Are You an "Ice" or an "Ex?"

There is a world war being fought with renewed intensity these days. It is a war, not of guns and bullets, but one of truth and error. This war began in the second century and continues to this very moment. It is a war of biblical interpretation.

The Scripture is very clear about what it is and how it is to be interpreted. Two passages come quickly to mind:

II Peter 1:19-21 – We have also a more sure word of prophecy; to which ye do well that ye take heed, as to a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts: Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. (American Standard Version(ASV)

II Timothy 3:16-17 – All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished to all good works. (ASV)

These verses are saliently clear, ALL Scripture is inspired of God and Scripture is not to be interpreted according to one’s own emotions, feelings or opinions. This was the un-contested understanding of the early church. However, near the end of the 2nd century, this began to change. Origen of Alexandria began to teach that the Scripture had “multiple meanings” and that each person could “interpret” each Scripture “allegorically,” i.e. according to their own individual experiences. This philosophy, grounded in the pagan Homeric Greek philosophy of Plato, took hold in the apostate church and holds sway to this very day. It is a philosophy embraced by the Roman Catholic Church and “emergent” theologians such as Brian McLaren. It is a man centered philosophy that essentially places God in a secondary position in the search for and the establishment of truth. Mechanically, this “allegorical method” is one that looks inside the Sacred Writ and allows the seeker to “pour in” his or her own “meaning” into the passage. The “truth” that is therefore “discovered” is of the making of the seeker and in the “image” of man. This is what Paul warned of in Romans 1:25 when the “interpreters” of his day…”changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshiped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever.” (Webster' 1833 Bible) This madness is known to us today as eisigesis (ice-a-gee-sis). A relative new term coined ca. 1878, eisigesis is defined as;

“The interpretation of a text…by reading into it one’s own ideas.” (Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, (Merriam-Webster, Inc. Publishers, Springfield, MA, 1991), pg. 399)

To coin a phrase, for one to embrace eisigesis in the pursuit of truth would lead one’s search for salvation onto the “thin ice.” Eisigesis has brought us everything from 2nd century Gnosticism to 19th century liberalism to the so-called “Emergent church” of today. The process takes one in circles, always searching and yet never finding. Eisigesis allowed King Saul to rationalize keeping alive the king of Amalek as well as the best of the herds and flocks instead of utterly destroying them as God had clearly commanded in I Samuel 15. Today, eisigesis allows men and women to rationalize all kinds of things un-biblical though the Scripture clearly teaches that additions and subtractions to God’s Word are strictly forbidden as we see in Proverbs 30:6.

There we are enjoined to “…not add to His words or He will rebuke you and prove you to be a liar.” (Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.)

On the other hand, those who wish to honor God and move “neither to the right or to the left,” view Scripture from an exegesis [ex-a-gee-sis (“ex” – out of)] basis. Exegesis is what Jesus Christ referred to as “having ears to hear.” It is the mindset that instead of injecting our own opinions into the Scripture, we humbly extract God’s will for us from the Scripture without question or argument. The exegete is totally subservient to his or her Lord and Master’s Word, the final say in the on-going war of biblical interpretation. In I Samuel 15, Samuel was the exegete while Saul was the eisigete. Samuel is now honored among the faithful while Saul was removed from the throne of Israel. Just how we interpret God’s Word has the most serious of consequences.

Eisigesis views the Word of God as a collection of “stories, historical fiction and fables” to be “interpreted” via one’s own life’s experiences rendering God a god of “confusion” and “contradiction.” It produces a foundation of sand causing both spiritual collapse and spiritual death. The end of eisigesis is unbelief and the end of unbelief is death eternal.

Exegesis views the Word of God as 100% “God breathed,” “Holy Spirit inspired” and is “profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.” (Websters 1833 Bible, op. cit., II Timothy 3:16) It has nothing to do with our own life’s experiences, opinions or conjectures. It is not influenced by circumstance or any kind of pragmatically conceived benefit. It produces a foundation of rock solid faith rendering both spiritual stability and spiritual life. The end of exegesis is belief and the end of belief is life eternal.

