ESPECIALLY ON WEEKENDS, ALCOHOL BRINGS A DECEIVED PROMISE OF “JOY”, OF FORGETTING PROBLEMS. BUT, IN ACTUALLY, IT TAKES AWAY FROM YOUR SOBRIETY AND YOUR COGNITIVE CAPACITY OF DISCERNMENT, YOUR CONSCIOUSNESS IS AFFECTED AND YOUR ACTS TOO… WATCH! DON'T DESTROY YOUR FAMILY!

Most of the time when an alcoholic beverage is referred to in the Bible, wine is alluded to.

Despite being
part of food, we have several situations in which God asks his servants to refrain from wine - or any strong drink - as a way of consecrating themselves to Him for a certain time.

The risk of addiction is present in every alcoholic drink. Despite being related to joy, the Bible shows us the sad consequences of a life that becomes dependent on alcohol and not on God.

Noah, who was a farmer, was the first to plant a vineyard. He drank the wine, got drunk, and was naked inside his tent.

Genesis 9:20-21

wine is mocking

and the fermented drink provokes quarrels;

it is not wise to let yourself be dominated by them.

Proverbs 20:1

Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,

Ephesians 5:18

"Say this to the Israelites: If a man or woman takes a special vow, a vow of separation to the Lord as a Nazarite, he must abstain from wine and other fermented drinks and must not drink vinegar made from wine or other fermented drink You may not drink grape juice or eat grapes or raisins.

Numbers 6:2-3

Woe to those who get up early

to get drunk,

and warm themselves with wine until the night!

Isaiah 5:11

The new wine goes away,

and the vine withers;

all who were having fun groan.

Isaiah 24:7

Don't destroy God's work because of food. All food is pure, but it is wrong to eat anything that stumbles others. It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything else that causes your brother to fall.

Romans 14:20-21

This statement is trustworthy: If someone wants to be a bishop, he wants a noble office. A bishop therefore must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, moderate, sensible, respectable, hospitable, and able to teach; he should not be fond of wine or violent, but kind, peaceful and not fond of money.

1 Timothy 3:1-3

Similarly, let him teach the older women to be reverent in their way of life, not to be slanderous or enslaved to too much wine, but to be able to teach what is good.

Titus 2:3

Deacons likewise must be dignified, men of their word, not fond of much wine or dishonest gain.

1 Timothy 3:8

"You and your children must not drink wine or other fermented drink before entering the Tent of Meeting, otherwise you will die. It is a perpetual decree for your generations.

Leviticus 10:9

don't go with those

are drenched in wine,

nor with those

gorge themselves on meat.

Proverbs 23:20

However, be careful, do not drink wine or other fermented drink, and do not eat anything unclean; and no razor will pass over the head of the child you are going to have, because the boy will be a Nazarite, consecrated to God from birth; he will initiate the deliverance of Israel from the hands of the Philistines."

Judges 13:4-5

Whose are the woes?

Whose sorrows?

And the fights, whose are they?

What about unnecessary injuries?

Whose are the red eyes? Of those who linger drinking wine,

of those who are looking

of mixed drink.

Proverbs 23:29-30

Absalom ordered his men, "Listen! When Amnon is drunk on wine and I say, 'Kill Amnon!' you will kill him. Do not be afraid; I will take responsibility. Be strong and courageous!"

2 Samuel 13:28

Give fermented drink to

who are about to die,

wine to those in distress;

Proverbs 31:6

"It is not fitting for kings, O Lemuel;

it is not fitting for kings to drink wine,

it does not suit the rulers

desire fermented drink,

Proverbs 31:4

Daniel, however, resolved not to make himself unclean with the king's food and wine, and he asked the chief of officials for permission to abstain from them.

