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Be not righteous over much;
neither make thyself over wise:
why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
–Ecclesiastes 7:16 (KJV)–

Do not be excessively righteous
[like those given to self-conceit],
and do not be overly wise (pretentious)–
why should you bring yourself to ruin?
–Ecclesiastes 7:16 (AMP)–

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A. W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God (Christian Publications, 1993).

Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God (Whitaker House, 1982).

Helen Waddell, The Desert Fathers (Vintage Books, 1998).

Thomas Dubay, Fire Within (Ignatius Press, 1989).

Derek Prince, How to Fast Successfully (Whitaker House, 1995).

Savinien Louismet, Divine Contemplation for All (Burns & Oates, 1921).

Augustin Poulain, The Graces of Interior Prayer (Kegan Paul, 1910).

Richard J. Foster, Prayer: Finding the Heart’s True Home, ch. 14: “Contemplative Prayer.” (HarperCollins, 1992).

—. Streams of Living Water, ch. 2: “The Contemplative Tradition: Discovering the Prayer-Filled Life.” (HarperCollins, 1998).

Archibald Alexander, Thoughts on Religious Experience (Banner of Truth, 1996), ch. 7.

Ira Milligan, Understanding the Dreams You Dream (Treasure House, 1997).

Falling underneath again
Enchanted words of evil men
Wills will bow and wills will bend

Prayers against my will I send
Falling where I cannot stand

Descending into depths again
Prayers into the breach I send
When flesh grows thick
The blood flows thin

Knees they bow and knees they bend
Scream my soul into the wind

Not by the power of man
But by the power of the living God
The power that preserves
Beneath the hate beneath deceit
I will rise
I will rise up!

On the precipice again
Falling where I cannot stand
Scream my soul into the wind

Flesh grows thick and blood flows thin
Falling underneath again

Not by the power of man
But by the power of the living God
The power that forgives
Beneath the weight beneath defeat
You will rise
You will rise up!

In our final hour
You display Your power

Now through the death of the Son of God
And through the powerlessness of man
Despite the world and its disbelief
He will rise!
He will rise!

–Mortal, “Paradigm One”–

Free to turn away (say goodbye)
Free to walk away (and deny)
The gift waiting for you
Whispers a still small voice
It’s your choice
You’re…

Free (free, free, free), free to do what you want to
Choose your own destiny (free, free, free)
Free to do what you want to

Free to open up (and believe)
Free to only ask (and receive)
There’s no better time than now
You’ve got the right to choose
You can’t lose
You’re…

Free (free, free, free), free to do what you want to
Choose your own destiny (free, free, free)
Free to do what you want to

Free, free to do what you want to
Choose your own destiny
Free to do what you want to
Free, free to do what you want to
Choose your own destiny
Free to do what you want to

–Stryper, “Free”–

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Be not righteous over much;
neither make thyself over wise:
why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
–Ecclesiastes 7:16 (KJV)–

Be not over just:
and be not more wise than is necessary,
lest thou become stupid.
–Ecclesiastes 7:16 (Douay-Rheims)

Do not be overrighteous,
neither be overwise–why destroy yourself?
–Ecclesiastes 7:16 (NIV)–

Be not overly righteous,
and do not make yourself too wise.
Why should you destroy yourself?
–Ecclesiastes 7:16 (ESV)–

Do not be excessively righteous
[like those given to self-conceit],
and do not be overly wise (pretentious)–
why should you bring yourself to ruin?
–Ecclesiastes 7:16 (AMP)–

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
–Matthew 23:23-24 (KJV)–

While Hovind did not earn a Ph.D. at a state university, in both Baptist and Wesleyan fundamentalism, the honorary title of “Dr.” is sometimes given to certain preachers to acknowledge their influence, self-taught learning, and the seriousness with which their words are received. It’s not so much an academic certification as an honorary title given to acknowledge Bible believing preachers that possess more learning than regular preachers, such as Dr. A. W. Tozer and Dr. Leonard Ravenhill. –J.B.

