1Joh 1.9
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful & just to forgive us
our sins & to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
“Don’t…come to church without coming as though it were the first time,
as though it could be the best time &
as though it could be the last time.”
– Vance Havner
Christian. [B.] Many say they’re “christians” (or some organization is) but they’re a cult. Many times romanism (in its varieties) orthodoxy (in its varieties) or other sects masquerade as real but have heathen traditions. Don’t believe a state official, media personality, corporate or educational guru, even a church “big wig” is a true Christian by mere words. Look at their lives; “Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them”(Mat 7.20). satan can appear as an angel of light. – 4/8/24
“If you are a Christian, you are not a citizen of this world trying to get to heaven
you are a citizen of heaven making your way through this world.”
– Vance Havner
DIVORCE & REMARRIAGE. [B.] There are women who’re divorced by their husbands (& men divorced by wives). These souls can’t stop such action. However, no one, makes them re-marry. They may have done their best to stop the legal action – that’s to be commended. But the choice to seek a different mate is entirely in their control. No one makes anyone marry a second time therefore the sin (for them) is RE-marriage. Our pulpits are too quite on this terrible sin. April 2024
“If they had a social gospel in the days of the prodigal son, somebody
would have given him a bed & a sandwich & he never would have gone home.”
– Vance Havner
Beyond Vainness
Some want impressive structure: steeple & carved door
Some people like colored windows and an attractive floor,
Others worship in a house which is striking in its plainness.
Worshiping God is a must – get beyond building vainness.
Compared to God’s riches, all churches are pitifully poor.
– eab, 4/20/13
Jam 5.17
“Elias…prayed earnestly that it might not rain
…it rained not on the earth by the space of 3 years & 6 months.”
MOVERS & SHAKERS – [B.] RAIN (Other precipitations). Men have been trying (limited success?) to seed clouds. (To actually call it rain may border on falsehood.) God makes it rain. When He pleases. For as long as He pleases. Where He pleases. GOD (or a prophet close to Him – Jam 5.17) can turn off the faucet of heaven. Rain is not in the bailiwick of “movers & shakers.” They take sprinkles or violent storms of water from the sky at the discretion of the God. “Movers & shakers” don’t make rain. – 4/18/24
“We are so fond of being called tolerant & broadminded
that we wink at sin when we ought to weep.”
– Vance Havner
Mom – who normally spends more time with the new-born – is his first teacher. Dad comes in as a close second & supplies the needed male balance. Adam & Eve were the teachers for their many “kids” (only God knows how many) “And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years & he begat sons & daughters”(Gen 5.4). HOME SCHOOL started with those two. It was interrupted by states or cults or others but needs re-instated by Christian parents. Don’t fear it – embrace it. – 4/20/24
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