Daniel 1:8

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 20 TIPS FOR A HUSBAND:

1. Don't yell at your wife.

2. Take care of her words, besides hurting, they have power.

3. Never compare your wife to another woman.

4. Your love, affection, nicknames and pranks are just for her.

5. Never share your sexual intimacy.

6. Be kind and affectionate with her.

7. Don't keep secrets from her. Now you are one, so see if it cooperates, right?

8. If you have something to resolve, do it on good terms and in the privacy of your room.

9. Be grateful to her for working hard with you, your home, business, or ministry.

10. Give thanks and praise for your meal. It's not easy to cook 365 days a year. But help too, she doesn't live in this house alone, so when possible cook too, clean and wash! And keep things as clean and tidy as you found them.

11. Never put her family members before her. She is your wife, she is one with you. She should always come first!

12. Intentionally invest in your spiritual growth.

13. Don't forget to make the family altar, pray with her, with her children. You will never be a spiritual foundation for them if you don't have a prayer life!

14. Take quality time, enjoy the company, play, laugh, get to know places.

15. Never use money to manipulate or control her. Everything that is yours is hers. She was joined to you by the grace of God.

16. Never speak ill of her to others, you will be speaking ill of yourself too. Be a shield around her.

17. Honor your parents and be kind to your family members.

18. Never stop telling her how much you love her. Do this everyday. Women never get tired of being loved and listening to you.

19. Never give her negative comments about her body, that's not cool.

20. And you, be more like Jesus, for Christ must be your head, there is nothing that gives a wife more security than having someone who loves God by her side.

SOURCE: SONGS OF SOLOMON

 Second marriage with first living spouse is adultery...

If a man divorces his first wife, he is not free to marry another woman unless his wife has died.

The Bible says and nothing can sanctify or make legal a "marriage" to a second wife, not the passage of time, not the conversion of one or both partners, not custom, not human law, not public or popular opinion. , nor the decree or "blessing" of the church can make lawful a second "marriage" while the first spouse still lives."

This is what the Bible says...

""Repent" and continue to live in the same adulterous and sinful relationship with a second or third "wife" is not repentance.

This the Bible also seems to teach.

If Jesus judges a relationship as adultery, then repent means that the adulterous relationship must cease. Continuing, claiming love, or any other reason, does not change the fact that it is adultery.

A BIBLICAL TRUTH that few Christians accept!

“Nevertheless, I command those who are married, not I, but the Lord, that the woman does not separate from her husband. If, however, she separates, let her remain unmarried, or let her be reconciled with her husband; and that the husband should not leave his wife (...). But if the unbeliever wants to depart, let him depart; in such (irreconcilable) cases, neither the brother (disputed) nor the sister (disputed) is subject to servitude; God has called you to peace.” 1st Corinthians 7:10,11,15

Paul's focus in 1 Corinthians 7 is the relationship between a man and a woman. The entire chapter is made up of a series of commandments and advice aimed at three different groups: (1) single or widowed people, (2) married people, and (3) believers who married unbelievers. The apostle talks about celibacy, marriage and believers who had married pagans. Now let's undo Satan's and false teachers' deception regarding divorce and remarriage.

Paul forbids divorce and does so on the basis that Jesus forbade it (Mark 10:9; Luke 16:18; Matt. 19:3-9). This is not the mere opinion of the apostle, but the direct revelation of Jesus Christ to him, since no apostle wrote under any influence other than that of the Holy Spirit. Paul says, "not I, but the Lord, command the married", in order to assure the Corinthian believers that Jesus had already taught all this in the Gospels, and that therefore he was not saying anything new there. In contemplating the possibility of a forced breakup, Paul expressly forbids remarriage. It may seem a severe doctrine for relativistic and pagan “Christians” of our era, but the fact is that in Corinth there was an unusual spiritual laxity, a characteristic that marked that church as being the most resistant to Christian discipline due to the customs of its ancient times. beliefs in pagan gods. Nothing belonging to this life was to occupy the attention of the Corinthian believers, and Paul did not give a damn about the sheep of that congregation. This explains why Paul's language is so stern in addressing a class of recent converts who once practiced orgies in devotion to all manner of gods in ancient Greece. Therefore, it was necessary that any kind of impure thinking be avoided among the Corinthians, especially in the sexual area. And Paulo didn't spare the belt. No divorce! Second marriage, except in case of widowhood, also not!

