Many companies, for instance, produce popular products but support abortion and other evil things. Likewise, we should be careful about what we support. We should repent if we have been guilty of doing this. Verse 15 - It is easy to see that it is an abomination to justify a criminal or condemn a righteous person, but we ought also to be careful not to oppose those doing a good work for God simply because we do not agree with them in some area. It does not mean that we compromise our position, but that we maintain a basic respect for all people, because they are made in God's image and He loves them. We should remain humble when others arrogantly challenge us wrongly. It is not wise to approach others with a proud, demeaning attitude. ![]() Proverbs 13:10 says contention comes by pride. One way to do this is to learn what triggers a quarrel and to refrain from saying such things. We must stop contention before it becomes a quarrel. Verse 14 - Strife can begin with a few unkind words and end in a bitter quarrel, just as a small crack in a dam quickly widens until the whole dam bursts. "Be not deceived God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap" ( Galatians 6:7). Those who selfishly return evil for good will only bring evil upon themselves. These are but a few examples of how good can be rewarded by evil. Parents invest their money and time in nursing a sickly child who grows up only to ignore them when they are elderly. A supervisor helps a friend become a manager and that same friend fires him in order to secure his own position. A man helps a homeless person and is mugged. Verse 13 - Those who have been helped by someone and then return an evil act toward them will find they are cursed with evil in their own house. The Influence of the Bible in American Culture.Authority and Infallibility of the Bible.Complimentary Overcoming Life Series Bible Study Downloads.Inspirational Bible Study Books in Paperback and Kindle Editions. ![]() Download/Read Foreign Bibles by YouVersion.Listen to 365 Important Audio Bible Readings.
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