{"id":15531,"date":"2013-11-15T21:23:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-16T03:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?page_id=15531"},"modified":"2024-12-06T20:13:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T02:13:39","slug":"moral-principles-for-young-people-volume-ii","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/moral-principles-for-young-people-volume-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Moral Principles for Young People &#8211; Volume II"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h1 align=\"center\">Moral Principles<\/h1>\n<h1 align=\"center\">for<\/h1>\n<h1 align=\"center\">Young People<\/h1>\n<h1 align=\"center\">Volume II<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/choices.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"107\" height=\"149\" \/><\/p>\nby Jeffrey W. Hamilton<br \/>\n2013\n\t<h2>Content<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/moral-principles-for-young-people\/build-me-a-son\/\">Build Me a Son by General Douglas MacArthur<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Cooperation<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/cooperation-300x219.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/moral-principles-for-young-people-volume-ii\/just-a-nail\/\">Just a Nail<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<h3>Death<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tombstone-300x292.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"292\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/lessons-from-a-cemetery\/\">Lessons from a Cemetery<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<h3>Decisions<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/decision-3420942_960_720-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/where-are-you-going\/\">Where Are You Going?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<h3>Failure<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/failure-225x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/often-a-failure\/\">Often a Failure<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<h3>Gratitude<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/grateful.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/who-packed-your-parachute\/\">Who Packed Your Parachute?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/a-time-for-growing-men\/\">A Time for Growing Men<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<h3>Greed<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/greed-300x175.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-snake-who-gave-gold\/\">The Snake Who Gave Gold<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/lesson-from-a-baboon\/\">Lesson from a Baboon<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<h3>Happiness<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/happiness-184x300.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/if-you-want-to-be-happy-forget-it\/\">If You Want to be Happy, Forget It<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<h3>Kindness<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/kindness.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"163\" height=\"256\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/three-red-marbles\/\">Three Red Marbles<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<h3>Prejudice<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Pride_and_Prejudice-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-cookies\/\">The Cookies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/a-lesson-from-luther\/\">A Lesson from Luther<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<h3>Prudence<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/purdence-300x263.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"263\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/moral-principles-for-young-people-volume-ii\/when-to-raise-a-stink\/\">When to Raise a Stink<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/moral-principles-for-young-people-volume-ii\/dont-argue-with-donkeys\/\">Don&#8217;t Argue with Donkeys<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/moral-principles-for-young-people-volume-ii\/shipwrecked\/\">Shipwrecked<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<h3>Sin<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sin-300x98.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"98\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/a-stick-called-guilt\/\">A Stick Called Guilt<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/remember-the-duck\/\">Remember the Duck<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/a-perfect-example-of-relativism\/\">A Perfect Example of Relativism<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<h3>Suicide<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/suicide-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/his-name-was-jake\/\">His Name Was Jake<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBible Studies\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moral Principles for Young People Volume II by Jeffrey W. Hamilton 2013 Content Build Me a Son by General Douglas MacArthur Cooperation Just a Nail Death Lessons from a Cemetery Decisions Where Are You Going? Failure Often a Failure Gratitude Who Packed Your Parachute? A Time for Growing Men Greed The Snake Who Gave Gold&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":459,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15531","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4934,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/moral-principles-for-young-people\/","url_meta":{"origin":15531,"position":0},"title":"Moral Principles for Young People &#8211; Volume I","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 7, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Moral Principles for Young People Volume I by Jeffrey W. 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