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.
In what condition are all before they are quickened with Christ?
Were the gifts of the Spirit to continue forever?
What day does the commandment say is the Lord's?
For what did Christ reprove the Pharisees and Sadducees?
What will He say to those on the left?
15. Were there to he no resurrection of the dead, what would be the condition of those fallen asleep in Christ?
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