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« Reply #660 on: December 30, 2007, 10:02:47 PM »

Such a wonder-working grace

(Thomas Watson, "The Beatitudes" 1660)

"In every situation take the shield of faith,
 and with it you will be able to extinguish the
 flaming arrows of the evil one!" Ephes. 6:16

"Everyone born of God overcomes the world.
 This is the victory that has overcome the
 world—even our faith." 1 John 5:4

Why is faith such a wonder-working grace?

Faith unites the soul to Christ, and that blessed
Head sends forth grace into the members. "I can
do all things through Christ, who give me strength!"
Philippians 4:13. Faith goes to Christ—and fetches
His strength into the soul.

Faith works a contempt of the world into the heart.
Faith gives a true map of the world, "When I surveyed
all that my hands had done and what I had toiled to
achieve—everything was meaningless, a chasing after
the wind; nothing was gained under the sun!" Ecc. 2:11

Faith shows the world in its night-dress, having all its
jewels pulled off. Faith makes the world appear in its
true state. Faith shows the soul better things than the
world. It gives a sight of Christ and eternal glory. Faith
climbs up above sense and reason, into heaven and sees
Christ—and the soul, having once viewed His superlative
excellencies, becomes crucified to the world. Says the
Christian—"Yes, everything else is worthless when
compared with the priceless gain of knowing Christ
Jesus my Lord. I have discarded everything else,
counting it all as garbage, so that I may have Christ!"
Philippians 3:8

Faith gets strength from God's promises. Faith lives upon
the promises. Take the fish out of the water—and it dies.
Take faith out of a promise—and it cannot live. The promises
are breasts of consolation. The child by sucking the breast,
gets strength. Faith gets strength—by sucking the breast of
a promise. When faith begins to be weak and is ready to
faint in the day of battle, then the promises muster their
forces together, and all come in for faith's relief—and now
it is able to hold out in the fiery trial.

Faith gives the soul a right notion of suffering. Faith draws
the true picture of sufferings. What is suffering? Faith says,
"it is but the suffering of the body—which must shortly by
the course of nature, drop into the dust." Thus faith gives
the soul a just measure of sufferings—which enables a
Christian to prostrate his life at the feet of Christ.

Faith picks sweetness out of suffering. The bee gathers
the sweetest honey from the bitterest herb. So faith
gathers the sweetest comforts, from the sharpest trials.
Faith looks upon suffering as God's love-token! "Afflictions
are sharp arrows—but they are shot from the hand of a
loving Father!" Faith can taste honey at the end of the
afflicting rod. Faith fetches joy out of suffering, "Your
sorrow will turn to joy!" John 16:20. Faith gets honey
from the belly of the lion. Faith finds a jewel under the
cross! "We know that all things work together for the
good of those who love God: to those who are called
according to His purpose." Romans 8:28


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« Reply #661 on: January 01, 2008, 01:26:48 AM »

The dark tale

(Gleanings from the Inner Life of Ruth Bryan)

December 31st, 1837. The last day of the year has
come again! How rapidly are the wheels of time
revolving and bearing me on to a boundless eternity!
Another year closing, and of what do its "gone-by"
periods testify? Why! of aggravated transgression
and ingratitude on my part—and most astonishing
mercy and longsuffering from my covenant God!

There has also been granted more laying hold of
Christ; and, when sensible of sin, more running
to Him for pardon and cleansing, and, as it were,
hanging upon Him in my desperate case. All this,
with much more, I take to be very, very great
mercy.

But, oh! the dark tale of my own sin, which has
also marked this year—it is too black to be told!
Ingratitude,
murmuring,
carnality,
worldliness,
unbelief,
backsliding,
and a thousand other evils—make up a list which
ought to sink me into shame and self-abasement!

Almighty Spirit, condescend to melt me into real
contrition, that having received much—I may love
much; and having sinned much—I may have
much forgiven.

I am sure the flesh is no friend of mine, and as I
have not resolution to cut off its right-hand sins,
and to pluck out its right-eye sins—it is most
merciful of the Lord to do it for me. And though
I often cry out from pain, my heart says—Go on,
Lord, deal with me as You will; only support and
bring me to walk closely with You.

