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.
9. In what words to Peter did Jesus indicate the kind of service a converted person should render to his brethren?
Of what is Christian baptism an evidence?
What does he find who follows after righteousness?
For what did David pray?
To whom has execution of judgment been committed?
Can there be sin where there is no law?
What is to become of our earth in the day of the Lord?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle