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3JUNE 2015BODY OF CHRIST NEWS The Big Gamble WE ARE PRESENTLY SEEING SOME FALLOUT of those who previously proclaimed Christianity. And there are the many that have come to the conclusion that there is no God. I wonder whats caused this change to our society. And then there are others who cannot perceive of the fact that if there is a God he could not be such a one who would discipline us for the things with which we like to do or participate in which goes against his values. After all our parents never counseled or punished us for the things we did or said or the things we decided to partake of. Why would a loving and merciful God punish us We are just following the crowd and because the crowd is many we believe that the crowd must be right. How would our friends perceive us if we didnt go along Would we be ridiculed or mocked you ask Jesus in ST. Matthew 511 KJV says Blessed are ye when men shall revile you and persecute you and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake. I am sure that most parents and grandparents throughout history have had a chance to witness the younger generation especially fall prey to various situations for failure to adhere to sound advice and wisdom peppered with experience. The book of Proverbs 1324 KJV tells us He that spareth his rod hateth his son but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. Why are there so many parents who hate the children with which they are responsible for bringing into this world Could it be because some never wanted children Was it because some parents took a chance and believed that they lost. Were the children planned for Whatever reason you may have God expects fathers and mothers to take care of their offspring. Even if they were not expected to be here are we going to allow them to lookout for themselves Most of the animal species teach and attend to their young for a certain period of time before they are allowed to go off on their own. God never promised us perfect children but he did know that if we followed his plan things would be better for the child and the parents. In ST. Matthew 713-14 KJV Jesus says Enter ye in at the strait gate for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction and many there be which go in thereat Because strait is the gate and narrow is the way which leadeth unto life and few there be that find it. Because numerous people have disagreement with what God says is sin we tend to fall in line with the many that go about doing their own thing and feel that it cannot be all that bad because everyone else is doing it. I remember hearing a preacher whose name currently escapes me say Dont eat from the devils table. Most of us should know by now that there is no free lunch. Gods word is not likened to the U.S. constitution. We cant amend it to fit our current situations. Neither is his word comparable to a set of bylaws which can be modified due to circumstances or times. In ST. Matthew 2435 KJV Jesus says Heaven and earth shall pass away but my words shall not pass away. In I Peter 125 KJV it tells us But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you. Also in the book of Revelations 2218 KJV it reads For I testify unto everyman that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book If any man shall add unto these things God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book I Peter 113-16 KJV informs us Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind be sober and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ As obedient children not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance But as he which hath called you is Holy so be ye holy in all manner of conversation Because it is written Be ye holy for I am Holy. Many of us dont believe that we need to change. We will say that I am happy with whom I am and the way I am. So regrettably some people believe that Gods word needs to be adjusted to fit the society we are currently living in. What we fail to realize is God in his immeasurable wisdom provided the word to cover all generations past present and future his work is done. Are we willing to risk or gamble the salvation of Christ or the blessings of God looking to others to help substantiate what we want to believe Have we decided to use the mind of others instead of our own Philippians 21-5 KJV says If there be therefore any consolation in Christ if any comfort of love if any fellowship of the Spirit if any bowels and mercies Fulfil ye my joy that ye be likeminded having the same love being of one accord of one mind. Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory but lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Look not every man on his own things but every man also on the things of others. Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus. And we know that the mind of Christ was always centered on the will of God. We cant leave it to someone else to tell us what they will. Each of has a responsibility to search the scriptures to insure that what is being taught or asserted coincides with Gods word and is Gods word according to the Bible teachings. Many of us are satisfied with what is given to us because we are too slothful or feel that we dont have the time to investigate what the word reveals to us. God set everything up in such a way that we would not have an excuse concerning his word. Romans 1014-15a KJV says How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed And how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard And how shall they hear without a preacher And how shall they preach except they be sent Someone I know has said from time to time Some were sent and others just went. In II Timothy 215 KJV it says Study to shew thyself approved unto God a workman that needeth not to be ashamed rightly dividing the word of truth. In ST. Mark 421-23 KJV says And he said unto them Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel or under a bed and not to be set on a candlestick For there is nothing hid which shall not be manifested neither was any thing kept secret but that it should come abroad. If any man have ears to hear let him hear. In ST. John 146 KJV Jesus saith unto him I am the way the truth and the life no man cometh unto the Father but by me. In ST. John 1421KJV Jesus says He that hath my commandments and keepeth them he it is that loveth me and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father and I will love him and will manifest myself to him. In ST. John 1423 KJV it says Jesus answered and said unto him If a man love me he will keep my words and my Father will love him and we will come unto him and make our abode with him. ST. John 151-2 KJV Jesus says I am the true vine and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away and every branch that beareth fruit he purgeth it that it may bring forth more fruit. ST. John 155 KJV states I am the vine ye are the branches He that abideth in me and I in him the same bringeth forth much fruit for without me ye can do nothing. Following Jesus is not a gamble because he was and is the all time winner. Obedience is the primary object of all sound education. C. S. Lewis - Wil Wilson Wil Wilson