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« Reply #662 on: January 01, 2008, 01:28:24 AM »

The year before our eyes

(J. C. Philpot)

"As your days—so shall your strength be."
    Deuteronomy 33:25

The year before our eyes may hold in its bosom,
events which may deeply concern and affect us.
We do not know what is to come. What personal
trials, what family trials, what providential trials
may await us—we do not know. Every year hitherto
has brought its trials in its train; and how can we
expect the coming year to be exempt?

Sickness may attack our bodies,
death enter our families,
difficulties beset our circumstances,
trials and temptations exercise our minds,
snares entangle our feet, and
many dark and gloomy clouds, make our path
one of heaviness and sorrow.

If, indeed, we are His, whatever our trials
may be—His grace will be sufficient for us.

He who has delivered—can and will deliver.

And He who has brought us thus far on the road,
who has so borne with our crooked manners in the
wilderness and never yet forsaken us—though we
have so often forsaken Him—will still lead us along;
will still guide and guard us, and be our God, our
Father and our Friend—not only to the end of the
next year, if spared to see it, but the end of our life.

Blessed with His presence—we need fear no evil;
favored with His smile—we need dread no foe;
upheld by His power—we need shrink from no trial;
strengthened by His grace—we need panic at no
suffering.

Knowing what we are and have been when left to
ourselves—the slips that we have made, the snares
that we have been entangled in, the shame and sorrow
that we have procured to ourselves—well may we dread
to go forth in the coming year alone. Well may we say,
"If Your Presence does not go with us—do not send us
up from here!" Exodus 33:15

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« Reply #663 on: January 02, 2008, 11:30:21 PM »

The divine philosophy for peaceful living

(J. R. Miller, "Counsel and Help" 1907)

"Is anything too hard for the Lord?" Genesis 18:14

"I know that You can do all things; no plan of
 Yours can be thwarted!" Job 42:2

Everything which threatens to give us anxiety—is to be
taken at once to God. Nothing is too great to carry to
Him. Does not He bear up all worlds? Does not He rule
over all the affairs of the universe? Is there any matter
in our life, however great it may seem to us—too hard
for Him to manage? Is any perplexity too difficult for
Him to resolve? Is any human despair too dark for Him
to illumine with hope? Is there any tangle or confusion
out of which He cannot extricate us?

Nothing is too small to carry to Him. Is He not our
Father, and is He not sincerely interested in whatever
concerns us? There is not one of the countless things
which fly like specks of dust all through our daily life,
tending to vex and fret us—that we may not take to God.

The Scriptures prescribe a cure for anxious care. The
divine philosophy for peaceful living says: "Do not
be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer
and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests
to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all
understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds
in Christ Jesus!" Philippians 4:6-7

Refer every disturbing thing to Him—that He may bear
the burden of it. "Cast your burden on the Lord, and
He will support you!" Psalms 55:22. "Casting all your
care upon Him; for He cares for you!" 1 Peter 5:7

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« Reply #664 on: January 03, 2008, 02:58:19 PM »

The divine philosophy for peaceful living

(J. R. Miller, "Counsel and Help" 1907)

"Is anything too hard for the Lord?" Genesis 18:14

"I know that You can do all things; no plan of
 Yours can be thwarted!" Job 42:2

Everything which threatens to give us anxiety—is to be
taken at once to God. Nothing is too great to carry to
Him. Does not He bear up all worlds? Does not He rule
over all the affairs of the universe? Is there any matter
in our life, however great it may seem to us—too hard
for Him to manage? Is any perplexity too difficult for
Him to resolve? Is any human despair too dark for Him
to illumine with hope? Is there any tangle or confusion
out of which He cannot extricate us?

Nothing is too small to carry to Him. Is He not our
Father, and is He not sincerely interested in whatever
concerns us? There is not one of the countless things
which fly like specks of dust all through our daily life,
tending to vex and fret us—that we may not take to God.

