Quotes of the Week - Oct 12, 2008:
"Your company is now bankrupt, our economy is now in a state of crisis,
but you get to keep $480 million. I have a very basic question for you:
Is this fair?" -- Henry Waxman, chairman of US House Oversight Committee,
questioning Lehman Brothers CEO Richard Fuld over bank's collapse.
"Our opponent is someone who sees America, it seems, as being so
imperfect that he's palling around with terrorists who would target their
own country." -- Sarah Palin, accusing Barack Obama of associating
with Bill Ayers, founder of Weather Underground, which was involved in
several bombings in early 1970s.
"We can solve this crisis and we will." -- US President
George Bush, on economic crisis.
All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient. 1 Corinthians, 10. 23
For the earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof. 1 Corinthians, 10. 26
Doth not even nature itself teach you, that if a man have
long hair, it is a shame unto him?
But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her. 1 Corinthians, 11. 14
Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 1 Corinthians, 12. 4
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and
have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling
cymbal.
And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries,
and all knowledge; and though I have all faith; so that I could
remove mountains; and have not charity, I am nothing.
And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though
I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth
me nothing.
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity
vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not
easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things,
endureth all things.
Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they
shall fail; whether there be tongues; they shall cease; whether
there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in
part shall be done away.
When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child,
I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish
things.
For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face:
now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am
known.
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest
of these is charity. 1 Corinthians, 13. 1
If the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare
himself to the battle? 1 Corinthians, 14. 8
Let all things be done decently and in order. 1 Corinthians, 14. 40
Last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of
due time.
For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called
an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
But by the grace of God I am what I am. 1 Corinthians, 15. 8
I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the
grace of God which was with me. 1 Corinthians, 15. 10
If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all
men most miserable. 1 Corinthians, 15. 19