OUR DAILY BREAD             Wed., April 5, 1995
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READ:  Psalm 119:57-64

               IS IT "IT'S" OR "ITS"?

        "I thought about my ways, and turned
             my feet to Your testimonies."

                             - Psalm 119:59

If enough people believe that a wrong thing is
right, does that make it so?  For instance, if
people from all educational levels persist in
writing "it's" when they mean "its", does that
make it correct?

>From executive memos to newspaper articles to
billboard ads, the misuse of "it's" goes on.  To
be correct, you would use "it's" for a contraction
of "it is".  (It's a nice day.)  And you would use
"its" to denote a possessive of "it".  (The dog
wagged its tail).

It seems that more people use this construction
incorrectly than correctly.  Does that mean we
should condone its improper use?  I hope not.

The same is true of biblical teachings that are
twisted so often we might consider not making such
a big deal about them.

For instance, what if people continually suggest
that hell is not a real place and that people without
Jesus are not really lost?  (Mt. 5:22; Lk. 12:5).
Should we reconsider the accuracy of what Scripture
teaches about hell?  Or what about the common practice
of lying?  Should we redefine biblical teaching about
honesty?  (Ps. 51:6; Prov. 19:5).

Do we live by majority rule, setting life patterns by
what we see others doing, or do we live by God's
standards?  It's a question that answers itself if
we want to please Him.
                                -- J. David Branon

  When reading God's Word, take special care
   To find the rich treasures hidden there;
 Give thought to each line, each precept clear,
    Then practice it well with Godly fear.

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             THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
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           Trust God's authority --
             not man's majority.
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THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  1 Kings 20-22

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