The four immutable rules for married couples in the Church of God prescribed in 1 Corinthians 7 are:

1. Don't separate from your spouse.

2. If you separate (forced separation), stay unmarried.

3. Or, reconcile with her husband.

4. Let the husband not leave his wife.

If there is betrayal within the marriage, forgiveness and prayer for the spouse to be transformed into a new creature in Christ is the correct option.

The only exception for new marriages is for widows, at the end of the letter:

“A married woman is bound by law as long as her husband lives; but if her husband dies, she is free to marry whomever she wants, as long as she is in the Lord.” 1st Corinthians 7.39

Whatever the justifications of divorce and “remarriage” advocates, no passage of Scripture can teach the contrary of what is emphatically commanded in 1 Corinthians 7:39. This passage is the logical conclusion of a whole backdrop that we have seen so far. All of Christ's teaching about marital relationship, separation or union with third parties is concluded here. A new marriage is only allowed in the event of death (physical death; grave).

In 1 Corinthians 7, Paul is aware that a possible forced separation is inevitable. When he writes to the Corinthians on the subject, he is considering in his mind the possibility of unrepentant adultery and such cases as desertion and domestic violence. In order to make it clear to the reader that divorce and remarriage of the divorced are both condemned by God, he addresses spouses who have suffered forced separation and warns them on the basis of the same words as the historical Jesus. These individuals abandoned in marriage must remain celibate, for God has called them to peace and they are not bound to force anyone to maintain ties with them.

Therefore, Luke 16:18, Mark 10:11-12 and Matthew 19:3-11 are the norms that the apostle Paul has in mind when he goes to deal with the Church of Christ in the dispensation of grace. It is for this reason that he says: "... I command the married, not I, but the Lord", alluding to what Jesus had already said in the Gospels, but which needed to be emphasized for a people difficult to understand.

References:

“WHOEVER DIVORCES HIS WIFE AND MARRIES ANOTHER IS IN ADULTERY, and the man who marries a divorced woman is also in adultery.” Luke 16:18

“Nevertheless, to those who are married, I command, NOT I, BUT THE LORD, that the woman must not separate from her husband.

If, however, she separates, that she STAYS WITHOUT MARRYING or that she reconciles with her husband; and let the husband not leave his wife.” 1st Corinthians 7:10-11

“A married woman is bound by law as long as her husband lives; but if her husband dies, she is free to marry whomever she wants, as long as it is in the Lord.” 1st Corinthians 7:39

“Therefore, as long as her husband lives, if she becomes another man's wife, she will be called an adulteress. However, when her husband dies, she is released from the law, so that, without becoming an adulteress, she can marry another man.” Romans 7:3

Did you understand?

“Therefore, if she MARRIES ANOTHER MAN WHILE HER HUSBAND IS STILL ALIVE, she will be considered an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she will be free from that law, and even if she were to marry another man, she would not be an adulteress.” (Romans 7:3)... THUS SAITH THE LORD!...

DO NOT MARRY before consulting the Scriptures: marriage is indissoluble until death (Rom 7:3), it is not for everyone (Mat 19:10,11), “God hates divorce” (Mal 2:16), vow ñ breaks (Eccles 5:4), if you do not forgive, you will not be forgiven (Mat 6:15), etc...

GOD'S ALERT WILL SAVE TRIBULATION AND MANY DIFFICULTIES IN LIFE, "because not everyone is able to accept such responsibility, BUT ONLY THE VOCATIONAL" (Mat 19:10,11)... character to assume the IRREVERSIBLE (Luke 16: 18), with adjustments, resignations, forgiveness, vocation to be a father or mother, husband or wife, for the rest of their lives, it will not be for someone moved by emotions, passions, intention to “legally prostitute themselves”, etc. ... entering the sacred without due reverence and fear is quite dangerous...

Getting married is not the only option for a full life and IT IS NOT FOR EVERYONE (Mat 19:11)... "taking the garbage under the rug", to deliver "zero km"... and the result is a society infested with the divorce that God hates (Mal 2:16), a multitude of abandoned children, split in half, without the his family (a heinous crime)... MARRIAGE IS NO BACK! (Mar 6:17-19)...