The Scriptures prescribe a cure for anxious care. The
divine philosophy for peaceful living says: "Do not
be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer
and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests
to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all
understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds
in Christ Jesus!" Philippians 4:6-7

Refer every disturbing thing to Him—that He may bear
the burden of it. "Cast your burden on the Lord, and
He will support you!" Psalms 55:22. "Casting all your
care upon Him; for He cares for you!" 1 Peter 5:7

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Hi Brother Tom just want to say I love you and will be back soon
cause i am revising the whole Bible on DVD.i started on 23 Dec should finish by the end of the month for the old and new the wholes thing GLORY GLORY and I know" WHY "JESUS CHRIST CAME

 right now am  1 King 22:22 KJV Listen and read at the same time.
what Gem this is.I should be finish the old testament soon 3 to 4 hours a day bye bye God bless I miss you
try to keep to myself for now till i am finish..Love in Jesus Def..(*:*)
I do this every year.ALLELUJAH!!!
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I believe that Jesus died for my sins  was buried rose again and is sitting at the right hand of God Almighty interceding for me Amen
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« Reply #665 on: January 03, 2008, 07:56:36 PM »

Hi Brother Tom just want to say I love you and will be back soon
cause i am revising the whole Bible on DVD.i started on 23 Dec should finish by the end of the month for the old and new the wholes thing GLORY GLORY and I know" WHY "JESUS CHRIST CAME

 right now am  1 King 22:22 KJV Listen and read at the same time.
what Gem this is.I should be finish the old testament soon 3 to 4 hours a day bye bye God bless I miss you
try to keep to myself for now till i am finish..Love in Jesus Def..(*:*)
I do this every year.ALLELUJAH!!!

Hello Sister Def,

That sounds like a huge job. I'm not real sure about what you're doing. Do you mean that you are making a new translation from the ancient languages, or are you recording the Bible in your own voice? I'm a little bit confused. Regardless, we'll miss you. Take a break from time to time and come holler at us.

Love In Christ,
Tom

   
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« Reply #666 on: January 04, 2008, 03:13:33 PM »

Hello Sister Def,

That sounds like a huge job. I'm not real sure about what you're doing. Do you mean that you are making a new translation from the ancient languages, or are you recording the Bible in your own voice? I'm a little bit confused. Regardless, we'll miss you. Take a break from time to time and come holler at us.

Love In Christ,
Tom

  
Yes it is a big job of good will, and patience, but a work of love to hear in my ears(cause I listen to it with  wierlesshead phones so that i don't miss one syllable)the world and works and Love of God our Father
that brings me to mention right now(FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD JN 3:16 )and so on..

but back to the work that i am doing, and that i do every year, is "JUST LISTEN "to the word of God and" take notes".(cause It is all done right forever I mean the Bible).
 here is the version I am listening tocomplete King James version old and New Testament DVD ..Narrated by Stephen Johnston
  over 70 Hours of Dolby Digital Audio
continuous play of the entire old and New testament

for me  Def with the headphone it is a spiritual event God visits me.
wish you the same experience.now I am  at
 1 Chronicles 1:19 "and unto Eber were born two sons:
 the name of the one was Peleg;because in  his days the earth was divided;
 and his brother's name was Joktan.
Well brother Tom I hope you understand now my walk with God that I am doing right now
it is nothing new to me anymore because the WORD is my life my blood His Blood
 but it is always for me a new understanding cause the word speak new to me all the time
 GLORY GLORY TO THE SON OF GOD
Tom without Jesus Christ we were sitting ducks..

But "GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD"
MY MY THAT'S GOOD THANK YOU JESUS THANK YOU.
The war is won
Get on your horses
you will recognise me mine is the white stallion..
BYE BYE Tom
maybe tomorrow if I am not to tire.Love in Jesus DEF Wink Cool
by the way Tom the rest of the year guess what "I listen to it always even when i go on my chair outside .I am crazy  stuck on the Word of God .I LOVE HIM SO.
       
