TODAY'S QUOTE

"We have a feed-me-first fixation.  Christianity

today is stuck in a rut of self-development.  It is

a me-and-mine style religion that survives on 

and endless diet of books, cassettes, conferences

and seminars.

"This fat-head faith has produced a generation

of Christians who know all the answers but won't

cross the street to help a neighbor in spiritual

distress.  This demonic reasoning goes, 'Me first-

after all, I can't help others until I help myself."  

Y.P. Yohannan in

The Road To Reality

RELIGION WILL SEND YOU TO HELL

RELIGION WILL SEND YOU TO HELL

"SLAVATION"

"Let us begin by understanding each other.

When we speak about salvation we are not talking

about religion.

"Many people suppose that Salvation and Religion

are the same thing, but that is a mistake.  Salvation

and Religion are by no means identical.  You may have

a great deal of Religion without having a bit of 

salvation.

"It is true that the Bible speaks of a Religion which

is 'pure and undefiled,' but even this Religion is not

Salvation, but only a product of Salvation.  The

Bible frequently warns against Religion as a

substitute for Salvation.

"The dictionary will tell you that the word "Religion"

is derived from a root meaning 'to heed' or 'to have a

care.'  It is the opposite of 'neglect.'

"It is a good thing to take heed and have a care for

the things of God, but even this will avail nothing

unless it leads to Salvation.

"Religion by itself is death.  Salvation is Life.

"How is Salvation Obtained?

"No one gets Salvation by getting Religion.  Nor

by joining the Church.  Nor by turning over a new

leaf and trying to serve God.  Nor by praying.  Nor

by confessing his sins.  (The promise of 1 John 1:9

is for those already saved).  Nor by sorrow for sin.

Nor by asking God to forgive his sins.  By none of

these means is Salvation obtained.

"Salvation is obtained through a definite receiving of

the Lord Jesus Christ as one's personal Savior.  The

instant this is really done, Salvation is an accomplished

fact.  This is shown by John 1:11,12.  'He came unto 

His own, and His own received Him not.  But as many

as received Him, to them gave He power to become

the sons of God, even to them which believe on His

name.'

"The next verse goes on to tell what happened to those

who 'received Him,' that is, those who 'believed on 

His name.'  They were at once 'born...of God.'

"Just so it is today.  As many as receive the Lord Jesus

Christ as their personal Savior, giving up all else and

cleaving only to Him for Salvation, are instantly and

forever saved.  His own declaration of John 5:24 stands

good through all time; - -

"'Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that hearth My word,

and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath everlasting life,

and shall not come into condemnation, but is passed

from death unto life.'

"Salvation is in Three Tenses

"There is the past tense.  When a man takes the Lord

Jesus as his own Savior, he may at once and ever after 

truly say, 'I am saved!'  Putting the matter in the past

tense as to the time, he may truly say, 'Then and there

I was saved!'  This work is instantaneous; it is Salvation

from the penalty of sin.

"'There is the present tense.  When a man is born again,

the Holy Spirit begins to work in him, both to will and 

to do of God's good pleasure, and to conform him to the

image of Christ. This work is progressive; it is Salvation 

from the power of sin.

""There is the future tense.  When the Lord Jesus comes

again it will be 'apart from sin, unto Salvation' (Heb. 9:28)

It is then that we who are now the sons of God will be 

instantly changed into the image of Christ: 'we shall be

like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.'  (1 John 3:2).  

This is instantaneous; it is Salvation from the presence 

of sin."

- W.L.P.

TODAY'S QUOTE

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"It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often

that this great nation was founded, not by religionists,

but by Christians; not on religions, but on the gospel

of Jesus Christ."  

-Patrick Henry

JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

Jesus said;

"Beware of the scribes who like to walk around

in long robes, and like respectful greetings in

the market places, and the chief seats in the

synagogues and places of honor at banquets,

who devour widows' houses, and for appearance's

sake offer long prayers; these will receive great

condemnation."

(Mark 12:38-40 NASB)

THE REAL THING

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My best hour of the day is my first one.

I get out of bed anyway that I can and go

turn the coffee pot on.  Then while dressing

the coffee is getting ready for me.

I will be up before daylight and before anyone

else.  That way, with only the night light on

I can casually drink my coffee and have a 

cookie or two while waiting for the coffee

to take effect.  Slow easy way to start the day

and I love it.

The other day I noticed something was not 

right with my first cup of coffee.  It was tasteless,

insipid and not satisfying at all.

Turning the light on I found out why.  There 

was only hot water in the cup.  I had forgotten

to put coffee in the pot.

That cup of coffee had lost its power to do

anything for me.

Most religion is the same way.  We are told 

by the prophet of old that in the last days

people will be: "holding the form of 

religion but denying the power of it."

(2 Timothy 3:5 RSV) 

If you have a religion that does not have

Jesus Christ at the beginning, the middle

and the end of it.  You have a religion

that has no more power than yourself.

TODAY'S QUOTE

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"Christianity is not a religion.

It's a relationship!

-Dan E. Perry

RELIGION WILL SEND YOU TO HELL

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SALVATION

Let us begin by understanding each other.

When we speak about salvation we are not talking

about religion.

Many people suppose that Salvation and Religion

are the same thing, but that is a mistake.

