Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: cms@dragon.uucp Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Tithing; masturbation; politicking Message-ID: Date: 6 Aug 90 00:31:25 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Computer Projects Unlimited Lines: 24 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article , MARK@ucf1vm.cc.ucf.edu (Mark Woodruff) writes: > If anyone knows some appropriate passages on either of the above two, > please send them this way. > > mark Oh, yes, I almost forgot politicking. Psalm 12:8 (corruption), Es 3 (in the courts of Ahasuerus), Da 6:4-15, 2 Sam 15:2-6, Matt 27:23-27 (placating crowd), Mark 15:15, Luke 23:13-25, John 18:38,39; 19:4-13; 2 Sam 15:24-29 (priest acting as partisan for David), 1 Kings 1:11-40 (Nathan influencing selection of David's successor); 2 Sam 20:16-22 (wise woman of Abel who saved city through diplomacy); 1 King 1:15-21 (Bathsheba securing crown for Solomon); Matthew 14:3-11, Mark 6:17-28 (Herodias influencing administration of Herod); Matthew 20:20-23 (Mother of sons of Zebedee seeking favor for her children); Proverbs 19:6 (entreating favor of prince, giving gifts for friendship); Proverbs 29:26, Dan 5:10-12, Acts 12:20. I might also recommend Nave's topical Bible. Unfortunately, it does not contain the deuterocanonicals, but is useful, nonetheless. -- Sincerely, Cindy Smith emory!dragon!cms