“MARRIAGE IS FOR VOCATIONS!” (Mat 19:10,11)... and not for the irresponsible person who does not pay attention to THE GREATER LAW, considers what is sacred banal, marries “in his own fashion”, as in the times of the Flood when “a chosen few” were left ( Mat 24:37-39) and he has to endure until the end the holy commitment whether he wants it or not (Rom 7:3)... IT IS WHAT IS WRITTEN, in the Law that will judge us on the LAST DAY (John 12:47,48 )... “so that what is called for does well, but what is not home does better!” (1st Cor 7:38)...

MARRYING IS NOT FOR EVERYONE (Mat 19:10-11), there is no turning back, but in extreme cases (eg betrayal, aggression) God allows separation, NOT DIVORCE: they are left alone, without remarrying (1st Cor 7:11) until such a one turns from his evil ways or dies (Rom 7:3)...

Credits: JP Padilha | The Gospel Without Disguises – chap. 5 – MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND NEW MARRIAGES

 BEWARE OF THE AVERAGE...

And he said to them, "Take heed and be on your guard against all covetousness; for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of what he possesses." (Luke 12:15)

What is the place of material possessions in a Christian's life? How should he treat money, goods and possessions? The Lord Jesus spoke about these issues when he was asked by a man to intervene in a family dispute over an inheritance. The Lord refused to intervene in the case (Luke 12:14), but used the incident to speak about the role of material possessions in this life.

Those who possessed material goods received a warning from the Lord to beware of covetousness (Luke 12:15). Avarice or greed is the excessive desire or ambition to have more and more. After warning the disciples about this, the Lord continues: they must not think that a person's life is summed up by the material things he has (Luke 12:15b).

The man who had asked Jesus to intervene was thinking only about his share of the inheritance. In fact, he interrupted Jesus in the middle of a sermon to present his request! Is this not a typical image of the modern church and society? People are so dominated by financial and material issues that they often don't hear or understand Jesus' message.

To illustrate His teaching, the Lord told them a parable about a rich man who was a fool (Luke 12:16-21). From a materialistic point of view, however, this man was very wise and not a fool. He had become rich (vv. 16-17). He had vision (v. 18). He planned to retire and live on his income and enjoy life (v. 19).

Is this not the image of the modern man and woman? Is this not the plan of life that even many Christians have adopted? What could be wrong with that? After all, the rich man in the parable was not dishonest. He grew rich through hard work and the harvest of his own fields. What's wrong with preparing for the future?

The problem with that rich man was not that he was rich or dishonest. It wasn't the fact that he was planning for the future. The problem can be boiled down to three things:

(1) He thought of no one else but himself. It never occurred to him to give, to contribute, to offer of his abundance to others.

(2) He didn't think of God and didn't take him into account either - notice that God is completely absent from the plans he made. He could even be an observant Jew, with religious habits, who went to the synagogue every Saturday and followed Israel's dietary laws and times of daily prayers. But he was a practical atheist.

(3) his plans did not extend beyond this life—note that his plans only extend to "many years" (v. 19). He could not see that life does not end with death and that the soul transcends earthly life and projects itself into eternity. Sadly, there are also Christians who make plans and strive to secure their future as if they were going to live here forever. They lost the sense of eternity, the vocation of pilgrims in this world.

Note now the penetrating question that God asks him: "Fool! This night your soul will be asked of you; and what have you prepared, for whom will it be?" (v. 20). "The shroud has no pocket," says an old proverb. Accumulated riches will be of no use beyond the grave. By that night, he would be dead and his heirs, by the next day, would be laughing and enjoying what he'd worked so hard for all his life.

The Lord's teaching is this: we should not waste our lives accumulating goods and possessions to the point of forgetting God and others. That would be greed. It would be worshiping money. It is not a sin to get rich and to possess property and goods. But it is a sin to live only for this and forget about God and others. The best remedy against avarice is giving, giving generously and regularly to alleviate the suffering of others and promote the Kingdom of God in this world (1 Timothy 6:17-19).

