Standards

A Plea For Purity

In this chapter Paul deals with morals and conduct toward each other. Sexual standards were very low in the Roman Empire and in many parts of our society today they are not any higher. These Thessalonians lived in a pagan environment where sexual looseness was not only pract …

Daniel’s Faithfulness

The king wanted these young men to be strong and healthy so he said that they were to eat the same food he ate and drink the same wine that was served to him. They knew that if they were to eat the king’s food, they would break God’s law. This food may have been offered to …

IllustrationQuick Decision in Poland

We took a group of 75 high school teens to Poland to do missionary ministry. The first Sunday we were in a church where they were going to serve communion with real wine. Being responsible for this group of young people I was forced to make a quick decision. Would we partic …

IllustrationProduction is Hampered by Tardiness

A factory manager found that production was being hampered by the tardiness of his people returning from the lunch hour. When the whistle blew few were at their machines. He posted a sign by the suggestion box offering a cash award for the best answer to this question: “What …