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.
Through whom did God create all things?
Upon what basis has Christ taught us to ask forgiveness?
What other prediction asserts the same great truth?
What did Christ say of those who rejected John's message?
What apostasy from the worship of God is named in this message?
What was Satan's design in thus persecuting the church?
Who will dwell with the redeemed?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle