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2BODYOFCHRISTNEWSMAY2012WHILEMANYCHRISTIANSPROFESSTOBELIEVEINGODANDHISWORDMANYOTHERSSTRUGGLEWITHTHEBIBLEASBEINGTHEABSOLUTEWORDSGIVENBYGOD.Somanyofourbelieversseem-inglytodayacceptthepartsofGodswordwhichsuitthemandtheywillproclaimthatmenwrotetheBibleandbecauseofthisthereweremanymistakesthattookplaceduringthewritings.Thismustbeveryconfusingforouryouth.Godistheonewhogavetheinspirationforthewritings.TheGodofwhomIknowofdoesnotmakemistakes.Godistheonewhocreatedtheheavensandtheearth.Heisalsotheonewhomademanandplacedhiminthegarden.Whatweneedtounder-standisthatwhenGodsenthisonlysonintotheworldtodieforoursinshesentonewhowasandisperfect.IntheGospelofSaintJohn114itreadsx1cAndthewordwasmadefleshanddweltamongusandwebeheldhisglorythegloryasoftheonlybegottenoftheFatherfullofgraceandtruth.x1dIfwewonx19tacceptthisstatementthenwewouldcallGodaliarandthathehasalsomadesomekindofmistakechoosingthosewhopennedtheBibleonhisbehalf.YouhaveheardandIhavesaidonmanyoccasionsthatGodchooseswhomsoeverhewilltodohisbidding.SuremenareimperfectbutGodx19swordisperfect.AnyperfectionthatwemayhavecomesbyJesusChrist.Ix19msurethatGodknowsallaboutlanguagevocabularyspellingandsen-tencestructure.TothinkthataGodwhomadesomethingfromnothinghasaproblemwithunderstandingallthingsletsmeknowthatthereisnolimittowhathiscapabilitiesare.Wegivetoomuchcredittomanratherthantotheonewholovedussomuchthathegavehisonlysontodieforus.Icompletelyunderstandthatsomehaveaproblemwithacceptingwhathasbeenlaidoutforusbutyouhaveachoice.AndGodhasgivenustheopportunitytochoose.EvenAdamhadachoicetoobeyordisobeyGod.InthebookofJoshuachapter24itspeaksofhisdyingexhortation.Inverses1415itsaysx1cNowthereforefeartheLordandservehiminsincer-ityandintruthandputawaythegodswhichyourfathersservedontheothersideofthefloodandinEgyptandserveyetheLord.AndifitseemeviluntoyoutoservetheLordchooseyouthisdaywhomyewillservewhetherthegodswhichyourfathersservedthatwereontheothersideofthefloodorthegodsoftheAmoritesinwhoselandyedwellbutasformeandmyhousewewillservetheLord.x1dInthebookofRevelationschapter315-16itreadsx1cIknowthyworksthatthouartneithercoldnorhotIwouldthouwertcoldorhot.SothenbecausethouartlukewarmandneithercoldnorhotIwillspuetheeoutofmymouth.x1dAsChristianswehavetostopstraddlingthefenceWex19reeitherinorout.ForthoseofuswhoclaimChristianityeverythingwedoandbelievehastobeaboutfaith.Wecanx19tproveallwex19veheardseenorsuspected.IlikeoftentoputitintermslikethisandIx19msuresomemaywanttocriticizemebutifweweretobetonGodorthealternativejustlikewedoforfootballorbasketballgameswhatwouldyouhavetogainafterdeathconsideringEvolutionvs.CreationIhaveneverheardanythingexcitingaboutwhattoexpectfromevolutionafterdeathbutIhaveheardaboutwhattoexpectafterdeathbelievinginanAlmightyGodandhiscrucifiedSon.Therearetwowordsthatgovernourliveswhichmostpeopleneverthinkabout.Andtheyareattitudeandchoice.Ifyouwouldconsiderthesetwowordsyouwouldfindthattheyplayaconstantroleinourdailylives.SomeexamplesareChurchweattendcarwebuywherewewanttolivematewechoosevacationweplanfoodweeatetc...Firstthingthatcomesistheattitudeaboutwhatwearefacingthenthechoice.Attitudescanandwillbebadaswellassomeofthechoiceswemakewhichsurelywillproduceconsequences.Choosewell.Yourchoiceisbriefandyetendless-x14Goethex14WilWilsonWEREEITHERINOROUT