So dear reader, which are you, an “ice” or an “ex?” Heaven and hell anxiously await your response.

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Towards Salvation or Resulting in Salvation? - An Analysis of Romans 10:9-10

Paul speaks of the fact that "Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believeth" in Romans 10:4 (KJV). Words mean things. When we read the word "end," we naturally think of the conclusion, termination or cessation of a matter. Not knowing otherwise, we might interpret this verse to mean that belief in Christ results in righteousness i.e. salvation. However, the word "end" in this verse is the Greek word telos, "...the result of a state or process," according to Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words.

The concept of the word "end" meaning "process" is supported by the use of the word "believeth" in the original text. In Young's Literal Translation, this verse is rendered: "For Christ is an end of law for righteousness to every one who is believing, ..." Paul continues in this same vein five verses later in Romans 10:11 where he states again; `Every one who is believing on him shall not be ashamed,...' The phrase, who is believing, indicates an on-going process not the final conclusion of a matter.

We can conclude, therefore, that "believeth" is part of a salvation "process" and not the "completion" of salvation as many would have us to allegorically assume.

You may now ask; "Just what does all of this have to do with the subject at hand?" Simply this: for those who would view the word "end" as a destination, the same would view both "belief" and "confession" in Romans 10:9-10 as resulting in salvation, NOT part of a not-yet-completed process. But they, dear reader, would be in error should they view it so.

There is much mistranslation of these verses in multiple versions. Said mis-translations are due to the fact that many versions are translated (interpreted) by scholars whose theology is driven by the Reformed, Calvinistic and Evangelical tradition. Romans 10:9-10’s treatment by many translators reveals a “theological tail” wagging the “theological dog” in rendering the original meaning of these two key verses. A brief review of how vs. 10 in handeld. Instead of believeth unto righteousness and confession is made unto salvation, we have:

* In the usually accurate English Standard Version: "...one believes and is justified," and "one confesses and is saved."
* The also usually accurate New American Standard Bible says, "resulting in righteousness" and "resulting in salvation."
* The rarely accurate so-called "dynamic equivilence" New International Version says, "are justified" and "are saved."
* The darling of the modern day "Alexandrian School," the Enlish Majority Text Version says, "resulting in righteousness" and "resulting in salvation."

Many versions, however, render this passage correctly such as the American Standard Version of 1901:

Rom 10:9 & 10 – “…because if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved:
for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. “

The original language texts use the Greek word eis which corresponds in English to our word unto. “Unto” (eis) is defined by Strong’s as “…expressing motion.” In other words, in Romans 10:10, both belief and confession are “flowing towards” a goal not yet achieved. We come now to the crux of the matter. Since belief and confession do not result in salvation, when and how is salvation achieved? Paul quickly tells us in vs. 13:

Rom 10:13 “…for, Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” KJV

There we have it. We are saved (past tense) once we have “called on the name of the Lord.” Peter proclaimed at Pentecost that this would take place (Acts 2:21). Paul himself clarifies what “calling on the name of the Lord” is…it is baptism! He clearly states in Acts 22:16, in his own account of his own conversion, that this is so:

Act 22:16 “And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.” - KJV

In conclusion, Paul clearly teaches the necessity of baptism for salvation in Romans 10…contrary to the teachings of the vast majority of the denominational world. Our challenge is great is this vast sea of lostness but “God is for us and who can be against us?”

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Dreams Are Expensive!

Dreams are expensive! Martin Luther King dreamed that one day his children would be judged, not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. He died for that dream. Abraham Lincoln dreamed of a post Civil War America that embraced malice towards none and charity towards all. He died for that dream. Col. Sanders dreamed of success in business that eluded him until he was 65 years old. In the Old Testament Joseph dreamed that he would one day be a leader of men. He was sold into slavery and assumed dead for years for that dream. The Kenny Rogers song opines with the words; “Don’t fall in love with a dreamer!” School children are berated for “day dreaming” by their teachers.

