Why is sorrow better than laughter?
Answer
"Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better." Eccl. 7: 3.
NOTE - 'Many of the loveliest songs of peace and trust and hope which God's children sing in this
world they have been taught in the hushed and darkened chambers of sorrow. . . . Afflictions, sanctified,
soften the asperities of life. They tame the wildness of nature. They temper human ambitions. They burn
out the dross of selfishness and worldliness. They humble pride. They quell fierce passions. They reveal to
men their own hearts, their own weakness, faults, blemishes, and perils. They teach patience and
submission. They discipline unruly spirits. They deepen and enrich our experience."-"Week-Day
Religion," by J. R. Miller, D.D., Pages 92, 93.
How diligently should parents teach children God's Word?
Who was the seed here referred to?
8. Did God bless and sanctify the seventh day while He was resting upon it, or when His rest on that day was past?
When the church had received help from the state to this extent, what more did she demand?
In what words did He foretell its destruction?
When Christ comes, who will come with Him, and what will they do?
What is implied in a knowledge of God and Jesus Christ?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle