Barbs …. With A Point

Categories: Church of Christ Bulletin Articles

The following barbs of wisdom come from The Sword and Staff publication, 2008, Volume 46, Number 2; pg. 13 (appropriate Scriptures and related articles have been added):

You must get right and live right before you can expect to die right (Revelation 14:13).

Strong drink is the devil’s brew to ensnare, enslave and make a fool of you (Proverbs 20:1; cf. Romans 6:16).

It is good to take a stand for Christ, but we need to do more than just stand there (1 Corinthians 15:58).

People who are hard to “get along with” are likewise people who are not getting along well with the Lord or with themselves (Romans 2:1-5).

Your character is made evident in what you think is laughable (1 Corinthians 13:6).

What some churches mean when they talk about being “relevant,” is to accommodate the sinners in their sins (1 Corinthians 5).

You do not cohabit and live together as man and wife until you are man and wife (Hebrews 13:4).

Procrastination is the thief of time (Ephesians 5:15-16).

The “abundant life” is not found in the abundance of “things” (Luke 12:15 NKJV; John 10:10 NKJV).

The more “way out” a person dresses and mimics the world, the more evident and obvious are his insecurities.

Preaching should comfort the distressed and distress the comfortable (2 Timothy 4:2-5).

If you are a dishonest person, you have destroyed the foundation for all other good traits of character.

If grace does not make us gracious, and we continue in the crudeness of our sins, it has not accomplished its purpose in our lives (Romans 6:1-2).

If you are not honest, are you expecting too much in wanting life to treat you fair? (Romans 12:17).

Which is worse — a child afraid of the dark, or an adult afraid of the light? (John 3:19-20).

Count it as a day lost forever wherein nothing good has been accomplished and nothing new learned.

Zeal without knowledge is like a car speeding down the highway at a terrific speed, not knowing where it is going (Romans 10:1-2).

Heaven is a prepared place for a prepared people, and hell is a prepared place for an unprepared people — are you prepared? (Matthew 25:1-13).