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(Stowell) Truth by its very nature divides right from wrong. People often say they don't like doctrine because it divides.Core doctrine that reflect clear teaching of Scriptures about the fundamentals our our faith are supposed to divide. It divides truth from error, Christianity from seductive substitutes. To deny the primacy of truth is to deny God Himself

(Stowell) To permit unrepentant sin to exist among believers without censure is to permit an influence that erodes the purity of the pilgrimmage. But even biblical discipline is to be characterized by a love marked by true compassion and steadied by the resolve to restore the wayward and to protect the integrity of the faith and the purity of the faith

(Stowell) When the cause is compelling enough, we don't have the luxury not to cooperate. Nothing erodes the message of Christ more than when followers splinter and divide. Needless to say, styles,methods, and personal preference are not of greater value than the cause of Christ. At the end of the day, nothing of lesser value should divide us. It is critical to remember that we aren't competitors in the work of Christ. Followers of Christ are colleagues

( A. Rogers) At death, you leave behind all that you have and take with you all that you are

(The Message paraphrase of Eph 5:4) Though some tongues just love the taste of gossip, Christians have better use of language than that

(The Message paraphrase of Ehh 5:6) Don't let yourself be taken in by religious smooth talk

(The Message paraphrase of Eph 5:15) Watch your step. Use your head. Make the most of every chance you get. These are desperate times

(J B Phillips) You know the truth-let your life show it

(Rogers) Someone has said that the difference between courtship and marriage is the difference between what you see in the seed catalogue and what comes up in the garden. The cuase of the inconsistency is usually the failure to cultivate the garden

(Rogers) Now, if you don't like what these verses say, you'll just have to take it up with God,ok?

(Rogers) The home needs a head. Anything with no head is dead, and anything with two heads is abnormal, a freak. If the home is wrong, it is primarily because the man is wrong. The husband is to love his wife passionately, to purify her, and to protect her