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Becky KewPersonal Story of Becky Kew - "In our small town of 800 people, it seemed as if drinking was all there was to do. I remember times when my Mom and Dad fought. I used to wonder: Why do they love this brown bottle so much when it brings so much misery? Why don't they love me? Is this all my fault?  One time he had her pinned down on the coffee table and I really thought that this time, he would kill her." (more)


Torrey - Man - 15.3- Who can give acceptable thanks? Print E-mail

III. WHO CAN GIVE ACCEPTABLE THANKS? <19A701> Psalm 107:1-2 — "O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy."

First Proposition: The redeemed of the Lord can render acceptable thanks. 1 Timothy 4:3 — "Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth."

Second Proposition: Those who believe and know the truth can give acceptable thanks.

The body of believers ("a spiritual house, an holy priesthood") exists for this purpose: "to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ" ( 1 Peter 2:5 RV; compare to Hebrews 13:15 RV). Proverbs 15:8 — "The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight." (Compare Hebrews 13:15 — "By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to his name.") Third Proposition: The wicked cannot render to God acceptable thanks. Their sacrifice is an abomination to the Lord.

 


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