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Five Moral Phases: Wealth, Mischief, Justice, Idleness, Character - Illustration on moral consequence | IllustrateTheWord

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Five Moral Phases: Wealth, Mischief, Justice, Idleness, Character

By Joseph S. ExellSource: archive.org188 wordsAI-crafted by ChurchWiseAI

Temporal possessions obtained in harmony with God's will and employed in benevolence produce genuine happiness.

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moral consequence character formation divine judgment the fool versus the wise

Scripture References

Proverbs 9:23

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