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Always good to see a 'person' such as yourself on
TT, Bishop!
----- Original Message -----
Sent: March 09, 2006 13:25
Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Hidden in
Christ
Just talked to my 38 year old lawyer/state wrestling champ
son -- on the
phone. He is presenting a song and a
lesson to one of the Unity Churches in
Seattle, this weekend.
He is not a professional speaker although he is very much a
professional type
guy. He has titled his lesson "Man's failure
and God success." It is so
good to be able to talk to
him about something of substance in relation to this
lesson he is
considering.
I pointed him to Col 1:19-23 and encouraged
him to see that we are not pure,
blameless and above reproach because of
what we do -- ever. Just can't or
will not be that
consistent. (I have yet to meet the man or woman who proves
this
understanding to be wrong.) But we are holy, blameless and above
reproach IN Christ -- a truth that carries water only
because of our position in
Christ. I mean, that is what the
text says. I contrasted that with what many
fundies
believe -- that the disciple is saved from hell fire rather
than
being saved from all that comes his way, the work of the
Accuser, to tie him to
failure and disappointment.
I
believe that many are as talented as some, the difference being that the
talent is closer to the top , for some ................ others
having to work
harder. At the end of the day, success is as
great for the many as for the
some, it just didn't come as easy.
Anyway, it will be interesting to see just
what he says
. The good thing about this is that it gives me an opportunity to
talk to him about the truine God and all that He has accomplished in
Christ.
Jd
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