The Holy Bible.

     Pictured to the left is a copy of a version of the Holy Bible, known as the King James Version ( KJV ).  Acts 20:27 reads as follows:  "For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God."  The Greek word ( Greek [ 1012 ] ) for the word "counsel," in the above-given passage from the Holy Bible, is defined as follows:

"volition, i.e. (obj.) advice, or (by impl.) purpose."  [  See ABINGDON'S STRONG'S EXHAUSTIVE CONCORDANCE OF THE BIBLE, STRONG, JAMES, S.T.D., LL.D., ABINGDON PRESS, NASHVILLE, Copyright, 1890, by JAMES STRONG, MADISON, N.J., ( A Concise Dictionary of the Words in the Greek/New Testament with their Renderings in the King James Version, p. 23.  ]

     Romans 3:23 reads as follows:  "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God."  Because we all have sinned, we must all receive counselling from the heavenly Father ( see Matthew 5:9, 16; 6:9, 14, for example ): we need help with our sins ( see Luke 23:26-49 ( especially verse 33, for example ), John 3:16, 17, Romans 6:1-4 ( especially verses 3 and 4, for example ); 6:23, Hebrews, chapter 10 ( especially verse 22, for example ), 1 Peter 1:1, 2, and Revelation 1:5, for example ).  See also Matthew 10:32; 11:15; 16:16, Mark 16:16, Luke 13:3, Romans 10:17, and Revelation 2:10, for example.  Moreover, the law of the LORD's mouth is "better unto me than thousands of gold and silver" ( see Psalm 119:72 - please read verses 65-72 to get the immediate context ).  Thus, God's counsel is the best possible advice that we can receive.

     The heavenly Father counsels us that if we repent and are baptized, by immersion in water, in the name of Jesus Christ, we will have remission of our past sins ( see Acts 2:38; 8:26-40 ( especially verses 36-39, for example ), and Romans 3:25, for example ).  He counsels those of us, who are already Christians ( see Acts 11:26 and Galatians 3:26, 27, for example ), that when we sin we can repent and pray to God for forgiveness of those sins ( see Acts 8:5-25 ( especially verse 22, for example ), for example.  His counselling teaches us what to do in order to "LOVE LIFE, AND SEE GOOD DAYS" ( see 1 Peter 3:10 - please read verses 10-12 to get the immediate context ).

     The heavenly Father counsels us that we must: love our neighbor as ourselves ( see Matthew 22:39, for example ), love our enemies ( see Matthew 5:44, for example ), and "use hospitality one to another without grudging" ( see 1 Peter 4:9 ), for example.  To be sure, we receive counselling from Him every time we study the Holy Bible ( which is His word - see 2 Timothy 2:15; 3:16, 17, for example ).  Jesus ( see John 8:28 ) said the following in John 8:29:  "And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him."  Strive to be like Jesus and always do those things that please the Father.

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NOTE:  There is no preface ( or other similar introductory remarks ) in the copy of the Holy Bible pictured above, therefore no descriptive quotation was provided in this weblog posting.  Also, this copy of the Holy Bible employs a format whereby capital and small capital letters are used in the New Testament to indicate a quotation from the Old Testament ( see HOLY BIBLE, King James Version, THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS, Nashville, Copyright 1989 Thomas Nelson, Inc., p. iii. ).  Hence, the use of all capital letters with regard to the reference to 1 Peter 3:10, above, is explained.