Wanna Bet... (CLM 715)

From: geoffric@ozemail.com.au (Geoff Richards)

Wed, 18 Nov 1998

Rowland, since you invited comments on this excellent article: 

I noted one missing point in your article germane to the exponential 
increase of draws and competitions to get folk to participate in 
opportunities of chance: These are very frequently a cover to build 
mailing lists for marketers. By giving your name and address to these 
faceless come-ons you are also frequently setting yourself (and your 
family?) up for a barrage of unwanted, unsolicited impersonal 'mail' 
when your personal details are inevitably sold on as part of the 
generated database. I know from experience that it can take many 
months to get free of it all. Caveat emptor.  

>Christians must keep two facts in mind when seeking gain or profit 
>from their activities. They must give fair labor or exchange for what 
>they receive. They seek to earn for themselves, not from selfish 
>motivation, but in order to be of service to others. "Let those who 
>steal steal no longer, but rather let them labor, performing with 
>their own hands what is good, in order that they may have something 
>to share with those in need." (Eph. 4:28)  

Someone commented on this (sounds like Bishop Taylor-Smith to me) 
that this verse encapsulates the wonder of redemption in a nutshell: 
From thief to worker to benefactor - all in one verse!  

Blessings - and thanks for keeping our minds from atrophy and our 
spirits from lethargy.  

Geoff
       
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Geoff & Jeanne Richards  
                                                                   
P O Box 19,  PORTLAND NSW 2847,  Australia            
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