1 Timothy 5:1-22

For Reading and Meditation:     Psalm 51:1-15

As we continue discussing what it means to be pure in heart, we ask: How do we ensure that our hearts are made pure? Great controversy has raged over this issue in every century of the Church. Those who see sin as having made deep inroads into human nature say that the only thing God can do with sin is to forgive it....

You've heard the expression, "A devil at home, a saint abroad." It describes the horrible tendency to be gracious and outgoing to those in the outside world and yet be harsh and unkind at home.

This is a failing that is not confined to any particular class of people. Young people have to guard against it. It's so easy to be a TV personality with one's peers, yet be a terror to one's parents. Husbands may maintain a charming front with their business associates, then when they come...