[Faith-talk] My Take

[Jeanette]

amen and amen you said it all
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From: "Linda Mentink" <mentink at frontiernet.net>
To: <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 8:54 PM
Subject: [Faith-talk] My Take


> Hi all,
>
> Well, you all have been busy the last few days. I've had the computer off 
> since Tuesday night, and I turned it on this afternoon to find all your 
> posts.
>
> Now, let me say from the get-go that I'm an Independent Baptist, and am in 
> a church where we use only the KJV during our worship services. According 
> to the Bible, the heart is deceitful, and desperately wicked (Jeremiah 
> 17:9), and our rightiousness is as filthy rags (Isaiah 64:6 I think). So, 
> none of us is good enough to make it to heaven. Only by the grace of God 
> through Jesus Christ, the one and only Mediator between God and man, can 
> we become heirs with Christ. Ephesians tells us, For by grace are ye saved 
> through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of 
> works, lest any man should boast. When Christ lives in us, we want to do 
> good works; but our works won't do anything to earn us a place in heaven. 
> If everyone was guaranteed a place, there would be no need for a Saviour, 
> and His sacrifice would be cheapened.
>
> In the Old Testament, there were many who were the type of Christ, but 
> they were under the law, and had to sacrifice a lamb, or whatever they 
> could afford, such as a dove or pigeon. Christ became that Lamb, and paid 
> the price for our sin. Most people will not be in heaven; narrow is the 
> way, and few there are who walk in it.
>
> We are not to judge others, but we can know many things about them if we 
> know our Bibles, and compare ourselves and others to what our Lord has 
> given us--His example in Christ. There is none righteous, no, not one.
>
> Just as there are many different Christian churches, there are many 
> different degrees of Muslem, and so forth. Only about one-third of the 
> Muslems are radical Muslems, those who will do what they believe they must 
> to irradicate infidels from off the face of the earth. They believe that 
> they will rule, and the infedels are Christians and Jews; therefore, they 
> want to wipe Israel (the little Satan) and the United States (the big 
> Satan) off the map. Also, the Koran keeps changing, and not all English 
> translations are what the Arabic really says. Pay attention to the news, 
> and you will understand more. And, read the book I suggested.
>
> There is much more that I could say, but I'll stop with this: this list is 
> for the discussion of faith, but please take care not to argue with each 
> other. And, please change the subject lines! Smile.
>
> Blessings,
>
> Linda
>
>
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