Yes, dreams are indeed expensive! However, as Walt Disney taught us, “dreams do come true!” Our founding fathers dreamed of a new nation where “all men are created equal and are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights such as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” They pledged their “lives, fortunes and sacred honor” to see the dream of liberty come true. The list is endless. President Roosevelt dreamed of winning World War II. We did. President Kennedy dreamed of putting a man on the moon before 1970. We did. President Reagan dreamed of defeating communism without war. We did. Henry Ford dreamed of assembly lines producing increasing number of goods at ever decreasing prices made by workers paid at every increasing wages. He saw that dream fulfilled.

We might think…WHO is the biggest dreamer of all? Who dreamed the most fantastic dream of all time? It was God! “For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son that whosoever should believe in Him should not perish but have everlasting life!” (John 3:16) His dream is not just for a few, not just for many, not just for a majority…but for EVERYONE! Peter tells us in II Peter 3:9 that “The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness, but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” God’s big dream of atonement is FAR from “limited!”

Isn’t it GREAT to be the OBJECT of the greatest dream of all history? Our God is a dreamer of expensive dreams! How about you and me? Let’s dream BIG for our God this year! You might ask; “Just how do I become a recipient of God’s great dream?” His instructions are clear, simple and easily identifiable. One must BELIEVE in Jesus Christ (John 8:24), REPENT of all past sins (Luke 13:3), CONFESS that Jesus Christ is the Son of God before witnesses (Matthew 10:32), be BAPTIZED for the remission of sins (Acts 2:38) and LIVE FAITHFULLY towards God from that point forward (I John 1:7).

Friends, we must not neglect such a great salvation! (Hebrews 2:3)

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Fear, Honor and Submission

Yesterday, a free people elected a new government in the United States of America. Unlike much of the world, the election was completely without force of arms and absent violence and intimidation. God has truly blessed us as He has few others with peaceful transitions of governments. There has never been a “night of the long knives” as there was in Nazi Germany. We have never seen the guillotine in our public squares as did revolutionary France. We have never seen a bloody communist revolution as did Russia and China. We have never seen a Cromwell execute a sitting monarch as did Great Britton. Why is this so? It is so because the United States of America was founded on the principle that the rights of man descend from God and not other men. Liberty is a gift of God, not a thing to be grasped from other men.

We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal and are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, among which are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. – The Preamble to the Declaration of Independence

Regardless of who each of us as individual citizens might have preferred to obtain the various offices, God’s Will has now been accomplished. It is now our collective opportunity and duty to hold them all up often to Heaven’s providence, care and protection that they might govern in such a way as to make possible the furtherance of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. To do so is God’s express will for it is the purpose of Heaven to lift up various souls to govern. From the lowliest elected clerk all the way to President-elect Obama, we are enjoined by God to continually lift them all up in prayer.

Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and reverence. – I Timothy 2:1-2 (NKJV)

We are all blessed by God to have this opportunity for it glorifies Him as our ultimate king. I am told that Thomas Paine was asked after the Revolutionary War if America would ever have a king. Reportedly he replied, “America already has a king, the Lord of Heaven.” God places whom He wills to govern the affairs of men. It is, therefore, our collective opportunity and duty to fear God, to honor the king and to submit to the ruling authorities as we “proclaim liberty throughout the land.” Let us join with Peter and “Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.” – I Peter 1:17 (NKJV)

May the God of Heaven bless the church of Christ and the United States of America! May He bless every leader for the sake of the gospel! May that gospel ever be proclaimed from our shores, from “sea to shining sea,” until He comes!

