139:23; Isaiah 35:4; Jeremiah 17:8; Mathew 6:2434; Luke 10:4142;
Jo 14:14; Hrw 13:56
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Art
Whe Gods Spiri was prese, he haraers o he Bible did amaz-i i. Ty lw i, rid popl rom dd, wo
wr, w lid iv i, d wid muliud oor woud y quy rd. T o o Sro God, owvr, i o limid o w-ipiri mircl. Aw-ipiri
wor y r, rr, o o, r, d r o r wr u od d owrd y Sr o God, y wldom rcoiz m or xcly w y r. Criviy d kill r o God wor!
Key Verses
Moses old he Israelies, See, God has seleed Bezalel so o Uri, so o Hur,o ri o Jud. H flld im wi Spiri o God, wi kill, il-
y, d ow-ow or or o , o d d wor od,r, d roz; o r o d ; o r wood, wor ry d o d r. Ad o d r, d Oo
o o A, o r o D. H d w ow-oweeded or arig, desigig, weaig, ad embroiderig i blue, purple, adsarle abris, ad i fe lie. Tey a make ayhig ad desig ayhig.
Exodu 35:3035 he Message
Daid old he leaders o he Leies o appoi heir ellow Leies as musiiaso oyu oud w u ru: yr, r d y.
1 Cro 15:16 niv
Bu ow, O Lord, you r our Fr; w r y, d you r our otr;w r wor o your d.
I 64:8 esv
Ad di ti on al No ta bl e Vers es Co nc er ni ng Art
Geesis 4:1822; 9:20; Exodus 28:143; 30:138; 31:111; 35:2035; 1 Kigs 7; 1 Chroiles
22:1316; 2 Cro 2:1115; 24:113; Pror 31:1031; Jr 18:111
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Astrology
Humaiy has bee lookig or meaig ad a purpose or lies eesor r ory. To wo o o oow God oud -i i Him, d i Hi Word, u r wr or wo oolily
o o fd or . Ty rd or ro d rd o o word y d , w d o ou o oro.
Some o hese people who rejeed God as he Creaor ad Susaier o all oud o o ro xo or wy d y dd. Ty oud o or wor y.
T wor d r o y or wr o o od rliio i xic. T word o Scripur wr i i ju mucody y dd .
Key Verses
Ad wr you r your y o , d w you u d oo d r, o o , you drw wy d owdow o d r , Lord your God otd o o udr wo .
Durooy 4:19 esv
T w Lord y: Do o or o, wo ry o rdir uur i r. Do o rid o ir prdicio, v ou
or o r rrfd y .Jr 10:2 nl
Ad di ti on al No ta bl e Ve rs es Co nc er ni ng As tr ol og y
Gi 1:14; Lviicu 19:31; Duroomy 4:1920; 17:16; 18:912; 2 Ki 21:19;
Jo 9:113; 26:113; 38:3141; P 8:19; 19:16; 147:15; I 47:1015; Jr
8:13; 27:111; Daiel 1:1720; 2:2430; 4:47; Amos 5:8; Miah 5:815; Galaias 5:1921
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Beauty
W o ro fd uu or oy r. To o w rrd o uy or oy or. Wr uy o ro or o ro, w oy
r or o.Rdy rouou B rdr uod w
uy or ry . Buy r, u r r r orr d y.
Key VersesBu Lord d o Su, Do ud y r or , or I rd . T Lord do wy you . Po
ud y ouwrd r, u Lord oo r.1 Su 16:7 nl
Cr du d uy , u wo wo r Lord, rd.
Pror 31:30 nkjvH md vryi uiul i i im. Alo, pu riy io
r, y o o fd ou w God do ro - o d.
E 3:11 esv
rii your ody lp you i om wy, u rvi God lp you i
ry wy y r you d uur , oo.
1 oy 4:8 ncv
W mtr i o your our pprc yli o your ir, jwlry you wr, cu o your clou your ir dipoiio. . . .T oy wo o od wr uu or God wy, d wr ood,oy w o r ud.
1 Pr 3:3, 5 he Message
Ad di ti on al No ta bl e Ve rs es Co nc er ni ng Be au ty
G 12:1020; Er 2:118; P 27; 50:12; 139:14; So o Sooo 1; 4; I
52:7; Zr 9:1617
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Bible
There is o greaer soure o iormaio abou someoe ha his or heruoory. Hor fur wo d r ow or r ro o wo y wr, w
y dd, d wy y dd w y dd.I may ways he Bible exiss as Gods auobiography. Gods Spiri moed
m o wri ixy-ix ook coid i our Bil o commuiciml o umiy. Wy do God llow d i o pp o oodpopl, or wy did H d Hi So o di i our plc? Id o kioo word or , wy o u uor ?
