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God’s End of the Stick
A lady once asked me what she should tell a friend who had proposed the old
“died-on-way-to-baptistry” question. I answered, “Don’t tell her the subject is
lost.” She looked a bit surprised, but I was not finished. “And don’t tell her the
subject is saved.” Now she was even more puzzled so I added, “We have no right
to whittle on God’s end of the stick!”
Truth is, God promised remission of sins at the point of genuine submission to
Christ in baptism (Mk. 16: 16, Acts 2:38, 22:16, Rom. 6:4-f). We have no part in -
Atheism and Morality
The following statements were made by some leading atheists. Notice what they
reveal about the results of denying the existence of God:
“The religious fundamentalists are correct: without God, there is no
morality. But they are incorrect, I still believe, about there being a God.
Hence, I believe, there is no morality.”Joel Marks, Professor Emeritus of
Philosophy, U of New Haven
“We have not been able to show that reason requires the moral point of
view . . . pure practical reason, even with a good knowledge of the facts,
will not take you to morality . .… -
“BEYOND REDEMPTION”
(Guy. N. Woods)The frightening possibility of apostasy by even the most favored of the Lord's people, is clearly evidenced in the remarkable narrative which follows: “For as touching those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made par takers of the Holy Spirit, and tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then fell away, it is impossible to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves…
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POWERFUL
- Lk. 4:1-6 (Power to tempt even Jesus)
- 2 Cor. 12:7ff. (Power to afflict) (cf. Lk. 13:16)
- Heb. 2:14,15 (Power of death) (cf. Job 2:4-6)
- 1 Cor. 15:25,26 (Power removed at resurrection – exercises power until then)
ACTIVE
- Jam. 4:7 (active, must be resisted, cf. 1 Pet 5:9)
- Lk. 8 (parable of Sower, v.12 birds = devil)
- Lk. 22:3 (Jn. 13:2, Satan entered Judas’ heart)
