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Demand Consistency And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth. Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you, you whitewashed wall! Are you sitting to judge me according…

All Things Good Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for he is God’s servant for your good. Romans 13:3, 4 Ask any public…

Public and Private For Herod had seized John and bound him and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because John had been saying to him, “It is not lawful for you to have…

To Check the Hubris of Leaders Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down, because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last. Acts 12:23 Few vocations seem more designed…

A Lengthening of Prosperity “Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you: break off your sins by practicing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, that there may perhaps be a lengthening of your prosperity.”…

The Destruction of Nations Thus says the LORD: “For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment….” Amos 1:3 We have noted previously in this series that “transgression,” in Biblical language, indicates any violation of…

What Nations Desire “Keep them and do them, for that will be your wisdom and you understanding in the sight of the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes will say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and…