SOURCE:

Augustus Nicodemus Lopes

 WHO IS LUCIFER?

READ IT... IT'S JUST THE GREATEST TRUTH

WHAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW:

"AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE PUREEST TRUTH"

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WHO CREATED IT?

Lucifer: I was created by God himself, long before the existence of man. (Ezekiel 28:15)

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HOW WERE YOU WHEN YOU WERE CREATED?

Lucifer: I came into existence as an adult and, like Adam, had no childhood. I was a symbol of perfection, full of wisdom and beauty, and my garments were prepared with precious stones. (Ezekiel 28:12,13)

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WHERE YOU LIVED?

Lucifer: In the Garden of Eden and walking in the glow of the precious stones of the Holy Mountain of God. (Ezekiel 28:13)

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WHAT WAS YOUR ROLE IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD?

Lucifer: As a guardian cherub, anointed and established by God, my function was to guard the Glory of God and lead the praises of angels. A third of them were under my command. [Ezekiel 28:14; Revelation 12:4]

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WAS SOMETHING MISSING FOR YOU?

Lucifer : (reflective, lowered his voice) No, nothing. (Ezekiel 28:13)

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WHAT HAPPENED THAT REMOVED HIM FROM THE FUNCTION OF THE GREATEST HONOR A LIVING BEING COULD HAVE?

Lucifer: This didn't happen all of a sudden. One day I saw myself in the stones (like a mirror) and realized that I surpassed the other angels (perhaps not Miguel or Gabriel) in beauty, strength and intelligence. Then I began to think about what it would be like to be worshiped as a god and I began to desire this in my heart. I moved from desire to planning, studying how to establish my throne above the stars of God and be like Him. On a certain day I tried to fulfill my wish, but ended up expelled from the Holy Mount of God. (Isaiah 14:13,14; Ezekiel 28:15-17)

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WHAT FINALLY DETONED YOUR REBELLION?

Lucifer: When I realized that God was about to create someone similar to Him and, consequently, superior to me, I couldn't accept the fact. I then manifested the true purposes of my heart. (Isaiah 14:12-14)

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WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ANGELS WHO WERE UNDER HIS COMMAND?

Lucifer: They followed me and were also expelled. Together we form the empire of darkness. (Revelation 12:3,4)

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HOW DO YOU FEEL THE MAN?

Lucifer: (angrily) I hate the human race and do everything to destroy it, because I envy it. I'm the one who should be like God. (1 Peter 5:8)

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WHAT ARE YOUR STRATEGIES FOR DESTROYING MAN?

Lucifer: My main objective is to keep them away from God. I encourage you to do evil and confuse your ideas with a sea of philosophies, thoughts and religions full of lies, mixed with some truths. I send my messengers in disguise to confuse those who want to seek God. I make the lie look like the truth, inducing man to deceive and to stay away from God, thinking that he is close. And there's more. I make the message of Jesus seem like anachronistic nonsense, I try to encourage pride, arrogance, selfishness, enmity and hatred of men. I work hard with my entourage to weaken the churches, launching divisions, discouragement, criticism of leaders, adultery, hurt feelings, spiritual coldness, greed and lack of commitment (laughs). I try to destroy pastors' lives, mainly with sex, ingratitude, lack of time for God and pride. (1 Peter 5:8; James 4:7; Galatians 5:19-21; 1 Corinthians 3:3; 2 Peter 2:1; 2 Timothy 3:1-8; Revelation 12:9)

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WHAT ABOUT THE FUTURE?

Lucifer: (with a look of hatred) I know I can't beat God and I have little time left to go to the lake of fire, my eternal prison. My angels and I will work hard to take as many people with us as possible. (Ezekiel 28:19; Jude 6; Revelation 20:10,15).

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MEDITATE ON THIS MESSAGE. SEE THAT IT WAS PREPARED BASED ON BIBLICAL VERSES, THEREFORE IT IS AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE PUREEST TRUTH.