I have put it on cassettetape too so so i could listen to it when i leave the house
25 years ago i recorded the french version of the King James bible on 150 cassette of ½hours that is when God visited me
I told Him(God) that i had never read His book(the Bible) but that I would do it.
and not only that ,but record it at the same time,and if He had anyting to make me
understand, to do it ,that when I come face to face whit Him when I die It would be His fault if I did understand.and i was very serious.
well He toke me at my word.
All I  there is to say from my my part" DON'T MESS WITH GOD"
 Bye bye I am tire now..so long
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« Reply #667 on: January 06, 2008, 01:37:05 AM »

Hello Sister Def,

YES - I understand completely now. I got a reading of the New Testament from James Earl Jones on CD for Christmas. I look forward to doing the same thing you are doing. James Earl Jones has a beautiful deep voice and other qualities that make listening to him very pleasant. This set also has music and graphics, so I expect it to be a nice experience.

Sister, I tried having computer generated voices reading the Bible to me, but most of them are very robotic and hard to listen to for very long. I'm not familiar with Stephen Johnston, but I do know that many people with pleasant voices have recorded Bible readings. I'll be finding out soon how nice it is to lean back, relax, and listen to the Bible being read.

Love In Christ,
Tom

Ephesians 1:18-23 NASB I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. And He put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
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« Reply #668 on: January 06, 2008, 03:49:58 PM »

Hello Sister Def,

YES - I understand completely now. I got a reading of the New Testament from James Earl Jones on CD for Christmas. I look forward to doing the same thing you are doing. James Earl Jones has a beautiful deep voice and other qualities that make listening to him very pleasant. This set also has music and graphics, so I expect it to be a nice experience.

Sister, I tried having computer generated voices reading the Bible to me, but most of them are very robotic and hard to listen to for very long. I'm not familiar with Stephen Johnston, but I do know that many people with pleasant voices have recorded Bible readings. I'll be finding out soon how nice it is to lean back, relax, and listen to the Bible being read.

Love In Christ,
Tom

Ephesians 1:18-23 NASB I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. And He put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
Grabe a pencil and paper ,It is always gold digging.PUT HEADPHONE IN YOUR EARS,be attentive
The voice does not mean anyting,Tom ,it is the word that comes to your ears that counts
I dont think you will be relaxing cause the word of God is alive,Full of Power will move your inside.
And believe me it will move you
 everytime with some new finding
GLORY to the Word Of God...
Lord be with You Tom
 Love in Jesus Def.see you in my Spirit.
""So then faith cometh by hearing,
and hearing by the word of God.(Romans 10:17)
If you put headphone on Get ready to be move like never before.
Glory Glory to the Son Of God
Right now i am with" Ezra"
 FATHER  GOD IN JESUS NAME'S BLESS US ALL YOUR CHILDREN THAT LOVE YOU SO..
 
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« Reply #669 on: January 08, 2008, 12:12:36 AM »

These venomous creatures!

(Thomas Watson, "The Christian's Charter")

Sin is a leprous spot. It makes everything we touch
unclean. Thus in every man naturally, there is a
fretting leprosy of sin, pride, unbelief, lust, etc.
These are leprous spots.

Sin is a defiling thing, it makes us red with guilt—and
black with filth! Sin is compared to a menstrual cloth.
Sin draws the Devil's picture in a man:
  malice is the Devil's eye;
  oppression is his hand;
  hypocrisy is his cloven foot!

At last death comes—and the saint is freed from the leprosy!
Death is the last and best physician, which cures all diseases
and sins—the aching head and the unbelieving heart. Sin was
the midwife which brought death into the world; and death
shall be the grave to bury sin! O the privilege of a believer!

The Persians had a certain day in the year, wherein they
used to kill all serpents and venomous creatures. Such a
day as that, will the day of death be to the true Christian.
This day the old serpent dies in a believer, which has so
often stung him with temptations! This day the sins of the
godly—these venomous creatures—shall all be destroyed!

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« Reply #670 on: January 08, 2008, 12:14:14 AM »

The free, sovereign grace of God!

