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What Does the Bible Teach us About Good Company? Part 1

The following are some points that I’m sharing based on Biblical scripture about keeping good company (I’ve referenced to chapter and verse after each point for personal study): If someone wants to teach you anything different than Christ has taught us, don’t invite him in your home, don’t encourage him, or you will be taking part in his wickedness. (2 John10) Don’t engage with those who are doing evil or testify on their behalf in a dispute perverting justice. (Exodus 23:2) When we follow the ways that good men do, we are keeping on the path of righteousness. (Proverbs 2:20) … Continue reading →

What Does the Bible teach us about Good Company? Part 2

In part one I shared some inspirational points from the Bible on choosing good company. I’m going to continue here with some additional points I have included scripture references for the actual verses: Those who are fearful of a person will find themselves trapped but when we turn to the Lord we can find safety. (Proverbs 29:25) Don’t spend time with anyone who calls themselves a Christian but indulges with sexual sins, is greedy, cheats, is into idolatry, a drunk, or abusive. (1 Corinthians 5:11) We’ll know other Christians by the right things they are doing and the ones who … Continue reading →

Answering Questions: Change is Inevitable

I’ve talked about change here plenty of times and I’ve said that change is inevitable. We all change. We all make different decisions and do different things. But I saw a question posted to one of my blogs on Marriage and Religion that made me do some thinking. I suppose I could go and just answer the question in the comments, but I wanted to really focus my answer – so the question was: I need some good advice. My husband and I have both grown up in the same religion, and even married in it. Recently, he told me … Continue reading →

The Blame Game

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I didn’t create the situation. This is the argument many of us use when we are confronted with a difficult situation with our spouse or partner. We assign the blame of where the difficulty originated. In some cases, this may be a valid necessity to resolving the problem. In many other cases, it is just a way of escalating an argument. Let’s consider the following disagreement between a couple – the man kept a secret. His reasons for keeping the secret are numerous, but ultimately it boiled down to he didn’t want to argue with his wife. The secret involved … Continue reading →