party had knocked off a rock fence , someone remarked , “ General , you are too big a man to be doing that .” Looking at what he had done , Washington replied , “ Oh , no , I ’ m just the right size .” |
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The Remedy
What is the remedy ? Israel found it easy if they would simply observe their rules of diet — clean and unclean foods . They simply could not go where unclean foods were served . And therein lies our remedy . It is a matter of diet .
The child of God , to maintain fellowship , must eat clean food , clean spiritual food . First on the list is the manna of God ’ s Word . That must be the main course . Side dishes should consist of good Christian literature and books . Prayer provides his beverage ; and for dessert , psalms and hymns and spiritual songs .
I don ’ t want to be considered a prude or an antiquated fossil ; but when I look over the average be - liever ’ s menu , I do not wonder we have lost our witness and power .
— M . R . DeHaan
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The Master is seeking a harvest In souls He ’ s redeemed by His blood . He seeks for the fruit of the Spirit
And works that will glorify God .
He looks for His likeness reflected In lives that are yielded and true .
He ’ s looking for zeal in the winning Of souls He ’ s entrusted to you .
He ’ s yearning for someone to carry His life-giving Word far and near .
He ’ s waiting for hearts that are willing , For ears that are open to hear .
Proclaiming the Gospel
Dr . Archibald Brown , a coworker of Spurgeon , advised young preachers thus : First , the Gospel is a fact , therefore tell it simply . Second , it is a joyful fact ; therefore tell it cheerfully . Third , it is an entrusted fact ; therefore tell it
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faithfully . Fourth , it is a fact of in - finite moment ; therefore tell it earnestly . Fifth , it is a fact of infinite love ; therefore tell it feelingly . Sixth , it is a fact of difficult comprehension to many ; therefore tell it with illus - tration . Seventh , it is a fact about a Person ; therefore preach Christ .
— The Gospel Standard
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The rule that governs my life is this : Anything that dims my vision of Christ , or takes away my taste for Bible study , or cramps my prayer life , or makes Christian work difficult , is wrong for me and I must as a Christian turn away from it .
— J . Wilbur Chapman
The Eternal Word of God
Last eve I paused beside the blacksmith ’ s door
And heard the anvil ring the vesper chime ;
Then , looking in , I saw upon the floor ,
Old hammers worn with beating years of time .
“ How many anvils have you had ,” said I ,
“ To wear and batter all these hammers so ?”
“ Just one ,” said he , and then with twinkling eye ,
“ The anvil wears the hammers out , you know .”
“ And so ,” thought I , “ the anvil of God ’ s Word ,
For ages skeptic blows have beat upon .
Yet tho ’ the noise of falling blows was heard
The anvil remains unharmed and all the hammers gone .”
— John Clifford
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I have been in that old church in New England where Jonathan Edwards preached his great sermon “ Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God .” He had a little manuscript which he held up so close to his face that they could not see his countenance .
He went on and on until the people in the crowded church were tremendously moved . One man sprang to his feet , rushed down the aisle and cried , “ Mr . Edwards , have mercy !”
Other men caught hold of the backs of the pews lest they should slip into perdition . I have seen the old pillars around which they threw their arms when they thought the day of judgment had dawned upon them .
For three days Edwards had not eaten a mouthful of food . Over and over again he had been saying to God : “ Give me New England ! Give me New England !” and when he rose from his knees and made his way into the pulpit they say that he looked as if he had been gazing straight into the face of God .
They say that before he opened his lips to speak , conviction fell upon his audience .
— J . Wilbur Chapman
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“ But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant ” ( Matt . 23:11 ). One day when George Washington was replacing some stones that a member of his riding
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One of the most subtle and destructive errors of our day and hour is that men who profess to be religious leaders and representa - tives of the Gospel refuse to permit the Gospel to have the final word . They are forever adding their own interpretation .
They add to and take from the plain Gospel of salvation by grace through faith in the finished work of Jesus . They announce grace and preach works . They announce the Gospel and preach the traditions of men .
They announce allegiance to God and yet seek to please the denomination or the religious leaders in their group and by so doing commit the same sin as the preachers of error in Colosse committed in deviating from the Gospel of grace and mixing the traditions of men , Judaism , spir - itual ism and other “ isms ,” in an attempt to lead the Colossians away from pure grace and the finished work of the Lamb of God .
— Oliver B . Greene
How to Express Your Christian Faith
In the home : by love and un - selfishness .
In business : by honesty and diligence .
In society : by purity , courtesy and humility .
Toward the unfortunate : by sympathy and mercy .
Toward the weak : by helpfulness and patience .
Toward the wicked : by over - coming evil , without compromise .
Toward the strong : by trust and cooperation with good .
Toward non-Christians : by wit - nessing to Christ and His Gospel .
Toward the penitent : by for - giveness and restoration .
Toward the fortunate : by re - joicing with them without envy .
Toward God : by reverence , love and obedience .