(Octavius Winslow, "Christ, Our Righteousness")

"Those He predestined, He also called;
 and those He called, He also justified;
 and those He justified, He also glorified."
    Romans 8:30

The justified sinner stands the closest to God,
of any created being in the universe. Nearer
to the throne of the Eternal, he cannot stand.

What marvelous love!

Who will dare assert that salvation is not,
from first to last—of free, sovereign grace!

Let your eye pierce the veil which falls between
earth and heaven. Behold that shining, worshiping
being, standing so near to the throne of glory,
bathed in the overpowering effulgence of its rays!

Who is he?

He was once a sinner upon earth, the vilest
of his race, the dishonored of his generation,
forsaken by man—and abhorred of God.

But Jesus met him, and divine love drew him, and
sovereign grace rescued, pardoned, and saved him!
And now washed from all his guilt by the blood,
freed from all condemnation by the righteousness
of Christ—he stands before the throne "blameless,"
a "king and a priest unto God." Such is the great
love of Jesus! And all this grace, and all this
glory, and all this bliss—flows from the free,
sovereign grace of God!

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« Reply #671 on: January 08, 2008, 12:15:41 AM »

A little nook in the very heart of God

(J. R. Miller, "The Marriage Altar" 1898 )

God's plan for every marriage is happiness.

Marriage is meant to be a miniature of heaven—a
fragment of the celestial blessedness, let down into
this world.

Marriage is meant to be a little sanctuary, into which
husband and wife may flee from earth's storms and
dangers, where in love's shelter, their hearts fed with
affection's daily bread—they may dwell in quiet peace.

Marriage is meant to be a shelter in which, covered
from the frosts of the world and shielded from its cold
and tempests—two lives may grow together into richest
beauty, realizing their sweetest dreams of happiness,
blending in whatever things are true, whatever things
are pure, and attaining the finest possibilities of godly
character.

Marriage is meant to be a holy ark, floating on the wild
floods of human life—like Noah's ark on the deluge,
bearing to heaven's gates, to the harbor of glory—the
lives which God has shut within its doors.

A godly marriage is a little nook in the very heart of
God, where faithful souls are held close to the Father's
heart, and carried safely, amid dangers and sorrows, to
the home above!

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« Reply #672 on: January 08, 2008, 12:17:15 AM »

Put all sorrow's wounds into His hand

(J. R. Miller, "By the Still Waters")

"He restores my soul." Psalm 23:3

In several ways does the shepherd restore his sheep.
If one wanders away, he goes out after it, and seeks
it until he finds it, restoring it to the shelter of the
fold. If one faints and grows sick by the way, in the
hard journey or the burning heat—the shepherd does
not leave it to die, but takes it up in his arms, and
carries it home, restoring it to the fold. If a sheep is
hurt, torn by a wild beast or injured by accident—the
shepherd tends its wounds until they are healed.

All this suggests how our Good Shepherd restores our
souls. Sometimes we wander away. It is very easy to
drift off from Christ. The drifting is often unconscious
—we do not realize that we are losing our first love—
and little by little, we are far off from Christ. Perhaps
it is a cherished sin which eats out our heart-life. Or
perhaps it is a worldly companionship which draws us
away, loosening the bonds which bound us to Christ.
Sometimes it is an absorbing business which leaves
no room for God. Or it may be the cares of this world
which choke the Word and quench the Spirit. We often
need to have our soul restored, quickened, revived—or
we would never get safely home, through this evil world.

Then, what soul is not sometimes hurt, wounded,
torn—by the wild beasts of temptation? Sin is a
fearful thing. It wounds the soul—and no hand but
Christ's can restore it. But if we put our hurt life
into His hand, He will give healing. What millions
of sin's woundings—has our Good Shepherd cured!

Then, when sorrow has left the heart broken, it is
only the Good Shepherd who can restore it. He is
a most skillful physician. We may put all sorrow's
wounds into His hand. He is most gentle, and His
hand is infinitely skillful. He is a wonderful comforter.
No human hand can heal a heart that is bruised—but
the hand of Jesus has infinite delicacy and skill.

