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Notes on Employee Relations
Employee Relations Psalm 123:2 Malachi 1:6 Matthew 7:12 I Corinthians 7:21-24 Ephesians 6:5-8 Colossians 3:22-25 I Timothy 6:1-2 Titus 2:9-10 I Peter 2:18-21 See also: What does the Bible say about employment?
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Drugs for Medicinal Purposes See Notes on Medicinal Products Abused Drugs are Illegal Romans 13:1-5 Titus 3:1 I Peter 2:13-14 Drugs Intoxicate the User Matthew 24:45-51 Luke 12:45 Romans 13:12-14 I Corinthians 5:11 I Corinthians 6:9-11 Galatians 5:19-21 Ephesians 5:18 I Thessalonians 5:6-8 Drugs Weaken the Mind’s Ability to Judge and Exercise Self-Control Proverbs 4:23…
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A person will not reach heaven if they advocate a doctrine different from God A person who changes God’s teaching is condemned – Galatians 1:6-10; I Timothy 6:3-5; Revelation 22:18-19 Men are to be instructed not to teach different doctrines – I Timothy 1:3-4 We are commanded to reject a person who causes division by…
Read MoreNotes on Reincarnation
Job 14:7-12 Job 14:14 Hebrews 9:27 See also: Notes on Death Notes on Hinduism
Read MoreNotes on Death
Death Is a Separation Genesis 35:18 “And so it was, as her soul was departing (for she died), that she called his name Ben-Oni; but his father called him Benjamin.” I Kings 17:21-22 “And he stretched himself out on the child three times, and cried out to the LORD and said, “O LORD my God, I pray,…
Read MoreNotes on Contentment
Psalm 18:1-6, 32-33 – “I will love You, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; So…
Read MoreNotes on Civil Authority
Must be Obeyed Exodus 22:28 Ecclesiastes 8:2-5 Ecclesiastes 10:4 Ecclesiastes 10:20 Matthew 22:17-21 Romans 13:1-8 I Timothy 2:1-2 Titus 3:1 I Peter 2:10-17 II Peter 2:9-11 Inferior to God Acts 5:29 Will Prosper Under Morality Proverbs 11:11 Proverbs 14:34
Read MoreNotes on Christian
The word Christian means a follower of Christ. A Christian is a person who keeps God’s commandments – I John 2:3-6; John 8:31 A Christian does not make sin a habit (breaking the law of God) – I John 3:4-10 A Christian loves God and his brethren – I John 4:7-21 Love requires the keeping…
Read MoreNotes on Capital Punishment
The Patriarchal Age Genesis 9:6 “Whoever sheds man’s blood, by man his blood shall be shed; for in the image of God He made man.” The Mosaic Age Over 30 crimes were to be punished by death, including: Exodus 21:15 Striking a parent Exodus 21:16 Kidnapping Exodus 22:18 Witchcraft Exodus 31:14 Sabbath breaking Leviticus 20:10…
Read MoreNotes on Buildings, Assembly Halls, and Fellowship Halls
Assemblies The church is commanded to come together for the purpose of worship and encouragement – I Corinthians 11:18, 20, 33; Hebrews 10:25 The purpose of coming together as a church is specifically separated from eating meals – I Corinthians 11:22, 34 Fellowship Fellowship is a state of being. It is a noun and not…
Read MoreNotes on the Organization of the Bible
Old Testament Divison Purpose Books Books of Moses History of the World Genesis Law Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy History History of Israel Joshua Judges Ruth I Samuel II Samuel I Kings II Kings I Chronicles II Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah Esther Wisdom Poems Job Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Solomon Prophets Major Prophets (longer books) Isaiah…
Read MoreNotes on Blessings
Genesis 1:18 Genesis 9:1 Genesis 12:2 Genesis 17:20 Genesis 21:9-21 Genesis 24:35 Genesis 26:12 Genesis 27:21-40 Genesis 28:1 Genesis 32:29 Genesis 39:5 Genesis 41:31 Genesis 48:15-16 Exodus 23:25 Exodus 34:10 Leviticus 26:4 Deuteronomy 23:5 Deuteronomy 28:2 Deuteronomy 29:5 Joshua 14:13 Joshua 22:6 I Samuel 2:20 II Samuel 6:11 II Samuel 7:29 II Samuel 13:25 I…
Read MoreNotes on Church Spending
Eldership I Timothy 5:18 Preaching Matthew 10:5-10 Luke 10:7-8 I Corinthians 9:3-14 II Corinthians 8:1-8 II Corinthians 11:8 Philippians 4:15-18 I Timothy 5:18 Widows Acts 6:1-6 I Timothy 5:3-16 See also: Notes on Benevolence