Toward life : by being God ’ s steward .
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The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness ; to an op - ponent , tolerance ; to your child , a good example ; to a father , defer - ence ; to your mother , conduct that will make her proud of you ; to yourself , respect ; to all men , charity .
— Balfour
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We have come to a time today when we are continually on the defense . We dig our little spiritual foxholes and pile up our sandbags and shoot over the sandbags with our little spiritual peashooters and try to keep the Devil from getting us , when we ought to be marching out like an army and having the Devil run from us .
There is not a verse in the Bible that says , “ Run from the Devil .” But there is a verse that says , “ Resist the devil , and he will flee from you ” ( Jas . 4:7 ).
We have such a cheap , weak , flimsy , whimsy brand of Christianity today that the Devil can go to sleep on top of the average church and never wake up .
— Dr . Curtis Hutson
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Virginia Supreme Court Upholds Reinstatement of Christian Teacher Who Opposed Trans Pronoun Policy
The highest court in Virginia has rejected a request by the Loudoun County School Board to allow the suspension of a Christian teacher punished for criticizing a proposed policy requiring teachers to use trans students ’ preferred names and pronouns to take effect .
… Elementary school teacher Byron Tanner Cross … a physical education teacher at Leesburg Elementary School for the past eight years , recently sued the Loudoun County School Board for suspending him after speaking out in his personal capacity at a May board meeting against a proposed policy .
… In his speech before the school board , Cross cited his Christian faith and said he could not “ lie ” to students .…
Judge James E . Plowman … wrote that putting Cross on leave was “ extreme ” and “ an unconstitutional action ” since the teacher ’ s words , even if controversial , were nevertheless “ permissible .”
— Michael Gryboski , christianpost . com
Illinois ’ New Sex Ed Guidelines Promote Abortion , Sexualize Students
Conservatives are criticizing the new sex education curriculum approved by Illinois Governor J . B . Pritzker , alleging that it will expose children to “ sexually charged ” content with an ideological agenda .
Pritzker , a Democrat , signed Senate Bill 818 into law on August 20 . The legislation … aligns with the National Sex Education Standards ( NSES ).…
NPR Illinois reports that a handful of Democrats have voiced concern that the new standards include material that is too explicit for elementary and middle school students .…
Molly Malone , the assistant director of legislative affairs for the Illinois Pro-Family Alliance , expressed concern that the bill “ will promote abortion , the LGBT lifestyle and will sexualize students .”…
The National Sex Education Standards call for students in kindergarten through second grade to “ define gender , gender identity and genderrole stereotypes ” and “ discuss the range of ways people express their gender and how gender-role stereotypes may limit behavior .”
The curriculum , which is endorsed by LGBT advocacy groups GLSEN and the Human Rights Campaign as well as abortion organizations like Planned Parenthood , also informs young students about “ different kinds of families ,” including those with “ cohabitating ” and “ samegender ” parents .…
Additionally , students will be expected to “ distinguish between sex assigned at birth and gender identity … and explain differences between cisgender , transgender , gender nonbinary , gender expansive and gender identity .”…
The bill also suggests that sex education curriculum in Illinois schools will be required to provide information about abortion .
— Ryan Foley , christianpost . com
Teachers Ask Court to Halt Virginia School District Policy Forcing Them to Use Trans Pronouns
A pair of teachers are seeking to take a Virginia school district to court over a newly passed policy requiring , among other things , that staff use the preferred names and pronouns of trans-identified students .…
By a vote of 7-2 , the board passed Policy 8040 : Rights of Transgender and Gender-Expansive Students … despite considerable opposition to the proposal from … teachers and parents .…
…[ T ] he amended complaint argues that [ the teachers ] oppose the new policy because they believe it “ communicates that gender identity , rather than biological reality , fundamentally shapes and defines who we truly are as humans , that our sex can change and that a woman who identifies as a man really is a man .”
The complaint further alleges that if the teachers were to comply with the policy , “ they would be forced to communicate a message they believe is false .”
— Michael Gryboski , christianpost . com
Teacher Has Students Salute a Gay Pride Flag
A California teacher instructed her students to pledge allegiance to a gay pride flag after she removed the American flag from her classroom because it made her uncomfortable according to a report .…
Fox News … identified the teacher … who reportedly teaches in the Newport Mesa School District in Orange County , California .…
In another video [ the teacher ] is seen celebrating the start of gay pride month . Dressed in rainbow suspenders and rainbow earrings , the teacher shows off all of the pride flags she decorated the classroom with , including the transgender pride flag and the “ progress pride flag ” that places a “ greater emphasis on ‘ inclusion and progression ,’ especially for ‘ marginalized LGBTQ + communities of color ’ and transgender people .”
“ I pledge allegiance to the queers ,” [ the teacher ] said in the video .
— Paul Sacca , theblaze . com
EDITOR ’ S COMMENTS : The school district reports that the teacher “ has been removed from the classroom ” and placed on administrative leave .
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