Barbs …. With A Point

Categories: Church of Christ Bulletin Articles

The following barbs of wisdom come from The Sword and Staff publication, 2010, Volume 48, Number 3; pg. 13 (appropriate Scriptures and related articles have been added):

If something is right, it is right, and if it is wrong, it is wrong; and no amount of rationalizing, wishing or even praying can change it.

Life is not always fair because people don’t play by the rules.

Problems that are not dealt with do not go away, but only become bigger and more complex with the passing of time (cf. Matthew 26:14-16; Matthew 27:3-5; Acts 1:15-18).

If we fail to count the cost now, we may find ourselves shortchanged in eternity.

To be high-minded is not to have the mind of Christ (Philippians 2:5-8).

When something is wrong, you don’t correct the situation by continuing in it (Romans 6:1-2).

If we lift ourselves up in pride, we cannot reach up to God; but if we humble ourselves in lowliness, He will reach down to us (James 4:10; 1 Peter 5:6).

When all of the “old heads” have passed away, where will the church be headed?

The best sermon illustration is one that can be seen in the life of the one doing the speaking.

Many people today know a little about everything, but not much about anything.

Much of so-called “worship” in modern churches, is nothing more than entertainment with the accompanying applause and clapping of hands.

People who talk about others to you will talk about you to others (Proverbs 11:13; Proverbs 20:19).

The amount that we should give, is not determined by how much we give, but by how much we have left over after we give (Luke 21:1-4).

The person who will not forgive others, burns the bridge over which he himself must cross (Matthew 6:14-15).

Part of wisdom is knowing that you are not wise; and the more you know, the more you know just how little you really do know (Romans 1:22; cf. Jeremiah 10:14-15).

A long life lived without God, only extends a bad experience that ends in hopelessness (Ephesians 2:11-12).

I exclaimed, “Why doesn’t somebody do something?!” Then I realized that I was somebody.

We don’t have the picture until we get the big picture of all the corresponding components in a given situation (cf. Psalm 139:17).

Man devalues himself when he gauges his value system to material things (Luke 12:15; 1 Timothy 6:6-7).

If you are not an honest person, you have destroyed the very foundation upon which all virtue and character rests (Romans 12:17 KJV; 2 Corinthians 8:21 KJV; Philippians 4:8 KJV).

To drown your problems with strong drink, is only to multiply and accent them (cf. Proverbs 20:1; Proverbs 23:29-35).