"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up
 their wounds. Psalm 147:3

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« Reply #673 on: January 08, 2008, 02:04:43 PM »

Put all sorrow's wounds into His hand

(J. R. Miller, "By the Still Waters")

"He restores my soul." Psalm 23:3

In several ways does the shepherd restore his sheep.
If one wanders away, he goes out after it, and seeks
it until he finds it, restoring it to the shelter of the
fold. If one faints and grows sick by the way, in the
hard journey or the burning heat—the shepherd does
not leave it to die, but takes it up in his arms, and
carries it home, restoring it to the fold. If a sheep is
hurt, torn by a wild beast or injured by accident—the
shepherd tends its wounds until they are healed.

All this suggests how our Good Shepherd restores our
souls. Sometimes we wander away. It is very easy to
drift off from Christ. The drifting is often unconscious
—we do not realize that we are losing our first love—
and little by little, we are far off from Christ. Perhaps
it is a cherished sin which eats out our heart-life. Or
perhaps it is a worldly companionship which draws us
away, loosening the bonds which bound us to Christ.
Sometimes it is an absorbing business which leaves
no room for God. Or it may be the cares of this world
which choke the Word and quench the Spirit. We often
need to have our soul restored, quickened, revived—or
we would never get safely home, through this evil world.

Then, what soul is not sometimes hurt, wounded,
torn—by the wild beasts of temptation? Sin is a
fearful thing. It wounds the soul—and no hand but
Christ's can restore it. But if we put our hurt life
into His hand, He will give healing. What millions
of sin's woundings—has our Good Shepherd cured!

Then, when sorrow has left the heart broken, it is
only the Good Shepherd who can restore it. He is
a most skillful physician. We may put all sorrow's
wounds into His hand. He is most gentle, and His
hand is infinitely skillful. He is a wonderful comforter.
No human hand can heal a heart that is bruised—but
the hand of Jesus has infinite delicacy and skill.

"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up
 their wounds. Psalm 147:3

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Hello Tom
thank you for praying for my brother and me
 He is gone Home to be with the Lord Sunday
 Glory He accepted Jesus Christ as his saviour before he died of cancer He was 70 years old.never ever thought that He would receive Jesus Christ but he did and It came from him .and the Goodness of God permitted that he would do it with me on the phone the 2 of January.AMEN he went home on  the 6
The Lord's mercy is awesome and that is why Jesus Christ Died for us the blood shed for you and me and all those who believe.Thank You my Jesus thank you so much
I am so nothing and you are so gracious
Lamb of God who taketh away the sin of the world
Thank you Tom It was you and me alone.with the host of heaven.
I had a dream(vision like) last night and( "REV 4:8 NKJ)kept flashing just like your the cross verse that you put up but it was flashing..look it up OK
got to go Love in Jesus Def.
as i listen to the KJV on DVD and read at the same time i was looking at a other version "it is blasphemous what they leave out or change.
check Job 5:24 (KJV) with the (NRSV version) that is just one  example of the verses that hit me.to me it is a profound sin against the Word of God.
the same with the Gospel according to John Luke Matthew Mark so much difference...and the letters of John   Acts (the whole thing) compare with the( King James version) it is blasphemous
If it was not for the King James Bible I would not have received Christ as my saviour because they don't have the Truth  they lie..bye bye Tom
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« Reply #674 on: January 08, 2008, 08:34:14 PM »

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Hello Tom
thank you for praying for my brother and me
 He is gone Home to be with the Lord Sunday
 Glory He accepted Jesus Christ as his saviour before he died of cancer He was 70 years old.never ever thought that He would receive Jesus Christ but he did and It came from him .and the Goodness of God permitted that he would do it with me on the phone the 2 of January.AMEN he went home on  the 6
The Lord's mercy is awesome and that is why Jesus Christ Died for us the blood shed for you and me and all those who believe.Thank You my Jesus thank you so much

Sister Def,

You and your family will remain in my prayers. I give thanks that your brother accepted CHRIST, so we know where he is.

KEEP LOOKING UP!

Love In Christ,
Tom

Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable GIFT, Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour Forever!
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