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Blood, Redemption, Forgiveness, Remission & Baptism

On Tuesday evenings the Archdale church of Christ conducts Bible studies at the Mecklenburg County jail. We have, typically, a crowd of 16-22. We have an hour to share the Gospel as God allows us. Our opportunity is enhanced by the fact that our group is different each and every time. Very few of these men have the opportunity to hear the Gospel more than once and so we are burdened with the urgency.

Everything goes very well unti we arrive at the necessity of baptism for the remission of sins. We deal with the "sinners prayer," the thief on the cross and Romans 10:9-10 nearly every week. This last Tuesday, however, we had a man who objected to baptism on the grounds of Ephesians 1:7:

In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the richness of His grace... (NKJV)

The mans contention was that this verse spoke of redemption, forgiveness through grace without any mention of baptism. How then is baptism essential? Let's examine this question briefly.

The Word of God interacts back and forth with itself, Scripture interprets Scripture. For example, we lack the complete account of Pauls conversion if we look only at Acts 9 without also looking at Acts 22. Luke gives a 3rd party account of Pauls conversion in Acts 9, whereas Paul himself is quoted directly in Acts 22 regarding these same events. Therefore, when we look at the subject of redemption, forgiveness and grace, we need to look at more than just one entry regarding the subject.

In Ephesians 1:17 Paul essentially restates the same principle using different terminology. Examine:

In Him we have:

REDEMPTION THROUGH HIS BLOOD
FORGIVENESS OF SINS

according to the richness of His grace.

By examining the structure of the language we quickly realize that words "redemption" and "forgiveness" are synonomous, they are one and the same. We therefore must conclude that neither can be acheived except "through His blood." Going back to Acts 2:38 we see that baptism is exclusively the time and the place where "remission [forgiveness/redemption] of sins" takes place! By examining these two scriptures together we must conclude the following:

REDEMPTION IS THROUGH HIS BLOOD
FORGIVENESS OF SINS IS THROUGH HIS BLOOD
REMISSION OF SINS TAKES PLACE ONLY AT THE TIME AND PLACE OF WATER BAPTISM
REDEMPTION, FORGIVENESS AND REMISSION OF SINS ARE SYNONOMOUS TERMS

THEREFORE:

WE MEET THE SAVING BLOOD OF JESUS CHIRST ONLY IN BAPTISM AND NO WHERE ELSE!


Ephesians 1:7 DOES speak of baptism for Christ shed His blood ONLY in His death and the ONLY way to participate with Him in His death is through water baptism. (See Romans 6:1f) We are baptized into His death where we meet and are cleansed by the saving blood of Christ that remitts us of our sins, forgives us of our sins and redeems us from our sins!

There is no "plan "B," the ONLY place where we find the blood of Christ is in the time and place of water baptism. Man may not like it, understand it, appreciate it or embrace it...BUT..."it is the way it is." The saving blood of Jesus Christ is NOT found in any mystical experience, at the end of any "sinners prayer," after "praying through," after being "voted in" or ANY other place or time outside of water baptism of the soul that has repented of every sin (Acts 2:38) and has confessed the Name of Jesus Christ before witnesses (Matthew 10:32).

Should you hesitate at the point of water baptism, dear friend, please consider once again the words of the servants of General Naaman, "...My father if the prophet had told you to do something great, would you not have done it? How much more then, when he says to you, "Wash and be clean?" - II Kings 5:13 (NKJV) "For whatever things written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might find hope." - Romans 15:4 (NKJV) General Naaman "got in the water." Now its your turn! Thank God for His unspeakable free gift of salvation through the saving shed blood of Jesus Christ found in the "watery grave" of baptism!

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Seen Around Town - Week of October 5, 2008

"Don't wait for six strong men to take you to the church building!"

"Directions to Heaven: Turn RIGHT at the cross and keep going STRAIGHT!"

"Morality is like art, both start by drawing the line."

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Godly Economics 101

“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.”