Salvation and Religion are by no means

identical.  You may have as great deal of 

Religion without having a bit of Salvation.

It is true that the Bible speaks of as Religion 

which is "pure and undefiled," but even this

Religion is not Salvation, but only a product

of Salvation.  The Bible frequently warns against

Religion as a substitute for Salvation.

The dictionary will tell you that the word

"Religion" is derived from a root meaning

"to heed" or "to have a care."  It is the 

opposite of "neglect."

It is a good thing to take heed and have a

care for the things of God, but even this

will avail nothing unless it leads to 

Salvation.

Religion by itself is death.

Salvation is Life.

How is Salvation Obtained?

No one gets Salvation by "getting Religion."

Nor by joining the Church.  Nor by turning

over a new leaf and trying to serve God.

Nor be praying.  Nor by confessing his sins.,

(The promise of 1 John 1:9 is for those

already saved).  Nor by sorrow for sin.

Nor by asking God to forgive his sins. By

none of these means is Salvation obtained.

Salvation is obtained through a definite receiving

of the Lord Jesus Christ as one's personal Saviour.

The instant this is really done, Salvation is an 

accomplished fact.  This is shown by John 1:11,12.

"He came unto His own, and his own received

Him not.  But as many as received Him, to them

gave He power to become the sons of God,

even to them which believe on His name."

The next verse goes on to tell what happened

to those who "receive Him,"  that is, those who

"believed on His name."  They were at once

"born...of God."

Just so it is today.  As many as receive the 

Lord Jesus Christ as their personal Savior, giving 

up all else and cleaving only to Him for 

Salvation, are instantly and forever saved.

His own declaration of John 5:24 stands good

through all time; ---

"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that hearth My 

word, and believeth on Him that sent Me,

hath everlasting life, and shall not come into

condemnation, but is passed from death undo

life."

Salvation is in Three Tenses

There is the past tense.  'When a man takes the Lord

Jesus as his own Savior, he may at once and ever

after truly say, "I am saved!"  Putting the matter in

the past tense as to the time, he may truly say 

"Then and there I was saved!"  This work is 

instantaneous; it is Salvation from the penalty of sin.

There is the present tense.  When a man is born again,

the Holy Spirit begins to work in him, both to will and 

to do of God's good pleasure, and to conform him to

the image of Christ.  This work is progressive; it is

Salvation from the power of sin.

There is the future tense.  When the Lord Jesus comes

again it will be "apart from sin, unto Salvation" (Heb. 9:28)

It is then that we who are now the sons of God will be

instantly changed into the image of Christ: We shall be 

like Him, for we shall see Him as He is." (1 John 3"2).

This is instantaneous; it is Salvation from the presence

of sin.

[Reprint of W.L.P.'s article.]

THE CHOICE IS UP TO YOU

DIY

DIY

DO IT YOURSELF.

I  am a do it yourself fan.  That is why I have a scrap metal
pile, usable lumber around the shop and boxes full of bolts,
nuts and nails.  It hurts me to have to buy something.

However, so many of the do it yourself articles I see on
the internet make me wonder.  What's the gain?

Let me illustrate with one of my many, many interests.
The lowly worm.  I have raised various types of worms
on and off for over forty years.

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Suppose you want to go fishing and need worms for bait.

I do not know what a can of bait cost now.  But I saw

65 worms advertised for $5.99 plus $3.39 shipping.

Not on your life.

Not when I can raise my own worms.

So,

DIY.

We could make a simple 4' X 8' X 12" worm bed for only 

about $60.00 worth of lumber.  And it we want a lid on it,

that would only be about $75.00 more in 1" X 12" lumber.

Then by today's standards we need a lot of peat moss.

[I do not remember every buying any myself.  But that's

the way you are "supposed" to do it.]

Locally I can get 3 cu. ft. of peat moss for only $10.77.

It probably is compacted so we may not need to by the

ten bags to fill our 32 cu. ft. bed.

Or you may choose to do it in a much smaller scale buying one 

of those ready made worm bins.  These can be purchased any 

where from about $30.00 to over $100.00.  Then you might only

need the 8qt. size of peat moss for about $4.77.

Don't forget.  Worms have to eat.  So there is ready made worm

food call "Worm Chow".  A 5lb. bag of this can be had for only

$8.99 plus $5.95 shipping and handling.

Are you getting the point???

That is the way it is with "religion".

All your ceremonies, rites, rituals, forms, sacraments,

programs, titles, grandeur and good works are only 

"Do it yourself" stuff.  And all you will get out of it is 

worms.

Instead,

turn from the way you have been living to God.

Believe him when he said,

"For by grace you have been saved 

through faith, and that not of yourselves;

it is the gift of God, not of works lets

anyone should boast."

(Ephesians 2:8,9 NKJV)

Submit yourself to His control and forget about

all the "Do It Yourself" baloney.

You will be glad you did.

RELIGION

"The Lord said, 
'These people claim to worship me,
but their words are meaningless,
and their hearts are somewhere else.
Their religion is nothing but human
rules and traditions which they have
simply memorized.
So I will startle them with one unexpected 
blow after another.  Those who are wise
will turn out to be fools, and all their
cleverness will be useless.'"
(Isaiah 29:13,14 TEV)

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