Woe be to the church who is silent and compromises God's standard. They may find themselves in the same spiritual condition as Samson: "He knew not that the Spirit of the Lord had departed from him" (cf. Judges 16:20).
He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, Ephesians 1:5 (ESV)
"Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name. For his anger is but for a moment,...
Then Noah built an altar to the Lord and took some of every clean animal and some of every clean bird and offered burnt...