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Acts 11:29-30 Romans 12:13 Romans 15:26-27 I Corinthians 16:1-3 II Corinthians 8:1-8 Ephesians 4:28 See Also: Notes on Church Spending
Read MoreNotes on Bankruptcy
Psalm 37:21
Read MoreNotes on Disciplining Children
Purpose Change in behavior Proverbs 6:23 “For the commandment is a lamp, and the law a light; reproofs of instruction are the way of life” Proverbs 10:1 “A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.” Proverbs 17:21 “He who begets a scoffer does so to his…
Read MoreNotes on Discipline of Children, Spanking
Deuteronomy 8:5 “You should know in your heart that as a man chastens his son, so the LORD your God chastens you.” [Note: “chastens” means to chastise literally with blows or figuratively with words] Deuteronomy 21:18 “If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or…
Read MoreNotes on Authority
Acting Without Permission Matthew 7:21-23 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many…
Read MoreNotes on Attendance
Acts 2:42 Acts 9:26 I Corinthians 5:4 I Corinthians 11:17-18 Hebrews 10:25-26
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Psalm 14:1 Psalm 53:1
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Deuteronomy 4:19 Deuteronomy 17:2-5 Deuteronomy 18:9-12 Isaiah 47:12-14
Read MoreReligious Art
Exodus 20:4-5 Leviticus 26:1 Deuteronomy 4:15-19 Deuteronomy 4:23-25 Deuteronomy 5:8-9
Read MoreNotes on Arson
Exodus 22:6 I Kings 16:18
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Psalm 55:22 Matthew 6:25-34 Luke 10:38-42 Luke 12:22-31 Philippians 4:6-7 I Peter 5:6-7
Read MoreNotes on Animal Rights
Kindness Necessary Exodus 23:5 If you see the donkey of one who hates you lying under its burden, and you would refrain from helping it, you shall surely help him with it. Exodus 23:12 Six days you shall do your work, and on the seventh day you shall rest, that your ox and your donkey may rest,…
Read MoreNotes on Angels
Appearance Distinctive Judges 13:6 Daniel 10:5-6 Matthew 28:2-4 Luke 24:4 Human Form Genesis 18:1-12 Daniel 10:18 Zechariah 2:1-3 Luke 24:4 Male Daniel 10:18 Luke 24:4 Imperfect Job 4:18 Ezekiel 28:12-16 I Corinthians 6:3 Galatians 1:8 II Peter 2:4 Jude 6 Revelation 12:7-9 Judgment I Corinthians 6:3 Power Psalm 103:20 II Thessalonians 1:7 II Peter 2:11…
Read MoreNotes on Amen
Comprehension Required I Corinthians 14:15-17 Purpose Agreement Individual Numbers 5:22 I Kings 1:36 Jeremiah 28:6 Assembly Deuteronomy 27:15-26 I Chronicles 16:36 Nehemiah 5:13 Nehemiah 8:6 Psalm 106:48 I Corinthians 14:15-17 Revelation 5:14 Revelation 7:12 Revelation 19:4 Expression of God’s Faithfulness II Corinthians 1:20 Revelation 3:14 Conclusion to Prayer Matthew 6:13 Confirmation Of One’s Own Statement…
Read MoreNotes on Advice
Proverbs 11:14 Proverbs 15:22 Proverbs 20:18 Proverbs 24:6
Read MoreNotes on Adolescence and Teenagers
Genesis 37:2-4 “This is the history of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. And the lad was with the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives; and Joseph brought a bad report of them to his father. Now Israel loved Joseph more than all…
Read MoreNotes on Adultery
Matthew 19:9 Matthew 19:18 Mark 10:11-12 Mark 10:19 Luke 16:18 Luke 18:20 Romans 13:9 I Corinthians 6:9 Galatians 5:19 Hebrews 13:4 James 4:4
Read MoreRoman Catholic Quotes Regarding the Pope
It would of course be a monstrous anachronism were we to attribute a belief in papal infallibility to Ante-Nicene Fathers. [Addis and Arnold, Catholic Dictionary, The Catholic Publication Society, 1887, page 674] The Pope in himself is subject to error like other men; his infallibility comes from the Spirit of God, which on certain occasions protects…
Read MoreNotes on the Ten Commandments
“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me.” Repeated in the New Testament: Matthew 4:10; Acts 17:16; Romans 1:25; I Corinthians 8:4-6; Philippians 3:19; Colossians 2:18; Revelation 19:10; 22:9 “You shall not make for…
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