“AS THE HOLY SPIRIT SAYS: TODAY, IF YOU HEAR HIS VOICE, DO NOT HARDEN YOUR HEARTS.” HEBREWS 3:7,8

“Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends” John 15:13.

♡ Maranatha! I believe!

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 WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT VANITY...

The term “vanity” is widely used in our society to mean "exaggeration in the care of one's own image". A girl who tidied herself up would be vanity; a man who uses cream, gel, etc. is seen as “conceited”. Some with this understanding and knowing that such "vanity" is condemned in the Bible, soon believe that it is a sin to take care of yourself, put on makeup or look beautiful. A lot of people think this way. Maybe you too.

But what does the word "Vanity" mean in the Bible? Does it mean "take care of yourself" or "wear makeup?" Let's check!

Vanity in Hebrew comes from two words: Habel and Shav, which mean "empty" and "hollow". In the Old Testament they were used when people abandoned God and sought idols. Idols, as we know, are “hollow, empty” worthless, because there are no other gods! Forsaking God and caring more about earthly things than eternal things was “a pursuit of vanity, according to the Bible, for it was a pursuit of worthless, hollow things.

In Greek, "vanity" is represented by the noun "mataiotes" and also means "empty, worthless.” Always used also when the man or woman gives value to what has no value!

An example, from Psalm 39:5: “You have made my days a span; in your presence the term of my life is nothing. Indeed, every man, however firm he may be, is pure VANITY [soon passes]” Another: "And this I say, and testify in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the other Gentiles also walk, in VAIN [empty and futility ] of your mind." Ephesians 4:17

It is clear that the word Vanity, in the Bible, does not mean “wearing makeup” or “taking care of appearance”, but rather “valuing too much something futile, useless, worthless”!

We conclude then that everything that we give exaggerated value, but that has no value for being a passenger, can be called "vanity" biblically speaking: Someone who overvalues his hobby for cars; another who values his designer clothes too much; a guy who sensualizes to get likes; a girl who puts her friends before God, a father who values football more than his family, a mother who cares more about fashion than her children, and so on.

Even makeup and self-care, if it is valued above your life with God and his character, then it becomes biblical vanity in fact, and a sin! But if it's moderate and discreet, what's the problem? We see women of God who beautified themselves, like Esther and Rebeca, and didn't sin for it.

Everything that we value too highly, but which has no value at all, and everything that we put above God, becomes "vanity". That's what the Bible teaches.

So get ready, look good, there's nothing wrong with that – but know that what has REAL value is what is eternal, spiritual, and what pleases God. Have this and not that as a priority.

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 WHAT IS YOUR MOTIVATION FOR MARRYING YOUNG?

Here are some important questions I often ask young men.

Number 1: Are you attracted to her for her biblical beauty or are you attracted to her sensuality?

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Lust comes from a perverse heart.

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Lust is a work of the flesh, in Galatians 5:19: "For the works of the flesh are manifest, which are: adultery, fornication, impurity, lewdness."

A woman may properly be called beautiful, a woman may properly be called elegant, but a woman who is sensual has an evil heart. She has an evil heart!

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Run away from sensuality.

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Beauty, yes! We should be beautiful people. But sensuality... If you're attracted to that guy, that's more than anything else, an indication of your own heart. And you are biting into a fruit that is forbidden to you, and it will end up turning into a stone in your stomach. Why, I also said, "Are you attracted to her because of her biblical beauty or because of her sensuality?"

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Second, are you attracted to her virtue or her personality? Even good personalities can be deceiving. Very misleading. You shouldn't look for personality. You must look for virtue! By virtue.

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The Bible says in Proverbs 31:10, “A virtuous woman, who can find her? Her value far exceeds that of rubies.” Virtuous! As the years go by, guys... I want to tell you something, listen to me carefully: It won't be the physique that will stay in your woman, it will be the virtue. It will be virtue!

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When you see if Christ really dwells in her heart, young men, then you will be drawn to the Christ that is manifested in her life.

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Paul Washer