The familiar children’s rhyme might better be applied to our current economic woes, “All work and no REST, makes Jack broke!” Economies, like people, require periods of rest. Without rest, an economy, like you and me, will collapse of exhaustion. Periodic economic REST is essential to a vibrant and growing economy. Unfortunately, that which is essential, that which is beneficial and that which in necessary to propel us to future success is seen as painful, antiquated and detrimental in our current post-modern mindset here in America.

Now, you must know a couple of things before I go on. I never studied economics in college. In fact, I have trouble balancing a check book! However, for nearly fifty years I have studied the Bible. The Bible, though not a book on economics per se, contains basic economic principles that are easily identified.

Of course, we are “no longer under law but under grace.” We are not part of the Mosaic economy. However, “…whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning…” (Romans 15:4 – KJV) In these times of great uncertainty, what principles might we learn from the ancient Israelite economy that can be applied today in 21st century America?

Did you know that God, through Moses, established a national economy for Israel? Did you know that God never intended for faithful Israel to suffer depressions, recessions or an economic crisis? Did you know that faithful Israel had a rock solid currency, a fair and unchanging tax policy and a debt free balance sheet? Did you know that there was an inherent linkage between faithfulness to God and economic prosperity? Finally, did you know that REST was a key component is all of this?

Unfortunately, Israel was faithful only rarely. In fact, after the division of the kingdom, Israel was never faithful and Judah was faithful only in bits and spurts. Both nations were, for the most part, habitually unfaithful. Unfaithful Israel and Judah ignored God’s covenant and economic principles, and as a result, suffered foreign domination, inflation, deflation, recession, depression, drought, war and finally, at the hands of the Assyrians and Babylonians…destruction.

By listening to God’s Word we will come to understand that all of Israel’s woes were avoidable. Unfaithfulness has consequences, including economic collapse. When we look faithfully to God to direct our lives, including our economy, we will be blessed. When we look pragmatically to Washington and Wall Street to direct our economy, we load ourselves onto a boom and bust roller coaster that will, in the end, dump us all violently in the abyss.

Yes, “It is not within man who walks to direct his own steps.” (Jeremiah 10:23b – NKJV) Man cannot pragmatically “plan,” “direct” or “manage” economies for guaranteed outcomes! When God created the world he created it with ebb and flow. Seasons go from winter to summer. Night becomes day. The moon waxes and wanes. The tides come in and the tides go out. There is flood and drought. There is global warming and then global cooling. From dust we are created and to dust we return. The winds blow and then calm returns. Temperatures rise during the day and fall at night. All life is cyclical…including economies. We call our economic cycles “expansions” and “contractions.” We LOVE expansions and loathe contractions. Surprisingly to us, God looked at these economic cycles quite differently for Israel. He looked at them simply as “work” and “rest.” Unfaithful Israel often came to economic ruin by ignoring the relationship between the two.

To begin with, God rested on the 7th day after creating the world in six days, setting precedent. (Genesis 2:2) In the law of Moses, God dictated a day of total rest one day a week to bring refreshment to all. (Exodus 23:12) Even the cooking had to be done the day before. God gave the Israelites, in addition to a “day off” each week, seven feasts. These feasts were grouped together in the spring and fall. Passover (Exodus 12:1-14), Unleavened Bread (Exodus 12:15-20) and First Fruits (Leviticus 23:9-14) came during the month of Nisan in early spring. Pentecost (Deuteronomy 16:9-12) came in late spring during the month of Sivan. The month of Tishri came in early fall. During this month came Trumpets (Numbers 29:1-6), the Day of Atonement (Leviticus 23:26-32) and Booths (Nehemiah 8:13-18). All males twelve and older were required to travel to Jerusalem for the feasts of Unleavened Bread, Pentecost and Booths, These feasts drew the people back to God spiritually while giving them far more REST than we today can possibly imagine! Not only did God give the Israelites rest one day a week, two weeks of Feasts in the spring, a week of Feasts in the fall…God gave BOTH the land AND the people an extended REST every seven years! Listen to the Word of God in Leviticus 25:3-5:

