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.
What is said of God's faithfulness in keeping His promises ?
Through what instrumentality is conversion wrought?
Does God design that His great work of creating the heavens and the earth shall be remembered?
What did the dragon give this beast?
When will the resurrection of the just occur?
By what are we to try them?
What did John the Baptist say to the Pharisees and Sadducees who came to his baptism?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle