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22:24 Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man you shalt not go: 22:25 Lest you learn his ways, And get a snare to thy soul.
Scientists finally discover peer pressure! “People whose friends become obese have a greater chance of also getting too fat, a finding that suggests obesity is socially contagious,” says the Los Angeles Times referring a study recently published in The New England Jouranl of Medicine.
The LA Times article also states: “Other studies have demonstrated that smoking can ripple through groups of friends and that depression can spread among family members.” Did it take modern scientific studies to discover the power of association, commonly known as peer pressure?
King Solomon already knew about the harmful influence of self-destructive friends, 3,000 years ago. If you read his book of Proverbs you will see that Solomon frequently talks about the power of a person’s companions to have a negative influence on his/her lifestyle.
Of course, if we want to we can turn this “recently discovered information” around and use it for our benefit. We can choose to associate with positive people who are working hard to avoid and overcome self-destructive behaviors. And we can minimize our contact with those who are openly engaging in self-destructive behaviors.
If fat is contagious, so is thin! If smoking is contagious, so is non-smoking. If depression is contagious, so are joy and contentment.
You decided every day what behaviors you are going to catch by the people you choose to associate with. Now that science has finally discovered peer pressure, maybe society will begin to put aside some of its self-destruction. |
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| July 21, 2008 |
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| Amen Steve! Keep them coming! |
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| July 21, 2008 |
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| Amen |
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| July 21, 2008 |
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| Thanks for the comments and stars Prophet and Doyle. |
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| July 21, 2008 |
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| I would not hold my breath as the media will not promote this story if there's another one that treads closer to their habitual mindset. Thanks for posting this and for calling attention to how science has been able to prove scriptural precepts as valid and useful for mankind in the 21st century! Great blog! |
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| July 21, 2008 |
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| WOW! Well said brother I will be sharing this with everyone!!!!! |
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| July 21, 2008 |
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29:9 [If] a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, [there is] no rest.
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| July 21, 2008 |
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| Amen to the world's first psychology book, Proverbs. |
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| July 22, 2008 |
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| Good point, LV. Let's get the word out ourselves. |
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| July 22, 2008 |
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| God has already given us all that we need in the *Word of God*, if we only take heed and listen to it...But if men don't want to listen to GOD....Thank God for the same information being passed along through Science ;o) |
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| July 22, 2008 |
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| Thanks Veronica and Joe and Grant and Mar Jay. |
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| July 22, 2008 |
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hehe . o O o . 0 o . O o 0 O o . |
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| July 22, 2008 |
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| HeHeHe He saved me! Thanks for the funny comment, Bubbles! |
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| July 22, 2008 |
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| Amen, Paul. If we hang out with fired up Christians we too will be fired up for Jesus. Christianity is more caught than taught! |
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| July 22, 2008 |
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| Good one! :) |
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| July 22, 2008 |
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| I will contagiously pass a smile your way :0) Good post! |
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| July 22, 2008 |
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Thank you, Grammy B.
I feel that contagious smile, Angela. You made me smile. |
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| July 22, 2008 |
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| I'm always glad when the scientific community feels the need to affirm that what God has said is in fact true. Gives us more and more reason to trust the Living Word. |
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| July 22, 2008 |
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| That's true, Ebediel. Glad science is beging to catch up to some of the truths of the Bible. |
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| July 22, 2008 |
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| Gold Star! |
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| July 22, 2008 |
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| Welcome to my blog, Fatty_Eskimo and Elizabeth. I appreciate the stars and comments from both of you!!! |
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| July 22, 2008 |
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| I agree, and I am memorizing lots of proverbs. If someone is speaking foolishness, I can depart from thier presence without a word. I used to smoke, curse use drugs and lie all the time, now I speak encouragement, pray, and desire to see people healed. I'll take some more of your peer pressure, keep it coming and God bless you. JT |
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| July 23, 2008 |
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| What a change in you, Jeff! Thank God you allowed Him to change you and redirect you to better companions. We all need to steer away from destructive companions and associate with people who live godly lives. |
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