Psalm 34:11-14King James Version (KJV) 11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord. 12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. 14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

1. Psalm 34:11-14King James Version (KJV)
11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach
you the fear of the LORD.
12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth
many days, that he may see good?
13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from
speaking guile.
14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and
pursue it.
The Cultural Precepts & Recurring Themes
Israel Doctrine Google Hangout 12/31/2014

2. We Have Precepts
• “Rules or laws" of a culture inform and
express themselves as "themes" which, in
turn, shape and influence behaviors, attitudes
and beliefs.
• Psalm 119:4 Thou hast commanded us to
keep thy precepts diligently.
• And in keep these precepts diligently we as
God elect can shape and influence behaviors
attitudes and beliefs of the world.
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3. For Precept Must Be Upon Precept
• Isaiah 28:9-11King James Version (KJV)
• 9 Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he
make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from
the milk, and drawn from the breasts.
• 10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon
precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and
there a little:
• 11 For with stammering lips and another tongue will he
speak to this people.
So as we see it’s not about the tongue we speak. Yet, the
Cultural Precepts that we get from the Recurring Themes
and vice versa with those two.
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4. The Preachers Role In Our Cultural
• Ecclesiastes 12:9-10King James Version (KJV)
• 9 And moreover, because the preacher was
wise, he still taught the people knowledge;
yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and
set in order many proverbs.
• 10 The preacher sought to find out acceptable
words: and that which was written was
upright, even words of truth.
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5. The Literary Aspect Of Our Cultural
• African Americans, as a group, are culturally
complex. And one of the most complex part of
our cultural has been the us of the literary aspect
of the bible and it has played a part in our lives.
• Yet, people no piece of literature, sacred or
secular, can be understood unless readers know
some basic facts about the material. And I believe
the Cultural Precepts & Recurring Themes can
help. Certainly some foreknowledge of these two
aspects will aid one in study our text.
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6. Over Coming Evil With Good
• We will be dealing with how to over come evil
with good on our google hangout today.
We will you some Cultural Precepts & Recurring
Themes with in the biblical context and learn how
and why.
But remember for precept must be upon precept,
precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon
line; here a little, and there a little as it states in
Isa 28:10
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7. Love Of One Enemies
• Matthew 5:43-48 King James Version (KJV)
• 43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy
neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
• 44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you,
do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which
despitefully use you, and persecute you;
• 45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for
he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth
rain on the just and on the unjust.
• 46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not
even the publicans the same?
• 47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others?
do not even the publicans so?
• 48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is
perfect.
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8. Love Of One Enemies Is A Action
• Luke 6:27-28King James Version (KJV)
• 27 But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do
good to them which hate you,
• 28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which
despitefully use you.
• Luke 6:35-36King James Version (KJV)
• 35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping
for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye
shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the
unthankful and to the evil.
• 36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
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9. Even If Your Enemy’s Ox
• Exodus 23:1-5King James Version (KJV)
• 1 Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand
with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
• 2 Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt
thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest
judgment:
• 3 Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.
• 4 If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou
shalt surely bring it back to him again.
• 5 If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his
burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely
help with him.
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10. Know His Own Iniquities Shall Take Him
• Proverbs 5:21-22King James Version (KJV)
• 21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of
the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
• 22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked
himself, and he shall be holden with the cords
of his sins.

11. No Evil For Evil
• Romans 12:14-21King James Version (KJV)
• 14 Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
• 15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
• 16 Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but
condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
• 17 Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of
all men.
• 18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
• 19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath:
for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
• 20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for
in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
• 21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

12. Eschew Evil And Do Good
• 1 Peter 3:8-13King James Version (KJV)
• 8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another,
love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
• 9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise
blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should
inherit a blessing.
• 10 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his
tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
• 11 Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue
it.
• 12 For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are
open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them
that do evil.
• 13 And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which
is good?

13. Make Sure Your Works Are Good
• Proverbs 24:28-29King James Version (KJV)
• 28 Be not a witness against thy neighbour
without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
• 29 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done
to me: I will render to the man according to
his work.
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14. Thou Shalt Not Hate Thy Brother
• Leviticus 19:17-18King James Version (KJV)
• 17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou
shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer
sin upon him.
• 18 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against
the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy
neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
• Proverbs 20:22King James Version (KJV)
• 22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on
the LORD, and he shall save thee.
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15. Some To Honour, And Some To Dishonour
• 2 Timothy 2:20-26King James Version (KJV)
• 20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but
also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.
• 21 If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto
honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto
every good work.
• 22 Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace,
with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
• 23 But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender
strifes.
• 24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men,
apt to teach, patient,
• 25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God
peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the
truth;
• 26 And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who
are taken captive by him at his will.
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