Refreshing Our Spirits With Scripture

11.16-I cannot control my sexual behavior.  Is this true or false? Human beings are not animals of intinct.   They are to treat each other with respect and dignity.   For over 3,000 years they have made laws in all nations restricting what is lawful and what is not lawful.   When a powerful government leader is accused of doing something unlawful in regard to their morals it causes some frustration and pain. Because of this discomfort there are compromises made.   Where there should be boundaries they are erased.   Properly love and family life is destroyed.   50% of our children in schools are not in homes with their fathers now days.   Can this be good?   I don’t think so. What is needed is for men and women of God to stand up for what us just and righteous for God and for children. Men and women of character who stay engaged in raising their children in a godly way and then after they leave home they can still set an example of steady faithfulness and be a resource f

11.15-Why to people teach when it is so difficult to teach? Men who follow Jesus and lead their families to follow have a certain kind of wisdom.   Carpenter wisdom it could be called.   It is grounded in the down to earth work that is done with the hands on a daily basis.   It is humble and aware of its own limitations, but also aware of God’s power.    When one knows the love of God experienced in years of living and working together there is a desire to teach others who are ready and willing to learn.   Where there are sheep without a shepherd then people of compassion will do what they can to teach them things that will be of benefit.   Reading, writing and arithmetic are important, but so is the ethical understanding of how to apply them to daily life and build up good citizenship in a good country. Mark 6. 6  Jesus went out from there and *came into [ a ] His hometown; and His disciples *followed Him. 2  When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue; and