Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Page 6
Page 7
Page 8
Page 9
Page 10
Page 11
Page 12
Page 13
Page 14
Page 15
Page 16
Page 17
Page 18
Page 19
Page 20
Page 21
Page 22
Page 23
Page 24
Page 25
Page 26
Page 27
Page 28
2BODYOFCHRISTNEWSOCTOBER2012FREEiSONEOFTHOSEWORDSwhichstartthejuicesflowingformanypeople.Itseemstobringoutanexcitementinthemandalsogivesomeofthemasenseofentitlement.Themeaningoffreeisspelledoutasatnocostwithoutchargeonthehousegratiscomplimentaryetc...Thetruthofthematteristhatthereisnothingfree.Usingthetermfreecausesmanypeopletothinkthattheyaregettingoverorgettingsomethingfornothing.Theywillneverlookpastthewordtoinvestigateortodeterminehowthiscanbe.Whenweviewthepresentsituationthatthecountryisintodayweseepovertyhomelessnesshungerjoblessnessillnessmentalproblemsdegradationdebtandotherassociatedtermswhichareallapartofthissociety.Atsomepointthesethingshavetobedealtwith.Individualsandorganizationshavetostepupandgiveassistancetothoseinneed.ThereisnothingthatIcanthinkofthatdoesnothaveacostfactorinvolved.Thereisusuallymoneytimelaborandotherconsiderations.ThemostnoteworthyisJesusChristwhobroughtsalvationtotheworld.Itwasnotfree.Hegavehislifetosavetheworldfromextinguishment.InthebookofEphesians28-9itreadsx1cForbygraceareyesavedthroughfaithandthatnotofyourselvesitisthegiftofGodNotofworkslestanymanshouldboast.x1dMaybeweshouldtakeahintfromthepreviousscripturesinrelatingthingsgivenorprovidedtousasgifts.Thewordfreehasamisleadingassessmentandalsohasafalsehypothesis.Whenwelookatthedifferentthingsthatweseeonadailybasissuchasfreecarwashweneverconsiderthewaterthesoapthetowelsthetimeinvolvedortheelbowgrease.Weseefreechickendinnersbutneverunderstandthatthechickensdidnx19tcomefreelyandundressthemselvesjumpinthepanandturnthemselvesoverinthehotoilandofferthemselvesupforconsumption.Weseefirstmonthsrentfreebutdonx19tseethecostthatwentintothepreparationortheidlenessoftherental.Weseethesignforshoesthatsayx19sbuyonepairgetonefreewithoutthinkingthatsomeonehadtomakebothpairthetimetheyspentandthecostoftheleatherorothermaterialsinvolved.Eventheadvertisementsweseeusingthetermfreecosttimeandmoney.BenjaminFranklinalongwithothershaveoftenusedthetermx1cTimeismoney.x1dWhengoingtotheemergencyroomfortreatmentwithoutinsuranceormoneyitwilleventuallybecoveredbyotherswithinsurance.Weviewtherighttovoteasafreedomnotrealizingthatmanyhavediedinordertogivethoseofusstillherethatsameright.AlsoweseesignsrelatingtofreeenrollmentfreetuitionetcManyofourschoolsystemsacrossthecountryalsohavefoundationswhichgarneroutsidefundingtohelpprovideotherinnovationswithintheschools.Mosthomeownerswhopaytaxesknowthatmuchofourtaxdollarsgoesforschoolsfiredepartmentsandotherneedsinourcommunitiesandthatx19sagoodthing.ExcelInstituteInc.a501-3Organizationisalsoonewhorequiresfinancialassistancefromexternaldonorstohelpparentsandtheirchildrenhaveanalternativetoeducation.ThoughGodhasblessedExcelconsistentlyhealsoknowsthatExcelhasandwillcontinuetohelpandassistothersinneed.Towhommuchisgivenmuchisrequired.Withallthethingsmostofusseeasbeingfreeatsomepointtherewillbeareckoningwiththecostinvolvedwithprovidingthesocalledfreestuffwhichmanytakepleasurein.Businessescanx19tsurvivewithgivingawaythingsdeemedasfreewithoutmakingupthecostinotherareasorthruotherpeople.Mypersonalopinionregardingthetermfreeisthatweshouldstrikethewordfromthedictionaryandourvocabulary.x1cFreeisneverfreeevenwhenapplyingthecosttootherswhoaregiftminded.x1dx14WillWilsonx14WilWilsonNOFREELUNCH