Amazing, isn't it... (CLM 704)

From: "RSDDR"

Sun, 17 Jan 1999

Amazing, isn't it, how man takes a perfect deal (His GIFT of eternal life), and turns it into Religion. A religion that can neither save nor sanctify. Too bad, even if you do the right thing in every example below, without His Gift, all you have are dead works. Sola Fide -----Original Message----- >FUNNY, ISN'T IT? >>> >>>Funny how a $10 bill looks so big when you take it to church, but so >>>small when you take it to the market. >>> >>>Funny how long it takes to serve God for an hour, but how quickly a >>>team plays a 60 minute half of football. >>> >>>Funny how long a couple of hours spent at church seem, but how short it >>>seems when watching a movie. >>> >>>Funny how we can't think of anything to say when we pray, but don't >>>have difficulty thinking of things to talk about to a friend. >>> >>>Funny how we get thrilled when a cricket game result goes into the >>>second innings, but we complain when a sermon is longer than the >>>regular time. >>> >>>Funny how hard it is to read a chapter in the Bible, but how easy it is >>>to read 100 pages of a best selling novel. >>> >>>Funny how people want to get a front seat at any game or concert, but >>>scramble to get a back seat at church services. >>> >>>Funny how we need 2 or 3 weeks advance notice to fit a church event >>>into our schedule, but can adjust our schedule for other events at the >>>last minute. >>> >>>Funny how much difficulty some people have learning a simple gospel >>>well enough to tell others, but how simple it is for the same people to >>>understand and repeat gossip about someone. >>> >>>Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the >>>Bible says. >>> >>>Funny, how everyone wants to go to heaven, provided they don't have to >>>believe, or to think, or to say, or to do anything. >>> >>>Funny, isn't it? It's all in how you look at it. >>> >>> _ >>> /_/\/\ >>> \_\ / >>> /_/ \ >>> \_\/\ \ >>> \_\/ >>> >>> >>>____________________________ >>> >>>Clergy/Leaders' Mailing List (Moderated) >>> >>>This mailing list is open to all Christians via Internet e-mail >>>and most fax destinations. >>> >>>Submissions welcome: clergy@pastornet.net.au >>> >>>To subscribe, e-mail to: clergy-request@pastornet.net.au >>> with SUBJECT reading SUBSCRIBE >>> >>>To unsubscribe, e-mail to: clergy-request@pastornet.net.au >>> with SUBJECT reading UNSUBSCRIBE >>> >>> Copyright: Postings may be re-sent ONLY with all copyright >>> notifications intact. > >

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