Let Your house be filled with Your glory Lord
(Let Your house be filled with Your glory Lord)
Let Your house be filled with Your praises Lord
(Let Your house be filled with Your praises Lord)

Let the redeemed of the Lord
Give You glory
And let the redeemed of the Lord
Sing Your praises
Let the redeemed of the Lord
Fall and worship You
Evermore (Evermore)
Evermore (Evermore)

–Vineyard Music, “Let the Redeemed”–

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The earth is the Lord’s
And everything that’s in it
And all of His people
All there be unto Him

He raised the land
Above the waters of the sea
And laid a strong foundation
In the ocean deep
The earth is the Lord’s

Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord?
Who shall stand in His holy place?
The righteous will worship in His holy presence
And taste of His goodness and receive deliverance

These are the people that the Lord will bless
These are the ones who love His righteousness
The earth is the Lord’s

Open wide the gates
Open wide the ancient doors
And the King of Glory
The King will enter in

Who is this King of Glory?
The Lord strong and mighty
He is the Lord
Triumphant Lord

–The Maranatha! Singers, “Psalm 24 (The Earth Is the Lord’s)”–

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I, the Lord of sea and sky
I have heard my people cry
All who dwell in dark and sin
My hand will save
I have made the stars of night
I will make their darkness bright
Who will bear my light to them?
Whom shall I send?

Here I am, Lord
Is it I, Lord?
I have heard You calling in the night
I will go, Lord
If You lead me
I will hold Your people in my heart

I, the Lord of wind and flame
I will tend the poor and lame
I will set a feast for them
My hand will save
Finest bread I will provide
‘Til their hearts be satisfied
I will give my life to them
Whom shall I send?

Here I am, Lord
Is it I, Lord?
I have heard You calling in the night
I will go, Lord
If You lead me
I will hold Your people in my heart

–John Michael Talbot, “Here I Am, Lord”–

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The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul:
the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
–Psalm 19:7 (KJV)–

Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a New Covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah…I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people.
–Hebrews 8:8, 10 (KJV)–

The grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world.
–Titus 2:11-12 (KJV)–

The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, 
Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
–John 1:29 (KJV)–

We are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all…after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God.
–Hebrews 10:10, 12 (KJV)–

The church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
–Acts 20:28 (KJV)–

Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past…being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
–Romans 3:25; 5:9 (KJV)–

We have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins,
according to the riches of his grace.
–Ephesians 1:7 (KJV)–

In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins…And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.
–Colossians 1:14, 20 (KJV)–

Almost all things are by the law purged with blood;
and without shedding of blood is no remission.
–Hebrews 9:22 (KJV)–

Through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ…Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you…ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.
–1 Peter 1:2, 9, 10, 18, 19 (KJV)–

If we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin…If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
–1 John 1:7, 9 (KJV)–

Him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood.
–Revelation 1:5 (KJV)–

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Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest (BGEA, 1992).

All we’ve received has come from You
All that we have we give back to You
Let our lives be a sacrifice
Pleasing unto You
Let our lips speak your praises
Let us know Your will

We are Your church
And we are Your body
We are the light
The light of the world
We are the ones that You have chosen
To be the salt of the earth
And we’re sent
To set the captives free

–Vineyard Music, “We Are Your Church”–

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Be not righteous over much.
–Ecclesiastes 7:16 (KJV)–

Be ye therefore perfect,
even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
–Matthew 5:48 (KJV)–

Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not;
for I am not yet ascended to my Father.
–John 20:17 (KJV)–

The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul.
–Psalm 19:7 (KJV)–

They were all filled with the Holy Ghost,
and began to speak with other tongues,
as the Spirit gave them utterance.
–Acts 2:4 (KJV)–

A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway. He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.
–Acts 10:2-3 (KJV)–

Fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in Hell.
–Matthew 10:28 (KJV)–

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Kent Hovind, Lies in the Textbooks (Creation Science Evangelism, 2002).

John W. Kennedy, The Torch of the Testimony (Seedsowers, 1983).

Frank Viola, Finding Organic Church (David C Cook, 2009), pp. 288, 290-291.

Helen Waddell, The Desert Fathers (Vintage Books, 1998), p. 71.

A. W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God (Christian Publications, 1993).