JOSEPH DAMIEN WAS a nineteenth-century missionary who ministered to people with leprosy on the island of Molokai, Hawaii. Those suffering grew to love him and revered the sacrificial life he lived out before them. One morning before Damien was to lead daily worship, he was pouring some hot water into a cup when the water swirled out and fell onto his bare foot. Continue reading “Made Like Unto His Brethren”
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Back To The Christ Of The Bible — Robert E. Vincent
God is timeless and changeless. Just as God is unchanging, so His Son Jesus is unchanging. The Bible declares, “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today, and forever” (Hebrews 13:8). Jesus’ teachings are matchless, and they are also timeless. He said, “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away” (Matthew 24:35). Jesus’ words will judge us “in the last day” (John 12:48). There are modern day teachers who attempt to make a mere man out of Jesus. Continue reading “Back To The Christ Of The Bible — Robert E. Vincent”
If You Had Died for the Sins of the World How Would You Feel? Author Unknown
When men took your name in vain? When men damaged their bodies dabbling in sin instead of glorifying you as their savior in their bodies? When men fussed and got angry among themselves in which you had established and thus brought reproach upon you? When men chose to go somewhere else on the day which you had set aside for men to worship you? When men refused to obey what you said they had to do to gain the benefit of your death? When men did not appreciate your sacrifice enough to stay for the supper you had left as a memorial of it? When men did not respect you enough to wear your name? When men did not care whether their conduct caused anyone else to stumble? Did you ever stop to think? The Son of God probably would think the same as you would about such thoughtless people.
via the Belvedere Beacon, the weekly bulletin of the Belvedere Church of Christ, Belvedere, SC. Ken Chumbley
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