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Submission is a good or bad thing? The feminist movement made the women to feel shy for what, in biblical times, was considered honor. For instance, in the past, to have children was a blessing (see, for instance, how mourned Hannah in the Creator’s presence only for the privilege of becoming...

Why the Shulamite was praised as “terrible as an army with banners”. What is the importance of this to us? In Song 6:4,10, Shulamite was considered terrible as an army with banners. This sounds like antic to a woman. If it was an encomium to the husband, this would be very comprehensible, for...

What is the best church? Many people think that the Creator delights in seeing many believers meeting in one place to praise Him. Nonetheless, since the outset, the Creator designed that the men spread on the Earth and fill it. And Jesus confirmed this, enjoining the believers to go abroad...

What is the target of our ministry? Jesus is not interested in our achievements, but in the fruit of the Holy Spirit that we beget while we carry out His works. We were induced to believe that the end justifies the ways, but Jesus is the beginning, the end (Rev 22:13) and the Way (John 14:6)...

Do we yearn for being free to love Jesus and express this love? What we ought to desire is freedom to love Jesus and to express that love. But, how can we get that freedom? We need to get free of all thought, feeling, desire that occupy Jesus’ place in our heart. We need to ask to ourselves...

How to sort out the problems? All the things that take place here is a shadow of our spiritual situation in heaven. See, for instance, in the trial of Job (Job 1:6-12; 2:1-6; Dan 10:12,13; Zech 3:1-3). Therefore, we need to occupy the position that Jesus conquered for us in the heavenly...

Do ministry of praise exist? Many people, taking into consideration some excerpts of the Old Testament (without observing their context), ingress in the career of gospel singer supposing that, thus, they are praising and worshipping the Creator. Nonetheless, did you already observe the...

There is no good, justifiable or innocent lie! Ha-Satan is the father of all lie (John 8:44), regardless its size to our eyes! • “Lying lips are hateful to Jehovah, but those who deal truly are His delight.” (Pro 12:22) When we speak in sin, the first thing that we think is on heinous...

Do you crave for being full of the boons of Jesus? First empty yourself (Phil 2:5-8), otherwise, this will be your perdition (see 2Chr 26:15-16). • “The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, but a good man from himself.” (Pro 14:14) When we read this verse, at first, we...

Why to dally on imagining evil? This deceit can make us eat Ha-Satan’s dish! • “Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.” (Pro 12:20). With so many good things to learn and keep in mind in order to be useful in Jesus’ hands, why to waste...

The tongue and our time of permanence. Many times, we let us to be caught for the same thing that the wicked fear. However, it is good to recall that the fear of man brings a snare to our soul (Prov 29:25): • “Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: *preserve my life from fear of the enemy*.”...

The power of the tongue (Part 2) • “There are those who speak like the thrusts of a sword, *but the tongue of the wise heals*.” (Pro 12:18) The tongue of the wise, on the other hand, can bring healing, ken, light and food: • “The tongue of the just is as choice silver; the heart of the...

What are we seeking? Where is our focus? Most of the people look on normal to spend days, weeks, months, caring about only the things of these world. Nonetheless, see what Paul said: • Col 3:1-3 -> “If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on...

To whom will the Creator never despise? 1 – someone with a broken and contrite heart, that is to say, able to recognize their sin, repent and convert to Jesus: • Psa 51:17 -> “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.”. 2 –...

The power of the tongue (Part 1). • “There are those who speak like the thrusts of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.” (Pro 12:18) As you can see, the tongue can have a slashing cut: • “My soul is among lions; I lie among those on fire, the sons of men whose teeth are spears...

Do you wish to protect your home? Instead of cultivating jealousy and oblige your spouse to set aside their friends of opposite sex, live what the Holy Scripture says and you never will put in jeopardize your family. • “And *the LORD God* said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I...

How can we glorify the Creator? Let’s take the example of Job: • Job 1:7-11 -> “And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou...

Breathe the truth. Make the truth the air that fills you, moves you, makes you exist (At 17:28). • “He who breathes truth shows forth righteousness, but a false witness deceit.” (Pro 12:17) One of the excerpts that I like very much to read is this: • “And the chief priests and the...

Let’s keep our mouth with a bridle while the wicked are before us (Psa 39:1): • “A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.” (Prov 12:16). The prudent doesn’t have pleasure in the shame of his neighbor. Rather, he doesn’t accept no shame against his neighbor (Ps...

What is the captivity that Jesus took away? And how did He do this? (Part 3) Continuing the previous message… And how will we be dead to ourselves (and, thereby, to the law)? Staying in the body of Christ while Jesus engrafts His Word in us: • Rom 1:16 -> “For I am not ashamed of the...