This Date – Orr died

ON-this-DATE   

 

James Edwin Orr died April 22, 1987 at Ridgecrest, North Carolina.

He was in a service where Paul W. Finch preached and thus was at least exposed to holiness (told this personally by PWF).  Though born in Ireland Orr became an or­dained an Amer­i­can Bap­tist min­is­ter.  He attended several schools, earning from Ox­ford a PhD.

He is best remembered by his song “Search Me O God” (w.1936):

Search me, O God,
And know my heart today;
Try me, O Savior,
Know my thoughts, I pray.
See if there be
Some wicked way in me;
Cleanse me from every sin
And set me free.

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Up on top, a head of fine gold

 

Then silver, brass, and iron so cold,

 

It’s still a clear explanation;

 

For every land and nation

 

Is in one of the four kingdom’s hold.

[Dan 2.38]

– eab, 4/2/05

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Going to hell is NOT cool

 

Can you be “cool” & be a Christian? 

 

Christians may (or may not) be

 

considered “cool” now. 

 

They’ll be the only ones Cool in eternity –

 

going to hell is NOT cool.

 

– eab, 1/25/13

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Translation Trouble – Mar 11.26

 

AV   “But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.”

NIV   This entire verse omitted.

 

Why read a misshaped “Bible”? 

Worse – why defend a misshaped “Bible”? 

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