Key Verses
T r wr, owr d, w r o Lord ow uoi; urly [ll] popl r lik r. T r wir, owr d,
u word o our God w d orr.I 40:78 amp
A Srur y ro o God, d rof or dor, orrroo, or orro, or ruo rou, o Gody o, orouy qud or ry ood wor.
2 oy 3:1617 nkjv
For word o God i livi d civ d rpr y wo-ddword, d pirci r diviio o oul d piri, o o joid rrow, d o ud ou d o o r. Adr i o crur idd rom Hi i, u ll i r op d lid
r o y o H.Hrw 4:1213 nasb
Ad di ti on al No ta bl e Vers es Co nc er ni ng th e Bi bl e
Deueroomy 4:2; 12:32; Joshua 1:89; Psalm 1; 12:6; 19; 119; Proerbs 30:56; Isaiah 55:11;
Jr 1:9; Mtw 4:4; 5:18; Lu 8:115; Jo 5:39; 10:3439; 21:25; Ro 15:4;
2 To 2:15; 1 Pr 1:2325; 2 Pr 3:1416
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Birth Control
I word o B, r wr o o ry r orr
way ha hey are ow i may moder iies. I ha ime, i oe waed or y , r w u o ood od o :
absiee. Aside rom his a, here were also a umber o beefs o largeamilies, suh as addiioal soures o iome ad people who ould proead sere he amilys ieress. Addiioally, wih high ia moraliy raes,o u dr or y rd duood w oo.
ody, odr o d d d ro ooruy o tr , w o y or o
heir hildre reah adulhood. Tere are, howeer, wo biblial oers hau r r w odr r oro. Fr, o God u d oy H r o or d . Sod, u God o zou ou w od.
Key Verses
God d d d o , B ruu, uy, d f r,d udu [u rour r o God d ]; dv domiio ovr f o , ird o ir, d ovr vry
rur o uo r.G 1:28 amp
Behold, hildre are a heriage rom he Lord, he rui o he womb a reward.L rrow d o wrror r dr o o you. Bd wo f qur w ! H o u o w
w .P 127:35 esv
Ad di ti on al No ta bl e Vers es Co nc er ni ng Bi r th Co nt ro l
G 9:110; 38:110; P 139:1316
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The Body
Fro r dy, o rud o udrd ody.
W o ou y r o wy ur o-i do wi ody. I you ll li, uild idol, or i
ff, you do o w your ody. I y o , , wy o ocould dcid ody i vil d wickd, d oul i cully ood r o you God .
Bu ouo wro ord o God Word. T ody used by our si aure as a isrume or si ad wikedess, bu i a jusas easily be used by he Holy Spiri as a impleme o loe, mery, ad grae.
Key Verses
You d d, r r o y ody d or ymor wom. Tk you or mki m o wodrully complx! Your
wor rouow w I ow .P 139:1314 nl
Som o you y, W c do yi w w o. Bu I ll you ory ood or u. So I ru o y owr or . Youo y, Food or our od, d our od r or ood.Bu I ll you God will droy m o. W r o uppod o do
d w our od. W r o u or Lord wo harge o our bodies. . . . You surely kow ha your body is a emple where heHoy Sr . T Sr you d ro God. You r o or
your ow. God d r r or you. So u your ody o oor God.
1 Cor 6:1213, 1920 cev
Ad di ti on al No ta bl e Vers es Co nc er ni ng th e Bo dy
Geesis 1:2627; Leiius 19:28; Psalm 51:5; Mathew 6:2526; Romas 1:2425; 12:18;1 Cor 3:1017; 9:2427; 15; 2 Cor 5:110; P 1:2022; 3:1821;
1 To 4:35; 1 oy 4:89; J 2:26; 1 Pr 3:34
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I you woud ow u o oy, o d ry o orrow o; or o orrow o orrow.* T quo o o yd w oy y Ar oud r B Fr. I
i oud d prcicl dvic, u ll oo o i i widom i orio our rydy .
T Bil, muc lik Frkli, do o k poiiv oulook o proess ad possibiliy o borrowig. Isead o baig borrowig or ledigudr ru, B r orrow uw owi poil vrly iv complicio. I ur ou Frkli
d tr o o wou o o orrow w o uyorrowd ro B.
Key Verses
T r ru or oor, d orrowr r o dr.Pror 22:7 nkjv
Do o o wo d d or u u ury or d; you o y, your ry d w d ro udr you.
Pror 22:2627 niv
Ow o o yox or your oo o o o or. Iyou o your or, you w uf rqur o God w.
Ro 13:8 nl
Ad di ti on al No ta bl e Ve rs es Co nc er ni ng Bo rr ow in g
Exodu 22:14; Duroomy 15:6; 28:4445; Plm 37:21; Provr 3:2728; Nmi
5:113; Mtw 5:3842
*Rrd (Po) Sudr,Poor Richard Improved: Being an Almanack and Ephemeris . . . h Y L d 1758 (Phil d l hi P i d d S ld b B F kli d D H ll) (Y l