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First Principles: Bibles Are Strong Entrenchments. Where They Abound, Men Cannot Pursue Wicked Courses and At the Same Time Enjoy Quiet Conscience
“The Holy Scriptures…can alone secure to society order and peace, and to our courts of justice and constitutions of government, purity, stability, and usefulness…..Bibles are strong entrenchments. Where they abound, men cannot pursue wicked courses and at the same time … Continue reading
A Fisher of Men
A Fisher of Menby Michael DoyleThe Lord Jesus watched from the shoreObserving two men with great tenacity.While watching, He learned they had more.It was a mustard seed’s faith in their ability.Sometimes, nets can be cast with words saidThat lures wayward … Continue reading
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Tagged Belief, Discern, Fath, Fisher, Following the Cross, Gospel, Grace, Hollow, Imitation, Jesus Christ, Limitation, Lord's Call, Mankind, Net, Peter, Poetry and Poems, Promisee, Shore, The Lord
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First Principles: The Law Established By the Creator…Extends Over the Whole Globe, Is Everywhere and At All Times Binding Upon Mankind
“The law established by the Creator, which has existed from the beginning, extends over the whole globe, is everywhere and at all times binding upon mankind.” – Rufus King
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Tagged All Tmes, Beginning, Creator, Exist, First Principles, Mankind, Rufus King, The Law, Whole Globe
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First Principles: My First Wish Is, To See This Plague of Mankind Banished From the Earth, and the Sons and Daughters of This World Employed In More Pleasing and Innocent Amusements
“My first wish is, to see this plague of mankind banished from the earth, and the sons and daughters of this world employed in more pleasing and innocent amusements, than in preparing implements, and exercising them, for the destruction of … Continue reading
Bonhoeffer, Part 7
Bonhoeffer, Part 7by Michael DoyleTime stands still with its lit fuse,We wonder why life makes us choose.We do our best to stop the evil in men,To give or take life feels a lesser sin.What would one give to save one’s … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Better, Bible, Choose, Christ's Blood, Christianity, Communio, Cordial Driink, Destiny, Die, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Doom, Evil, Face of Evil, Fail, Faith, Faithfully, Fuse, Gallow, Genocide, God, God's Love, Hate, Hello, Holy, Humanity, Jesus, Journey, Last Chance, Life, Live, Love of God, M, Mankind, Memory, Miracle, Mourn, Nation, News, Poetry and Poems, Prayer, Purity, Purpose, Racism, Reality, Reputaton, Rescuue, Room, Salvatiion, Service, Shadow, Silence, Sin, The Gift, Time, Together, Unbroken, Vain Whispers, Will of God, Words of Love
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First Principles: The Virtues of Men Are of More Consequence To Society Than Their Abilities; and For This Reason, The Hearts Should Be Cultivated With More Assiduity Than the Head
“The virtues of men are of more consequence to society than their abilities; and for this reason, the heart should be cultivated with more assiduity than the head.” —Noah Webster (1788)
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Tagged Ability, Assiduity, Consequence, Cultivation, First Principles, Head, Heart, Mankind, Noah Webster, Reason, Society, Virtue
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First Principles: A Body of Men Holding Themselves Accountable To Nobody Ought Not To Be Trusted By Anybody
“A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.” – Thomas Paine
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Tagged Accountable, Anybody, Body, First Prncples, Mankind, Nobody, Thomas Paine, Trust
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Learning From Dark Times
Learning From Dark Timesby Michael DoyleGod’s creation is entrusted to humanity.At times, this has been to our vanity.Mistake after mistake has been made.This is not to say we should walk afraid.The Nephilim walked with us side by sideWhile evil ways … Continue reading
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Tagged Afraid, Bible, Christianity, Dark Times, Entrusted, ephilim, Faith, God, God's Creation, God's Fvor, God's Ways, Humaity, Jesus, Learn, Mankind, Mistakes, Nine Hundred Years, Noah and His Family, Poetry and Poems, Prie, Reemption, Relent, Tethered, The Ark, The Dark, Vanity, Wickedness
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Thought For the Day: There Is But One Church In Which Men Find Salvation, Just As Outside the Ark of Noah It Was Not Possible For Anyone To Be Saved
“There is but one Church in which men find salvation, just as outside the ark of Noah it was not possible for anyone to be saved.” – Thomas Aquinas
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Tagged Ark of Noah, Mankind, One Church, Possble, Salvation, Saved, Thomas Aquinas, Thought For the Day
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 