”Six years you shall sow your field, and six years you shall prune your vineyard and gather in its fruit; but in the seventh year there shall be a Sabbath of solemn REST for the land, a Sabbath to the Lord. You shall neither sow your field nor prune your vineyard. What grows of its own accord of your harvest you shall not reap, nor gather the grapes of your untended vine, for it is a year of REST for the land.” (NKJV, emphasis – RM)

Not only did this year of “solemn rest” cause the Israelite to rely totally on God, in faith, for an entire year…it SLOWED normal economic activity to a crawl. There were no crops to harvest and no crops to sell. We would call it a “contraction” but God called it a REST! What is “painful” to us was “restful” to them! Quite a different perspective…

Finally, there was the “Year of Jubilee.” The Israelite economic clock was “reset” by God every fifty years. During the Year of Jubilee, every Israelite repossessed his ancestral inheritance with no debt. The “owner” gave it back and returned to his own ancestral inheritance. All personal debts were canceled in the economy and all slaves were freed. Imagine, a new slate, a new beginning and a new book every fifty years! You can read all about the “Year of Jubilee” in Leviticus 25:8-34.

In conclusion these Godly systems provided a spiritual purpose of allowing the Israelite to refocus on God and His goodness during these times. Secondarily, these Godly systems built into the Israelite economy, much needed REST. With regular rest, the ebb and flow of the economic cycles had no effect at all on ancient Israel…as long as they remained faithful to God. What then are some principles we can garner from this ancient economic model and apply to our day and time during these days of economic crisis?

1. America needs to know that it is God who is in control of the economy and not we ourselves for “it is He who gives you the power to get wealth.” (Deuteronomy 8:18 NKJV)
2. America needs to know that it is God who owns the land and not we ourselves for “…the land is Mine….” (Leviticus 25:23 NKJV)
3. America needs to know that a vibrant and healthy worker must rest completely one day a week for maximum productivity, well being and happiness…phone off, pager off, computer off, Blackberry ® off, T.V. off…just be still!
4. America needs to know that three to four weeks of vacation a year is GOOD! Take them!
5. America needs to know that an extended “leave of absence” every seven years or so is GOOD! Take it!
6. America needs to know that the family based self-employment model is the BEST model!
7. America needs to know that “recessions” or “contractions” are GOOD! They will give us much needed rest AND refocus on the realization that God is in control and that we are beholden to Him for all things! Take advantage of the “down time!”
8. America needs to know that a society should not borrow more than it can repay in the current generation.
9. America needs to know true wealth is land and asset based and not based upon, or acquired by, indebtedness.
10. American needs to know that usurious interest rates are evil and sow seeds of moral, spiritual and economic poverty.
11. American needs to know that the combined tax rate should always be 30% of gross income and never changed for either political or pragmatic advantage. The rich pay more and the poor pay less…but everyone contributes something.
12. America needs to know that land passed down from one generation to the next brings stability to the family, to the community and to the nation. Constant moving around from place to place brings instability to the family, to the community and to the nation.
13. America needs to know that family, friends and acquaintances are responsible for taking care of the poor among them, not the government.
14. Finally, America needs to know that faithfulness to God is the key to ALL things, including a productive and healthy economy.

Father in Heaven;

Great and hallowed is Your name! We praise you for creating all things with cyclical regularity. We pray, oh Lord, for our leaders in this time of crisis. May they turn to Your Word for guidance. May they determine to leave behind those things that are self serving and self promoting. May those in the financial markets understand that rest is good for an economy and a thing not to be feared. May our economy return once more to a just and stable foundation. May we as individuals place our faith in You and not in ourselves, our leaders or in our economy. Finally, Father, may MANY turn to You in these uncertain times and may WE be ready always to “give an answer to those who ask of the hope that is in us.” Forgive us of our sins and short comings. In Jesus Name - AMEN

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